Ministry - Using our gifts to serve

Reflect or discuss:

What do you think is God’s will for your life?

Read:

Romans 12:1-3

Watch:

Questions for reflection/discussion:

Is the cruise ship/battleship analogy a helpful way to describe church? Why/ why not?

How has God shown us mercy and how does that transform us? (vv1-2)

What is worship, according to vv 1-2?

How does Paul’s use of “the body” as a metaphor for the church shape

  1. How we think about ourselves and others?

  2. How we think about our differences?

Whose responsibility is it to make a church function and meet the needs of the congregation?

What gifts has God given you? What needs do you see in our church?

What would you say to the person who says “I don’t feel like I have much to offer"?

Personal commitment (between you and God):

I commit to using the gifts and abilities God has given me to serve and build up the body at City on a Hill by:

  • Joining a serving team and using my gifts to serve the body.

  • Finding other opportunities to use my gift of ___________ to serve others.