Engage+Personality

=Personality= Lesson Objective: Individual's will discover their personality traits designed by God. Key Scripture "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5 What does God knowing you before you were in the womb say about your relationship with Him? What does it mean to you to be "set apart"? _ According to //Strong's Concordance,// the Hebrew word for "set apart" used in this verse is //qadash,// meaning "to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate" [1]. Look for these definitive words in the following verses and take note of what else God set apart: Genesis 2:3 Leviticus 20:8 Numbers 8:17 I Kings 9:3 You -- your unique personality -- was set apart by God, just as He set apart the Sabbath, His people, every firstborn male in Israel, and His temple. From this, we should understand how intensely personal God has been in designing us! But, as humans, we sometimes think maybe He didn't do such a great job designing us. Have you ever wished your personality was more like someone else's? You may see outgoing personalities onstage in a grama ministry or gentle, loving personalities ministering in the nursery and wish you were more like them? I certainly have! Consider this very huma desire in light of Jeremiah 1:5, though. There are no "bad" personalities, and God knew your's before He formed you in your mother's womb! What you do with your God-designed personality is what determines whether it is a strength or weakness in ministry.

Look up Ephesians 4:16 and fill in the blanks below: "From Him the _, joined and held together by every _ _, grows and builds itself up in love, as each __does its__ ___." Consider this metaphor of parts of the body joining together and working together. Are you functioning as a part of a body that is growing and building itself up in love? Just like your physical body takes very different parts working together and performing different tasks to function, so does the Body of Christ. (Imagine if you only had muscles and no bones!) Throughout Scripture we encounter complementary personalities serving God together. Describe the differing personality traits you see in these people in the following verses: Exodus 4:1-16, 27-31 - Moses__ _ and Aaron _ __Luke 10:38-42 - Mary__ __and Martha__ __Acts 15: 36-39 - Paul__ _ __and Barnabas__ add Jesus' disciples __Each of these groups were able to accomplish great things together for God. What would have happend if their personalities had not differed?__ _

Without understanding Biblical truths regarding our God-designed personalities, it is more challenging to appreciate differences among one another as we serve God together.

Consider the folloing verses associated with Biblical personalities. Circle the characteristis from the D.I.S.C. personality trait table that you see in each individual. Maybe add a video overview of this posted on tangle.com? add || Paul Acts 14: 19-21 Acts 13:45 Acts 15:37-38 Acts 9:1 Acts 16: 9-10 ||
 * "D" (Dominance) Personality:

add || Peter John 18:10 Acts 2:1-11 Matthew 14:28 Matthew 16:16 Matthew 16:22-23 || add || Barnabas Acts 9:26-28 Acts 4:36-37 Acts 15:37-39 Galatians 2:11-13 || add || Moses Exodus 32:11-14 Exodus 18:24 Exodus 18:25-26 Exodus 3:10-11 Exodus 4:1 || Let's explore your God-designed personality a little more. Take the short quiz at: [] Record your scores: Dominance: __Influence:__ Steadiness: _ Compliance: __(Mine were D: 68, I: 24, S: 0, C: 8)
 * "I" (Influence) Personality:
 * "S" (Steadiness) Personality:
 * "C" (Compliance) Personality:

Were you surprised at your results? You probably had some characteristics in each area, but one was most likely the highest. Regardless of the personality traits God designed within us, we need to be careful not to use personality traits as an excuse for behavior. Read Galatians 5:19-24. Fill in the lists below:__
 * Sinful Nature Choices: || Fruits of the Spirit Choices: ||

Please recognize that scripture regards the Fruits of the Spirit as chosen actions, rather than embedded traits. In other words, regardless of your personality type, we are expected to exhibit the extensions of the character of Christ: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. Which of these do you have to work hardest to exhibit? __

Notes

Blue Letter Bible. "Dictionary and Word Search for //qadash (Strong's 6942)//". Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2009. 14 Apr 2009. [|< http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H6942&t=NIV >]

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