Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 24\u2014Serve<\/p>\n
\u00a0For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another Today\u2019s Seed is: Serve<\/p>\n How do we plant spiritual seeds of service? Spiritual gifts are something every believer is given when they receive the gift of salvation. \u201cChrist has generously divided out his gifts to us.\u201d <\/em>Ephesians 4:7 CEV<\/p>\n Spiritual gifts are special abilities, talents, or capacities given to individual Christians by the Holy Spirit for the purpose of serving God and others within the Christian community. These gifts are not natural talents or skills, but supernatural endowments provided by God’s grace. They are meant to be used to build up the body of Christ, which is the community of believers.<\/p>\n Take some time to read Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 8-10 and 28-30, and Ephesians 4:11, and you will see a listing of the different spiritual gifts believers are given.\u00a0 Service is one of the spiritual gifts listed, and we can use that gift today as we interact with fellow believers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.\u201d<\/em> SGLY Ministry @2025 Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 24\u2014Serve \u00a0For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another Galatians 5:13 ESV Today\u2019s Seed is: Serve How do we plant spiritual seeds of service? 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\n<\/em>Galatians 5:13 ESV<\/p>\n
\nPeter says : \u201cGod has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.\u201d <\/em>1 Peter 4:10 NLT<\/p>\n
\n(Romans 12:6-8, emphasis added)<\/p>\n
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