January 23rd, 2026
- Jan 23: That our people will become personally involved in ministry.
Romans 12:4-8 New King James Version
4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Why do you need to be involved in ministry? The answer is pretty simple - the ministry of Jesus Christ to this broken world is not complete without you. See, you have been given a function so that the body of Christ can fully function. Pastor Box who I served as his youth pastor for 10 years would always pray this prayer, “Lord, may we all grow in you and become the fully functioning body of Christ.” Functioning fully, wow, we all know when our car is missing on one of the cylinders, it runs rough. Attention needs to be given to that area and once its repaired things run smoothly again. For you, trust me on this, you won’t regret serving and becoming a fully functioning member of the body of Christ. I have found that a lot of my “brokenness” was repaired when my goal was to serve.
Want more info on how to get involved (how could you not?) contact Kendall by texting GROWTH to (251) 810-8080
We all must do our part,
P Richie
4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Why do you need to be involved in ministry? The answer is pretty simple - the ministry of Jesus Christ to this broken world is not complete without you. See, you have been given a function so that the body of Christ can fully function. Pastor Box who I served as his youth pastor for 10 years would always pray this prayer, “Lord, may we all grow in you and become the fully functioning body of Christ.” Functioning fully, wow, we all know when our car is missing on one of the cylinders, it runs rough. Attention needs to be given to that area and once its repaired things run smoothly again. For you, trust me on this, you won’t regret serving and becoming a fully functioning member of the body of Christ. I have found that a lot of my “brokenness” was repaired when my goal was to serve.
Want more info on how to get involved (how could you not?) contact Kendall by texting GROWTH to (251) 810-8080
We all must do our part,
P Richie
Posted in 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
1 Comment
Amen!