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Originally Posted by SISTER Murphy
To quote something a preacher once said: How can you expect to feed the hungry when your own plate is empty? Simply put, the gathering together of God's people, in one mind and one accord, is so that the ministry (remember, those gifts that Jesus gave to His bride, the Church, when he ascended on high and led captivity captive) can do its job of perfecting the saints FOR the work of the ministry, so that the body can do the job it has been called to do in this earth: be salt, be light, have the Word of God to give as bread to the hungry and water to the thirsty.
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Agreed. But if you are in the building all the time how do you minister to those outside the building? As Michlow said there is a balance.
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Originally Posted by SISTER Murphy
It isn't an either/or deal, Michlow, it is an everything deal. We are members of His body. Aren't you glad your arms and legs and ears and eyes are available on demand? Aren't you glad they don't just show up when they feel like it? What a mess any person would be in if for some crazy reason the members of his/her body thought that THEY decided when and what and how and where and who and why about anything the head (brain) wanted the body to do.
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Jesus is the head of the body. How can I show up or not show up when I'm spiritually connected to the Head -- Jesus Christ -- except by not doing His will?
He is the one that commands the parts to do His will. Not all of His will takes place within the four walls of a building at all times.
It's ALL good!!!
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