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)


Libby Krause2020