SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 2015.
WEEK 12
HOW DOES GOD GIVE
OUT TALENTS?8
Main text:
Numbers 11:24-27
Memory Verse: Rom 12:6 “We have different
gifts according to the grace given. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use
it in proportion to his faith”.
Introduction
Several verses in the Bible make
it clear that God has given us gifts. These are so clear that we are not led to
think that the gifts will now be given. A person receives gifts from God when
he is regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Other gifts are also given when he is
baptized in the Holy Spirit, which enables him to perform special tasks in the
church and for the Kingdom of God in general.
Furthermore, Some gifts can be
given to a person during the time of the person’s call into a special service
or ministry. What needs to be understood is that the master has bestowed a
talent to you. In our main text today, we see how God takes the
prophetic spirit on Moses and puts it on seventy elders who then prophesied
immediately to enable them share the tasks assigned to Moses.
Discussion
questions
1.
How many elders were summoned by Moses? Num. 11:24
2.
What did the LORD do to the seventy elders? Num. 11:25
3.
What happened to the elders after they received the
Spirit of God?
4.
Where were Eldad and Medad? Num. 11:26
5.
How else does God impart gifts? 2Tim. 1:6 6. Do you
have a gift? How did you receive it?
7. How do you use your gift(s)?
Conclusion
The act of calling, which sets
people apart for a special duty, favour or benefit and which also confers
special abilities on a person and makes him qualify for ministry is the gift of
God.
The gift of God may not necessarily refer to some outward
manifestation or special influence that comes upon someone. In our study today,
we encounter God who imparts gifts to elders of Israel to support Moses in
leading the people. As we learnt from the introduction, every Christian has a
gift (talent) given either by God himself or through the laying on of hands by
elders.
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