The Body of Christ

In these end times, there are many voices calling out for
the believers attention…

Some claim inspiration of the Holy Spirit …

All want your undivided attention.

All want you to follow their beliefs, their dogma,
their practices and traditions.

Some teach that
diversity is the sign of pollution …

of heresy …

of false teachings.

The Bible teaches about the body of Christ…

and informs believers that
they are all a part of it.

The beloved Apostle
Paul taught …

“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and
these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ
we who are many form one body, and each member
belongs to all the others.”
Romans 12: 4-5
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The hand and the
foot serve different
needs…

…same body.

Arms and legs
serve different
needs…

…same body.

The eye and the nose serve
different needs…

…same body.

Some parts may not be as pretty as
others…

and some parts are beautiful …

…same body.

Some parts may not be as strong as
others…

Some parts are the
strongest in the
body…

…same body.

What does that
mean
for us?

We’re all different …

We all have different strengths …

different needs …

different ideas about what is important.

Same body.

A quick story …

\"Teacher,\" said John, \"we saw a man driving out
demons in your name and we told him to stop,
because he was not one of us.\"

\"Do not stop him,\" Jesus said. \"No one who does a
miracle in my name can in the next moment say
anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is
for us.”

“I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of
water in my name because you belong to Christ will
certainly not lose his reward.”
Gospel of Mark, Chapter 9: 38 – 41
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so

Do not be afraid.

Know why you believe what you believe.

Rejoice!

Serve.

Be resurrected.

The peace of our Lord, Jesus Christ
be with you.