Eventually, every church gets around to talking about spiritual gifts. Usually today, it has to do with discovering a process that will transform a church into a more focused, missional team that can have a greater impact for the Kingdom of God.
If you’re like most pastors, at one time or another, you have preached a sermon on spiritual gifts. You may have even chosen one of the various instruments that will help the people in your congregation identify their spiritual gifts. The idea behind this strategy is to help people discover how God has equipped them for service in His Kingdom.
”Service” is a key word in this endeavor. God has given spiritual gifts to equip His children for service to Christ and His Kingdom. So, what do you suppose I might have to say about this subject?
I actually have a somewhat different take on the subject of spiritual gifts than most other ministers. Not that my views are heretical, you understand. Nor are they in any way in opposition to the teaching of Scripture. In fact, I believe that my view on this subject can help parishioners put this important subject in a whole new light.
I am pleased to be able to share my feelings about the subject of spiritual gifts in my latest Podcast—Podcast 231. If you would like to hear what I have to say, I invite you to click the link on this page and go to my Sermon-Coach.com website. Once there, you can select this Podcast and explore this topic with me.
I really think that I have some insights on this subject that will prove helpful to you in your ministry. We do want the people in our charge to understand how God has equipped them to serve as His ambassadors in a very needy world. I believe that my thoughts will add a bit of a new dimension on how to accomplish this goal.
I continue to receive many positive comments about my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is now available at Amazon.com by clicking here.
This book gives some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what you’ve said from the pulpit when they come to worship services in your church.
Please click here to visit David Mains’ Sermon-Coach.com website.
You will also find a variety of resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.
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