For this year our Senior Pastor, Pastor Jireh, wants to see every member of our church to use their God-given gifts to serve God and others. Every believer has a gift that God has entrusted to them so that they can use it to further God’s Kingdom.
1 Peter 4:10
Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
God has entrusted every believer with a gift. When someone entrusts something to us, they expect us to do something with it. If we do not use our gifts, we are not being faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us. We cannot just attend church on Sundays but not do anything else for God’s Kingdom for the rest of the week. We must use our gifts daily to expand God’s Kingdom.
We all have different gifts. Romans 12:6-8 And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith. If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach; if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Our gifts are to be used to accomplish the Great Commission. No matter what our gifts are, we are commanded to use them to accomplish the Great Commission. The Great Commission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ in all the nations. We must actively participate in this not only on Sundays but every day of our lives.
本年度我們主任牧師林以勒牧師希望教會的每一位成員都可以使用上帝所賜的恩賜來服事神、服事人。每位信徒都有神所賦予的恩賜，用來拓展神的國。
「各人要照所得的恩賜彼此服事，作 神百般恩賜的好管家。」（彼得前書4:10）
1. 每位信徒都有神所交付的恩賜。當人將某些事物交給我們時，他希望我們對此有所作為。如果我們不使用恩賜，就不會成為神所託付的忠心管家。我們不能只在星期天做禮拜，卻不在週間為神國服事。我們必須每天使用我們的恩賜來擴展神的國度。
2. 我們的恩賜都不同。羅馬書12:6-8：「按我們所得的恩賜，各有不同。或說預言，就當照著信心的程度說預言；神給的恩典；或作執事，就當專一執事；或作教導的，就當專一教導；或作勸化的，就當專一勸化；施捨的，就當誠實；治理的，就當殷勤；憐憫人的，就當甘心。」
3. 恩賜當用來完成大使命。無論所得的恩賜什麼，都當用來完成大使命；大使命就是使萬民都作耶穌基督的門徒。因此我們不僅當在主日服事，更要在每天日常生活中積極服事。
～ Min. David Or 柯啟洋傳道 ～