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Introduction
Two pieces of wood.
Hole.
Several bolts.
I have here two pieces of wood that I need to hold together.
I also have some bolts.
If I put this bolt through the wood, will it stay?
For a little while.
Right?
It depends on how we apply pressure.
What if we switched out the bolt?
Would that make it hold?
No.
We would have the same problem.
What we need is a different piece of hardware.
We need a washer and nut to go on the bolt.
You see, if all we have is bolts, we will not be able to accomplish the task of holding these two boards together.
We need a diversity of hardware to do almost any task.
Not to mention, we need different screwdrivers, and socket wrenches, and drill bits!
Here is the point.
Diverse tools are necessary to accomplish a given task.
This physical reality is paralleled in the spiritual realm.
We need diverse gifts to accomplish our given task.
The body of Christ is intentionally diverse and spiritual gifts reflect that diversity.
Purpose:
Spiritual gifts are God’s design for the maturity and support of the body of Christ.
(this is why there is diversity)
Guidance:
To support and mature the body we recognize three requirements.
Outcome:
When these requirements are met the body of Christ provides growth, encouragement, and purpose.
Three requirements to enable the support and maturity of the body of Christ.
Requirement #1…
1.
The Body Must Be Dependent vv.
20-22
Complete independence is an impossibility.
We are always going to depend on someone or something.
This is not a bad thing.
We need one another!
We saw an example of this earlier in 1 Corinthians.
Go to 3:6-7.
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
We function best when we function together!
We need the gifts, talents, and abilities that God has given to one another in order to complete the task He has assigned us.
We are dependent on one another as well as on God Himself.
Paul reveals in these verses two realities about dependence.
Reality #1…
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Every part needs other parts vv.
20-21
The statement Paul makes here is one of reality.
There are many members.
There is one body.
Though composed of many parts, there is only one body.
If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you are part of the body.
We are many members made into one body.
What does that mean?
Paul tells us in v. 21.
We are dependent on one another.
Each part needs other parts!
Our eyes need our hands to grasp the things we see.
Our head needs the feet to take us where we want to go.
In the body of Christ it is no different!
Each part is dependent on all the other parts to function well.
We need one another.
None of us can look at another part of the body and say it isn’t necessary!
Here is what else it means.
Pride in our spiritual gifting is just as ridiculous as pride at physical characteristics over which we have no control.
Repeat - read aloud
God made each of us what we are.
He gave us the gifts we have.
None of us can function independently of one another.
This means we have nothing to be proud of!
We had no choice in our gifting and we have no ability to use our gift apart from the support of other members in the body.
Here’s our lesson.
I need my spiritual siblings.
Repeat - read aloud
You and I cannot do this on our own!
We need the other parts of the body in order to accomplish the task we have been given.
The spiritual growth, maturity, and effectiveness of the body of Christ depends on all of us doing our part, using our gifts to the glory of Christ and the good of the church.
Two realities about dependence.
Reality #1.
Every part needs other parts.
Reality #2…
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Every part is needed v. 22
First, Paul agrees with himself.
:)
He agrees that the eye needs the hand and the head needs the feet and the feet need the eye and hands need the head.
We need one another!
More than that, beyond just needing one another, each part is necessary.
In the human body there are some parts that seem to be less important.
In fact, for years students were taught that we had some vestigial or “left over” organs that we didn’t need.
Science has now discovered the purpose for each of those organs.
A kidney may not be as durable as a foot, but it is no less important and necessary.
If I put my liver where my hand is, it probably wouldn’t turn out so well.
But that doesn’t mean my liver is unimportant!
The parts of our body that seem weaker are just as essential as the parts that are strong!
There are some parts that are unseen and would seem to some to be less important than the more visible parts.
Those parts are still necessary.
Again, this same reality applies to the body of Christ.
Some Spiritual gifts function in the background.
There are people who serve the Lord here at Grace Church and you may never even realize what they do.
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