Oct. 19, 2025

Series: Living on Purpose   10-19-25

MINISTRY:

SHAPED FOR SERVING GOD

John 10:10 (NIV) Jesus said, I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.

• SUCCESS IS _________ WHAT GOD MADE ME TO ________!

Ephesians 4:11–12 (ESV-NIV) ¹¹ And he gave the… pastors and teachers, ¹² to equip God’s people for the work of ministry…

• The Pastors are the ________________
• The People are the _________________

PURPOSES FOR YOUR LIFE:

I WAS CREATED TO… 1. LOVE GOD BACK. (WORSHIP)

                                                       2. LOVE GOD’S ______________. (COMMUNITY)

       3. BECOME LIKE CHRIST. (MATURITY)

MY 4^th PURPOSE IS TO ____________________________________________.

(MINISTRY)

      HOW GOD HAS SHAPED ME FOR MINISTRY:

                                    S.piritual gifts

                                    H.eart (passions)

                                    A.___________________ (talents, skills)

                                    P.ersonality type

                                    E. ________________________ (good, bad & ugly)

• MY S.H.A.P.E. WILL DETERMINE MY _______________________.

    We all have Two Types of Ministry:

• My Primary Ministry = where I’m __________________. 
• My Secondary Ministry = where I’m __________________. 

• SALVATION AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDES A ______ TO MINISTRY.

10 TRUTHS ABOUT MINISTRY:

                1. I've been _____________________ into MINISTRY!

Galatians 1:15 (GN) God, in his grace, chose me even before I was born, and called me to serve him. 

• “Called” (kaléō) - ① to identify by name or attribute. 

                                                   ② to invite, request the presence of someone.

Ephesians 4:1 (NIV) I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 

                2. I've been ______________________ for MINISTRY!

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 

            3. I've been ____________________ for MINISTRY!

2 Timothy 1:9 (LB) It is He who saved us and chose us for his holy work, not because we deserved it but because that was his plan long before the world began... 

                4. I've been _____________________ for MINISTRY!

1 Peter 4:10 (NIV) ¹⁰ Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

•    A SPIRITUAL GIFT: is a special ability, given by the Holy Spirit to every believer at their conversion, to be used to minister to others and therefore build up the Body of Christ.

                         10 TRUTHS ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS:

• Only BELIEVERS get spiritual gifts. 1 Cor. 2:14
• Every Christian has at least ONE gift. 1 Cor. 7:7
• No one receives ALL the gifts. 1 Cor. 12:27-30
• No single gift is given to EVERYONE. 1 Cor. 12:29-30
• You can't EARN a spiritual gift. Eph. 4:7
• The Holy Spirit decides WHAT gifts I get. 1 Cor. 12:11
• The gifts I'm given are PERMANENT. Rom. 11:29
• I am to DEVELOP the gifts God gives me. 1 Tim. 4:14
• It's a sin to WASTE the gifts God gave me. 1 Cor. 4:1-2. 
• Using my gifts glorifies God & GROWS me. John 15:8

            5. I've been _____________________ for MINISTRY!

Matthew 28:18-19 (NIV) (Jesus said) All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me.  Therefore, go and make disciples... 

2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV) We are therefore Christ's ambassadors... 

                6. I'm ______________________ to MINISTRY!

Mark 10:45 (NIV) ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.                     

THREE COMMON BARRIERS:

a. _____________________________.  

Phil. 2:3-4 (NIV) Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

b. _____________________________. 

Eccl. 11:4 (NLT) If you wait for perfect conditions, you’ll never get anything done. 

c. _____________________________. 

Col. 4:17 (ESV) See to it that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.

                7. I'm to be _________________________ for MINISTRY!

2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV-NIV) ¹⁵ Study to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

                8. The Body of Christ __________________ my MINISTRY!

1 Corinthians 12:27 (LB) All of you together are the one body of Christ and each of you is a separate and necessary part of it. 

            9. I will be __________________________ for my MINISTRY!

Col. 3:23, 24 (NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. 

Matt. 25:23 (NIV) Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your Master's happiness!

Hebrews 6:10 (NASB) ¹⁰ God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to fellow-Christians.

                10. I am ____________________________ for my MINISTRY!

Romans 14:12 (NIV) So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. 

Matthew 25:29 ²⁹ For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 

TWO GOALS FOR THIS SECTION:

1. That I will Discover my unique design (S.H.A.P.E.) for ministry, commit to develop

           and Use my God-given gifts and abilities in serving God and others.

2. That I will Select and begin serving in the ministry that best Expresses what God 

           made me to be.