“Significance”
Message Date
February 4, 2024
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SpeakerTroy Champ
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Series
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Primary TextMatthew 5:14
Significance
You’re Blessed To Be A Blessing.
Mechanics have the gift of being able to repair broken systems and restore the ability of beautiful machines to do what they were designed to do.
Musicians have the gift of fusing lyrics and melodies in such a way that their songs bring people together and remind them: you are not alone!
Baristas have the gift of crafting delicious drinks that not only can give people energy, but that remind us that joy can be found in the simplicity of the everyday.
What each of these people have in common is that the most satisfying use of their abilities comes when their gifts are used to bring wholeness, healing, and joy to others.
In the next part of our Cycle of Grace series, we look at a truth that runs throughout the Bible: God always intends for our gifts – whether our temperaments, talents, or resources – to be used to bless others.
Musicians have the gift of fusing lyrics and melodies in such a way that their songs bring people together and remind them: you are not alone!
Baristas have the gift of crafting delicious drinks that not only can give people energy, but that remind us that joy can be found in the simplicity of the everyday.
What each of these people have in common is that the most satisfying use of their abilities comes when their gifts are used to bring wholeness, healing, and joy to others.
In the next part of our Cycle of Grace series, we look at a truth that runs throughout the Bible: God always intends for our gifts – whether our temperaments, talents, or resources – to be used to bless others.
Homework
Know your value.
You be you.
“…an unrepeatable uniqueness…” –Herbert Alphonso
“Becoming a Christ-follower doesn’t mean greater conformity; instead, it means greater eccentricity.” –Trevor Hudson
Find your purpose.
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Ask God to show you how to be a blessing today.
Experiencing God
Pray that you’ll become the best person God can make you.
But don’t wait for God to fix you before you let him use you.
“Shining Star” by Stryper
Worship Songs
I Thank God
Aaron Moses / Chuck Butler / Dante Bowe / Jesse Cline / Maryanne George
Rest On Us
Antoine Brown / Brandon Lake / Elyssa Smith / Harvest Parker / Jonathan Jay / Rebekah Erin White
Holy Spirit
Bryan Torwalt / Katie Torwalt
Here Again
Christopher Joel Brown
Biblical References
Referenced Verses
Philippians 2:14-16, 1 Peter 2:9, Genesis 12:2-3, Matthew 5:13-16