1. English Bible Study April 17, 2009

2. Review previous verses • Ephesians 5:15 – 16 (what is the question) • Proverbs 1:22 (the three chairs) • 1 Corinthians 6:18 – 20 (where’s the line) • Proverbs 30:24 – 25 (consistently, every time) • Proverbs 12:15 (listen to advice) • Proverbs 9:10 (open hand)

3. Your Divine Design Part I: You’re a Masterpiece in the Making Chip Ingram

4. Passages • 2 Corinthians 5:17 • Ephesians 2 • Ephesians 3:14 – 19 • Ephesians 4:7 – 16

5. Overview • The Ultimate “Extreme Makeover” • 2 Corinthians 5:17 • You Are a Masterpiece in the Making • Ephesians 2:10 • Where Does God Do His “Extreme Makeovers”? • Ephesians 2:18 – 22, 3:14 – 19 • How Does God Do “Extreme Makeovers”? • Ephesians 4:7 – 16

6. Our “Extreme Makeover” by God By the ascended Christ, to every believer, For the profit of others, Through the Holy Spirit sovereignly; At the time of salvation, On the basis of grace, To produce the life of Christ in every believer

7. 10 principles to understand Spiritual Gifts • Every Christian has one or more spiritual gifts. • Many believers have received more than one spiritual gift. • Spiritual gifts are given at the moment of regeneration, but they may lie undiscovered and dormant for a long period of time. • Spiritual gifts can be abused and neglected, but if they are received at regeneration, it would appear that they cannot be lost.

8. 10 principles to understand Spiritual Gifts • Spiritual gifts are not the same as the gift of the Holy Spirit. • Spiritual gifts are not the same as the fruit of the Spirit. • Spiritual gifts are not the same as natural talents. • Some spiritual gifts are more useful in local churches than others because they result in greater edification of the body.

9. 10 principles to understand Spiritual Gifts • Charismata literally means “grace gifts.” These gifts are sovereignly and undeservedly given by the Holy Spirit. • Gifts are God’s spiritual equipment for effective service and edification of the body.

10. Something to think about Why do we like makeovers? • We like to see positive change. • Curiosity is riveted by the skill and creativity involved in making the old new, broken whole, taking that which is unbeautiful and then making it beautiful. • All of us, secretly long for extreme makeovers in some area of our lives or relationships. • Which area(s) of your life that you would like to see positive change/ extreme makeover?

11. Verses for this week • 2 Corinthians 5:17 • Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! • Ephesians 2:10 • For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

12. Passages to prepare ahead • 1 Corinthians 12 • Romans 12 • Ephesians 4 • 1 Peter 4