Weekly outline

    GREETINGS
    GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
    COURSE FORUMS
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    FINAL

  • PT211 Spiritual Gifts

     

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    Dear Students! Welcome to the Course "Spiritual Gifts". We hope and pray you will have a wonderful experience studying with us and complete this course successfully!

    The very first thing we expect you to do is to follow our weekly schedule. We strongly encourage you to complete your lessons within the suggested time frame, which will require maintaining the pace outlined in your course materials. It is recommended that you take a genuine effort in regular forum participation. This allows an opportunity to learn from other students and enrich their learning experience by your views, ideas and discoveries, as you navigate through the course together.

    Before you get started, please, review the Course Description and the Course Schedule.

    Updates on your group activities, further instructions and other relevant information will be available at “Announcements” forum page.

    If you have any questions or messages to the course tutor, please, do this on  “Ask a question” forum page. While the tutor will provide you with support during the course, you should be aware of the self-discipline required for the successful study.

    You are welcome to submit your prayer requests to «Prayer Room» forum page.

    • GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE 

      Before you get to the lessons, it is paramount that you review the course description and the timetable. They provide important information about the topics and readings, the required assignments and their purpose, etc.

    • FORUMS

    • Your Calling and Your Walk

      Before the foundation of the world God loved you even before He made you. And when He made you He knew that you would have some special assignment and purpose to accomplish. And He equipped you with everything you need to do it.  

      This week Steve Lake is going to:

      • help you discover how your spiritual gift is connected with your purpose in life;

      • provide a brief overview of twenty-one spiritual gifts listed in the Scripture;

      • talk about  three key elements which will help you notice your gifts;

      • explain how God has placed in your heart a certain audience or social issue where you can make a difference;

      • explore John 16:7 and speak about  the ministry of the  Holy Spirit.

    • The Basics of Spiritual Gifts

      Paul didn't want the Corinthian church to be ignorant about spiritual gifts. Unfortunately, according to the statistics, believers in modern churches don't understand the concept of spiritual gifts because this topic isn't often addressed from the pulpit.

      This week Steve Lake is going to:

      • explore 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and Romans 12:1-8;

      • answer important questions about spiritual gifts;

      • share the story about Eric Liddell to gain more insight on surrendered life;

      • explain the difference between spiritual gifts and natural abilities.

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    • Analogy to the Body

      The human body is an incredibly complex organism with 75 organs. Different parts of the body form one unit. Each unit has a different function and yet they are interrelated. Paul says that we are members of the Body of Christ and our purpose in the Body is determined by our spiritual gift or gift-mix.

      This week Steve Lake is going to look at 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 and :

      • stress the importance of learning biblical principles during self-study and meditation;

      • focus  on the incredible diversity within unity;

      • explain the principle of interdependence within unity;

      • talks about equality and uniqueness within unity of spiritual gifts

      • tell about the spread of Christianity in the world.

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      • You get a particular score in Weekly Quiz 02
      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 2 is marked complete

    • Spiritual Gifts - The Head

      What does the spiritual gift of administration mean? What does it mean to have the spiritual gift of knowledge? What is the difference between the worldly wisdom and the wisdom from above? What was Jean Francois Blondin was famous for?

      This week Steve Lake is going to answer these questions and:

      • use biblical examples, visual aids, quotes from commentaries to illustrate the purpose of the spiritual gifts of administration, faith, knowledge and wisdom;

      • ask application question to help you figure out if you have any of these gifts.

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      • You get a particular score in Weekly Quiz 03
      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 3 is marked complete

    • Spiritual Gifts - The Eyes

      Who can protect the Body of Christ from harm and perceive if people are God’s sheep or wolves in sheep’s clothing? Who can cast vision of a preferred future and paint word pictures to motivate people? Which definition of leadership is the best?

      This week Steve Lake is going to answer these questions and:

      • use biblical examples, visual aids, quotes from commentaries to illustrate the purpose of the spiritual gifts of discernment and leadership;

      • ask application question to help you figure out if you have any of these gifts.

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      • You get a particular score in Weekly Quiz 04
      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 4 is marked complete

    • Spiritual Gifts - The Mouth

      What does the spiritual gift of prophecy mean? What does it mean to be an effective teacher? What are the guidelines for exercising the gift of tongues? What spiritual gift do the “prayer warriors” have?

      This week Steve Lake is going to answer these questions and :

      • use biblical examples, visual aids, quotes from commentaries to illustrate the purpose of the spiritual gifts associated with the mouth;  

      • ask application question to help you figure out if you have the gift of prophecy, teaching, tongues, interpretation or intercession.

