Leadership. Administration. Teaching. Knowledge. Wisdom. Discernment. Prophesy. Exhortation. Shepherding. Faith. Evangelism. Apostleship. Serves/Helps. Mercy. Giving. Hospitality. Peter Wagner defines a spiritual gift as “a special attribute given by the Holy Spirit to every member of the Body of Christ according to God’s grace for use within the context of the Body.” I used to think that I hadn't gotten mine yet; that I was too young and had to wait. I watched a lot of magic shows: Charmed, Wizards of Waverly Place, Sabrina The Teenage Witch. In these shows, you grow into your powers, because can you imagine a baby being able to blow things up or freeze time? Dangerous. So naturally, I thought of spiritual gifts as magical powers and assumed I would grow into them when God decided I was ready...or my 18th birthday. The truth, though, is that every believer in our big Body of Christ has a spiritual gift, likely more than one. And we all are called to use those gifts for the b...
Hey everybody! If you were able to take part in the fun this past Sunday, Thank you for making the day an absolute success! If you weren't able to make it, We missed you terribly! The youth were a well oiled machine at 9:30 in the morning, setting tables, making signs, preparing the food--they did just an awesome job! I received a lovely compliment this morning highlighting how truly wonderful these kids are: "The kids were so great on Sunday! They were so courteous and kind and looked like they were having fun, too! We felt bad when we didn't need more coffee or juice because they were such great servers!" I am so proud of all of these students' hard work and determination to make this event as great as possible! We had over 225 pancake eaters and over 80 people out participating in Random Acts of Kindness! We did NOT anticipate such a great crowd and are excited to see how many will attend next year! Below are some photos of the event: Some of the ...
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