SERMON SERIES
What are gifts? What is a calling? Do they work together?
An exciting series that Melbourne Life has been going through.
Spend time listening through the sermons listed below.
Sermon 1
EVERY
ONE OF US.
has gifts. has a calling. has a part to play.
The minute you walked in to loving God — you were set apart for the ministry of reconciliation.
This sermon covers:
Acts 1:6-8 Jesus' agenda for his church
Reconciliation
Calling / Gifts / Ministry
Your Treasure and your heart
Spiritual Parent vs Babysitter
The models: Centripetal vs Centrifugal
The early Jerusalem church and Antioch church
What ministry is and isn't
Philosophy: No one gets left out. No one gets used. Everyone gets built.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY
Sermon 2
Romans 12:1-8
"... present your bodies as a
living sacrifice,
holy and acceptable to God,
which is your spiritual worship."
This sermon covers:
Sources of Gifts
Calling and Gift characteristics
Everyone has gifts
A sacrifice of choice
Paul starts with mercy
Conform and Transform
How to know God's will
Infants and mature
The 7 gifts (Rom 12:6-8)
God doesn't need gifted people, he needs surrendered people
WHERE
IT ALL
STARTS
is the hardest part.
Sermon 3
"He gave the apostles, the prophets,
the evangelists, the shepherds,
and the teachers,
to equip the saints
for the work of ministry,
for building up the body of Christ." Ephesians 4:11-12
This sermon covers:
Who are the gifts
Col 2:9 Church embodies all that Jesus is
Paul and the foundation of gifts
Ascension gifts: Apostle, Prophet,
Evangelist, Shepherd, Teacher
Who appoints
Paul & Barnabas and their gifts
Every joint supplies - how they work together
THE GIFT THAT JESUS GIVES
Sermon 4
1st Corinthians 12:1-11
"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers,
I do not want you to be uninformed.
To each is given the manifestation
of the Spirit for the common good."
Division. Immorality. Lawsuits. Disorder. The Corinthians had gifts — but not discernment.
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This sermon also covers:
Spiritual 'things' vs spiritual 'gifts'.
He apportions to each one individually as he wills.
The 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit, categorised as:
* Utterance - (Words of Wisdom, Knowledge, Prophecy)
These gifts speak God’s wisdom, knowledge, and word into people and situations.
* Power - (Faith, Healing, Working of Miracles)
These gifts demonstrate God’s power — for healing, miracles, and breakthrough faith.
* Revelation - (Discerning, Kinds of Tongues, Interpretation)
These gifts reveal something supernaturally from God.
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Not for stardom. For servanthood.​