Sunday Service "Body of Christ"

How's everybody feeling today?

Amen. Hallelujah and I thank you for every single one that doesn't the church look good. Does the church look good? I want to thank. Sister program has had it on her heart to come brother, started decorating the church, every every Christmas season every year without fail. Hallelujah is the leader. Thank you so much. Praise for last week. And I've been feeding for last week, I spoke about one another. I didn't get it up online but I will I promise you. So I'm going to ask that if you go back and listen to this message. And then follow it up with listening to this week's message. Again, let it touch your hearts one more time in the midweek. Heavenly Father, we come before you today in Ojai, ingratitude of what you are knowing that you are the head of the church and we are your people, we are the body of Christ. Hallelujah, we thank you for the present. Precious gift of Jesus Christ. Over whose birth. We celebrate during this, holy season of Advent. Hallelujah. As we wait for his return. Hallelujah. We ask that you would bring a flash Revelation to us all today. Hallelujah. What it means to be unified in the body of Christ. Here on Earth. Oh, Lord. Holy Spirit. We invite you to move.

We open our hearts to your word today that the spirit of Christ. Bind us together in love in one body. In one purpose to glorify you. Oh, Lord. Father to build your kingdom whole Lord here on Earth. Lord. We pray, show us the importance of being united in the body of Christ hole or break down there. Working the other meet at 6, the temporary. And so Laurence, put her asking you this in the name of Jesus Christ. And as we listen to this word today, hope God opened our eyes to see the beauty of your body. Let us be the hands and feet of Christ here on Earth. Reaching out to this hurting world. Oh lord, for every person the ones not here, he's not feeling good, old father as we lift them up. We lift them up, oh Lord. The weary, the Brokenhearted, the discouraged and the lost. Oh Lord, let your healing and restoring power today. Oh Lord. Oh Lord, we thank you for this time together. Oh, Lord, I ask that you would speak clearly through the word today. Oh, Lord. Molding together in one body of Christ, the Lord in the precious, precious name of our Lord Jesus. Amen. And amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Oh Lord. Thank you.

I got the word to come down and be on the floor with you today.

Hallelujah. Jesus. Last week's message was one another.

Trying to give you the scriptural, references of why we are One body in Christ. Hallelujah, following up last week's message with today's message of the body of Christ. Alleluia coming from 1st Corinthians 1 1013 1st Corinthians 1:10 through 13. This is now I beseech you Brethren by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and they all speak the same thing. And that there be no divisions among you. That ye may be perfectly joined together. in the same mind in the same judgments for had been declared unto me of you, my brother, in by them, which are the house of Chloe that there are contentions among you now this, I say that every one of you say, if that I am Paul, And I am of Apollo. And I am of cephas and I have Christ. Is Christ divided. Was Paul crucified for you or you baptized in the name of Paul? Questions. You see, there's something about something about the Christmas season. Hallelujah. You say, I love being with my wife and my family, there's no harsh schedules to follow you, may be seated if you wish No school to attend for the kids. No work to accomplish no calls the answer, no errands to run. Just sit back and relax with my family. And eat.

We ought to do Christmas more often. Christmas. It's meant to be relaxing. It's a time of sharing.

It's a time of getting closer with your kids and your spouse in your family and to eat So we need that closeness in our families. How many would agree with me that you would love to have more of that time? What to reclaim in that time? In keeping with that of the Christmas feeling, I want to talk about the need for one another to have one another in this church. You see? We are part of a family. We are the family of God. We need one another. We need to, to be able to on one another. With one another. See the busyness of Our Lives. It's tough to find the time to spend with one another. I spoke about it last week. The church family basically will spend 90 to 120 Minutes a week together and we need to focus on finding more time together. You see Paul wrote to the Corinthian Church, reminding them to be unified and to be working together and they were started this. They were going to church but they were of Paul and they were of Apollo so they were of cephus and somewhere of Christ. Their mindset. The church was not functioning as a close-knit unit. They were not true family. Yes, they were all baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost. But many of them were separating themselves from one another. See, it's nothing news happening, long time ago.

why one would say, I am a follower of Peter, another would say I'm a follower of Paul and the other Apollo's

Nepal came along. Is it? Stop the madness? Did any of these men died for? Any of these men had their blood for you. Where are you? Baptized in their name?

