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Shaped for Serving God Our English word poem comes from the Greek word translated

“workmanship.”
 You are God’s handcrafted work of art.
 Job 10:8 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together  You are not an assembly-line product, mass produced without
round about; yet thou dost destroy me. "Ikaw ang sa akin ay lumalang at thought.
ngayo'y ikaw rin ang sa aki'y pumapatay.  You are a custom-designed, one-of-a-kind, original masterpiece.
 Isaiah 43:21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall show
forth my praise. God deliberately shaped and formed you to serve him in a way that
Sila'y nilalang ko at aking hinirang, upang ako'y kanilang papurihan!" makes your ministry unique.
He carefully mixed the DNA cocktail that created you.
You were shaped to serve God.
David praised God for this incredible personal attention to detail in
God formed every creature on this planet with a special area of expertise.  Psalm 139:13-14: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast
 Some animals run, covered me in my mother’s womb.
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I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous
 some swim, are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
 some burrow, Ang anumang aking sangkap, ikaw O Diyos ang lumikha, sa tiyan ng
 And some fly. aking ina'y hinugis mo akong bata.
Each has a particular role to play, based on the way they were shaped by Pinupuri kita, O Diyos, marapat kang katakutan, ang lahat ng gawain mo
God. ay kahanga-hangang tunay; sa loob ng aking puso, lahat ito'y nakikintal.
The same is true with humans.
“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together
Each of us was uniquely designed, or “shaped,” to do certain things. in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous.”
Before architects design any new building they first ask, As Ethel Waters said, “God doesn’t make junk.”
 “What will be its purpose?
 How will it be used?” Not only did God shape you before your birth, he planned every day of
your life to support his shaping process.
The intended function always determines the form of the building.
David continues in  Psalms 139:16, Ako'y iyong nakita na, hindi pa
Before God created you, he decided what role he wanted you to play on man sumisilang, batid mo kung ilang taon ang haba ng aking
earth. buhay; pagkat ito'y nakatitik sa aklat mo na talaan, matagal nang
He planned exactly how he wanted you to serve him, and then he shaped balangkas mong ikaw lamang ang may alam.
you for those tasks. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all
You are the way you are because you were made for a specific ministry. my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned,
when as yet there was none of them.
The Bible says in  Ephesians 2:10, Tayo'y kanyang nilalang, nilikha sa “Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid
pamamagitan ni Cristo Jesus upang iukol natin ang ating buhay sa out before a single day had passed.”
paggawa ng mabuti, na itinalaga na ng Diyos para sa atin noon pa mang
una. This means that nothing that happens in your life is insignificant.
‘We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.” God uses all of it to mold you for your ministry to others and shape you
for your service to him.

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5 Gayon din naman, tayo'y marami ngunit nabubuo sa iisang katawan
God never wastes anything. ni Cristo, at isa't isa'y bahagi ng iba.
He would not give you abilities, interests, talents, gifts, personality, and 6 Yamang mayroon tayong mga kaloob na magkakaiba ayon sa
life experiences unless he intended to use them for his glory. kagandahang-loob ng Diyos sa atin, gamitin natin ang mga kaloob na
By identifying and understanding these factors you can discover God’s will iyan. Kung paghahayag ng kalooban ng Diyos ang ipinagkaloob sa atin,
for your life. ipahayag natin ito ayon sa sukat ng ating pananampalataya;
7 kung paglilingkod, maglingkod tayo. Magturo ang tumanggap ng
The Bible says you are “‘wonderfully complex.” kaloob na pagtuturo
You are a combination of many different factors. 8 at mangaral ang may kaloob na pangangaral. Kung pag-aabuloy,
To help you remember five of these factors, I have created a simple mag-abuloy nang buong kaya; kung pamumuno, mamuno nang buong
acrostic: SHAPE. sikap. Kung nagkakawanggawa, gawin ito nang buong galak.

In this MESSAGE and the next we will look at these five factors, and For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not
following that, I will explain how to discover and use your shape. the same office:

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So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one
of another. 6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is
given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the
Whenever God gives us an assignment, he always equips us proportion of faith;
with what we need to accomplish it.
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on
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This custom combination of capabilities is called your SHAPE: teaching;

