There Is More to Church Than Attending
Congregation Notes
Text: Ephesians 4:11–13; 1 Peter 4:10–11
Key Thought
God did not save me merely to __________. He saved me to __________.
1. Christ Gave Gifts to Build His Church
Ephesians 4:11–13
The role of church leaders is to __________ God’s people for ministry.
The goal is spiritual __________________, not dependency.
A healthy church is measured not only by attendance, but by:
Consumers ask:
“What can this church do for ________?”
Disciples ask:
“How can I __________ Christ here?”
Consumers attend.
Disciples __________________.
2. Every Believer Has a Gift and a Stewardship
1 Peter 4:10–11
God has given __________ believer a spiritual gift.
My spiritual gift is a gift of __________.
I am not the __________ of my gift.
I am the __________ of my gift.
The purpose of my gift is to:
According to 1 Corinthians 12,
Different gifts…
Same __________________.
Different ministries…
Same __________________.
Different workings…
Same __________________.
The issue is not prominence…
The issue is __________________.
3. Ministry Looks Like Jesus
Mark 10:35–45
Jesus taught that greatness is found in
__________________, not position.
The Son of Man came not to be
__________________, but to __________________.
Real ministry is:
☐ Self-promotion
☐ Self-giving love
We belong to __________________.
4. Ministry Must Be Empowered by Grace
Luke 10:38–42
Before ministry comes
__________________.
Before serving comes
__________________.
Before gifting comes
__________________.
Without the Holy Spirit,
ministry becomes __________________.
Only __________ saves.
Serving does not save.
Religion does not save.
Jesus alone saves.
My Response Today
☐ I need to trust Christ as my Savior.
☐ I want God to reveal my spiritual gift.
☐ I will begin serving where God opens a door.
☐ I surrender myself completely to Christ for His service.
Memory Verse
“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.”
1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)
Answer Key
- sit — serve
- equip
- maturity
- discipleship
growth
service
holiness - me
- serve
- contribute
- every
- grace
- owner
- steward
- serve one another and glorify God
- Spirit
- Lord
- God
- faithfulness
- service
- served
serve - Self-giving love
- one another
- surrender
- yielding
- holiness
- exhaustion (or machinery, as emphasized in the sermon)
- Jesus