1) The document is a summary of a sermon or teaching on 1 Corinthians 12:11-31 about spiritual gifts and the body of Christ. 2) The key points are that every member has an important role to play in the body of Christ, and that we each have different gifts from God to contribute for the unity and functioning of the whole body. 3) We are called to use our gifts, not envy others' gifts, and to care for one another as interconnected parts of a single body under God's design.

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A Study of 1 Corinthians 12:11–31
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2. Please Stand
For the body is not one member, but
many. If the foot says, “Because I am not
a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is
not for this reason any the less a part of
the body. And if the ear says, “Because I
am not an eye, I am not a part of the
1 Corinthians 12:14–19 2

3. Please Stand
body,” it is not for this reason any the less
a part of the body. If the whole body
were an eye, where would the hearing
be? If the whole were hearing, where
would the sense of smell be? But now
God has placed the members, each one
1 Corinthians 12:14–19 3

4. Please Stand
of them, in the body, just as He desired. If
they were all one member, where would
the body be?
1 Corinthians 12:14–19 4

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A Study of 1 Corinthians 12:11–31
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6. Any Comic Book Readers?
Charles Atlas
98 lbs. weakling
The program
Decision to unlock potential
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7. Big Idea
But now God has placed the
members, each one of them, in
the body, just as He desired.
1 Corinthians 12:18 7

8. Pick up from last week
But one and the same Spirit works all
these things, distributing to each one
individually just as He wills.
1 Corinthians 12:11 8

9. Manifesting the gifts
1.Consecration Theology
2.Gift Theology
3.Impartation
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10. How do I find my Gift?
1. Pray specifically
2. Ask mature Christians who know you what
strengths they see in you
3. Look for open doors of opportunity to try
different areas
4. Follow the leading of the Holy Spirit
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11. Repetition Repetition Repetition
For even as the body is one and yet
has many members, and all the
members of the body, though they are
many, are one body, so also is Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12 11

12. Romans Repetition
For just as we have many members in one
body and all the members do not have the
same function, so we, who are many, are
one body in Christ, and individually
members one of another.
Romans 12:4–5 12

13. Ephesians Repetition
Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow
up in all aspects into Him who is the head,
even Christ, from whom the whole body,
being fitted and held together by what
Ephesians 4:15–16 13

14. Ephesians Repetition
every joint supplies, according to the
proper working of each individual part,
causes the growth of the body for the
building up of itself in love.
Ephesians 4:15–16 14

15. Body message
Unity
Diversity
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16. Better than Gatorade
For by one Spirit, we were all
baptized into one body, whether
Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or
free, and we were all made to drink
of one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:13 16

17. Promised Thirst Quencher
Jesus-“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me
and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture
said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of
living water.’ ” But this He spoke of the Spirit,
whom those who believed in Him were to receive;
for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was
not yet glorified.
John 7:37–39 17

18. Spirit-Aid
Unity
Diversity
1. Gifting
2. Ministry
3. Power
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19. We need many
For the body is not one
member, but many.
1 Corinthians 12:14 19

20. Gifts
Romans 12:6-8
1. Prophecy
2. Ministry
3. Exhorting
4. Giving
5. Leadership
6. Mercy
Ephesians 4:11
1. Apostles
2. Prophets
3. Evangelists
4. Pastors
5. Teachers
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21. Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:8-10
1. Word of wisdom
2. Word of knowledge
3. Faith
4. Miracles
5. Prophecy
1 Corinthians 12:8-10 continued
6. Healings
7. Discerning spirits
8. Tongues
9. Interpretation of
tongues
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22. The Left-Out Gift lists
And God has appointed in the church, first
apostles, second prophets, third teachers,
then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
administrations, various kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28 22

23. Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:28-30
1. Apostles
2. Prophets
3. Teachers
4. Miracles
5. Healings
1 Corinthians 12:28-30 continued
6. Helps
7. Administration
8. Different Tongues
9. Interpretation of
tongues (V30)
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24. We are the body
For the body is not one member, but
many. If the foot says, “Because I am not
a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is
not for this reason any the less a part of
the body. And if the ear says, “Because I
am not an eye, I am not a part of the
1 Corinthians 12:14–19 24

25. We are the body
body,” it is not for this reason any the less
a part of the body. If the whole body
were an eye, where would the hearing
be? If the whole were hearing, where
would the sense of smell be? But now
God has placed the members, each one
1 Corinthians 12:14–19 25

26. We are the body
of them, in the body, just as He desired. If
they were all one member, where would
the body be?
1 Corinthians 12:14–19 26

27. Unity in the middle of diversity
For the body is not one
member, but many.
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28. Gift Envy
Foot-I’m not a hand
Ear-I’m not an eye
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29. Gift Projection
If the whole body were an
eye, where would the
hearing be? If the whole
were hearing, where would
the sense of smell be?
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30. God’s Doing
But now God has placed the
members, each one of them, in
the body, just as He desired.
1 Corinthians 12:18 30

31. Everyone is needed
If they were all one member, where would the
body be? But now there are many members, but
one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I
have no need of you”; or again the head to the
feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, it is
much truer that the members of the body which
seem to be weaker are necessary; and those
1 Corinthians 12:19–25 31

32. Everyone is needed
members of the body which we deem less
honorable, on these we bestow more abundant
honor, and our less presentable members become
much more presentable, whereas our more
presentable members have no need of it. But God
has so composed the body, giving more abundant
honor to that member which lacked, so that
1 Corinthians 12:19–25 32

33. Everyone is needed
there may be no division in the body, but that the
members may have the same care for one
another.
1 Corinthians 12:19–25 33

34. 98 LBS. Weakling
“Weaker…less honorable…less
presentable…that member
which lacked”
1 Corinthians 12:22-24 34

35. Weaker=necessary
Less honorable=abundant honor
Less presentable=more presentable
Our opinion vs God’s opinion
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36. God’s doing and our response
But God has so composed the body,
giving more abundant honor to that
member which lacked, so that there may
be no division in the body, but that the
members may have the same care for
one another.
1 Corinthians 12:24–25 36

37. God’s design
• We are his composition
• Designed for unity
• Division is a sin against the body
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38. This is how
interconnected we are
supposed to be
And if one suffers,
all suffer with it; if
one is honored, all
rejoice with it.
1 Corinthians 12:26 38

39. Because
Now you are Christ’s
body, and individually
members of it.
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40. The list
And God has appointed in the church,
first apostles, second prophets, third
teachers, then miracles, then gifts of
healings, helps, administrations,
various kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28 40

41. The answer is “No”.
All are not apostles, are they? All are not
prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are
they? All are not workers of miracles, are they?
All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do
not speak with tongues, do they? All do not
interpret, do they?
1 Corinthians 12:29–30 41

42. You need to find your
“YES”
 Speaking or Doing?
 Created to do what?
 Gifted how?
 What is your calling?
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43. Our focus
But earnestly desire the
greater gifts.
1 Corinthians 12:31 43

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A Study of 1 Corinthians 12:11–31
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