What is your greatest ability?

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Apostolic Kitty

Most definitely! God does not look at things through our eyes and shouldn't. We should be the ones striving to look at things through His eyes.

Exactly. Looking at things His way is the only way we can ever get it right.

[RevDWW]

Nothing wrong with having a good personality(not that I would know)....... for one to have friends one must show themselves friendly.

But personiality in the pulpit should never be preferred over Power in the Spirit.

Originally Posted by Ferd

I have been thinking about peoples ability as it relates to God and service in the church. This Sunday my pastor made a comment in his sermon that has really been with me, kind of connecting the dots. He said that often times you find someone with less ability working in a church while a real talent sits on the pew. The difference is one stepped up.

That got me thinking about the bible and the people God used. Samuel was an orphan. David was a kid with much more talented, stronger, OLDER brothers. Gideon was a nobody afraid of his own shadow. Peter was “an ignorant and unlearned man”….and a loudmouth coward…. Paul was a murderer….What was it about these guys that made them so used? I think really their common ability was availability.

Good post and point, Ferdinand! I have always felt that God doesn't NEED my Ability (although he does use them), He simply needs my AvailAbility! He can equip you wherever he might ship you!

Some time ago I taught a lesson on "God's Unusual Tools of Triumph"! His tool box is full of the outcast and undesirables! Yet, He is able to do all that needs to be done in His strength through our weakness!

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Nothing wrong with having a good personality(not that I would know)....... for one to have friends one must show themselves friendly.

But personiality in the pulpit should never be preferred over Power in the Spirit.

You said a mouthful here!

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Nothing wrong with having a good personality(not that I would know)....... for one to have friends one must show themselves friendly.

But personiality in the pulpit should never be preferred over Power in the Spirit.

And power in the pulpit should never be preferred over Truth in the Spirit.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Chan

And power in the pulpit should never be preferred over Truth in the Spirit.

His Power and His Truth are one and the same. A good word for it would be LOVE!

Originally Posted by RevDWW

His Power and His Truth are one and the same. A good word for it would be LOVE!

But not all "power" in the pulpit is God's power.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Chan

But not all "power" in the pulpit is God's power.

I understand what your saving, but I was using the word power as if it were the Power of God.

Originally Posted by RevDWW

I understand what your saving, but I was using the word power as if it were the Power of God.

Let us not be so quick to make that assumption.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Apostolic Kitty

To me the personality type thing is just for fun... And sometimes it can help you understand some things about people, but it's not anywhere near gospel...

I just wish I understood it all...