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Episode 21- Serving With Grace · Women At The Well: REJOICE

• 0:34
  SPEAKER_01: Good morning and a wonderful Wednesday to each of you.
• 0:38
  SPEAKER_01: I'm Rose, your host, and welcome to Women at the Well Rejoice.
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  SPEAKER_01: Say, have you ever looked at someone and thought to yourself, hmm, wow, they are just so talented.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then thinking a little more to yourself, of course, you begin to downplay your own gifts with thoughts like, well, I'm not that talented.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, uh, yeah, I just don't have talents.
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, if you've ever felt that way, or if you have ever believed that you do not possess a special talent, today's conversation is going to enlighten you.
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  SPEAKER_01: We will overcome comparison and not let that thing steal your joy.
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  SPEAKER_01: We will learn that we all have talents.
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  SPEAKER_01: So let us clear the air right now.
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  SPEAKER_01: We all have talents.
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  SPEAKER_01: God has blessed every single one of us, no exceptions.
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  SPEAKER_01: So today, we are having a powerful conversation about what it means to be serving with grace, and also which means recognizing the unique gifts God has placed inside you and using them to bless others.
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  SPEAKER_01: Before we dive into the word, let us go to our Father and prayer.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let us pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: Father God, thank you for all you do for us.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thank you for waking us up this morning.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thank you for your grace, your mercy, your loving kindness.
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  SPEAKER_01: Lord, we thank you for the gifts you have planted inside of each of us.
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  SPEAKER_01: Forgive us for the times we have not recognized the gifts that you have so abundantly given us.
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  SPEAKER_01: Teach us how to use our gifts.
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  SPEAKER_01: Teach us how to serve and how to serve others.
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  SPEAKER_01: God, move us from onlookers to servants and help us to be faithful in our service to others.
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  SPEAKER_01: Help us to understand that He who has begun a good work in us will see it through until the day of Jesus Christ.
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  SPEAKER_01: Lord, we thank you this morning.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now, let's begin by looking at scripture.
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  SPEAKER_01: In 1 Peter chapter 4, verse 10, and I'll be reading from the New International Version.
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  SPEAKER_01: It states, each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.
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  SPEAKER_01: As faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.
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  SPEAKER_01: Here's what I like about this scripture.
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  SPEAKER_01: It says each of you, each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.
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  SPEAKER_01: First, this confirms we all have a gift because it does.
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  SPEAKER_01: It says whatever gift you have received, that means you absolutely did receive a gift from God.
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  SPEAKER_01: It is already woven into who you are, even if it feels hidden right now.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's inside of you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now, you may not know that you are talented just yet, but let us look at some more scripture.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let's turn to Psalms 139, 14.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'll be reading from the King James Version.
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  SPEAKER_01: It says, are you there?
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  SPEAKER_01: It says, I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
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  SPEAKER_01: Marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hmm.
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  SPEAKER_01: Think about that for a moment.
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  SPEAKER_01: It says you were wonderfully made.
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  SPEAKER_01: God did not leave any good gift out of you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Any good thing.
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  SPEAKER_01: Think about that.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hmm.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm going to repeat that.
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  SPEAKER_01: God did not leave any good thing out of you.
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  SPEAKER_01: You have a talent.
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  SPEAKER_01: Our talents.
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  SPEAKER_01: The journey is knowing your specific talent.
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  SPEAKER_01: Then doing it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Then serving.
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  SPEAKER_01: So how do we find our talents?
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, let's think about what brings us joy.
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  SPEAKER_01: What do people often thank you for?
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  SPEAKER_01: Those are usually the clues that God leaves for us.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ask yourself, do I like to bake?
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  SPEAKER_01: Am I the listener?
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  SPEAKER_01: Do you naturally offer help when you see someone struggling?
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you like to pray with others?
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  SPEAKER_01: Or you are an encourager who lifts up people when they are down?
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  SPEAKER_01: You might be a giver, a painter, a volunteer, or a singer.
