Heart Of the Artist Part 7 Talking Points Review

Heart Of the Artist Part 7 Talking Points Review:

Romans 12:10 NIV 
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.

What does it mean to be a Team Player:

·        Putting the Church’s mission above our own agenda.

The goal is to grow together in Christ. We want to create unity

in the body of Christ by continuing to build upon a strong foundation

of believers who desire community and do life together.

Philippians 2:2 NIV

then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love,

being one in spirit and purpose.

Ways to build unity in the Church or on a ministry team:

·        Commit to resolve relational conflict. 

·        Unity is important to God and a powerful testimony to His presence.

·        Unity is a powerful witness to the un-churched.

·        Resolving relational conflict must be done in a Biblical way.

          (Whoever knows goes)

 Step one: Go directly to the person with whom you are in conflict

 with and talk it out.

           Restore your broken relationships. Caution, do not gossip!

           Do not talk behind someone’s back.

·        Encourage and support your ministry teammates.

·        Build each other up.

·        Cultivate a life-giving and supportive environment.

·        Cooperation over competition.

·        Be in total submission to God.

·        Put our gifts completely in God’s hands and trust Him with how they are  

      used.

·        Serve with a cheerful heart.

·        Bring a healthy self to the team. (Physical and spiritual)

(Pray, regular devotion time, confessing and renouncing sin, read and study the   bible)

·        Make sure God gets the glory. (look at your own motivation)

·        Use your spiritual gifts to minister to others on the team.

·        Ask what can I give, not what can I get out of this.

Hebrews 10:24 NIV

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

·        Everyone’s role on the team has value.

·        A Team player submits to authority.

Hebrews 13:17 NIV

Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as

men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.

·        Each artist should take responsibility of the development of their gifts and the   nurturing of their souls. Deal with the sin in your life.

·        Live for the approval of God not of others.

·        Listen to God.

Church should be a place where developing a strong and unified community of  

is a priority. This means setting aside our own personal agenda to focus on the 

mission God has given our team. In order to help us refocus on the things of 

God we need to pray as well as daily read, reflect and apply God’s Word to 

our lives. The greatest problem we face as followers of Jesus is constant distraction from the world around us. The subtle draw of our focus on things other than God’s purpose for our lives can hamper our mission as well as our relationship with God.

God has equipped each one of us with spiritual gifts to build up His kingdom. I pray we will use these gifts to glorify God and lead others to the one who offers salvation. With a team of devoted followers and with a heart for the lost, we can accomplish our mission by setting aside our personal desires in favor of those inspired by the Holy Spirit. As God has graciously given us a new life, we can in turn offer that new life to those who God has placed in our path.

Blessings………………..Dave