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b'What?\\xa0 Me a Priest?

(Romans 12:3-6)\\xa0 \\u201cDo not think of yourself\\nmore highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober\\njudgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.\\xa0\\nJust as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do\\nnot all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one\\nbody, and each member belongs to all the others.\\xa0 We have different\\ngifts\\u2026\\u201d
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\\u201cA church is in danger when it becomes infatuated with preserving\\nhuman power for itself rather than releasing God-potential in its\\npeople\\u201d.

1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Every Christian a minister.
(1 Peter\\n2:9)\\xa0 \\u201cBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,\\na people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who\\ncalled you out of darkness into his wonderful light.\\u201d
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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Every task is important.
(1 Corinthians 2:14-17)\\n\\u201cYes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 15 If the\\nfoot says, \\u201cI am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,\\u201d that\\ndoes not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, \\u201cI\\nam not part of the body because I am not an eye,\\u201d would that make it\\nany less a part of the body? If the whole body were an eye, how would\\nyou hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell\\nanything?\\u201d
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(1 Corinthians 2:18-21) \\u201cBut our bodies have many parts, and God\\nhas put each part just where he wants it. How strange a body would be\\nif it had only one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.\\xa0\\nThe eye can never say to the hand, \\u201cI don\\u2019t need you.\\u201d The head can\\u2019t\\nsay to the feet, \\u201cI don\\u2019t need you.\\u201d
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(1 Corinthians 2:22-26) \\u201cIn fact, some parts of the body that seem\\nweakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the\\nparts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest\\ncare. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen,\\nwhile the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God\\nhas put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to\\nthose parts that have less dignity. This makes for harmony among the\\nmembers, so that all the members care for each other. If one part\\nsuffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all\\nthe parts are glad.\\u201d
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\\xa0(1 Corinthians 2:27) \\u201cAll of you together are Christ\\u2019s body, and each of you is a part of it.\\u201d

(1\\nPeter 4:10 NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cGod has given gifts to each of you from his great\\nvariety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so that God\\u2019s generosity\\ncan flow through you.\\u201d
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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Every person is unique.
(1 Corinthians 12:4-7\\nMessage)\\xa0 \\u201cGod\\u2019s various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all\\noriginate in God\\u2019s Spirit.\\xa0 God\\u2019s various ministries are carried out\\neverywhere; but they all originate in God\\u2019s Spirit.\\xa0 God\\u2019s various\\nexpressions of power are in action everywhere; but God himself is\\nbehind it all.\\xa0 Each person is given something to do that shows who God\\nis: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are\\nhanded out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of people!\\xa0 The variety is\\nwonderful\\u2026\\u201d
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4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Everyone is a \\u201c10\\u201d in some area.
(Psalm 139:13-16)\\xa0\\n\\u201cFor you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother\'s\\nwomb.\\xa0 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your\\nworks are wonderful, I know that full well\\u2026All the days ordained for me\\nwere written in your book before one of them came to be.\\u201d
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Spiritual Gifts:

(1 Corinthians 12:1)\\xa0 \\u201cNow about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.\\u201d

(2 Timothy 1:6)\\xa0 \\u201cFor this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you\\u2026\\u201d
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Definition of a spiritual gift:
"A spiritual gift is a\\nspecial supernatural ability that God gives to each of His children, so\\nthat together they can advance His purposes in this world."


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3 Benefits of using my gifts

1.\\xa0 My gifts show God\\u2019s plan for my life.
(Ephesians\\n2:10 NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cFor we are God\\u2019s masterpiece. He has created us anew in\\nChrist Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long\\nago.\\u201d
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2.\\xa0 My gifts are the key to happiness.
(John 15:8, 11)\\xa0\\n\\u201cThis is to my Father\\u2019s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing\\nyourselves to be my disciples.\\xa0 I have told you this so that my joy may\\nbe in you and that your joy may be complete.\\u201d
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3.\\xa0 My gifts can make a difference.
(1 Corinthians\\n15:58)\\xa0 \\u201cAlways give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because\\nyou know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.\\u201d

7 Days of Servolution
\\nSunday November 15 \\u2013 21st

Sunday, November 15
Community-wide Clean-up
Hot Chocolate giveaway in high traffic areas

Monday, November 16
Single Fathers Monday Night Football
Children\\u2019s Event for Single Father\\u2019s Children
\\nCoat Drive

Tuesday, November 17
ARC Special Activity
H.I.R.E. (Helping Individuals Regain Employment)

Wednesday, November 18
Demonstrations of Appreciation for Public Servants
Revolution Community Clean-up
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Thursday, November 19
Mapleview County Home Ice Cream Social
Hickory Creek Ballet Performance

Friday, November 20
Queens for the Day (Single Mom\\u2019s)
Children\\u2019s Event (Children of Single Mom\\u2019s)
Oil Change for (Elderly, Single Mom\\u2019s)
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Saturday, November 21
Thanksgiving Dinner (Single Mom\\u2019s)



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