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  SPEAKER_01: Do you like to visit those who are lonely?
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  SPEAKER_01: Do you like to visit those who are sick in the hospital?
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  SPEAKER_01: Are you an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves?
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  SPEAKER_01: Do you like to feed the hungry?
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  SPEAKER_01: Do you support charities or find that you are a motivator or a charismatic speaker?
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  SPEAKER_01: Think about those servant ideas.
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  SPEAKER_01: Notice how many of those gifts do not require a microphone or a stage.
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  SPEAKER_01: Being a good listener or visiting someone who would shut in does not cost anything.
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  SPEAKER_01: Made a little gas money, but you know, God provides.
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  SPEAKER_01: But to the person receiving it, that is the very grace of God in action.
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  SPEAKER_01: Your joy and your willingness to serve are the keys.
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  SPEAKER_01: When you do what God created you to do, it blesses the world and it honors Him.
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  SPEAKER_01: You don't have to look over the fence, just look at the woman in the mirror and figure out what do I like to do?
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  SPEAKER_01: How can I serve?
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  SPEAKER_01: So I want to challenge you for the rest of the week.
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  SPEAKER_01: I want you to choose one of the gifts of service to provide for someone else by Friday.
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  SPEAKER_01: Just one.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now some people are hesitant.
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  SPEAKER_01: They're a little afraid, you know, to reach out.
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  SPEAKER_01: But to counteract your fear, ask God to help you provide a service to someone.
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  SPEAKER_01: Remember, God provides the strength.
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  SPEAKER_01: You do not have to rely on your own power.
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  SPEAKER_01: Actually, we really don't have any power.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's God who strengthens us, who gives us the power.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he will give you exactly what you need.
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  SPEAKER_01: Go out and serve to the best of your ability because you are serving as God commands.
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  SPEAKER_01: We are here for one another.
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  SPEAKER_01: So let's have a little rejoicing moment.
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  SPEAKER_01: I like to rejoice, don't you?
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  SPEAKER_01: Today, we are rejoicing in the beautiful truth that nobody is left out of God's claim.
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  SPEAKER_01: We rejoice because the creator of the universe did not make any mistakes when he made you.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he has given you the honor of sharing them with the world.
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  SPEAKER_01: Write your story.
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  SPEAKER_01: Help your neighbor.
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  SPEAKER_01: Make some of them good chocolate chip cookies.
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  SPEAKER_01: Do something for someone.
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  SPEAKER_01: Put a smile on someone's face.
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  SPEAKER_01: So lift your hand and smile and rejoice in the gifts God has trusted within you.
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  SPEAKER_01: You are equipped.
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  SPEAKER_01: You are chosen.
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  SPEAKER_01: And you are ready to serve.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let us pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're going to cover this challenge in prayer.
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  SPEAKER_01: Father God, thank you for reminding us today that we are fearfully, wonderfully, and intentionally made.
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  SPEAKER_01: Pour out your peace and remind her that your strength is made perfect in her weakness.
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  SPEAKER_01: God, open our eyes to see the needs of those around us and open our hearts to serve them with your grace.
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  SPEAKER_01: Father God, may our hands do your work and may our lives bring you glory.
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  SPEAKER_01: Father God, we thank you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thank you for all the gifts you've given us, even the ones that we don't even know we have.
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  SPEAKER_01: We thank you because you're going to pierce our minds to let us know that we have a job to do.
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  SPEAKER_01: We are your servants, we are your hands and your feet.
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  SPEAKER_01: So we thank you for this revelation.
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  SPEAKER_01: Help us to bring you glory and put a smile and joy on other people.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Jesus' name, I pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: We all pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Jesus' name.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thank you for standing with me this morning after well.
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  SPEAKER_01: Go out today.
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  SPEAKER_01: Use your gift by Friday.
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  SPEAKER_01: And remember to rejoice.
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  SPEAKER_01: Remember, we are coming of the most high God.
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  SPEAKER_01: And we got a lot of people and stuff on the number of a chapter.