Our Unique, Individual Responsibilities, Part 3 (TMF:1809)

Thursday, March 17, 2022
Peace to Live By: Our Unique, Individual Responsibilities, Part 3 (TMF:1809) - Daniel Litton
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       There aren’t near the amount of opportunities within the church walls to practice one’s gifting by the Spirit. And this would have been the case even during Paul’s day, as not every church was large undoubtedly. This being the case, we have to assume that our gifts serve the common good, both believers and unbelievers. If our gifts only worked to help believers, in smaller churches they would scarcely be used due to a lack of opportunity. If we understand the spiritual gifts only to work within the body, then most people are going to be walking around with their heads down a lot of the time. Especially with our American setup of church, were we only meet once or twice a week with other church members. There is no living ‘community’ per se to practice the gifts. Anyhow, Paul lists some example gifts that we have. He lists prophecy, service, teaching, exhorting, contributing, leading, and acts of mercy. Let’s go through these one-by-one.