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      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 5 is marked complete
      • You achieve a required score in Weekly Quiz 05

    • Spiritual Gifts - The Heart

      What spiritual gifts are necessary for ministries focused on care and compassion? What kind of people come alongside the broken and seek to lighten their load? Who can grow spiritually and intervene when struggles, pain or need threaten a member’s progress?

      This week Steve Lake is going to answer these questions and:

      • use biblical examples, visual aids, quotes from commentaries to illustrate the purpose of the spiritual gifts of encouragement, hospitality, mercy and shepherding;

      • ask application question to help you figure out if you have any of these gifts.

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      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 6 is marked complete
      • You achieve a required score in Weekly Quiz 06

    • Spiritual Gifts - The Hands and the Feet

      Which spiritual gift includes not only money, but involves time and talent? What are different types of healing? Does the gift of miracles exist today? In what way people with the gift of evangelism are different from other believers who share the Gospel?

      This week Steve Lake is going to answer these questions and :

      • use biblical examples, visual aids, quotes from commentaries to illustrate the purpose of the spiritual gifts of giving, helps, healings, miracles, apostleship and evangelism;

      • ask application question to help you figure out if you have any of these gifts.

      Restricted Not available unless:
      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 7 is marked complete
      • You achieve a required score in Weekly Quiz 07

    • Right Motivation and Cautions

      What love has to do with spiritual gifts? What is more beneficial, prophecy or tongues? What guidelines does Paul lay out for the Corinthian church to follow about orderly worship?

      This week Steve Lake is going to answer these questions and :

      • explore 1 Corinthians 13 in an expository way;

      • help you unpack some important truths about cautions Paul gives about using the gifts of tongues and prophecy;

      • show how Paul’s teaching can be applied today;

      • explain some of the differences between gifts which are often confusing for people;

      • talk about six possible spiritual gifts not included in the list.

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      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 8 is marked complete
      • You achieve a required score in Weekly Quiz 08

    • Equipping Gifts

      There are five gifts that we call the equipping gifts. They are given to people who function as co-captains in the church. So who are these people? Why did God choose these five gifts?

      This week Steve Lake is going to answer these questions and:

      • give an overview of Ephesians 4:1-16;

      • encourage you to follow Paul’s exhortations;

      • use the analogy of a soccer team to show that every person in the church has a role and a responsibility;

      • explain how the local church can be effective.

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      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 9 is marked complete
      • You achieve a required score in Weekly Quiz 09

    • Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts -1

      Now when you have enough information about spiritual gifts, it is time to apply that knowledge and identify the spiritual gift you might have.

      This week Steve Lake is going to:

      • look at James 1:22-25  and ask you to do an exercise and to list different positions you have had in a church;

      • briefly review each of the twenty-one spiritual gifts so that you could match them with the ministry position you  had in the church;

      • invite you to take part in the activity when you listen to a pretend situation about the roles of  small group participants and decide whether it is something you  think you would contribute to a small group.

      Restricted Not available unless:
      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 10 is marked complete
      • You achieve a required score in Weekly Quiz 10

    • Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts - 2

      It is not enough to know your spiritual gift; you should use it everywhere you go. There is a group that God has embedded in your heart and you love to be with that group and you want to make a difference in their lives. It may be a group of people or an issue in our society.

      This week Steve Lake is going to:

      • show you a diagram which will help you understand whom you should serve;

      • help you identify your target audience;

      • present a model of how we organize  our church around spiritual gifts and especially around the equipping gifts.

      Restricted Not available unless:
      • The activity Answer if you watched and read all for the week 11 is marked complete
      • You achieve a required score in Weekly Quiz 11

    • заключительная неделя

      This week is the deadline for submitting your literature review and the written assignment. These are the prerequisites to obtain the permission to take the FINAL TEST.

      Keep up the good work: "The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name."

      • Step 1. Final Paper

        Please, submit your final paper (1000-1500 words): “Spiritual Gifts - God’s keys to effective ministry”

      • Step 2. Final Exam

        Please, take the final exam for this course. 

      • Step 3. Reading Report

        Please, submit your reading report. 

      • Step 4. Course Evaluation

        It is very important to know your opinion about this course . Please fill in the feedback form Evaluation of Online Course, which you will find below.

        If you have something to say about how this course helped you in your ministry, in your spiritual development, we will be glad to hear it. If you want to say something to the teacher, you can send any comments and suggestions to our email address : tvs.student@gmail.com 

        THANK YOU!