How To Get Into Shape

To Improve My Serve, I Need Good ________________.

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, ¹² to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up ¹³ until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13 (NIV)

To Improve My Serve, I Need Copy The ________.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. Luke 6:40 (CSB)

To Improve My Serve, I Need Work ______________.

Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed. Ecclesiastes 10:10 (NLT)

If I Am ______ ____ __________, My Serve Will ____________.

One day the Eternal God scooped dirt out of the ground, sculpted it into the shape we call human, breathed the breath that gives life into the nostrils of the human, and the human became a living soul. Genesis 2:7 (VOICE)

Your `hands shaped me and made me… Job 10:8a (NIV)

For You shaped me, inside and out. You knitted me together in my mother’s womb long before I took my first breath. Psalm 139:13 (VOICE)

The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⁵ “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you., before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” ⁶ “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” ⁷ But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Jeremiah 1:4-7 (NIV/MSG)

How does God S.H.A.P.E. me for effective service?

S __________________ __________(s)

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. Romans 12:6 (NIV)

…He has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ.  Ephesians 4:7 (NLT)

God helps each of us with a gift from his Spirit. He does that so that we can help others. 1 Corinthians 12:7 (EASY)

What surfaced after I was immersed?

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H __________

Above all else, guard your heart,  for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

…“Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” John 2:17b (NKJV)

What do I love to do?

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A _________________(s)

God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well… Romans 12:6a (TLB)

What am I naturally good at?

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P _____________________

If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? ¹⁸ But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. ¹⁹ If they were all one part, where would the body be? ²⁰ As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 1 Corinthians 12:17-20 (NIV)

What is my temperament?

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E _____________________(s)

Remember today what you have learned about the Lord through your experiences with him. It was you, not your children, who had these experiences. You saw the Lord’s greatness, his power, his might, Deuteronomy 11:2 (GNT)

Don’t Get ____________.  God Wants You To Get ____________.

All praise to God… ⁴ He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NLT)

S _________ S _______________

And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 (ESV)

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 1 Corinthians 9:32 (NIV)