For Want of a Nail
Notes
Transcript
For want of a nail
For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Members of the Body
Members of the Body
1 Cor. 12:12-31
members make a body by God’s design
necessity of diversity
necessity of diversity
v 12-13
hands- helpers, doers, “come alongside-ers”
feet- goers, bringers (missionaries, visitation, hospitality)
eyes- foresight, insight, hindsight
Prophet, Priest, King
don’t exclude yourself
don’t exclude yourself
v 14-20
self-imposed limitations- “I could never____”. “I’m too _____”
satanic discouragement- voice of the Accuser says, “You....”
don’t exclude others
don’t exclude others
v 21-31
overlook
spiritual myopia
Consumerism
Consumerism
Danger:
consumerism
vicarious Christianity (Danger of Dreaming)
“We read of spiritual efforts and our imagination makes us believe that, because we enjoy the idea of doing them, we have done them. It is so fatally easy to confuse aesthetic appreciation of the spiritual life with the life itself—to dream that you have waked, washed, and dressed, & then to find yourself still in bed.” - C.S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves, June 7, 1930
Cancerous, Parasitic (spiritual gift of criticism)
Answer: Joyful in-filling for our created purpose
do not forsake assembling...
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Part of the Life of the Body
Part of the Life of the Body
You come to church, not just for what you will receive, but also for what God gives you to give others.
You don’t just come to church, you are the church.
Some of us are:
Hands or feet
mouths or eyes
brains or brawn
We Need:
musicians
spreadsheet
technological
hospitality
next gen leaders- know the word of God, care about God’s people
young---old
Action:
DCL