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Gifted--that’s you! Uniquely equipped to help build up the body of Christ. As a follower of Jesus, serving others is an integral part of your identity and an important key to your personal growth. But how do you cultivate a servant’s heart and your spiritual Gifts in ways that build up your church, your family, your friends, and your world--without wiping you out in the process?Gifts guides you to the answers. Through personal study and small group interaction, this study will help you develop a passion to be used by God. You’ll find out about your unique place in the body of Christ and how to surmount the obstacles that keep you from thriving. You’ll discover the joy of serving with others--doing together what you cannot do alone. And you’ll learn how to abide in Christ, experiencing a freshness and vitality that grow as you give! Leader’s guide included! Gifts group sessions are: Use Me! Use My Gifts! Walking into Weakness Comparison: The Killjoy of Servanthood The Ministry of the Mundane Servanthood’s Bell-Shaped Curve Abide in Him

Description of Gifts:

As part of The Pursuing Spiritual Transformation series, Gifts guides you to the answers you desire, through personal study and small group interaction, to develop a hunger to be used by God.

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Gifted--that's you! Uniquely equipped to help build up the body of Christ. As a follower of Jesus, serving others is an integral part of your identity and an important key to your personal growth. But how do you cultivate a servant's heart and your spiritual Gifts in ways that build up your church, your family, your friends, and your world--without wiping you out in the process?

Gifts guides you to the answers. Through personal study and small group interaction, this study will help you develop a passion to be used by God. You'll find out about your unique place in the body of Christ and how to surmount the obstacles that keep you from thriving. You'll discover the joy of serving with others--doing together what you cannot do alone. And you'll learn how to abide in Christ, experiencing a freshness and vitality that grow as you give! Leader's guide included! Gifts group sessions are:
Use Me!
Use My Gifts!
Walking into Weakness
Comparison: The Killjoy of Servanthood
The Ministry of the Mundane
Servanthood's Bell-Shaped Curve
Abide in Him Author Biography: John Ortberg is a teaching pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He previously served as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and is the author of Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them; If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat; The Life You've Always Wanted; and Love Beyond Reason. He has written for Christianity Today and is a frequent contributor to Leadership Journal.
Judson Poling works with small group ministries at Willow Creek. He is coauthor of the Walking with God series and generaleditor of The Journey: A Study Bible for Spiritual Seekers.

About John Ortberg:

John Ortberg is a teaching pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He previously served as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and is the author of Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them; If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat; The Life You've Always Wanted; and Love Beyond Reason. He has written for Christianity Today and is a frequent contributor to Leadership Journal.;Judson Poling works with small group ministries at Willow Creek. He is coauthor of the Walking with God series and general editor of The Journey: A Study Bible for Spiritual Seekers.

Description of John Ortberg, author of Gifts:

Through personal study and small group interaction, this study will help you develop a passion to be used by God. You'll find out about your unique place in the body of Christ and how to surmount the obstacles that keep you from thriving. You'll discover the joy of serving with others - doing together what you cannot do alone. And you'll learn how to abide in Christ, experiencing a freshness and vitality that grow as you give! This is the fifth book in this series, and every lesson is dedicated to one thing -- helping you pursue authentic spiritual transformation. Here, the focus is on in depth learning about spiritual Gifts. Includes leader's guide.