“The Church: The Body of Christ” 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Date: April 7, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul referred to the church as the body of Christ several times. He used the metaphor of a “human body” to relay significant truths about the church and to help believers understand the need for both unity and diversity within the church. In 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, the Apostle Paul wrote: “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free, and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.” The church is called the body of Christ because Christ is the head of the church, and those He called to be saved He also called to serve. The Holy Spirit enables each believer with a unique spiritual gift, and when those gifts are merged together, the mission of “The Church” reflects the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ. This Sunday, we return to our doctrinal series of sermons under the title: The Church: The Pillar and Ground of Truth.

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul referred to the church as the body of Christ several times. He used the metaphor of a “human body” to relay significant truths about the church and to help believers understand the need for both unity and diversity within the church.

In 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, the Apostle Paul wrote: “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free, and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.”

The church is called the body of Christ because Christ is the head of the church, and those He called to be saved He also called to serve. The Holy Spirit enables each believer with a unique spiritual gift, and when those gifts are merged together, the mission of “The Church” reflects the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ.

This Sunday, we return to our doctrinal series of sermons under the title: The Church: The Pillar and Ground of Truth.

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Old Testament Reading – Psalm 133-135:3 New Testament Reading – 1 Timothy 3:1-16

When the eternal Son of God entered our world through Mary’s womb, He took upon Himself the physical body the Holy Spirit had “prepared” for Him.

“Living, He loved me: Dying, He Saved me: Buried He carried my sins far away. Rising He justified, freely forever. One day He’s coming, O glorious day.”

Although Jesus ascended back into heaven and is now enthroned at the right hand of God the Father, God’s redeeming love continues to be demonstrated by the power of the Holy Spirit through those who have received Christ as their Savior and Lord.

The two questions we must ask and answer are obvious:

The Apostle Paul took this doctrine very seriously, for he mentioned it in all of his epistles.

Notice the three characteristics of a church that effectively reflects the Body of Christ.

And the Jesus in us cooperates with the Jesus in others, we can be used of Christ to reveal the love of God to the world.

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