January 25, 2026 – Finding Real Community – Romans 12:3-8

Romans 12:3-8 means that Christians should have humble, sober self-judgment, recognizing they are part of one body (the Church) with diverse, God-given spiritual gifts (like prophesying, serving, teaching, giving, leading, showing mercy) that must be used actively and lovingly for the good of others, not for personal pride. It’s a call to worship God by serving His people with the unique abilities He’s assigned, promoting unity and purpose within the community of faith.

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Gifts of Grace
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members,[a] and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads,[b] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.