Beautifully Gifted | Deploy Your Gift | Part 3

Send us Fan MailBeautifully GiftedDeploy Your Gift | Part 3Senior Pastor Keith StewartJanuary 19, 2025You are beautifully gifted - created on purpose and for a purpose. It’s been said,“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” That’s what this series has been all about; discovering the unique blend of gifts God has placed in you, developing them to their maximum potential, and finally, deploying those gifts in service to God and others. It’s time for your gifts to shine!____DISCUSSION QUESTIONS1. Where did God challenge you most through this message? What did you learn from the Parable of the Talents that you hadn’t known before or made you think about it in a new or different way?2. Do you know what your gifts are? Do you have a clear understanding of your purpose? Why or why not? For those of you who lack clarity, share with the group what things get you excited, motivated or you can talk about easily? What qualities do others affirm in you? Have you had any “God moments” – times when you think God was especially at work through something you did or said?3. Have you ever sensed a nudge from the Holy Spirit prompting you to say something or do something but you resisted it? What was the thing you felt compelled to do or say? What held you back? How much of a factor was it that you were afraid of looking stupid or your old wounding was discouraging you or was it something else?4. One of the keys to discovering and refining our sense of who we are and why we are here is simply to make a beginning by using what we have at our disposal to service others. What are some natural talents that you have, areas of experience, or even work-related skills that might be useful to other people? Have you ever put those skills to work outside of your job?5. What are some needs you have noticed in the church? Your community? The world? What is it about this need That moves your heart?6. In what ways have you learned the importance of consistency in the way you serve? What habits or disciplines have helped you become more consistent? In what ways have you made progress, even incremental changes in the way you serve or operate in your gifting?