09-16-2025 PART 3: Do It Well Living Out Romans 12

Section 1

Paul’s exhortation in Romans 12 is both practical and deeply spiritual: whatever gift God has entrusted to you, use it fully and faithfully. If prophecy, then speak; if serving, serve; if teaching, teach; if encouraging, encourage. Each gift is an offering to God, and offerings should be given with the best of our heart and effort. The message challenges believers not to adopt a “good enough” attitude but to give God their best, since He gave His best in Christ. Serving others, even in small ways like helping a neighbor or volunteering at church, is counted as a gift when done in love.

Section 2

Generosity, leadership, and kindness are also highlighted as gifts. Paul insists that if God has blessed you with resources, you are called to share them generously. Giving is not merely financial support to a ministry but an act of worship reflecting the heart of God, who gave His Son. Leadership is to be taken seriously and carried out with a servant’s heart, echoing Jesus’ teaching that true leaders serve. Kindness, too, is identified as a distinct spiritual gift—different from the fruit of the Spirit—seen in those who naturally display empathy and compassion, listening well and blessing others with gentleness.

Section 3

The overarching call is clear: gifts are not for self-promotion but for building up the body of Christ and glorifying God. Whether through teaching, giving, encouraging, leading, or showing kindness, believers are to use their graces with sincerity and gladness. The text closes with a reminder that perfection is not the expectation, but progress in reflecting Christ is. Each of us should bring our abilities before God with a prayerful heart, asking Him to help us do better, to grow “from glory to glory” into His likeness. In this way, gifts become both a blessing to others and a testimony of God’s presence in us.