Paul said, I'm pleading with you, brothers and sisters, I'm pleading with you. Let's be United in Christ, one mind, one purpose, followers of Christ.

And he does a great example in chapter 12 of Corinthians 1st Corinthians, I'm not going to read the whole thing. But it says, where's the body is one? It has many members and all the members of that one body are many. One body. So also in Christ.

For the one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles where the way your bond or free and have been all made to drink of one spirit.

For the one body. It's not one member, but many. Is a foot shelf City because I am not the hand. I am out of the body. Is therefore not of the body. And if the ears shall say, because I am not the eye. Am I not of the body? Is it therefore not of one body?

And it's a whole body, we're not. I Where would there be hearing? if the whole world hearing, Where would one be smelly? 1st Corinthians 1. First 12 chapter 12, 12 through 27. it makes you stop and think as with much of the scripture, if you could take it to heart, If you read it, you will find your place. You will see how it's affecting. You you'll see what's happening in your life.

You see the family of God, it's called the body of Christ. or as we know it today, the church, Each part of the body is placed exactly where it's supposed to be. And for a reason, Each party shape. Exactly how it's supposed to be.

Listen to nose is on your face.

What would happen every rainstorm?

You know, if the years were flipped on side Eastside, you'd be here and wants it back to you instead of what's in front of you. All these little things that makes so much sense. When you break it down to foolishness, that it's not foolishness. It makes perfect sense. Hallelujah.

pause point was as amazing as the human body is,

The body of Christ is even more amazing. You see the human body needs all of its parts. Rocitizens.

See the church needs all of its members. For everyone's on purpose. For the work for the church to for the work for the Lord. We need we need every single member in this church.

in order for this church to function as God intended, it to be We need. Come on somebody. Can I get an amen on? Hallelujah. You think you can get plywood Mission Church all the time? You can't. Because you are a part of the body of Christ. It's just not you that's losing out by not showing up to church. See the rest of the body can't function without you or have to be put into overdrive? Doing what you're good at? Hallelujah.

You can't make it alone. In the body can't make it without you. Every single one of us is important. In the church, in the minds of Jesus in the mind of your lord, and savior.

It's not all about me. It's not all about me.

But, is that?

Hallelujah.

But it will, people would fill the void still have to work harder, but we need you, we watch you do your part of the body of Christ. The lord has called you to do what you do. He is giving you the challenge.

You see it's all about the body of Christ. It's all about the family of God.

We sacrifice for the body, we sacrifice for the family. The parents work overtime, they working 2nd shift to bring food to be able to provide a warm home to provide warm food for the family.

We give our tithes and offering to have a warm place to be. Be able to do the ministry of the church.

Reaching out to the Lord.

You see if you were in here. Who are the preaching to?

I wouldn't be able to pass through without you. You all are awesome listeners. You are all awesome encouragers in your own, right.

Shall We Gather together as often as we can?

Because I have a need. Because you have a need. And by gathering together, we are meeting each other's needs.

It's not all about me. Sometimes I got to suck it up. Sometimes I got to look beyond that personality, that little conflict.

My gathering together. We're getting refreshed in the Lord.

We're driving together. We To talk about. Ahead of us. We're going to go to church where you

the Gathering Together. We are getting closer to our Lord, closer to one another. and by gathering together, The entire body benefits this church benefits. We got to reach out to the world and let him know New Life. Christian Church International sitting on the corner of 2323, Church Street and Chapel, Hallelujah,

It's just not about this building though. What about the people who come into it?

It's me about the encouragement that we give each other. It's about the support that we give each other. It's about the training. We give each other, hallelujah. It's you brother. B, u sister. This is the church. It's you guys driving together sister. Leave her sister Fram, Hallelujah. That get together getting dressed up for your love. It makes you feel good.

So you got something to offer that, I can't offer. You've got a talent that I don't have. You have an ability that I don't have. You got something special? Every single one of you, no one gets left out. And I was in last week's message. Also, we need to find something for everyone where nobody feels less than another.

