Indispensable You

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!

- Philippians 2:6 – 8 (NIV)

COMMUNITY LIVED OUTCOMMUNITY LIVED OUT

FREEDOM OF THE FAMILIARFREEDOM OF THE FAMILIAR

CELEBRATE OUR BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATE OUR BEAUTIFUL INCONSISTENCIESINCONSISTENCIES

TRUTH IS SPOKENTRUTH IS SPOKEN

SPEAK TO BUILD UPSPEAK TO BUILD UP

CARRY EACH OTHERS BURDENSCARRY EACH OTHERS BURDENS

BECOMING ACCOUNTABLE TO A FEW BECOMING ACCOUNTABLE TO A FEW OTHERSOTHERS

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If any of you think you are something when you are nothing, you deceive yourselves. Each of you should test your own actions. Then you can take pride in yourself, without comparing yourself to somebody else, for each of you should carry your own load.

- Galatians 6:1 – 5 (TNIV)

Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

- 1 Corinthians 12:1 (NIV)

Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

- 1 Corinthians 12:3 - 7 (TNIV)

The gift says more about the heart of the

giver than it does about your status.

Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

- 1 Corinthians 12:3 - 7 (TNIV)

All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

- 1 Corinthians 12:11 (NIV)

The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free — and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Now the body is not made up of one part but of many.

- 1 Corinthians 12:12 – 14 (NIV)

If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.

- 1 Corinthians 12:15 – 18 (NIV)

livingliving hopehope:

a community that understands: each one has a gift from the Holy Spirit

that their gift is to be used for the good of the body, the church

that each one is responsible to God for the exercise of their gift and calling

What is your role at living hope?What is your role at living hope?

YOU are an . . .

INDISPENSABLE YOU!