Weekly Bulletin - October 8, 2023
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Welcome | Greeting | Announcements
Call to Worship: Philippians 2:9-11
Songs: This Is Amazing Grace, Because He Lives, Holy Spirit
Family Prayer
Sermon
Song: Everything That Has Breath
Songs Used by Permission - CCLI License #356753
What’s Happening at CVBC
A Lost & Found table is up today in the lobby. Please check for items that may belong to you.
Adult Sunday School class: The Healthy Church. Join us at 9am in Room 50 for our series investigating the foundational attributes and practices that make up a healthy church. Next class (10/15): Conversion.
TRUNK or TREAT will be Saturday, October 28, from 2-4pm. Volunteers are needed to decorate your car's trunk, bring it to CVBC, and distribute candy to kids. Sign up in the lobby! We will also need candy donations -- you can drop off at church before Thursday, 10.26.
Please check out cvbc.net to join email groups and for more information on upcoming church-wide events, ministry programs, Bible studies and more!
1 Corinthians 12:4-13
Spiritual Gifts (Pt. 2)
Main Point: The Spirit has blessed each _____ with Christians who have _____.
Knowing the Gifts
(1) Teaching/Knowledge/Wisdom: Explaining and applying the truths of God.
(2) Pastor-Teacher
(3) Prophecy*: Proclaiming God’s spontaneous revelation.
(4) Apostleship*: Those who have seen the risen Jesus and given authority by Him.
(5) Speaking in Tongues*: The Ability to speak spontaneously in a human language that is not one’s own language.
(6) Interpreting Tongues*: The ability to interpret/translate a human language that is not one’s language.
(7) Encouragement/Exhortation: To encourage those in distress and to encourage people to holy lives.
(8) Evangelism: Sharing the Gospel with unbelievers.
(9) Distinguishing Between Spirits: Discerning what is from God and what is opposing God.
Small Group Questions:
· What is something that stood out to you from the passage or sermon?
· Of these first 9 spiritual gifts, do you have any questions or observations about them? Do you understand them?
· Have you perceived any of these gifts in your church family?
Back of Bulletin:
Spiritual Gifts:
Specific gifts of grace granted to Christians by God for the edification of the church. 20 gifts are listed in 4 New Testament Passages: Romans 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:7-10; 1 Cor. 12:28-31; Ephesians 4:11.
2 Categories of Gifts:
Speech Gifts and Service Gifts (1 Peter 4:10-11)
Speech Gifts:
· Teaching/Knowledge/Wisdom (1), Pastor-Teacher (2)
· Prophecy* (3),
· Apostleship* (4)
· Speaking in Tongues* (5), Interpreting Tongues* (6)
· Encouragement (Exhortation) (7)
· Evangelism (8)
· Distinguishing Between Spirits (9)
Service Gifts:
· Leading (10), Guidance (Administration) (11)
· Helping (12), Serving (13), Mercy (14)
· Faith (15)
· Miracles* (16), Healing* (17)
· Giving (18)