January 27th, 2013 YFS Family Bulletin

One Body, Many Parts

Music:  Soon and Very Soon, Jesus, What A Wonderful Child, All Who Are Thirsty, O Christ Surround Me

Prayer of the Day:  Spirit of God, blow through us and our worship today.  Bind us together in unity and love, that we might be one body in Christ, one body in ministry to the world.  Strengthen us with your power, that we may serve you in love. Amen.

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a  (Four Readers)

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot were to say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear were to say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you’, nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’ On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that we think less honourable we clothe with greater honour, and our less respectable members are treated with greater respect; whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honour to the inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it.

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

Message Activity:  Equipped for Service (poster and questions--need tub of markers). With a partner, lie down on a sheet of paper and trace your body outline. Then, fill in the outline with how each body part can help us to worship God and serve others as Christ's disciples. We will hang them in the Narthex for everyone to see.

Joys and Concerns/ Prayers

Benediction:  
One:  You are the body of Christ, members of a community of love and faith.
Many:  We go forth as Christ’s hands and feet, Christ’s heart and mind, to share Christ’s love and ministry of grace.
One:  Go forth in unity and joy!

Announcements:
Next Week, February 3 --Annual Meeting at 10:30AM; No 11AM Worship
February 10--Transfiguration
Wednesday, Feb 13, 6-7pm Ash Wednesday supper and worship


Vacation Bible School:  June 16-21 Family Camp:  July 26-28