David Robert Lambert

Psalm 100:3 says “Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.”  1 Corinthians 12:12 says “The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.”

We are the Body of which the Lord is Head, He wills us to be a family, diverse yet truly one. Let us give our gifts to God, so his work on earth will be done.[1]

Each ember loses fire yet joined in one the flame burns on to give warmth and light.[1]

The church is not a building, the church is not a steeple, the church is not a resting place, the church is a people.[2]

So is it here in the Washington DC metropolitan region and around the world.  Let us join together and discover the gifts and resources each of us, our congregations and our non-profit ministries have to share with others.

Does a candle burn less brightly after lighting another candle?

Ref 1: “We Are God’s People” by Bryan Jeffery Leech, 1976
Ref 2: “We Are the Church” by Richard K. Avery and Donald S. Marsh, 1972

The basic New Testament texts regarding Spiritual Gifts are found in Romans 12:1-8;  1 Corinthians  2:1-27; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Ephesians 4:1-7,  Ephesians 4:11-16 and 1 Peter 4:8-11.

Ephesians 4 says Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, gifts to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.  People must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.

What gifts do you have that could be used to build up your church and your local community?