Good morning -
It's like an incredible potluck dinner and everyone has something delicious to contribute. So it is with the church and individual spiritual gifts:
"to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." (1 Corinthians 12:7)
Every believer has been given a supernatural ability to bring something to the church "potluck" to benefit all involved. That ability, according to the Apostle Paul, can come in a variety of forms:
"to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues." (1 Corinthians 12:8-10)
Whether you've been gifted to understand God's word, or apply it to daily living, or to trust Him, or to make others whole, or to speak the mind and counsel of God so that others are built up, or to discern motives, or to speak or interpret languages not learned, each is a God-given ability designed to make the church "potluck" a better meal for all involved. And it is the Spirit of God that orchestrates this extravagant potluck of service:
"But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills." (1 Corinthians 12:11)
Perhaps spiritual gifts and the body of Christ can better be described as an orchestra than a potluck dinner. Everyone has been given a special ability to play an instrument in an incredible symphonic performance. We've never practiced before but we've picked up an instrument and, to our great amazement, found that we play perfectly and beautifully. And our music blends perfectly with the many other instruments in the great Kingdom symphony as we participate in the performance of the ages. The more passionately we play, the better the performance, and the more people who join the symphony and contribute to an even greater performance.
I'm inspired and encouraged by those who have found their musical instrument and are playing beautifully and harmoniously in the body of Christ. But those who haven't can step up to the table and select an instrument and try it out. It may require trying several instruments before finding the one that you can play the most beautifully, but once you find it, play it with all the passion and ability that God's Spirit within inspires.
Enjoying my participation in today's concert performance,
Pastor Steve
It's like an incredible potluck dinner and everyone has something delicious to contribute. So it is with the church and individual spiritual gifts:
"to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." (1 Corinthians 12:7)
Every believer has been given a supernatural ability to bring something to the church "potluck" to benefit all involved. That ability, according to the Apostle Paul, can come in a variety of forms:
"to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues." (1 Corinthians 12:8-10)
Whether you've been gifted to understand God's word, or apply it to daily living, or to trust Him, or to make others whole, or to speak the mind and counsel of God so that others are built up, or to discern motives, or to speak or interpret languages not learned, each is a God-given ability designed to make the church "potluck" a better meal for all involved. And it is the Spirit of God that orchestrates this extravagant potluck of service:
"But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills." (1 Corinthians 12:11)
Perhaps spiritual gifts and the body of Christ can better be described as an orchestra than a potluck dinner. Everyone has been given a special ability to play an instrument in an incredible symphonic performance. We've never practiced before but we've picked up an instrument and, to our great amazement, found that we play perfectly and beautifully. And our music blends perfectly with the many other instruments in the great Kingdom symphony as we participate in the performance of the ages. The more passionately we play, the better the performance, and the more people who join the symphony and contribute to an even greater performance.
I'm inspired and encouraged by those who have found their musical instrument and are playing beautifully and harmoniously in the body of Christ. But those who haven't can step up to the table and select an instrument and try it out. It may require trying several instruments before finding the one that you can play the most beautifully, but once you find it, play it with all the passion and ability that God's Spirit within inspires.
Enjoying my participation in today's concert performance,
Pastor Steve
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