# 1. Don’t make it about you (1-5)

# 2. Seek the benefit of others (6-19)

> Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me,

> O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me,

> O God of Israel. For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach,

> that dishonor has covered my face.

> — Psalm 69:6-7 (ESV)

**How can you benefit those in the body?**

* Coming to the gathering at 10:00am looking for who you can encourage in the Lord

* Praying with each other after church

* Sharing Scripture

* Listening to each other’s stories

* Sharing a meal

* Contributing to the benevolence fund

* Asking someone you met to go to coffee with you

* Reading the Bible together 1-1

* Texting your community group what God is showing you

* Sharing a Scripture or encouragement with the body

* Prophesy is not mystical

* If you are a member and you have something to share with the whole church, come find one of the Elders and we will see if it fits into the morning.

* Anything that builds up the body of Christ

# 3. Don’t create unnecessary confusion (20-25)