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Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with
Spiritual gifts simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with
Heart cheerfulness.
Abilities  I Cor 12
Personality  Eph 4:8-15 Ganito ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan, "Nang umakyat siya sa
Experience kalangitan, nagdala siya ng maraming bihag, at nagbigay ng mga kaloob
sa tao."
9 (Ano ang ibig sabihin ng "umakyat siya"? Ang ibig sabihin niyan ay
HOW GOD SHAPES YOU FOR YOUR MINISTRY bumaba muna siya rito sa lupa.
10 Ang bumaba ay siya rin namang umakyat sa kaitaasan, sa kabila ng
I. SHAPE: UNWRAPPING YOUR SPIRITUAL mga langit, upang malaganapan ng kanyang kapangyarihan ang kalahat-
GIFTS lahatan.)
11 At ang iba'y ginawang apostol, ang iba'y propeta, ang iba'y
God gives every believer spiritual gifts to be used in ministry. ebanghelista, ang iba'y pastor at guro.
12 Ginawa niya ito upang ihanda sa paglilingkod ang lahat ng hinirang,
Rom 12:4-8 Ang katawan ay binubuo ng maraming bahagi, at hindi sa ikauunlad ng kanyang iglesya.
pare-pareho ang gawain ng bawat isa. 13 Sa gayon, tayong lahat ay magkakaisa sa pananampalataya at
pagkakilala sa Anak ng Diyos at magiging ganap ang ating pagkatao ayon
sa pagiging-ganap ni Cristo.

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14 Hindi na tayo matutulad sa mga batang nadadala ng bawat aral, You can’t earn your spiritual gifts or deserve them—that’s why they are
parang sasakyang-dagat na sinisiklut-siklot ng mga alon at tinatangay ng called gifts!
hangin. Hindi na tayo malilinlang ng mga taong ang hangad ay ibulid tayo They are an expression of God’s grace to you.
sa kamalian.
15 Manapa'y sa pamamagitan ng pagsasalita ng katotohanan sa diwa In  Eph 4:7 Ang bawat isa sa ati'y binigyan ng tanging kaloob, ayon sa
ng pag-ibig, magiging ganap tayo kay Cristo na siyang ulo. sukat na ibinigay ni Cristo.
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But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the
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Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity gift of Christ.
captive, and gave gifts unto men. “Christ has generously divided out gifts to us.”
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(Now that he ascended what it is but that he also descended first into Neither do you get to choose which gifts you’d like to have; God
the lower parts of the earth? determines that.
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He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all
heavens, that he might fill all things.) Paul explained in  I Cor 12:11, Ngunit isa lamang Espiritu ang
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And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, gumagawa ng lahat ng ito at namamahagi ng iba't ibang kaloob, ayon sa
evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; kanyang maibigan.
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For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to
edifying of the body of Christ: every man severally as he will.
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Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the
“It is the one and only Holy Spirit who distributes these gifts He alone
Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the
decides which gifts each person should have.”
fulness of Christ:
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That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried
Because God loves variety and he wants us to be special, no single gift is
about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
given to everyone. Also, no individual receives all the gifts.
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
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But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which
If you had them all, you’d have no need of anyone else, and that would
is the head, even Christ:
defeat one of God’s purposes—to teach us to love and depend on each
other.
These are special God-empowered abilities for serving him that are given
only to believers.
Your spiritual gifts were not given for your own benefit but for the benefit
of others, just as other people were given gifts for your benefit.
The Bible says in  I Cor 2:14, Sapagkat ang taong di nagtataglay ng
Espiritu ay ayaw tumanggap ng mga kaloob mula sa Espiritu ng Diyos.
The Bible says in  I Cor 12:7, Ang bawat isa'y binigyan ng kaloob na
Para sa kanila, kahangalan ang mga iyon at di nila nauunawaan, sapagkat
naghahayag na sumasakanya ang Espiritu, para sa ikabubuti ng lahat.
ang mga bagay na espirituwal ay mauunawaan lamang sa paraang
espirituwal.
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they
“A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire
are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are
church.”
spiritually discerned.
God planned it this way so we would need each other
Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot receive the gifts that come from
When we use our gifts together- we all benefit.
God’s Spirit.”
If others don’t use their gifts, you get cheated, and if you don’t use your
gifts, they get cheated.

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This is why we’re commanded to discover and develop our spiritual gifts.  What you love to do
Have you taken the time to discover your gifts?  And what you care about most.
An unopened gift is worthless. Even today we still use the word in this way when we say, ‘I love you
with all my heart.
Whenever never we forget these basic truths about gifts, it always causes
trouble in the church. The Bible says in  Prov 27:19 Kung paanong ang mukha ay
nalalarawan sa tubig, sa kilos naman nahahalata ang iniisip.
Two common problems are gift and gift- As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
projection. “As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the Person. “19

