Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 | Preacher: Curtis Lai | Series: One Body One Mission | As believers we have all been given spiritual gifts.\u00a0Gifts given to us by the Holy Spirit that we have\u00a0been called to use for His purposes and not our\u00a0own. In our passage, we see Paul rebuking the\u00a0Corinthians for improperly using their spiritual gifts\u00a0in a way that was displeasing to God and harmful to\u00a0the church. Their misuse of spiritual gifts was\u00a0caused by selfish attitudes and resulted in a divided\u00a0church. Paul instructed them instead to exercise\u00a0their spiritual gifts properly – using the powerful\u00a0analogy of the church as a physical body to make his point.<\/p>\n
Today, believers are still called to use their spiritual\u00a0gifts faithfully. Paul\u2019s illustration of the church as the\u00a0body of Christ is as relevant to us today as it was to\u00a0the church in Corinth. As we look to Christ as the\u00a0head of the body we are reminded that we have\u00a0been given a great privilege – to exercise the\u00a0spiritual gifts we have received to glorify God and grow the Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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