A PROPHETIC BODY BUILDER (1 OF 7)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Romans 12:1-8
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A Prophetic Body Builder (1 of 7)
Series: Vitamins (Gifts) that Make the Body Healthy
Jeff Strite
Romans 12:1-8
Have you ever heard of a TV personality from years ago named Merv Griffin?
Back in his heyday Mr. Griffin hosted a TV talk show called ''The Merv Griffin Show'' where he would have guests who would sit down with him and talk about their lives and the passions in their lives. One of those guests was a body builder.
During the interview, Merv asked, ''Why do you develop those particular muscles?''
The body builder simply stepped forward and flexed the muscles of his chest his arms, his legs… even his calves.
The audience applauded. And he sat down.
''What do you use all those muscles for?'' Merv asked.
Again, the guy got up and flexed his biceps and triceps. The audience applauds again, and he sits down again.
''But what do you USE those muscles for?'' Merv persisted.
The body builder looked at Griffin and said nothing. He just had this bewildered look on his face. He didn't have an answer.
Here in Romans 12, Paul is telling us that we are a BODY of believers.
''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
In other words the church is not a collection of people rattling around inside a church building.
We are ONE BODY. We belong to each other. Even if this building ceased to exist, we would be the church - one body of believers.
And just like the parts of OUR physical body work together so that our body functions properly, so also we need each other and our various gifts/abilities so that the church functions properly.
In this passage in Romans 12, Paul gives us a list of 7 ''gifts'' that God has given us individually so that we can help the church be ALL that it can be. These gifts are like the muscles of the body-builder's physique. And we need to know how these ' ...
Series: Vitamins (Gifts) that Make the Body Healthy
Jeff Strite
Romans 12:1-8
Have you ever heard of a TV personality from years ago named Merv Griffin?
Back in his heyday Mr. Griffin hosted a TV talk show called ''The Merv Griffin Show'' where he would have guests who would sit down with him and talk about their lives and the passions in their lives. One of those guests was a body builder.
During the interview, Merv asked, ''Why do you develop those particular muscles?''
The body builder simply stepped forward and flexed the muscles of his chest his arms, his legs… even his calves.
The audience applauded. And he sat down.
''What do you use all those muscles for?'' Merv asked.
Again, the guy got up and flexed his biceps and triceps. The audience applauds again, and he sits down again.
''But what do you USE those muscles for?'' Merv persisted.
The body builder looked at Griffin and said nothing. He just had this bewildered look on his face. He didn't have an answer.
Here in Romans 12, Paul is telling us that we are a BODY of believers.
''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
In other words the church is not a collection of people rattling around inside a church building.
We are ONE BODY. We belong to each other. Even if this building ceased to exist, we would be the church - one body of believers.
And just like the parts of OUR physical body work together so that our body functions properly, so also we need each other and our various gifts/abilities so that the church functions properly.
In this passage in Romans 12, Paul gives us a list of 7 ''gifts'' that God has given us individually so that we can help the church be ALL that it can be. These gifts are like the muscles of the body-builder's physique. And we need to know how these ' ...
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