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Embracing Diversity: Lessons from 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12

Discover the importance of appreciating variety as taught in 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12. Embrace differences, honor one another, and understand the unifying power of love. Learn to use your unique abilities to support and uplift others in the body of Christ.

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Embracing Diversity: Lessons from 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12

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  1. IT TAKES ALL KINDS 1 Corinthians 12

  2. It Takes All Kinds • God has made a tremendous variety of things • Plants, animals, people • Each person is unique • 1 Corinthians 12 teaches to appreciate variety • The needfor the lesson 12:1-3 • The reality of variety 12:4-11 • Theblessingsof variety 12:12-30 • Theanswerto the problem12:31-13:13 love • 12:12 the body is one and has many members

  3. It Takes All Kinds • 12:12-14 variety applied to body of Christ • Unifying act of baptism • Unifyingfellowshipof the Spirit • Variety of backgrounds Jew, Gentile, free, slave • 12:15-19 “I am not needed” is an unscriptural attitude • 12:20-26“I don’t need you” is an unscriptural attitude • Differences to be embraced, honoredv.24-26 • Loveis the more excellent way 13:4-8,13

  4. It Takes All Kinds • Rom. 12:4-8 • Thinking more highly of himself than he ought to think is not sober thinking • All the members do not have the same function • Usewhat you have to help each other • Apostles were different: Simon Peter, John John 20:2-10, Andrew, Philip John 6:5-9 & 12:21-22, Thomas John 11:16, • Matthew, Simon Zelotes • Paul & Barnabas Acts 15:35-40 allareuseful

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