
← Guiding Light Assembly16 Aug · 24 min
A More Excellent Way | Discovering and Using Your God-Given Gifts
<p>God has given you something that the church and the world need—but are you actually giving it back to Him?</p><p><br></p><p>In this powerful message, “A More Excellent Way,” we are challenged to examine what we do with the gifts, abilities, resources, knowledge, and opportunities God has placed in our hands.</p><p><br></p><p>The message begins with a personal story about being called to speak at GLA after initially choosing the more convenient option of simply writing blog posts. That experience became a powerful lesson in the difference between doing what is convenient and doing what God has actually called you to do.</p><p><br></p><p>Drawing from 1 Corinthians 12–13, Hebrews 11:4, and Matthew 22:37–39, this teaching explores why God gives different gifts to different members of the body of Christ—and why those gifts were never intended to be used solely for ourselves.</p><p><br></p><p>Every gift has a purpose.</p><p><br></p><p>Every ability has a responsibility.</p><p><br></p><p>And true sacrifice is not simply giving God something—it is giving Him what He has actually asked of you.</p>