Romans 12 Living as a Gifted Part of the Body Part 3

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has give you.” Romans 12:1-3 (NIV) Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5 (NIV) Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

“We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.” Romans 12:6-8 (NIV) Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

1.Belonging to the body means humbling ourselves “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment.” Romans 12:3 Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

1.Belonging to the body means humbling ourselves “You may say to yourself, “My power and strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me. But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.” Deuteronomy 8:17-18 Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

1.Belonging to the body means humbling ourselves “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

2. The Church is a Body “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ, we who are many form one body.” Romans 12:4 Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

2. The Church is a Body “Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.” 1 Corinthians 12:14-20 Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

3. Each member of the body has gifts and we belong to each other “Each member belongs to all the others” Romans 12:5 “We have different gifts, according to the grace given us” Romans 12:6 Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

1.Belonging to the body means humbling ourselves 2.The Church is a body 3.Each member of the body has gifts and we belong to each other Living as a Gifted Part of the Body

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