How the Body Loves (1 Corinthians 13)

This fall we've been looking at Paul's vision for an equipped body of Christ and today we wrap up this series by seeing how the Body loves. How does Agape love express itself? Where does it come from? How are we supposed to find the power to love this way? [Ryan Sutherland]

A Many-Membered Body (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)

This week we get into the thick of Paul's body metaphor. Paul wants to help us see that the church is meant to have many members - which he describes as many parts of the body - all functioning in a unified way to actually be the body of Christ. He isn't simply making an observation about the body ("hey look at the church, there are lots of people here!") but describing the way the church is meant to be by God's design. [Ryan Sutherland]

God's Gift to the Body (1 Corinthians 12:1-12)

One of the marks of an equipped church is all of the members using their gifts properly. Do you know how God has gifted you? He's also provided the ultimate gift to enable the body to do works of ministry - his Holy Spirit!  [Ryan Sutherland]