Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Lee Campbell

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

God gives a variety of spiritual gifts to His people for one purpose-to build up His church.  The Holy Spirit superintends this process and work.

Every-Member Ministry

Brad DuFault

Ephesians 4:7-16

Paul reminds the believers that Jesus has equipped them to serve others, and he lists different abilities and roles that God may have gifted them in. If everyone plays their unique part, the body of Christ will be experienced more fully.

Fervent Love

Ben Foust

1 Peter 4:7-11

Peter is encouraging Christians to have a fervent love for one another, even in the midst of trials. This present suffering is not the whole picture. Having an eternal focus allows us to endure trials and exert effort to love others, which brings glory to God.

Spiritual Gifts

Ryan Lowery

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

In this passage, Paul lists out some of the spiritual gifts with an emphasis on the ways these gifts can be used to serve others.

God's Love

Phil Franck

1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Love is a commitment to give of oneself for the good of another through the power of God. After listing what love is and is not, Paul sums it all up by saying love is more important than all the spiritual gifts that the Spirit bestows upon Christians. They are worthless without love. It is by our love, not our gifting , that people will know we are his disciples.

Building Up the Body of Christ

Dennis McCallum

Ephesians 4:7-16

Building up the Body of Christ involves using the gifting one received upon conversion in an attitude of love. The goal is for everyone to use their gifting to help others to attain spiritual maturity. Paul calls all Christians to make every effort to learn to love and build up others in the Body.

The Diversity of Gifting and Roles in the Body of Christ

Conrad Hilario

Ephesians 4:7-16

Many modern churches have a centralized leadership model where the pastor or priest is the head of the church and the rest of the congregation looks to the pastor to do the majority of the work. Whereas the Biblical model has a decentralized model where there are leaders but the entire work of ministry is distributed among all the members of the church. The Bible is clear all Christians have been given spiritual gifts to be used to serve the Body of Christ, building it up in love.

Unity Out of Diversity

Scott Risley

Ephesians 4:7-16

Because Christians are united with Christ, they have unity with other Christians. This is not a unity we generate, but a unity we must strive to maintain. Just as our bodies are made up of many parts, so too is the Body of Christ made up of many different individuals who work together, each doing their unique role, to build up the Body of Christ for the work God created each of us to do.

Gifts for Unity

Chris Hearty

Ephesians 4:7-16

Paul writes of the spiritual gifts God has gifted us in order to equip the church. He then calls on us to reach unity and maturity in our faith. \r\n