A Faith That Works

"Members Of One Another"

Texts: Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Members of the Church
1. God's Army (Ephesians 6:10-18)
2. God's Field (1 Corinthians 3:5-9)
3. God's Building (1 Corinthians 3:9)
4. God's Family (1 John 3:1-2)
5. God's Flock (Psalm 23)
6. Jesus' Bride (Ephesians 5:25)
7. Body of Christ (Romans, Corinth, Ephesians, Colossians)

"In Christ" - Usage by Jesus
- John 14:20
- John 15:4-5
- John 17:23

Understanding the Body
1. Our Physical Body
- do not take for granted, appreciate its various parts, truly unity in diversity, taking good care of the body.
2. Spiritual Body
- do not take for granted, appreciate its various parts, truly unity in diversity, taking good care of the body.

"Members of One Another"
- The Vertical Dimension
- The Horizontal Dimension

Principles Of Body Life
- Interdependence
- Every member participation
- Unity in diversity
- Humility
- Contribution for a common good

Application
1. Your presence
- in corporate worship / cell group meeting
- without presence - not in Christ - nor in the Body of Christ
2. Your participation
- you may be present - but not participation
- you may attend church - contributing nothing significant
3. Your progress
- our vertical relationship with Body of Christ and
- our horizontal relationship with one another

Church Structure
1. For COOPERATE Participation
- Celebration, worship and praise
- Testimony, sharing, Lord's Supper
- Preaching - WORD - justification
2. For Cell Group Participation
- 4w's (welcome, worship, word, wallop food), evangelism
- Body life
- Edification of one another

Questions:
Fill in the blank
1. If I could be any part of the human body, I would want to be _________ because _________. The part of the body that I think I am most like in __________ because __________.
2. What does it mean to you personally to be a member of the Body of Christ? In what ways have you been built up by other Christians, and how have you built up others?
3. What are the marks of a mature Christian in the Body of Christ?