1. The first occurs when we compare our gifts with others’, we feel  Your heart reveals the real you-what you truly are, not what
dissatisfied with what God gave us and become resentful or others think you are or what circumstances force you to be.
jealous of how God uses others.  Your heart determines why you say the things you do, why you
2. The second problem happens when we expect everyone else to feel the way you do, and why you act the way you do.
have our gifts, do what we are called to do, and feel as  Matt 12:34 Kayong lahi ng mga ulupong! Paano kayong
passionate about it as we do. makapagsasabi ng mabubuting bagay gayong kayo'y masasama?
Sapagkat kung ano ang bukambibig, iyon ang laman ng dibdib.
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The Bible says in  I Cor. 12:5, Iba't iba ang paraan ng paglilingkod, O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for
ngunit iisa lamang ang Panginoong pinaglilingkuran. out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh
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And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. Prov 4:23 Ang isipan mo'y ingatang mabuti at alagaan, pagkat iyan ang
“There are different kinds of service in the church, but it is the same Lord siyang bukal ng buhay mong tinataglay.
we are serving.”
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Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Sometimes spiritual gifts are overemphasized to the neglect of the other Physically, each of us has a unique heartbeat.
factors God uses to shape you for service. Just as we each have unique thumbprints, eye prints, and voice prints,
Your gifts are the first key to discovering God’s will for your ministry, but our hearts beat in slightly different patterns.
your spiritual gifts are not the total picture. God has shaped you in four
other ways, too. It’s amazing that out of all the billions of people who have ever lived, no
one has had a heartbeat exactly like yours.
HOW GOD SHAPES YOU FOR YOUR MINISTRY
In the same way, God has given each of us a unique emotional
“heartbeat” that races when we think about the subjects, activities, or
I. SHAPE: UNWRAPPING YOUR SPIRITUAL circumstances that interest us.
GIFTS
II. SHAPE: LISTENING TO YOUR HEART. We instinctively care about some things and not about others.
PASSION. These are clues to where you should be serving.

The Bible uses the term heart to describe the bundle of desires, hopes, Another word for heart is passion.
interests, ambitions, dreams, and affections you have.  There are certain subjects you feel passionate about and others
you couldn’t care less about.
Your heart represents the source of all your motivations-

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Some experiences turn you on and capture your attention while others
turn you off or bore you to tears. These reveal the nature of your heart. b. The second characteristic of serving God
from your heart is Effectiveness.
When you were growing up, you may have discovered that you were Whenever you do what God wired you to love to do, you get good at it.
intensely interested in some subjects that no one else in your family Passion drives perfection.
cared about. If you don’t care ‘About a task, it is unlikely that you will excel at it.

Where did those interests come from? In contrast, the highest achievers in any field are those who do it because
of passion, not duty or profit.
They came from God. God had a purpose in giving you these inborn
interests. We have all heard people say, “I took a job I hate in order to make a lot
of money, so someday I can quit and do what I love to do.” That’s a big
Your emotional heartbeat is the second key to mistake.
understanding your shape for service.
Don’t waste your life in a job that doesn’t express your heart.
Don’t ignore your interests. Consider how they might be used for God’s
Remember, the greatest things in life are not things.
glory.
Meaning is far more important that money.
There is a reason that you love to do these things.
The richest man in the world once said  Prov 15:16, Mas mabuti na
ang mahirap na may takot sa Diyos, kaysa mayamang panay ang hirap
Repeatedly the Bible says in to “serve the Lord with all your heart.”
ng loob.
God wants you to serve him passionately, not dutifully. Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and
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People rarely excel at tasks they don’t enjoy doing or feel passionate trouble therewith.
about. “A simple life in the fear-of-God Is better than a rich life with a ton of
headaches.”
God wants you to use your natural interests to serve him and others.
Listening for inner promptings can point to the ministry God intends for Don’t settle for just achieving “the good life,” because the good life is not
you to have. good enough. Ultimately it doesn’t satisfy.
You can have a lot to live on and still have nothing to live for.
1. How do you know when you are serving God
from your heart? Aim instead for “the better life”-serving God in a way that expresses your
heart. Figure out what you love to do—what God gave you a heart to do
—and then do it for his glory.
a. The first telltale sign is enthusiasm.

When you are doing what you love to do, no one has to motivate you or DAY THIRTY
challenge you or check on you. THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE
You do it for the sheer enjoyment.
You don’t need rewards or applause or payment, because you love Point to Ponder: I was shaped for serving God.
serving in this way. Verse to Remember: Iba't iba ang mga gawain ngunit iisa
The opposite is also true: When you don’t have a heart for what you’re lamang ang Diyos na sumasalahat ng taong gumagawa ng mga
doing, you are easily discouraged. iyon.

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“God works through different men in different ways, but it is the same
God who achieves his purposes through them all.’  I Corinthians 12:6
Question to Consider: In what way can I see myself passionately
serving others and loving it?

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