Philippians 2: ³Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves. ⁴Care about them as much as you care about yourselves 5and think the same way that Christ Jesus thought: ⁶Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God. ⁷He gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us. ⁸Christ was humble. He obeyed God and even died on a cross. (CEV)

1 Peter 2:  ⁵ And now you are living stones that are being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God. ⁶It is just as God says in the Scriptures, "Look! I am placing in Zion a choice and precious cornerstone. No one who has faith in that one will be disappointed." ⁷You are followers of the LORD, and that stone is precious to you. But it isn't precious to those who refuse to follow him. They are the builders who tossed aside the stone that turned out to be the most important one of all. ⁸They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over that stone, because they were doomed. ⁹But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. (CEV)

Hebrews 4: ¹⁶So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness, and we will find help. (CEV)

1 Peter 4: ¹⁰Each of you has been blessed with one of God's many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 12:  ⁷The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 13: ⁴Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, ⁵or rude. Love isn't selfish or quick tempered. It doesn't keep a record of wrongs that other do. ⁶Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil. ⁷Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting. (CEV)

1. How does Jesus show us what to do as we learn to use His gifts?
2. Why is the Spirit necessary as our guide for showing how to love each other?
3. How does the Spirit help us develop our spiritual strengths (both general and special)?
4. Tell the group how you have been encouraged to grow more mature when we meet together.
Please study the above references and questions and then addyour observations and applications:
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