Weekly Bulletin - October 15, 2023

Sunday, October 15, 2023

  • Welcome | Greeting | Announcements

  • Call to Worship:  Psalm 95:6-7a

  • Songs: All Sufficient Merit, Be Thou My Vision, Scandal of Grace

  • Family Prayer

  • Sermon

  • Song: Only King Forever

    Songs Used by Permission - CCLI License #356753

What’s Happening at CVBC 

  • Ruby’s Pantry is this week: Tuesday, October 17, with food distribution from 2:30-5:30. Volunteers needed between noon and 6pm. First-time volunteers visit rubyspantry.org. Note: We could use more people to load food boxes into vehicles between 2:30 and 4:30pm. Thank you.

  • Attention Women who Sew! We are having a sewing event Saturday, November 4, from 9:30-11:30am to make Soup Bowl Cozies. Look for informational fliers and sign up sheet in the lobby.

  • Adult Sunday School class: The Healthy Church. Join us at 9am (Rm 50) for our series investigating the foundational attributes and practices that make up a healthy church. Next class (10.22): Discipline.

  • TRUNK or TREAT will be Saturday, October 28, from 2-4pm. We need volunteers to bring vehicles with decorated trunks and hand out candy (CVBC provides the candy!). We are also looking for help with various fun additions to this event, so check out the options on the sign up sheet in the lobby.  We are also taking candy donations -- you can drop candy off at church before Thursday, 10.26.

  • We have Large-Print Bibles & lyric sheets, and Hearing Assist devices available for anyone to use on Sunday mornings. Ask an usher!

  • 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 _____.

(10) Leading: To lovingly and authoritatively take charge in getting people closer to Jesus.

(11) Guidance/Administration: To provide structure and guidance to keep the church on track.

(12) Helping/Serving: To aid and minister to others in their practical life.

(13) Mercy: To practically show compassion to those in need or in pain.

(14) Faith: To hold a deep, unshakeable trust in God.

(15) Miracles*: Supernatural ability to perform powerful acts.

(16) Healing*: Supernatural ability to heal physical ailments and diseases.

(17) Giving: To abundantly give of one’s wealth and resources.

Small Group Questions:

· What is something that stood out to you from the passage or sermon?

· Of these 8 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/Serving (12), Mercy (13)

· Faith (14)

· Miracles* (15), Healing* (16)

· Giving (17)

Libby Krause2020