STRENGTHS FINDER - Introduction

You are marvelously made, yet uniquely flawed. God created you for a very specific purpose that no one else is capable of accomplishing. You are special! You are one-of-a-kind!

"To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away." Matthew 25:15

In the Strengths Finder Series, you will see how your God-given talents can be turned into strengths and used to fulfill God's purpose for your life in the areas of ministry/calling (spiritual gifts), relationships (marriage, family, friends, others), and vocation.

Only by knowing your talents and strengths and by living through them can you be the best you that you can be.

This week I introduced the SF Series. Next week we will look at how our talents/strengths play a vital role in how we implement our spiritual gifts in ministry.

"...to equip the saints (members) for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ." Ephesians 4:12

This week the spotlight was on Bradley and Jessica Bedwell. Next week I will turn the light on Patrick and Kerrie Reed. Each week, I will draw a name and at the end of the following week's lesson, I will complete an analysis of that person/couple's talents--the good, the bad, and the cautions.

The slides this week were loaded with good info you might want to review. Below the slides is a list of the 34 talents and supporting scriptures that are associated with each talent.

The SIGNATURE THEMES & Supporting Verses

(Talents)

Achiever	1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; Proverbs 18:9; Hebrews 6:11-12
Activator	James 1:22-24; Ecclesiastes 11:4-6; John 13:17
Adaptability	Matthew 6:34; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 19:5-9; Philippians 4:12-13
Analytical	John 20:24-25; Acts 17:11; 1 Kings 3:9-12
Arranger	Proverbs 15:22; Psalm 8:4-6;
Belief	Joshua 24:15; Colossians 3:23-24; John 20:27-29
Command	John 2:15-17; Ephesians 4:25; 1 Samuel 17:32-37
Communication	Matthew 7:28-29; Matthew 13:34; Ecclesiastes 12:9-11; Romans 10:14-15
Competition	1 John 4:4; 1 Corinthians 9:24-26a; 1 Samuel 17:4-10; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57
Connectedness	Romans 8:28; Matthew 7:7-8; 1 Corinthians 12:18-21, 26-27; Ephesians 4:3-6
Consistency / Fairness	James 2:1, 8-9; Matthew 5:45; Romans 12:3
Context	Deuteronomy 4:9-10; Hebrews 1:1-2; Joshua 4:5-7; Ecclesiastes 3:15; Matthew 5:17
Deliberative	Ephesians 5:15-16; James 1:19-20; Luke 14:28-30
Developer	Acts 11:22-26; Philippians 1:3-6; 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-8, 11-12; 2 Timothy 2:2
Discipline	1 Corinthians 14:40; 1 Chronicles 28:19; Proverbs 21:5
Empathy	John 11:33-35; Romans 12:15; Luke 8:43-48
Focus	Luke 9:51; Philippians 3:12-14; Hebrews 12:1-2
Futuristic	Proverbs 29:18a (KJV); Joel 2:28;Genisis 37:5-8; Romans 8:18-21; Jeremiah 29:11
Harmony	Romans 12:16a; Matthew 5:9; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Psalm 133:1; Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)
Ideation	Isaiah 65:17-18; Romans 12:2; Revelation 4:11
Inclusiveness / Includer	Galatians 3:28; John 3:16; Philemon 17; Romans 15:7
Individualization	Luke 12:7; Psalm 139:1-3; 1 Samuel 16:7; Matthew 10:1-4
Input	John 21:25; 2 Timothy 4:13; Proverbs 2:1-5
Intellection	Luke 2:46-47; Acts 17:17-18; Matthew 22:37; 1 Peter 1:13
Learner	Daniel 1:3-4; Luke 10:38-42; Ezra 7:10; 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Maximizer	2 Corinthians 8:7; Numbers 18:29; Isaiah 40:31 (NIV); Matthew 25:19-21; 2 Timothy 1:6
Positivity	Proverbs 17:22; Philippians 4:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Nehemiah 8:10; Luke 15:32
Relator	Proverbs 18:24; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 1 Samuel 19:1-3; 20:16-17
Responsibility	Daniel 6:4; Proverbs 22:1; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 25:34-40
Restorative	Luke 5:29-32; Galatians 6:1; Psalm 23:1-3a
Self-Assurance	Hebrews 11:1; 2 Timothy 1:12b; Genesis 37:9-11
Significance	Matthew 5:14-16; John 10:10b; 1 Corinthians 4:15-16
Strategic	Mark 2:2-4; Psalm 25:4-5; Proverbs 19:2 (NIV); 1 Corinthians 10:13
Woo	Hebrews 13:2; Matthew 9:36-38; Colossians 4:5