Where Do I Fit?? Romans 12:3-8

Christ Church Bartlett

Where Do I Fit?? Romans 12:3-8 1. Godly perspective yields Optimal function (v. 3) 2. Unity + Diversity = Harmony (v. 4-5) 3. Gifts of the _Spirit_ are to be Used_ for the _Common_ _Good_ (v. 6-8) • Prophecy Service • Teaching Encouragment/Exhortation • Giving Leading • Mercy Spiritual Gifts ARE . . . • Supernatural abilities • Sovereignity given to • Strengthen His • Saints who are to • Serve (minister) to one another being good • Stewards of the manifold grace of God A Brokxn Kxy Evxn though my typxwritxr is an old modxl, it works quitx wxll xxcxpt for onx of the kxys. I havx many timxs wishxd that is workxd pxrfxctly. It is trux that thxrx arx forty-onx kxys that function wxll xnough, but just onx kxy not working makxs thx diffxrxncx. Somxtimxs it sxxms to mx that our church is somxthing likx my typxwritxr -- not all thx kxy pxoplx arx working propxrly. As onx of thxm, you may say to yoursxlf, “Wxll, I am only onx pxrson, I don’t makx or brxak thx church.” But it doxs makx a big diffxrxncx, bxcasx a church, to bx xffxctivx, nxxds thx activx participation of xvxry pxrson. So, thx nxxt timx your xfforts arx not nxxdxd vxry much, rxmxmbxr my typxwritxr and say to yoursxlf, “I am a kxy pxrson in thx congrxgation and I am nxxdxd vxry much.” This is what happxns to thx wholx church, and multiply this by many timxs -- thx whole thing just doxs not makx sxnsx! “Belovxd don’t bx like a broken kxy.” You must utilize your spiritual gift. The local body of Christ where you worship needs you and cannot be the same without you!