10/08/2025 - Zeke Murley

• Paul assumes everyone has a gift.
• The problem is not inactive gifts, but disobedient
• Gifts are for the common good (v.7), empowered by one Spirit.

“Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body.”

• More concerned with visibility over faithfulness.
• Tells God He got it wrong.
• Turns partners in ministry into competitors in calling.
• Worships self over God.
• Robs the church of purpose
• Jealousy leaves the body lame.

“I have no need of you.”

• Independence isn’t strength — it’s sabotage.
• You can’t build the body if you think you don’t need
• You are not the point of this place — just a part of it.
• When the gift becomes god, the church becomes a casualty.

Heart Check

• This isn’t a team recruitment drive.
• No sign-up sheet. No QR code.
• It’s about the Spirit of God and believing He meant what He said: You are part of the Body.

When jealousy and pride go uncorrected:

• Celebration dies.
• Honour becomes foreign.
• Resentment and self-sufficiency suffocate the Spirit’s work.

Result: Christ isn’t glorified.

• Dishonour the gift → dishonour the Giver.

v.26 — If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.

• Honour one another.
• See one another.
• Need one another.

• Identify your gift — not to compare or compete, but to contribute.
• Confess pride or jealousy that’s kept you from building up the body.
• Celebrate and honour others’ gifts.

Serve the body so Christ is seen and glorified.