The Most Excellent Way - God's Plan & Spiritual Gifts

Pastor Ron Shearer for shared -The Most Excellent Way- on Sunday. Pastor Ron shared with us that God has a plan. What's going on in our church life and the world is planned. God is sovereign and He has a plan. We don't live in a random world. When we think things are random -a lie that Satan wants us to believe- we are led astray by a worldly philosophy.--God's plan includes the body of Christ -the Church-. How do we build the body of Christ-- 1 Cor. 12 tells us that God's plan for our lives, the world, and the church involves spiritual gifts. We need to understand and use our spiritual gifts. The Most Excellent Way is to use our spiritual gifts in love.--1 Corinthians 12--1. The primary spiritual gift is The Holy Spirit.- The Holy Spirit helps us to understand the Word of God and the Word of God says Jesus is Lord.-2. Many gifts, but One Spirit.- The spirit is what make a difference in our lives. Our gifts that come in great variety come from the Holy Spirit.-3. Each one is given a gift for the common good.- To each one of us, no one is left out, our gifts are manifested because God is at work in our lives.-4. Different gifts, but no division.- Division happens when we loose connection to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit brings unity to the body of Christ-the Church.-5. The Most Excellent Way- Love -1 Cor. 13-- Love is part of God's plan.-6. Examine yourself before you eat the bread and drink the cup. -1 Cor. 11-- Measure how you're doing based upon the scripture in 1 Cor. 13 or Gal 5 the Fruit of the Spirit.- We remember the death of Jesus Christ in our place. We can then lay down our lives.