Thanks for being the Body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:12-20

Paul shares with us the importance of every believer fulfilling their responsibility of working together as the body of Christ. When the church takes this responsibility seriously, the church functions as the Body of Christ.

I saw this in action in the past two weeks. First, I observed a large number of people; members of the body at FUMC shared their gift of hospitality during our hosting of the Sherman-McKinney District Leadership Training on Sunday, January 25. Thank you to all the men and women who made this a very successful happening. Thank you for answering Christ’s call to serve.

The second example occurred this past Sunday. While Marlane and I were celebrating our anniversary and enjoying our time with family, the Body of Christ was in action. I heard worship was wonderful. Sgt. Rick Morris preached, Rev. Glyn Rives consecrated Holy Communion, and numerous lay people shared their gifts of leadership as the Body of Christ, As a result, worship touched lives and encouraged the people to continue to be the Body of Christ in action.
It is so wonderful to hear the witness of so many of you that FUMC was the Body of Christ, the church just as it should be. Thanks to each of you for being the Body of Christ. God bless all of you.

Serving together,
Pastor Jack