Better Together: Series Part 2: Diversity makes us Better Together! Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 NLTPoint #1: God never intended the church to be a cookie cutter organization.I Corinthians 12:12-14(NIV)Galatians 3:28 (HCSB)Application:1. Embrace the reality that diversity is healthy.Revelation 7:9 (ESV)2. Guard your heart from making external judgments.James 2:1-4 (MSG)Point #2: Different gifts and abilities enable us to be Better Together!I Corinthians 12:25-26 (MSG)I Peter 4:10 (NLT)Application:1. Embrace God's giftsI Timothy 4:14-15 (NLT)2. Your gift is found in your SHAPE! Spiritual gift, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experiences. 3. Make it a priority to take class 301.Point #3: Don’t let differences divide the church allow them to make you Better Together.Acts 11:1-4a, 18 (MSG)Application:1. Confess to God any prejudice that you may have.I John 1:9 (NLT)2. Confess to others any partiality that you may have held.I Corinthians 1:10,12-13James 5:16PrayerGod, thank You for making me different than everyone else—this means I’m special. I’m sorry for not realizing how diversity is actually a good thing. And that diversity is a God-thing. It really helps us to embrace that we’re Better Together. Because, each of our unique gifting(s) are needed for the body of Christ to function like it should. Today, I embrace the fact that you’ve called me to serve in the church. So I put all prejudice aside and rebuke all partiality so that I can come along side others in Your church and make it Better Together.In Jesus Name Amen.