One Word – Week 3
FAMILY
12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. 14 Yes the body has many different parts, not just one part. 15 If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything? 18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. 19 How strange a body would be if it had only one part! 20 Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. 21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
1 Corinthians 12:12-21
If you’ve trusted Jesus as your Savior, you are part of a spiritual family. In that family you need:
- A responsibility.
- A relationship.
You won’t experience the life God made you for if you aren’t growing in a spiritual family.
- A responsibility means you play your part in the family. The family only functions fully when you play the part God made you to play.
- A relationship means you need to take a step into deeper spiritual friendships. You need people moving in the same direction spiritually to experience the life God made you for.
Next Steps:
- Find a place to serve and play your part in the family. Go to graceriver.cc/next-steps/ and click on “Join a Serve Team”.
- Join a Small Group to develop spiritual friendships and be encouraged in your faith journey. Go to graceriver.cc/next-steps/ and click on “Small Groups”.