Peter Roselle: Why Can’t You Just Be More Like Me? (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Channel: King of Kings Worship Center
Date: 02/01/2020

We've all heard the expression, “opposites attract,” but that can easily morph into “opposites attack.” We think, “Why can’t they just be more like me? It is so obvious, why can't they see it my way?!” You may want other people to see life though your lens – but that’s NOT how life works. We are all “fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139:14) We are all “made in the image of God.” (Genesis 1:27) To have a healthy church culture we must keep asking the Lord to help us see the redemptive gifts in those around us – both in the church and outside. This is especially hard when those people are very different than you. But the Holy Spirit will help you see that person as an ally, not an adversary. The Holy Spirit will show you how to be attracted to those differences because they can fill a gap in your own life.

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So, one of the things that the Lord convicted us about 
when we first came out here was, “What kind of culture would we create?” 
We decided that we really 
wanted to dismantle religion as much as possible and try 
to focus on our relationship with the Father.
One of the hardest things about that is that we all have a 
natural tendency, when we're trying to guide people, 
to rely on our own strength, right? 
Think about the fivefold ministry, that's in Ephesians 4:11-12.
He gave some to be apostles prophets evangelists pastors teachers.
Look, if you're an evangelist that's your calling, that's the way you're wired.
But if you're a pastor you have just as great a calling on 
your life, but it's different than an evangelist.
If you're a teacher or an apostle or an intercessor / prophet 
you all have different things that you tilt towards. 
You tend to lean on the things that are your dominant gifts and that's a good thing.
Unless you dishonor people who don't have your gift or you try to clone them.
Well there's only a letter difference between clone and clown.
Be careful you don't want to clone people. God has made us all unique.
but it's hard if you're an evangelist and you want to be out with the lost all the
time to sit with a pastor who's spending 4 hours putting an outline together.
Each gift has its own reason to feel like mine is the best.
I feel like I got the best wife but there should be somebody 
here saying, “No! I have the best wife!”
We should all feel that way.
By the way - I'm God's favorite.
You are too.
Here's one of the trickiest things about ministry.
Whoever walks through that door on any given 
Sunday should step into a culture, not a church, 
but a culture, a belief system of a group of
people who say, “We honor the gifts that are in you.
We've had a lot of
intercessors come over the earth because
of our focus on prayer.
Many have been hurt and
some of the other places across the Body
of Christ because intercessors tend to
have very strong opinions about things.
That can feel threatening for some folks in the ministry.
Sometimes harsh things were said to them.
Intercessors also tend to be sensitive; that's a gift but if
you don't know how to handle that
sensitivity you can easily get hurt.
The hurt can create scar tissue in your heart.
if somebody's real prophetic and they're
talking to somebody with the gift of
administration, that can feel like two opposite
ends of the spectrum.
The gift of administration is “Spreadsheets Are Us.”
They like project management, timelines and meeting deadlines.
But the prophetic people may show up for a meeting late.
They might say, “Sorry,  I was praying and I lost track of time.”
The Administrative person will say, “The bible says, “Let your
yes be yes, and your no be no (Matthew 5:37)
You said yes to this meeting, that means you show up on time.”
We need to be allies, not adversaries. 
There are ways around our differences.
There are loving ways to help
people see that our differences don’t have to create strife.
The prophetic person looks at a spreadsheet and thinks,
“Oh man, that is bondage!
You can see it right on there! 
Those lines look like prison bars!
It is not always easy to see the redemptive
gift – especially if the person is in emotional pain.
But hidden down underneath all the
packaging is brokenness in people's lives.
We must honor the redemptive side of all the gifts.
I'm not going to “clown” them by trying to
“clone” me in them - they have their own
calling on their life.