Jesus stands out above the others
Moses must’ve been a very special person. God called him even before he was born. I don’t think God waited for his birth to formulate the emergency plan to save his life in a reed basket. The plan was in the bag. His mom just had to do it. God knew his people would have […]
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Enough gifts for others
Verse 7 says: Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. We not only receive different gifts, the gifts we do receive also differ in size. And as human nature dictates, there have been many many fights about these different sizes and soon jealousy rears its ugly head, because […]
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Everyone has a special gift
People often say to me that they can’t do anything, because they were last in line when gifts and talents were handed out. However, Paul disagrees: 7Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. You see: Everyone has received a gift from God. You have also received a gift […]
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Giving is not the issue
I don’t know why this happens, but if you have a sore toe or finger you keep bumping it against things. Or someone touches that sore spot. The you want to go through the roof. I suspect it’s the same when you talk about giving, money and gifts. People get easily upset when you talk […]
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Your gifts – your impact
1 Corinthians 12:27-31 Paul clearly explained to the people of Corinth how the gifts worked. He explained that it was just like the way in which the different parts of a body worked. For the body of Christ to work well, each part must do its bit. If one part doesn’t do what it should, […]
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