Don't you think you don't have something for somebody? Don't you think that somebody can't benefit from your skills, your smile, your talent, your attitude, your ability to be able to bring that to this church cuz you are a New York

You were predestined by God. He knew you were going to be here. He knew you. How you were going to be

Voice. You were going to have.

That's what God is all about.

Do you think you don't have something for somebody? Can I get a witness? Can I get an amen? Hallelujah. How many of you know that love is to learn. How many of you know that love is not easy? How many no you may not want to do something, but the love in your body is telling you to go and do it. The love in your heart is saying, I'm going to be the better person. I'm going to be the husband, I'm going to be the wife, I'm going to be the friend. I'm going to be the church member, that's going to show that person something special.

See, the reason you need the church, the reason you need the church is, there will come a time. When you are facing it, dark. When you are facing a lonely. When you are facing a hard time in your life. And you won't know how to get through it. Somebody in the church is already gone. And they're going to be there. They know what you going through there. Going to be there for support, they're going to be there for the conversation. They're going to be there for the hug. They're going to be there for the handshake. They're going to be there just to be there. Sometimes words don't need to be there, just there.

what's wonderful about the family that God, though is

Somebody will be there to show you how to get through that trial.

You won't be alone.

Just as much as you need them, to lead you through, you'll be there to leave somebody else through it. Also Whatever you're going through right now. People whatever you're going through right now. Brothers and sisters. Hallelujah. There's somebody that there's already been a story in the Bible about a Hallelujah. There's nothing. You're fixing to leave some. You're going to help them through and I know you are. We need each other. No, man is an island unto himself.

We are all part of the same body.

Come on, somebody, we're small, but we are Mighty and we are powerful. We got the Lord. Jesus Christ. On our side. Hallelujah.

And I know, and I believe that God has brought this body together that has brought this family together.

We're all different. We're different sites, where different shapes were different colors. We got different talents.

And we may not have like all of the things that those people possess, but we're going to power through that.

See the light.

Sophie call me Life. Christian church together for such a time like this.

We're going into work tonight Year. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah.

God has gathered from all over. North America, South America.

We're all together.

God has chosen each and everyone of us.

and I believe,

In the right place, right time and new life is here you are here. Hallelujah. You guys have snuck it out. Hallelujah. You guys come when there's two people in the church. If you guys come when there's a, you guys are here. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah.

Then when the people are here and we're out in the streets, we can minister to those people that we can love it.

Come to our church, so they can come.

It's not always easy.

The people are here and we can minister to the people are here, but sometimes we may get frustrated with

But all in the process. Our needs are getting met. You see we need one another one. Another.

This week's message. We are all part of the same family. We are all part of the same body. It's under Christ, Our Lord Jesus.

We got to stop looking at each other's company.

We have talents you are loved by Christ. You are loved by the leaders of the church. You are Love Actually by everyone in this church although they may not show it.

Got to love you.

See, we're all on the same team. We're all headed to the same direction.

We all need to help. That we all can help each other, you know, sometimes if we don't say something, nobody knows. Sometimes you got to say something to get something. Lady p. Say that again.

It's right. Crazy Lord.

We brought together for this hour. We've been brought together for this service to hear this message to know that we are the body of Christ home.

You know, I don't know how many times you got upset at your son or daughter, husband grandchildren,

The man you still love him. Then you want the best for them. They frustrate the heck out of here for a little while.

And then whether it's five minutes later 15 minutes later, six hours later, the big hug comes back. I love you. I need you and I want to teach and I want you to teach me cuz we all have a special talent.

This church has been brought together for common tasks. For Unique purpose. in this year of Our Lord 2024, and then closing this year and heading into the year of Our Lord, in 2025,

We've got work to do. We got a mission of Hope and we need to be a united front. Hallelujah.

Lady p. It's probably the family, the bond family outside the home is that you will represent the family as a one-unit, praise the Lord. No matter how messed up, one of the ones. Hallelujah.

She is their mother. She's going to represent.

You are going to represent the purpose of.

How to defeat?

Keep it within the family.

The world.

You know what's coming? Behind you, cuz we share.

