In his book Your Divine Design, Chip Ingram shows that Paul used the Greek word charismata/ grace gifts, for “varieties of gifts,” (1 Cor 12:4) describing these as motivational gifts that generally align “with my most powerful spiritual passion.” Using Romans 12:6-8, Chip defines these (7) gifts: The third key to fruitful abiding is discovering our unique spiritual gift mix. The body of Christ is blessed in a powerful way with unity AND uniqueness! The second key to fruitful abiding is realizing that we are spiritually empowered by the same Spirit, same Lord, and same God to bear fruit through a variety of gifts, service, and activities (1 Cor. Here’s an ABIDE acronym I wrote with two prayer partners: As I put my roots down in Christ, He is solely where the fruit is. In Christ, I am always “at home”–me in Him and He in me. One of the definitions of “ABIDE” is “ABODE” which means a place of residence a house or home. For, apart from Christ, we “grow” absolutely no fruit in our lives. What is your favorite kind of fruit tree and what climate does it grow best in? I’d choose an apple tree grown in the sandy soil of the Sandhills as that’s also where I feel most at home.īeing “at home” spiritually-speaking is the first key to fruitful abiding. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing,” John 15:5.
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