Ministering One to Another

Body Life ministry begins with each parishioner attending services prepared to bless, encourage, and exhort others to greater trust in Christ. Body Life ministry is a celebration of spiritual gifts; all members of the body are encouraged to discover and use their gifts. Also, this ministry is a recognition that all believers are ministers, not just the clergy; the ministerial priesthood is to build up and equip the entire body of believers to be ministers in the church and in the world. Body Life ministry is a pervasive spirit of love and unity, resulting in an attractive, persuasive evangelistic witness to the world (Eph. 4:3; John 13:35). (Ray Stedman).

This Sunday at Lamb of God, we will take time to minister to one another in the Spirit of Christ as a form of Body Life ministry. Be prepared to share a word of prophecy, word of knowledge, scripture text, or devotional thought during an extended ministry time on Sunday. Pray that God will grace us with his Holy Spirit and manifest his gracious gifts among us.

In Colossians, the Apostle Paul includes ministering one to another as a mark of Christian worship and devotion (Col. 3:15-17). In Ephesians, fullness of the Spirit is linked to encouragement, inspired singing, and thankfulness (Eph. 5:18-20). Peter sees an urgency in worship because the second coming of Christ is imminent (1 Peter 4:7-11).