Key Thought: God calls us to witness for Him. Witnessing is not a special gift. Witnessing is the Divine calling of each Christian. Soul-winning is a science, and we need to study and learn how to be good witnesses.
August 8, 2020

1. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 12:12,13, 18-22.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Why does God give different people different gifts?
3. Personal Application: What are some of the things others are good at, but you are not good at? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “What are some gifts that some people have in your church that have been a blessing to you in some way?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 4:11-16.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. Why does God give spiritual gifts to each believer? What are the purposes for these gifts?
3. Personal Application: What are some natural talents you have that could also be a blessing to the church? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What is the difference between a natural talent a person has and a spiritual gift? Why do we need prophets; I thought the early church lost those gifts with the death of the apostles?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 1:4-9.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. What does this passage tell us about God’s promises concerning spiritual gifts?
3. Personal Application: If we wish to discover the gifts God has given us, what does He ask us to do? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “What is the testimony of Christ that was confirmed in the believers? Why does Paul say they didn’t come behind in any gift?” How would you respond to your neighbor?
   (Note: See Revelation 19:10.)

4. Have a volunteer read Matthew 25:14-30.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. Why were the first servants commended and the last one condemned?
3. Personal Application: What does this parable tell us about our use of our spiritual gifts or talents? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
   
   (Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).
   
   
   
   

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