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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, and thank you for listening to your

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Speaker 1: Daily Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each

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Speaker 1: day to learn more about God and his will for us.

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Speaker 1: I'm your host, Jessica Vnrokel, and after the short word

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Speaker 1: from our sponsor, we'll dive into today's Bible Verse one Peter,

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Speaker 1: chapter four, verse ten.

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Speaker 2: Today's Bible verses Verse Peter, chapter four, Verse ten. Each

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Speaker 2: of you should use whatever gift you have received to

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Speaker 2: serve others as faithful stewards of God's grace in its

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Speaker 2: various forms. A few months ago, I remember feeling so

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Speaker 2: discouraged at work. It was one of the those days

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Speaker 2: where things where everything that could go wrong went wrong.

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Speaker 2: I struggled to complete tasks and it seemed my words

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Speaker 2: weren't landing the way I hoped. Inspiring others is one

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Speaker 2: of my favorite jobs, and I wondered how I could

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Speaker 2: encourage others when I felt so discouraged. Later that same day,

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Speaker 2: I ran into a downtown shop to get away from

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Speaker 2: the office for a few minutes, and the lady at

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Speaker 2: the counter had the friendliest smile and the kindest words.

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Speaker 2: I walked away with a little bounce in my step,

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Speaker 2: just being in her presence felt like a gift. Do

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Speaker 2: you ever wonder if what you do really matters? We

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Speaker 2: compare gifts and talents with someone else's, and we doubt

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Speaker 2: our gift counts. Quiet faithfulness is just as extraordinary as

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Speaker 2: someone's large social media presence. While our culture often celebrates

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Speaker 2: public gifts such as musical talent or preaching, God generously

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Speaker 2: bestows a wide variety of gifts upon us, all each

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Speaker 2: reflecting His grace in unique ways. It's tempting to fall

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Speaker 2: into the trap that real ministry belongs to those with

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Speaker 2: titles or training, but this leads us to First Peter,

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Speaker 2: Chapter four, verse ten. God has given you something to

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Speaker 2: use for His glory and for another person's benefit. The

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Speaker 2: fourth chapter of First Peter gives instruction on how to

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Speaker 2: serve God together in the last days while we wait

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Speaker 2: for Jesus Christ's second coming. It's key to note that

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Speaker 2: Peter means for us to serve God together. We're not

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Speaker 2: intended to live for Christ independently of one another. We

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Speaker 2: need each other and we need the gifts each of

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Speaker 2: us have. Our love for others shines, and we share

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Speaker 2: with our church family the gifts God has graciously given

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Speaker 2: to us. In our culture and society, we seem to

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Speaker 2: elevate certain gifts, especially any gift that takes place on

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Speaker 2: a platform. But God, through his grace to us, gives

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Speaker 2: us gifts in these various forms. Just as a glass

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Speaker 2: prism scatters light into a beautiful array of colors, God's

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Speaker 2: gifts are multifaceted, each revealing a different dimension of His grace.

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Speaker 2: This is the idea of various gifts. They are many

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Speaker 2: faceted and all reveal different aspects of His grace. Every

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Speaker 2: gift is important. When we hesitate to share our gifts

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Speaker 2: thinking they're not significant, we miss opportunities for God to

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Speaker 2: work through us to bless others. God intended for us

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Speaker 2: to discover the gifts He gave us, and then to

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Speaker 2: steward them well. To steward means to be a responsible manager,

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Speaker 2: so that we minister to other followers of Christ. The

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Speaker 2: Lord has planted seeds of ability in each of us.

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Speaker 2: Some may have the gift of making others feel welcome,

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Speaker 2: while others excel in cooking baked king, managing finances, organizing spaces,

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Speaker 2: or executing projects. Whatever your gift, trust God to nurture

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Speaker 2: and grow it for the benefit of others. We can

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Speaker 2: depend on Him to grow and develop these gifts so

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Speaker 2: other can benefit from the fruit God produces in us.

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Speaker 2: Our God given gifts and talents become fully developed when

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Speaker 2: we offer them back to God through the blessing and

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Speaker 2: serving of our fellow Christ followers. The apostle Paul reinforces

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Speaker 2: Peter's teaching in First Corinthians, Chapter twelve, verse seven, stating,

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Speaker 2: now to each one, the manifestation of the spirit is

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Speaker 2: given for the common good. God wants to bless and

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Speaker 2: encourage others through us.

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Speaker 1: He gives us traits unique to each one of us

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Speaker 1: because they provide ways and our pathways to contribute to

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Speaker 1: His purposes. Peter helps us see that God's grace can

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Speaker 1: revealed to those around us when we use our gifts

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Speaker 1: to serve each other. God calls us to love and

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Speaker 1: serve not only those who don't know Jesus, but also

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Speaker 1: are brothers and sisters in Christ. Let's not overlook the

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Speaker 1: importance of supporting fellow believers. Every person is important and

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Speaker 1: every gift has a purpose. As we serve one another,

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Speaker 1: we do it with the strength God gives and the

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Speaker 1: ability He supplies. Who knows your prayer for a friend

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Speaker 1: may steady their shaky faith. Your gift of hospitality may

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Speaker 1: help someone who feels invisible to feel seen again. And

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Speaker 1: your encouraging word or generous smile may be just what

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Speaker 1: someone needs to propel them onward.

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Speaker 2: Through a difficult day.

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Speaker 1: Today, let's make it a point to share a genuine

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Speaker 1: smile with someone, knowing that even these small acts and

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Speaker 1: these small gifts gifts reflect God's love. Let's pray, Heavenly Father,

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Speaker 1: thank you so very much that you have made each

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Speaker 1: of us with gifts and talents to be developed for

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Speaker 1: your purpose and glory. Lord, let us not minimize the

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Speaker 1: things that we've been given by you, because maybe they're

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Speaker 1: not as spectacular as someone else's. Lord, help us to

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Speaker 1: know that each of us has a place and a

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Speaker 1: purpose to serve others in your body. Lord, we commit

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Speaker 1: to living for you today. We commit to sharing our gifts,

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Speaker 1: no matter how small we may think, knowing that they

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Speaker 1: are big in your eyes. Lord, send us someone today

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Speaker 1: that we can shower your grace and love on. In Jesus' name,

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Speaker 1: we pray Amen,