When you come back. You are going to be taught.

Strong. Hallelujah.

So, Hallelujah. Yes, we're all adults here. Hallelujah. But if we messed up,

Learn from the mistake. Hallelujah, move forward. Hallelujah.

This is the time to keep your mouth shut.

Did you keep it shut? And you stop the rumors. When you stop the gossip, probably you get yourself into so much trouble by open because our emotion got us. All riled up.

And you said something to somebody outside the church. What kind of example are you leaving?

What kind of Representative of TriStar?

Praise the lord. We are a body of Christ. We are one. We are brothers and sisters. You can't get rid of us.

no matter how much you weigh,

We are brothers and sisters, and that means forever and ever.

OneBlood baptized. Holy Spirit-filled.

Hallelujah.

This church has a function.

God is molding us. God is shaping a Sears is. So

When you wake up this morning, you said you woke up and you were one body of Christ. I know you said the same thing. I like to say it was last week's message that stuck into it, but it's not. It was a, it was a holy ghost-filled, you up with the same message the same message that I'm delivering today. We are a body of Christ. We are Spirit-filled church. We like being here. Yes, sometimes we may be tired. We may not be feeling well, Hallelujah. But we are. Here we are. Dedicated to Our Lady, Peace. Next, we are dedicated.

Let's understand our each individual function of the church. Your purpose affect, purpose of other people, you are important. This is how the church was designed. It's about the relationships that we filled with each other through God.

Brought you out here together today? God has joined us together for this hour for this community, in this Christmas season. During this Advent season, we can get a hold of this weekend. Hold on to it. I believe we could. I believe we can shake Hartford. I believe we can shake Bloomfield. I believe we can sit

Is there needs that need to be met? Make us aware make the church aware, make lady. We're make pasta. We're Deaconess aware. Hallelujah. Make somebody in the Church of where what you need to go through, what's going through. So, we can help you.

I'm wondering closing. Did you just sit there for minutes? Where their heads bowed knowing where my heart lays knowing where your heart lays.

As we pray. Hallelujah by the guy. We are one body. We are one body. We are for one another. Oh Lord. Yes. Lord in in our world. Oh Lord. That bring us down. Oh Lord. But lettuce. United as one body or Lord of your name. Hallelujah, let us continue to work towards you or one purpose. Oh, lord of spreading the gospel of the Lord. Hallelujah.

Lord, I Thank you. What does Church find somebody within the church that they can share with that? They can open up to oh, Lord, let them not be alone in this church. Hallelujah. We know that you are always here for us. Oh Lord, hallelujah. But sometimes we need that Shuman. Contact State, human fellowship. And you said with Lord we need to fellowship with one another over. We cannot go through this life alone. Oh Lord. We're all here for a specific time and purpose. Oh Lord! Let me reach out to one of those persons over and having them if not to say oh Lord. I have this problem.

For the Lord is not always about us but the coffee made. What can I do for you or Lord? What can I do? My sister, my brother. What do you need from me? Lord, hallelujah. It's not about us. Oh, Lord, what it is about you. Hallelujah. Thank you Lord, thank you for the people, O Lord, the ones present here. The ones, not present. Thanks for the ones on the electronic means. O, Lord, Zoom YouTube and Facebook. Hallelujah! Thank you for their dedication alert for being here. Hallelujah. Thanks for the ones still in the post that they're not designed to Bill. Oh Lord. But covering for the people that are not here, oh Lord. Oh Lord, we will survive under your name. Oh Lord, we will be stronger than your name. Oh Lord, we will be Resolute under your name. Oh Lord, we will defeat We will review sheet and put them under our feet in the precious name of Jesus. Hallelujah, this second week of Prepare for the birth of our Christ. Child. Oh Lord. Hallelujah. That we can celebrate the miraculous story that you that you brought to us oh Lord through the Virgin Mary. Hallelujah. Oh Lord, another miracle Lord with many miracles to come Lord. As we wait for your present return. Oh, Lord. Hallelujah. As we wait Faithfully for your turtle or We will work with each other as a family under God in the body of Christ and precious name of Jesus. I pray, Hallelujah.