I don’t know if you have noticed the ones plastered all over the room and in the hallways and foyer. Our series starting today is called One. For the next three weeks we are going to look at how God has made us to be one body working together in community. Even though we are individuals we come together…

From Providential to Practical God’s providence, provision was gifts given to the church and for the church. Today we take the provisional and add to that the practical (application) with purpose. God gave gifts to the church (Eph4:7-10) 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure…

Last week, we talked about being God’s Masterpiece. Just so we all understand this, turn to your neighbor and remind them that they are a masterpiece. Have you ever noticed that everyone tends to gravitate towards people who are like us? People who look like us. People who think like us. People who believe…

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the…

Take responsibility In this world we know it is hard for people to take responsibility for many things. Timothy specifically, and the church through implication are told to take responsibility. Commissioning and encouraging words to Timothy ( 2Tim4:5 ) 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship,…

We are reminded that God graciously gives His church everything we need for His ministry. We are encouraged to use our gifts in common with the body of Christ.

Why are toes important? One of the smallest parts of the human body is the toe. Most of us have 10 of them and likely take for granted their importance. The toes provide support and balance to a person when they are standing, walking, running or doing anything on their feet. When a person takes a step,…

One body, many parts Many parts are needed for the church to function as God intended. Tonight we will look at areas of service that the parts can do collectively for the whole. First, a few reminders in case you missed a part of this series of things we covered. Body of Christ, has many members to make…

Introduction Acts 6:1–7 (CSB) 1 In those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution. 2 The Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It…

We have a saying in our Church culture, 80% of those who show up to church are the watchers while 20% of those who show up are the doers. We constantly question, how do we get these who are not involved to be involved? I'm going to put forward this question; Are we equipping them to take part? Or might we be stifling them, inhibiting them from taking part in our church because of our modern ideas and opinions on how God uses the Gifts of the Spirit?

1 Corinthians 12:1-11 – 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever…

Introduction Let me tell you a story about a dinner party we had one time. This was when we were living in Nashville; we had just an outstanding small group community called Abide. And, by the way, I’m not very good at hosting dinner parties, especially the planning stage. Anyway, we’re going to have…

Your gifting is connected to your divine purpose. -God gave gifts to men (people) and then gifted men to the church. -Your gift is designed to be a blessing to the Body of Christ. -The effectiveness of the church is determined by what you supply.

Part 4 of This Series. Your gifting is connected to your divine purpose. -God gave gifts to men (people) and then gifted men to the church. -Your gift is designed to be a blessing to the Body of Christ. -The effectiveness of the church is determined by what you supply

Are you a contributing part to the church body and growing in maturity?

This series gives us a look into what it means to be an active member of the local church. Whether you are already a member or you are considering joining Calvary Baptist Church, this series will help you understand that every person, in this community of imperfect people, has a place in serving a perfect Savior. We must commit together to follow Him.

Scripture 1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2 “Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. 3 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. 4 “This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting:…

The Spirit empowers individuals in uniquely spiritual ways FOR THE PURPOSE of building up the church and bringing glory to God rather than individual agendas.

"Form One" (Romans 12:3-13) Sometimes it’s good to stand in the mirror and, as odd as it might be, consider how dependent various parts of your body are on other parts of the same body. The body of Christ is the same way. Each component is different, yet equally important. That's because all the components must depend on each other to be healthy. Let’s visit this truth Sunday and see how it might impact our church.

The purpose of this lesson is to help the disciple appreciate, embrace, and cooperate with the various ministries Christ has appointed in His Church.