Motivation is the process of being inspired and made enthusiastic to do something.
The person who has a motivational gift is inspired and enthusiastic to do a particular thing for which he is enabled by God.
Motivational gifts help to keep the Body of Christ motivated and lively.
8 Facts regarding the Motivational Gifts:
1. Everyone has at least one motivational gift, apart from the 9 Gifts of the Spirit (Rom.12:3)
2. Motivational gift is grace that a person is given; however, ministry gifts are persons that Christ gives to the church (Rom.12:3)
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The Gospel According to Romans
I. The Promise of the Gospel Given through the prophets in the Holy Scriptures- It was a Spoken Promise – Communicated- It was a Written Promise – Encoded, RecordedPromise of the Gospel: “That God will save…”Promises of the Gospel. “Salvation, life, adoption….”Rom.15:8; Gal.3:16, 22Why the Promise of the Gospel Was Made1. Because man by his righteousness could not fulfill the righteousness of God. The Law can’t save. It can only condemn.Israel is the greatest example.- Sinned despite of miracles- Sinned despite of Tabernacle- Sinned despite of...
Pursuit of Holiness
Holiness is not a Mount Everest.To many people today, holiness seems to be as unscalable as Mt. Everest. Not that they haven’t tried; but, each time they attempted the climb, their efforts (successful to a level) soon met with frustrations. Sometimes, it was the roughness of the climb, then sometimes it would just be the weather, the winds of circumstances blowing hard on them. Many times, the pull of comfort from the world below is so strong that they turn back too easily. But, sadly, the higher the climb, the more crushing the fall.The desire...
The Cleansing Power of Christ's Blood and God's Call to Holiness
The Bible declares that all men have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God (Rom.3:23)1. We Cannot Cleanse Ourselves; So, God took the Steps to Cleanse UsIn Eden, He provided the skin to cover the nakedness of Adam and Eve (Gen.3:21)He provided an Altar. He provided a Temple and ordained the Sin Offering (Exo.29:14)Then, He became the Sin Offering (Heb.10:8-10)Jesus said, “Unless I wash you, you have no part in me” (Jn.13:8)2. The Price of our Washing Was Very GreatSomething gets spent up for the washing of any dirt. You may use detergents,...
Purity in Living
We are purified by the Blood of Jesus (Heb.9:22,23)We have been purified by obedient faith in the Blood of Jesus through the Spirit (1Pet.1:22; Rom.3:25)We Live in PurityBy Faith in God's Word(Jn. 15:3)In Confession and Repentance (James 4:8-9; 1Jn.1:7)Towards Sincere Love (1Pet 1:22)Through Testing (1Pet 4...
Perfecting Holiness in the Fear of the Lord (2Cor.7:1)
The word used for cleansing in the Greek is a Levitical, temple word. The priests were very fearful of the Lord. They knew the fear of the Lord. The New Testament Christians also know this. For instance, they understood what it meant when the Bible said “God is a consuming fire”. They knew it when the Bible said that God will remove the candlestick. God is love but He also put an end to Ananias and Sapphira, as soon as they sinned. It created fear in the people (Acts 5:10,11). Sadly, today, there is a lack of emphasis on the fear of the Lord. People...
7 Hebrew Words for PRAISE
1. TowdahThe Sacrifice of Praise as an Offering; Confession, Praise, Thanksgiving (Psa.100:4; 50:14, 23). The Bible says that obedience is better than sacrifice of animals (1Sam.15:22). No praise and worship can be accepted before God unless the heart has first broken on the altar of God. That is the best praise. Towdah flows out of brokenness and self-surrender.2. YadahTo Throw, Lift up Hands in Praise, Be Thankful. (Psa.100:4; 134:2; 63:1). Yadah is praise that flows out of gratitude to God for who He is and His great goodness and mercies.3....
Do Not Judge!
Other than unbelief, perhaps one of the greatest sins among the saints is the attitude and action of judging others. The Bible strictly forbids us against judging anyone because none of us can stand before the Judgement Seat of Christ without the grace of Christ.Jesus Commands Us Not To JudgeThe new commandment which Jesus gave us tells us to love one another (John 13:34; 1Jn.2:8-11; 2Jn.1:5).Jesus commanded us under the New Covenant not to judge anyone (Matt.7:1).He showed us the reasons why we should not judge anyone.--All of us have sinned and...
Few Principles of Financial Prosperity
The Bible teaches us the true path of prosperity. The Bible is not poverty minded; in fact, it teaches us principles that will help us live successfully in this world. It teaches us the wisdom and skill necessary to use the world without relying on or being attached to it (1Cor.7:31). If anyone thinks that the Bible does not teach us the wisdom of success, then he may have to throw away a great chunk of the Bible. But, we must not forget some basic...
God in Graphology: Considerations in Gematria, Theology of the Alphabet (Hebrew, Chinese), and Philosophy of the Word
Let us call the method of trying to decode the writing system in order to seek proofs for faith as "Graphological Theology".Sacred GematriaThe works of Ivan Panin that discover numeric patterns in the Bible are examples of Textual Gematria. Check the following excerpt from his letter to the New York Sun:The first 17 verses of the New Testament contain the genealogy of the Christ. It consists of two main parts: Verses 1-11 cover the period from Abraham,...
Finding Grace
The Bible speaks about people who found God's favor in their lives. We know of Noah who found favor in the eyes of God (Gen.6:8); the result, he didn't die in the Great Flood. We also know of Moses who found favor with God (Exo.33:12); for sure, without God's favor he could never lead those teeming multitudes on the way to the Promised Land. Nehemiah was granted divine favor and he led the team that restored the walls of Jerusalem (Neh.1:11).When we turn to the New Testament, the English Bibles turn to the word "Grace". Grace is favor that is bestowed...
The Corrosion of Gold in Light of Modern Christian Economics
Published in The Contemporary Christian, Bangalore, 2013. “Your gold and silver are corroded…” (James 5:3)One of the important assets that Gutenberg’s printing press gifted to modern political economies is the ability to print paper money. The common man usually thinks that paper money is the real money, while in fact it is only a promissory note promising the bearer of the note the payment of the same amount (in coins, if not in gold) by the Reserve...
