God has made all of His creation interrelated, especially mankind, whom He has made in His own image. This is especially true within the church. 1 Corinthians 12:20-27 reminds us that as important as some of the prominent members of the human body are it is possible to live without them, they are important but […]

I am forever in debt to people who I have never met. I am indebted to them because of the impact they have had in my life through outstanding books and articles. My life is richer and my ministry has been strengthened by people I have never met, but because of them I have grown […]

We need to understand that the most vital gifts to the church are not those that everyone sees, but those which produce the heartbeat of the church, and bring life to the church. The obvious gifts give the church identity, but not life. What a privilege it is to serve the Lord, don’t rob the […]

The church is formed, as believers are baptized by Christ with the Holy Spirit. It is not the Holy Spirit’s baptism but Christ’s baptism WITH the Holy Spirit that gives us new life and places us into the body when we trust in Christ. It is not possible to be a Christian and not be […]

The human body is by far the most amazing organic creation of God. It is marvelously complex yet unified, with unparalleled harmony and interrelatedness. It is a unit; it cannot be subdivided into several bodies, yet we can no more separate Christ from His church than we can separate a body from its head. When […]