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For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be the firstborn

among many brethren.

Romans 8: 29 (NKJV)

Call to Worship“Spirit Of The

Living God”

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Love divine, all loves excelling,Joy of heaven to earth come

down;Fix in us thy humble dwelling;All thy faithful mercies crown!Jesus, Thou art all compassion,Pure unbounded love Thou art;

Visit us with Thy salvation;Enter every trembling heart.


Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit,

Into every troubled breast!Let us all in Thee inherit;

Let us find the promised rest.Take away our bent to sinning;

Alpha and Omega be;End of faith, as its Beginning,

Set our hearts at liberty.


Come, Almighty to deliver,Let us all Thy grace receive;Suddenly return and never,

Never more Thy temples leave.Thee we would be always

blessing,Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,Pray and praise Thee without

ceasing,Glory in Thy perfect love.


Finish, then, Thy new creation;Pure and spotless let us be.

Let us see Thy great salvationPerfectly restored in Thee;

Changed from glory into glory,Till in heaven we take our place,Till we cast our crowns before

Thee,Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Offertory Prayer

Receiving of Tithes

and Offerings

Children’s Message

God sent His Son they called Him Jesus

He came to love heal and forgiveHe bled and died to buy my pardonAn empty grave is there to prove

My Savior lives

“Because He Lives”

Because He lives I can face tomorrow

Because He lives all fear is goneBecause I know He holds the future

And life is worth the livingJust because He lives


How sweet to hold our newborn baby

And feel the pride and joy he givesBut greater still

the calm assuranceThis child can face uncertain days

Because Christ lives






And then one day I'll cross that river

I'll fight life's final war with painAnd then as death gives way to vict'ry

I'll see the lights of gloryAnd I'll know He reigns






Praise, Concerns

and Prayer

Special MusicAbove All With

My Savior’s Love

Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift. 8 For it says: When He ascended on high, He took prisoners into captivity; He gave gifts to people. 9 But what

does “He ascended” mean except that He descended to the lower parts of the earth? 10 The One

who descended is the same as the One who ascended far above all

the

heavens, that He might fill all things. 11 And He personally gave

some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, 13 until we all reach

unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,

[growing] into a mature man with a stature measured by

Christ’s fullness. 14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed

by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by

human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us

grow in every way into Him who is the head—Christ. 16 From Him the

whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting

ligament,

promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual

part.

Ephesians 4:7-16 (HCSB)

BELIEVER’S ARE TO LIVE BY USING THEIR SPIRITUAL GIFTS III

August 10, 2008Pastor Groover

I. All Believers’ Are Gifted.

But grace was given to each one

of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.Ephesians 4:7 (ESV)

Every genuine believer has received a spiritual gift, a highly specialized gift. He has received his gift to carry out the ministry

of the Lord upon the earth.

Jesus Christ gives us the grace to

use our gifts.

II. All Believers’ Gift Cost The Highest Price

Possible.

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of

captives, and he gave gifts to men." 9 (In saying, "He

ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10

He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all

things.) Ephesians 4:8-10 (ESV)

Jesus Christ had to die and experience hell for men in order

to gain the right to gift men.

III. All Believers’ Gift is Christ-Centered.

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the

pastors and teachers… Ephesians 4:11 (ESV)

It is Christ and Christ alone who gives spiritual gifts to men.

1. The gift of an apostle. The

word "apostle" means to send out.

2. The gift of a prophet. This is the gift of speaking under the inspiration of God's Spirit. It includes both prediction and

proclamation.

3. The gift of an evangelist. This is the gift of carrying the gospel

all over the world.

4. The gift of a pastor. This word means shepherd.

5. The gift of a teacher. The

function of the teacher is the gift to instruct believers in the truth

of God and His Word.

IV. All Believers’ Gift(s) Have A Purpose.

Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our

faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the

Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14

Then we will no longer be immature like children.

We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new

teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and

more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He

makes the whole body fit together perfectly.

As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts

grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of

love.

Ephesians 4:12-16 (NLT)

Immediate Purpose

Eternal Purpose

Personal Purpose

Take my life and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;

Take my hands and let them move

At the impulse of Thy love,

At the impulse of Thy love.

“Take My Life, and Let It Be Consecrated ”

Take my feet and let them be

Swift and beautiful for Thee;

Take my voice and let me sing

Always, only, for my King,

Always, only, for my King.


Take my silver and my gold,

Not a mite would I withhold;

Take my moments and my days,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise.


Take my will and make it Thine’

It shall be no longer mine;

Take my heart, it is Thine own,

It shall be Thy royal throne,

It shall be Thy royal throne.


Benediction

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