Shalom I wish you a blessed and loving day in the arms of Jesus. Rejoice in everything and everyone who met you today. Search for a person who is very conscious of a joy by doing something good.

Since in the same way for each other there!

1Corinether 12,21-25
The eye can not say to the hand: I do not need yours, or the head to my feet: I do not need you!
On the contrary, the seemingly weaker members of the body are necessary,
And which we regard as less honorable, which we surround with greater honor, and those who are evil to us are best decorated;
For those who are well with us do not need it. But God has put the body together in such a way that he gave the more impotent member the greater honor,
So that there is no conflict in the body, but the limbs provide for each other evenly.

The work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of individual Christians and in the community life of the congregation is expressed by a multitude of spiritual gifts made available to God’s people (1 Cor. Xviii. 7).

Every person, according to God’s perfect plan, has its place in Christ’s body (1 Cor. 12: 8). All members are extremely important to the spiritual well-being and functioning of the entire congregational body. More specifically, people with more practical abilities should receive special respect (1 Cor. 12:23), whereas people who have very visible services need no further recognition (1 Cor. 24).

The spiritual gifts are special abilities that you can receive from God, which are mainly there to promote the spiritual growth and the development of each individual and of the church (1 Cor. They should not be confused with the gifts and services in Romans 12, 6-8, and Ephesians 4, 11, which entrust certain Christians and enable them to serve the church in greater temporal proportions. The list in 1 Corinthians 12, 8-10 does not necessarily contain all the spiritual gifts that God gives and is used among his people. The gifts given in this section can also occur in all possible combinations and expressions.

The gifts in the church are distributed according to the will (ie, the wishes, motives, and intentions) of the Spirit of God (1Cor.12, 11). The gifts are to be in accordance with the needs of the church, and in accordance with the true spiritual desires of the believer, who mediate the gifts (1Cor 12, 31, 14, 1).

Some can regularly appear in a person, and some Christians have more than one gift to address specific needs. As a believer, you should be zealous for “gifts,” not only for a gift (1 Cor. 12:32, 14, 1). Proceed with all your heart to the gifts of God, to serve the body of Christ in all its fullness.

Gifts should not be a reason to honor a person or to hold a particular Christian more important than other Christians (1 Cor. 12, 22-24). Nor should you feel inferior (1 Cor. 12: 14-20) (1 Cor. 12: 21-26), just because you assign a certain degree of importance to your gifts and your ministry in the church. Just because someone has an external impressive gift, such as healing or prophecy, does not mean that the person is more spiritual than others who have less spectacular gifts. Such an assumption would be unbiblical and unwise. Moreover, God does not automatically approve everything that a person does and teaches only because the person exercises a mental dispensation. Spiritual gifts must not be confused with the fruit of the Spirit, which is more closely connected with Christian character and spiritual growth (Galatians 5: 22-23).

The gifts of the Spirit can be imitated by Satan, or by people who turn out to be Christians, pretending to be the righteous servants of Christ (Mt. 21-23, 24, 11. 24, 2 Cor.11, 13-15, 2Thes2, 8- 10). As a true Christian you must not believe in every spiritual experience, every miracle, every gift. The Bible teaches that you should test the “spirits”, “whether they are of God. For many false prophets have gone forth into the world “(John 1: 1, cf. 1 Thess. 5: 20-21). All that God does not honor is never from God, for God alone is the glory in all things. He alone gives you the gifts that you use them for your honor, always serve the body of Christ and God with a humble heart.
Spiritual gifts should never be used for pride or personal recognition, but with the sincere desire to be a blessing to others and to take care of the needs of others (see 1 Cor.).

The gifts are given not to the advantage of the individual, but to the blessing of the whole church. In this way Christians have a relationship of mutual dependency, while each part of the body fulfills its unique function (1 Cor. 12:21).

Take also your place in the church, and serve with your gifts the whole body of Christ, Maranatha.

God’s protection, blessings and peace
Your Pastor Thorsten Wurm (Lionheart)