sermon, January 10, 2010 - The Body
Romans 12.4-6 THE BODY
Rom 12.1 Give all that you are to God in all of life
Rom 12.2 Be transformed into a new person through the Word
Rom 12.3 See yourself through the eyes of faith
Rom 12.4-8 See yourself as a part of the whole Church
Rom 12.4 Illustration: the Church is like the human body
Rom 12.5-6a Application: be the Church!
1. We are a BODY
2. We are ONE body
a. One holy catholic church
b. Our unity in God [Eph 4.4-6]
c. The one loaf of bread [1 Cor 10.16-17]
3. We are one body IN CHRIST
Eph 1.22-23; 4.15-16; 5.22-23
4. WE are one body in Christ
5. We BELONG to one another
All saints, that are united to Jesus Christ their Head, by His Spirit, and by faith, have fellowship
with Him in His graces, sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory: and, being united to one another in
love, they have communion in each other’s gifts and graces, and are obliged to the performance of
such duties, public and private, as do conduce to their mutual good, both in the inward and outward
man.
WCF 26.1
6. We are DIFFERENT
7. We all have something essential to offer [6a]
John Olson
