Every Body Part Has a Function

AnalogyNature Nugget★★★★

GOD DIDN’T put a hand on your wrist so your wrist could look good. He didn’t put a foot on your ankle just so you could have something dangling. Every part of you was prescribed to accomplish a function. A nonfunctioning, noncontributing body part is something that you would have checked by a doctor, ’cause something is wrong.

— Tony Evans

Also attributed to: Unknown

The point

God designed every body part for a purpose, just as every believer has a role in the church.

The lesson

Every person in the church has a purpose and function; we must all contribute.

Scripture

1 Corinthians 12:12-27Romans 12:4-5Ephesians 4:16

Audience

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Tone

Convicting · Uplifting

To tell aloud

under a minute · 58 words

Subjects

Unity in Diversity Function Spiritual Gifts Church Unity Body of Christ Unity Church Purpose

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