Let All Things Be Done for Edification

Mike Woods
1 Corinthians 14:1-26

Paul admonished the Corinthians for valuing spiritual gifting over love.  He called them to pursue love above all the gifts.  He outlined what the principle of love would look like in our fellowship gatherings where everyone was prepared to edify each other with both our gifting and love.

Pursue Love

Lee Campbell
1 Corinthians 13:1-13

The pursuit of love first involves receiving God's love through Christ, then reflecting on God's love toward you so you avoid the drift toward self-love, and finally, asking God to help you love when you are unmotivated to love.

Interdependence

Mike Woods
1 Corinthians 12:12-31

God designed the church so that each member would be interdependent, using their gifts for the building up of the church.  Each member matters and needs the other members.  The church is at its best when every member is valued, cared for and contributes.

Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Lee Campbell
1 Corinthians 12:1-11

God gives a variety of spiritual gifts to His people for one purpose-to build up His church.  The Holy Spirit superintends this process and work.

Every-Member Ministry

Brad DuFault
Ephesians 4:7-16

Paul reminds the believers that Jesus has equipped them to serve others, and he lists different abilities and roles that God may have gifted them in. If everyone plays their unique part, the body of Christ will be experienced more fully.

Fervent Love

Ben Foust
1 Peter 4:7-11

Peter is encouraging Christians to have a fervent love for one another, even in the midst of trials. This present suffering is not the whole picture. Having an eternal focus allows us to endure trials and exert effort to love others, which brings glory to God.

Spiritual Gifts

Ryan Lowery
1 Corinthians 12:4-11

In this passage, Paul lists out some of the spiritual gifts with an emphasis on the ways these gifts can be used to serve others.

Building Up the Body of Christ

Dennis McCallum
Ephesians 4:7-16

Building up the Body of Christ involves using the gifting one received upon conversion in an attitude of love. The goal is for everyone to use their gifting to help others to attain spiritual maturity. Paul calls all Christians to make every effort to learn to love and build up others in the Body.

The Diversity of Gifting and Roles in the Body of Christ

Conrad Hilario
Ephesians 4:7-16

Many modern churches have a centralized leadership model where the pastor or priest is the head of the church and the rest of the congregation looks to the pastor to do the majority of the work. Whereas the Biblical model has a decentralized model where there are leaders but the entire work of ministry is distributed among all the members of the church. The Bible is clear all Christians have been given spiritual gifts to be used to serve the Body of Christ, building it up in love.