1 Peter 4:9-10

Inspirational illustration of 1 Peter 4:10 tniv -- Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as...."

"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking?..."

What are we really promising people in our churches? Phil Ware shares an experience where a small town was way over hyped and didn't live up to its advertising and compares it to what happens in our churches and encourages us to build God's community.

"The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for..."

"The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for..."

Can a Patrick Odum talks about how we are all called to be ministers and challenges us to imagine church lived that way.

Are you willing to do all those tedious, little things of love? Little things, done faithfully, like taking out the garbage, are the glue, the grace, of ongoing and lasting relationships and marriages.

Why is there so much fussing and fighting over spiritual gifts? Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit called SpiritFire and focuses on the issue of spiritual gifts.

Who in the world is this dude who played such an important role? Steve Higginbotham writes about Bezalel, an artist who was chosen by God to design and oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and all the sacred items found in it during the rugged time of the wilderness wanderings.

Is your home and heart open to others? We must open our homes to others!

Now aren't you nice!? Patrick Odum shares about the compliment guys and how they bless people and how we can, too.

Are you getting a little too old for this? We must live for God's purpose and also seek to be useful.

Called. Sometimes, I think we use that word as an excuse to not do scary things. Jordan Harrell reminds us that there are some things we are all called to do because that is what Jesus wants from us.

How do you handle being rejected because you are a Christian? There are times when we are going to be rejected because we are Christians.

You mean I am an important tool in God's ministry toolset? Phil Ware reminds us that God longs to fashion us into a vital tool in The Master's SIGnature Toolset to be used for Kingdom and church ministry.

"Dear Friends, Years before Peter wrote his short letter known as 1 Peter to My disciples, he was repeatedly persecuted. He regularly encountered..."

When's the last time you welcomed someone in? We have been brought into the circle of God's grace and we must graciously bring others in as well.

How do you find your part? Alan Smith talks about a junior high music teacher whose students didn't play.

This trek of discovery was our great joy in a year of deep sorrow. In the process, each of us discovered treasures old and new. Phil Ware continues his series on how the Bible and how God values women and their role in ministry.

What have you done with all those gifts? Phil Ware continues his just one series and focuses on using our spiritual gift and the principles involved.

Can you see God's signature on his masterpiece? Phil Ware reminds us that we are all God's gifted children and that God has put his signature on each of us in three different ways.