In the Discovery of your God-gifted Passion, Spiritual Gifts, and Relational Style (I call this your Spiritual DNA), I dream of what it would be like when a church functions as the New Testament teaches. The Church, where leaders lead, teachers teach, and people with the gift of help, help. This Church is where people gifted in mercy provide mercy, and those with hospitality and encouragement warmly receive others. What a church that would be. That is the Church we need to work to become in 2023; this is a church that glorifies God and edifies people through stewardship of service. This gifting service is not just a Sunday thing. It is a seven-day-a-week thing.
Paul’s teaching in I Corinthians 12 is straightforward and not ambiguous. He likens our church body to a human body that works together in unity. I contrast this with a disabled person, who must overcompensate for a handicap. When parts of our church body are disabled, the other members must compensate for it, whether in service through spiritual gifting or finances. We are not unified, and parts are not functioning correctly. The body suffers, and our ability to make a Kingdom difference declines.
So the goal becomes unity. Can you imagine the impact on our community if all of us come together to serve our neighbors?
Over the past 20 years, our world has been off track, and the Church seems to have lost its way. With 72 genders, lying that is now standard procedure, and social media that has become Satan’s favorite tools, the Church has not countered the attacks or influenced a change. Discover Our Spiritual DNA, and we will march toward glorifying God in a mighty way and edifying our brothers and sisters saved from sin. The byproduct of this service is people becoming to the saving grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus.