Faith Community Church Of Hopkinton

Week 1 of the series "Body of Christ". In this two week series, we are going to talk about the value of serving. In order for the church to function, everyone needs to serve in ministry in a manner consistent with the way God has shaped them. To illustrate this, we'll use Paul's comparison of the human body to the church (commonly referred by him as 'the body of Christ'). God has shaped each organ of the body to serve a specific purpose in the functioning of the body. Without one part, the body is not whole - it suffers. When the parts respect each other, function according to their design, coordinate their efforts, the body functions in a manner that is whole and complete. God has designed the church in a similar fashion. Each person has been "SHAPEd" to serve in the church. When we do, the church is empowered to achieve her mission.