1 Corinthians 12:12-28

"Dear Father, God of order, You have invested the inferior parts of the body with greater honor. You have given the weak parts of the body..."

Can you just leave your arm behind? We are the body of Christ and we can't all be the same and can't we leave anyone behind.

"Dear Member of My Body, At the beginning of the 12th chapter of 1 Corinthians, the apostle Paul is about to address the chaos that had resulted from...."

"In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are....."

"But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it....."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 12:18-20 -- But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

What a big difference one stuck key can make! Lisa Mikitarian has a sticking key on her laptop, the letter "U" and it makes things look a little strange but it helps remind her how everyone is important!

"For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free — and we were all given the one Spirit to drink."

"Now the body is not made up of one part but of many."

"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."

"Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same..."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 12:14 -- Now the body is not made up of one part but of many.

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 12:13 -- For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free--and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 12:27 -- Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

What can be learned from a pile of LEGOs? We can learn a lot about who we are spiritually from a box of LEGOs, things like unity and being built by God into something special.

We need each other just like a band needs a tuba... and a flute... and a drum beat! Max Lucado reminds us of our need to be part of a band to make beautiful music no matter what part we play.

What really do we value? Mark Frost of interimministrypartners.com shares insights into transition times for churches who are looking for a minister or pastor and helps them discover ways to determine their core values.

Let's each pledge to use our spiritual gifts as different parts of Jesus' body and join together to live as Jesus in the world. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and invite us to live as Jesus' bodily presence in the world, today.

How are we like fruit salad in marriage? Byron talks about the differences between men and women in marriage and compares them with bananas and avocados.

What are we members of? The church isn't an organization; it's an organism. Membership isn't optional. If we are in Christ, in a saving relationship with him, then we are necessarily members of his body. Christians don't choose to belong to the church; if they belong to Christ,

How are we doing at welcoming in those not everyone else likes? We must welcome those other reject and leave out because that is what Jesus did.

Have you noticed the hard work that no one else seems to noitce? So often the people who do the most hard work get no recognition for it and we need to remedy that situation.

Finding God's place for us to connect with Jesus' saving work. Phil Ware continues his series on What is Core by talking about baptism and why it is important.

"Dear Beloved, The early Christians were greatly encouraged by Luke's account of two disciples on the road to Emmaus. I joined those two disciples on...."

How can I take this bread and wine as someone worthy? Phil Ware reminds us that we share in The Supper, not because we are worthy of Jesus' sacrifice, but because we've been made worthy by his sacrifice!

How do our spiritual gifts help us determine our mission? Tim Woodroof continues the series on a church finding or calling a new preaching minister or senior pastor, especially during interim ministry, and the key point is that a church needs to know who it is and what God has called them to do before they try t

God has given us a way to experience the saving work Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by talking about baptism and why it is important.

We are here to remind each other that we are not forgotten in our struggles of life, fear, and death. We are here to be the heart, hands, and voice of Jesus to the broken. Phil Ware reminds us that we can all reach the end of our rope and not know what to do and this is when Jesus can step in and change everything.

"Dear Precious Believer, You became a child of the Father when you turned your heart and life to follow Me, called on Me in faith to be your Savior,....."