Northshore Church located in Slidell, LA - Transforming Worship, People and the World!

Everyone has a talent.

Whether big or small, in front of the crowd or behind the scenes, our Father has gifted us in some way that fits perfectly with how he wants us to serve Him. There is no fulfillment in the world that equals pouring your life out for Jesus. He's gifted you and empowered you by His Holy Spirit to accomplish all things great and small for the Kingdom.

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

It is out of the very great joy that we have in Christ that we serve Him with glad and sincere hearts. This is the fuel that runs our community of faith! So search inside yourself, pray and ask for God's guidance, and get involved in the work of HIS ministry. Life is short and we only have a few moments here on earth, make them count by knowing Christ and following Him in word and in action.

Here is some information about serving in ministry from the Harbor 301 class:

What Is Ministry?

DEFINITION: (Greek “diakonos” = “servant”)

MINISTRY IS USING WHATEVER GOD HAS GIVEN ME TO SERVE HIM AND THE NEEDS OF OTHERS

WE MINISTER IN 3 DIRECTIONS

To THE LORD (Acts 13:2)
To BELIEVERS (Heb. 6:10)
To NON-BELIEVERS (Matt. 5:13)

WE MINISTER TO 3 TYPES OF NEEDS IN OTHERS

To people’s PHYSICAL needs.
To people’s EMOTIONAL needs.
To people’s SPIRITUAL needs.

How To Discover My Ministry

STEP 1: DEDICATE MY BODY (Romans 12:1-2)

STEP 2: ELIMINATE COMPETING DISTRACTIONS (Matthew 6:5-6)

STEP 3: EVALUATE MY STRENGTHS

STEP 4: COOPERATE WITH OTHER BELIEVERS

STEP 5: ACTIVATE MY GIFTS

Your SHAPE for Ministry

Spiritual Gifts
Heart
Abilities
Personality
Experiences

10 Truths about Spiritual Gifts

1. Only BELIEVERS have spiritual gifts. 1 Cor. 2:14

2. Every Christian has at least one (1) SPIRITUAL gift. 1 Cor. 7:7

3. No one receives ALL OF the gifts. 1 Cor. 12:27-30

4. No single gift is given to EVERYONE. 1 Cor. 12:29-30

5. You can’t EARN OR WORK FOR a spiritual gift. Eph. 4:7

6. The HOLY SPIRIT decides what gifts I get. 1 Cor. 12:11

7. The gifts I’m given are PERMANENT. Rom. 11:29

8. I am to DEVELOP the gifts God gives me. 1 Tim. 4:14

9. It’s a sin to WASTE the gifts God gave me. 1 Cor. 4:1-2

10. Using my gifts HONORS God and EXPANDS me. John 15:8

The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts

A. NOT FOR MY BENEFIT, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS. For the building up of the body.

B. TO PRODUCE MATURITY AND HARMONY IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY.

"Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good." - 1 Cor. 12:7 (NIV)

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.

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Sharing Your Gifts Through Service Everyone has a talent. Whether big or small, in front of the crowd or behind the scenes, our Father has gifted us in some way that fits perfectly with how he wants us to serve Him. There is no fulfillment in the world that equals pouring your life out for Jesus. He's gifted you and empowered you by His Holy Spirit to accomplish all things great and small for the Kingdom. "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." - Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) It is out of the very great joy that we have in Christ that we serve Him with glad and sincere hearts. This is the fuel that runs our community of faith! So search inside yourself, pray and ask for God's guidance, and get involved in the work of HIS ministry. Life is short and we only have a few moments here on earth, make them count by knowing Christ and following Him in word and in action. Here is some information about serving in ministry from the Harbor 301 class: What Is Ministry? DEFINITION: (Greek “diakonos” = “servant”) MINISTRY IS USING WHATEVER GOD HAS GIVEN ME TO SERVE HIM AND THE NEEDS OF OTHERS WE MINISTER IN 3 DIRECTIONS To THE LORD (Acts 13:2) To BELIEVERS (Heb. 6:10) To NON-BELIEVERS (Matt. 5:13) WE MINISTER TO 3 TYPES OF NEEDS IN OTHERS To people’s PHYSICAL needs. To people’s EMOTIONAL needs. To people’s SPIRITUAL needs. How To Discover My Ministry STEP 1: DEDICATE MY BODY (Romans 12:1-2) STEP 2: ELIMINATE COMPETING DISTRACTIONS (Matthew 6:5-6) STEP 3: EVALUATE MY STRENGTHS STEP 4: COOPERATE WITH OTHER BELIEVERS STEP 5: ACTIVATE MY GIFTS Your SHAPE for Ministry Spiritual Gifts Heart Abilities Personality Experiences 10 Truths about Spiritual Gifts 1. Only BELIEVERS have spiritual gifts. 1 Cor. 2:14 2. Every Christian has at least one (1) SPIRITUAL gift. 1 Cor. 7:7 3. No one receives ALL OF the gifts. 1 Cor. 12:27-30 4. No single gift is given to EVERYONE. 1 Cor. 12:29-30 5. You can’t EARN OR WORK FOR a spiritual gift. Eph. 4:7 6. The HOLY SPIRIT decides what gifts I get. 1 Cor. 12:11 7. The gifts I’m given are PERMANENT. Rom. 11:29 8. I am to DEVELOP the gifts God gives me. 1 Tim. 4:14 9. It’s a sin to WASTE the gifts God gave me. 1 Cor. 4:1-2 10. Using my gifts HONORS God and EXPANDS me. John 15:8 The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts A. NOT FOR MY BENEFIT, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS. For the building up of the body. B. TO PRODUCE MATURITY AND HARMONY IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY. "Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good." - 1 Cor. 12:7 (NIV) 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.