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  • Different Gifts, Same God
    Week 2: Different Gifts, Same God
    TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
    I. Introduction
    Last week we looked at the first three verses of 1 Corinthians 12, and Paul showed us something very important. The true work of the Holy Spirit will always honor Jesus as Lord. The Spirit does not lead us away from Christ. He leads us under the Lordship of Christ. But now Paul takes the next step. If Jesus is Lord, and if the Spirit is truly working in the church, what does that look like among God’s people? Paul’s answer is beautiful. It does not look like everybody doing the same thing. It does not look like every believer having the same gift. It does not look like every ministry functioning the same way. Paul says there are different gifts, different ministries, and different activities, but it is the same Spirit, the same Lord, and the same God working through His people. In other words, God creates variety without creating division.
    II. READ
    Let's read our text.
    1 Corinthians 12:1–7 NKJV
    Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
    Same Spirit — the Holy Spirit gives the gifts Same Lord — Jesus governs the service Same God — the Father empowers the work
    III.  Diversities of Gifts - Same Spirit  (vs 4)
    1 Corinthians 12:4 NKJV
    There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
    Paul begins with the word diversities
    A.  "Diversities"
    a. Different kinds
    b. Different distributions
    c. Different expression
    God does not give everyone the same gift, this is His design, based on your design. Everyone had a different calling/assignment. There is an anointing that accompanies our gifting.
    B. Gifts - Supernatural Gifts (Not Talent)
    a. Some teach
    b. Some encourage
    c. some serve
    d. some preach
    e. Some serve in places no one ever sees
    C.  "Same Spirit"
    a. Holy Spirit gives the gifts
    b. A body with many members
    Difference does not mean divided. Difference was God’s design.
    Application
    This corrects comparison.
    Same Spirit — the Holy Spirit gives the gifts
    IV.  Different Ministries - Same Lord  (vs 5)
    1 Corinthians 12:5 NKJV
    There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
    Now Paul moves from Gifts to Ministries
    A.  "Different Ministries"
    a. Where gifts serve
    b. How a gifts serve
    B.  "Same Lord"
    a. Gift is under the Lordship of Jesus
    b. The Spirit gives the gift, but Jesus governs the gift
    Application:
    Before you ask: Where can I use my gift?
    I need to ask : Is Jesus Lord over my gift?
    Before I ask: What ministry do I want?
    I need to ask: Lord, where do You want me to serve?
    Same Spirit — the Holy Spirit gives the gifts
    Same Lord — Jesus governs the service
    V.  Diversity of Activities - Same God  (vs 6)
    1 Corinthians 12:6 NKJV
    And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
    Paul now moves from gifts to ministries to activities
    A. The word activities carries the idea of workings, operations, effects, or results
    B. God works through His people in different ways
    a. The gift is different
    b. The ministry is different
    c. The activity is different
    But it is the same God who works all in all
    Same Spirit — the Holy Spirit gives the gifts Same Lord — Jesus governs the service Same God — the Father empowers the work
    VI. Given to Each One to Profit All
    1 Corinthians 12:7 NKJV
    But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
    A. Everyone has a gift
    B. Everyone matters
    C. God has an assignment and purpose for everyone
    1 Corinthians 1:11–13 NKJV
    For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
    VII. Conclusion
    So the question is not, “Do I have the same gift as someone else?” The question is, “Am I using what God has given me for the good of the body?” Paul says the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. That means God has placed something in His people that is meant to strengthen His church. Your gift may not look like someone else’s gift. Your ministry may not be in the same place. Your activity may not produce the same visible result. But if it comes from the same Spirit, serves the same Lord, and is empowered by the same God, then it matters. The gift is given to each on, but the purpose is for all.
    VIII. Prayer:
    Be Blessed
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      • 1 Corinthians 12:1–7NLT

      • 1 Corinthians 12:4NLT

      • 1 Corinthians 12:5NLT

      • 1 Corinthians 12:6NLT

      • 1 Corinthians 12:7NLT

      • 1 Corinthians 1:11–13NLT

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