CONTACT US

One Body Together
by A.J. Wilson

“Now all of you together are Christ's body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 NLT

“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5 NIV

“He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ, until we come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ.” Eph 4:11-13 NLT

Our bodies are actually several systems of organs which work both independently and interdependently to keep us alive.  The heart does not make the eye blink, but without the heart, the eye would soon die.  The body is very resilient but if forced to compensate for a missing or non-performing piece of this organization, other parts will soon begin to shut down or become less effective.  In the same way, the body of Christ is not working effectively, without all its members fulfilling their purpose.

Did you know that you are uniquely gifted to serve the church?  God has blessed you with an irreplaceable set of tools to help you serve. What is your function here at Rowletts Baptist Church?  How are you using your exclusive gifts?  Is God getting the glory?

If you don’t know how to answer one or more of these questions, take comfort that this is one more function of a church.  It is often the case that a brother or sister in Christ is the one that points out where you are particularly gifted.  As you serve alongside other Christians, your holy-spirit enabled gifts will begin to show themselves without extra effort on your part.  God used fishermen, a tax collector, a tent maker, and along with others, to start and spread his church; now he seeks to use students, farmers, teachers, factory workers, bankers, retirees, contractors, office workers, nurses, mechanics, and several others to minister in this area.  We like to call this, Rowletts Baptist Church!

©Copyright 2008 Rowletts Baptist Church.  All rights reserved.
Hosted and Designed by S & M Computer Services