Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship Churchwww.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org

Pastor / TeacherPastor / TeacherJames H. RickardJames H. Rickard

Tuesday, Tuesday, April 15, 2008April 15, 2008

Memory VerseMemory Verse 1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:9,

“If we confess our sins, He is “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all our sins and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness.”unrighteousness.”

The Upper Room The Upper Room DiscourseDiscourse

John 13-16; John 13-16;

John 13:16, John 13:16, Servant-hood, Pt.12Servant-hood, Pt.12

Doctrine of DOULOSDoctrine of DOULOSSlave, ServantSlave, Servant

G. The DOULOS must G. The DOULOS must exercise his spiritual gift.exercise his spiritual gift.

Doctrine of Spiritual GiftsDoctrine of Spiritual Gifts

1. The Source of Spiritual 1. The Source of Spiritual Gifts.Gifts.

All three members of the All three members of the Trinity are the source of Trinity are the source of

spiritual gifts.spiritual gifts.

2. There are two categories 2. There are two categories of Spiritual Gifts.of Spiritual Gifts.

a. Temporarya. Temporaryb. Permanentb. Permanent

3. The function of 3. The function of Spiritual Gifts.Spiritual Gifts.

Rom 12:1-8Rom 12:1-8

4. The team concept of 4. The team concept of Spiritual Gifts.Spiritual Gifts.

1 Cor 12:1-311 Cor 12:1-31

The team concept includes The team concept includes variations of variations of skillsskills (gifts), (gifts),

positionspositions (service/ministries), and (service/ministries), and

responsibilitiesresponsibilities to be to be performed performed

(operations/effects).(operations/effects).

Each variation has a Each variation has a different empowerment from different empowerment from

the Godhead.the Godhead.

GiftsGifts - the Holy Spirit gave - the Holy Spirit gave us our gift; the skills needed us our gift; the skills needed

to play on the team. to play on the team.

MinistriesMinistries - the Lord Jesus - the Lord Jesus Christ the ultimate servant; Christ the ultimate servant; determines the position we determines the position we

will play on the team. will play on the team.

EffectsEffects - God the Father the - God the Father the planner and designer; planner and designer; determines what the determines what the

responsibilities of our responsibilities of our position will be.position will be.

Overall the Holy Spirit Overall the Holy Spirit empowers each to perform empowers each to perform

the task at hand in the the task at hand in the position we have been given position we have been given

to the fullest. to the fullest.

5. The Relationship 5. The Relationship between Spiritual Gifts between Spiritual Gifts and Ministry / Service.and Ministry / Service.

a. a. Spiritual GiftSpiritual Gift: A : A supernatural endowment of supernatural endowment of

the Holy Spirit whereby the Holy Spirit whereby every Christian is every Christian is

empowered to perform a empowered to perform a certain function, which certain function, which edifies the Church and edifies the Church and

glorifies God. glorifies God.

b. b. General Service / General Service / MinistryMinistry: The obligations to : The obligations to minister to others which are minister to others which are

common to all Christian, common to all Christian, regardless of your spiritual regardless of your spiritual

gift or calling.gift or calling.Rom 12:9-21; Gal 6:2-10Rom 12:9-21; Gal 6:2-10

c. c. Specific Service / Specific Service / MinistryMinistry: That unique : That unique

service / ministry for which service / ministry for which each Christian is gifted and each Christian is gifted and

to which he or she is to which he or she is individually called.individually called.

Rom 12:6-8; Col 4:17; Rom 12:6-8; Col 4:17; 2 Tim 4:52 Tim 4:5

Col 4:17, Col 4:17, “Take heed to the ministry “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in which you have received in

the Lord, that you may the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”fulfill it.”

Grace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, April 15, 2008

Tape # 08-026

Servanthood, Part 12 The DOULOS Must Exercise his

Spiritual Gifts, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Pt 168

John 13:16; Rom 12:1-21; 1 Cor 12:1-31

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008