Life At The Ridge

What is the manifestation of the Spirit and how does knowing that help us live in unity? We continue our journey through I Corinthians 12:7-11

What does the Corinthian church teach us about diversity and unity? Can unity be attained with diverseness of spiritual gifts? What does that look like?

Testimonies from the team that went to Honduras for a mission trip: Cayla Maurer Jeffrey Maurer Adrain McGuire Allan McGuire Maria Miller Jonas Schmucker Maria Miller

In I Corinthians 12-14 the overall theme of the spiritual gifts are for the purpose to bring unity within the body of Christ. Paul had to address some issues that these believers were taking part in how they were using their spiritual gifts and it was causing a false spirituality. How can we guard against false spirituality?

What does spiritual maturity look like when we use our gifts within the church? What are the marks of spiritual maturity? If the goal is maturity in the body of Christ, how will we know if we are heading in the right direction?

How does God mature the church? He does it through the building up of the body of Christ when we use our spiritual gifts, however this building up of the body cannot begin until there is an equipping of the saints so they can do the work of the ministry.

Jerry Maurer one of our Elders is teaching out of I Timothy for our Elder series out of I Timothy.

How does the church mature? Who directs the maturing process of the church? How is God using us to help the church mature?

We continue to look at some basic questions that surround spiritual gifts.

Do you know what a spiritual gift is or what the gifts are? We will be working through this topic over the next few months.

Paul's dialogue with King Agrippa gives about the resurrection gives us some things to think about if the resurrection has made a difference in our lives.

Some details about the Elders in the church. Some basics on how the Eldership should function and look.

Why does Pleasant Ridge have Elders and what is Biblical Eldership?

What is the result of when the body of Christ sees one another? The result will be maturity. The goal we should be striving for is maturity in the body. Paul said it well in Colossians that we labor to present every man mature in Jesus Christ. How can we serve one another so the body matures?

The last few verses in Colossians are a good reminder to us that we are part of the body and called to serve.

Have you ever wondered how you should correct someone in the church that you thought was doing wrong? Is this a task we are supposed to be doing or is it only for the "professionals" that are in charge? What about widows? Is the church obligated to take care of every widow? What about single mothers or women that have been abandoned? How can we effectively correct and care for those in the church family?

How are we to make disciples? How can we declare the mystery of Christ with clarity and compassionately?

Are we living on mission and making disciples as we have been commanded? Paul gives us some helpful advice in how to make disciples in the natural rhythms of life.

Are we devoted to prayer? Have we been partnering with God through prayer to see His kingdom come and His will be done? In these last few verses out of chapter 4 Paul has some really good instructions and encouragement for us.

Are you a living example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity? Paul's command to Timothy was he was to be a living example of those things to those whom he was teaching. Whose example are you following? Are you being a good example of those things to others? Why are we to be an example of those things? Allan brought the Word to us this Sunday out of I Timothy 4:12-16.