For the Common Good

Pastor John Farley - Lighthouse Bible Church Podcast

John Farley Pastor Teacher Sunday, May 12, 2024 For the Common Good. Eph 4:1-6 This one body is the church. Eph 1:22-23 What does Paul mean by referring to the church as "one body"? He starts with something that we are all familiar with - the human body. Then he applies that truth to the church. Paul gives his fullest treatment of this analogy of the body in 1 Corinthians 12. 1Co 12:1 Chapters 12-14 are about one subject: spiritual gifts. 1Co 12:4-7 Each of us receives a manifestation of the Spirit - better known as a spiritual gift. Here the unity is expressed by the word "same". Paul uses the analogy of the body to support his teaching on spiritual gifts. 1Co12:12-13 The human body is one organism. Yet my human body has many... for full notes: http://www.lbible.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=1687