Bible Reference: 1st Corinthians 12:14-27 (NIV)
1 Corinthians 12:25 (MSG)
The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part, the parts we mention and the parts we don’t…
THE CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE IN A CONGREGATION
1. The Spectators
– They show up to watch. They don’t get into it but they will analyze everyone that is participating.
2. The Doubters
– They are not willing to serve anywhere because they are not sure they have anything to offer. They have disqualified themselves.
3. The Nervous
– They keep wondering whether they are doing it right. They worry constantly.
4. The Comfortable
– They’re hardly surprised since they participate so much that they flow naturally in what they do.
5. The Enthusiastic
– They avail themselves and serve with their whole heart. They have a passion for what they do. This is where we should all be.
– God (in Exodus 3) asked Moses what was in his hand. It was an ordinary staff. That staff had everything that Moses needed for God’s work. It was untapped potential
– What is nothing to you is something to God. He used an ordinary staff to perform mighty miracles.
– We all have something we can give. Stop doubting yourself and avail what you have to God. The key is in the availability.
– What could the church be missing when we decide to be spectators instead of enthusiastic participants?
– For the comfortable, take caution not to be too familiar. Allow the Lord to anoint you freshly. Don’t attempt any work for the Lord without seeking Him first.
– Let us be enthusiastic: passionate for the work that God has commissioned us to do.
– Whatever is availed to God becomes His. In Exodus 4:20 the staff of Moses became the ‘Staff of God’. Our gifts are no longer ours but His. We no longer act in our own strength but in His strength.
By Rev. Peter Irungu