a church for the gifted - part 1

A Church for the Gifted

Above all, love each other deeply, because

love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer

hospitality to one another without

grumbling. Each of you should use

whatever gift you have received to serve

others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace

in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they

should do so as one who speaks the very

words of God..

If anyone serves, they should do so with

the strength God provides, so that in all

things God may be praised through Jesus

Christ. To him be the glory and the power

for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:8-11

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters,

in view of God’s mercy, to offer your

bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and

pleasing to God – this is your true and

proper worship.

Romans 12:1

For by the grace given me I say to every one of

you: do not think of yourself more highly than

you ought, but rather think of yourself with

sober judgment, in accordance with the faith

God has distributed to each of you. For just as

each of us has one body with many members,

and these members do not all have the same

function…

Romans 12:3-4

‘Stay close to me,

be yourself, use your gifts,

and you will roll out the red carpet to the lost.

I will protect you, and give you both energy and momentum.’