I WILL LOVE MY CHURCH FAMILY

1 Corinthians 12:4–7 NASB95

4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

I. I WILL BE A TEAM PLAYER.

A. I WILL COMMIT TO GOD’S PURPOSE.

Matthew 22:37–40 NASB95

37 And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 “The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”

MATTHEW

Matthew 28:18–20 NASB95

18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

“It is not the church of God that has a mission in the world, but the God of mission that has a church in the world...”

51% of church members do not know the Great Commission

B. I WILL FOLLOW OUR GAME PLAN.

B. I WILL FOLLOW OUR GAME PLAN.

what would happen if a quarterback, started to change game plan had the team practice? The QB might know what he wanted, but no one else on the team would. They would get nowhere and lose the game.

Moody was once criticized for his methods of reaching people with the gospel. His reply was ‘I agree with you, I don’t like the way I do it either. Tell me how do you do it?’  The woman who had criticized replied ‘I don’t do it.’  To which Moody responded ‘I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.’

Posted on July 23, 2012 by hannaheroberts111

D. L. Moody was once criticised for his methods of reaching people with the gospel. His reply was ‘I agree with you, I don’t like the way I do it either. Tell me how do you do it?’  The woman who had criticised replied ‘I don’t do it.’  To which Moody responded ‘I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.’ 

You know what an oak tree really is? Just an acorn that wouldn’t move. But that acorn set down some roots, started to extend itself and it grew. A decent plan (you can go back and review and revise from time to time) where everyone knows their position, will succeed over the greatest plan that keeps changing based on the whims of a few people.

‘I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.’

Posted on July 23, 2012 by hannaheroberts111

D. L. Moody was once criticised for his methods of reaching people with the gospel. His reply was ‘I agree with you, I don’t like the way I do it either. Tell me how do you do it?’  The woman who had criticised replied ‘I don’t do it.’  To which Moody responded ‘I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.’ 

Luke 14:28 NASB95

28 “For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

Luke

1 COR 12:12-

1 Corinthians 12:12–31 NASB95

12 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now there are many members, but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; 23 and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, 24 whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, 25 so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? 31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.

II. I WILL VALUE THE POSITION GOD ASSIGNED ME TO PLAY.

A. GOD CALLS EVERYONE TO MINISTRY.

B. EVERY JOB IS IMPORTANT.

C. EVERYONE IS A 10 IN SOME AREA.

III. NO MATTER WHAT TEMPTATIONS, DEVILISH TRICKS, OR TRIALS OF THE WORLD, I WILL PULL TOGETHER WITH GOD’S FAMILY. (V. 31; ; )

A. LOVE PROTECTS OTHERS THROUGH UNITY.

A. LOVE PROTECTS OTHERS THROUGH UNITY.

B. LOVE SHOWS PATIENCE TOWARDS OTHERS.

C. LOVE PERSISTS THROUGH IT ALL.

CHALLENGE:

TAKE A SPIRITUAL GIFT INVENTORY.

SHARE YOUR HEART FOR MINISTRY WITH LIFE GROUP, LEADERS, OR PASTOR.

SHADOW SOMEONE IN MINISTRY THAT YOU WANT TO EXPLORE.

SERVE WHERE NEEDED.