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I Corinthians 12:27
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
What makes you unique?
How do you best function in the body?
How do you fit in?
What does God want you to do? I Corinthians 12:18
It is important that we sharpen our thinking on this subject.
If we do not recognize our God given role in the body, how can we carry that out?
Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles
Peter concentrated for a time on the Judeans
Ananias was the bold individual disciple that God had minister to Saul of Tarsus.
Romans 16:1-16
Romans 12:1-8
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
What are you supposed to be doing?
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
What makes you unique?
How do you best function in the body?
How do you fit in?
What does God want you to do? I Corinthians 12:18
It is important that we sharpen our thinking on this subject.
If we do not recognize our God given role in the body, how can we carry that out?
Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles
Peter concentrated for a time on the Judeans
Ananias was the bold individual disciple that God had minister to Saul of Tarsus.
Romans 16:1-16
Romans 12:1-8
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
What are you supposed to be doing?