"From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work."
Ephesians 4:16
From The Judgement Seat of Christ, by R. T Kendall
Ephesians 4:16
...there are a number of points I want to explore.
The first is teamwork. The Oxford English dictionary defines team, "as a set of people working together." Why? They are one. This means that each person surrenders a high profile. For those who have an ego problem, this is quite the task! You say, Well, this won't apply to me, I don't have a problem with ego. Don't you? Let me ask you a question: if you look at a group photograph you are in, whose face do you look for first?
The bruised ego.
The winning team is one who puts winning ahead of personal profile. When one member is more determined to get recognition in the team, the result is losing. What is it that causes disunity in the church everytime? It is the bruised, vindicated ego. In order for a team to be a team, there must be a willingness for each to have a low profile.
So the operative word is one, leads to another word, surrender - of seven things. First the surrender of identity, second, the surrender of independence, third, the surrender of individuality, fourth, the surrender of inflexibility, fifth, the surrender of indifference, sixth, the surrender of inequality and seventh, the surrender of personal interest.
The first is teamwork. The Oxford English dictionary defines team, "as a set of people working together." Why? They are one. This means that each person surrenders a high profile. For those who have an ego problem, this is quite the task! You say, Well, this won't apply to me, I don't have a problem with ego. Don't you? Let me ask you a question: if you look at a group photograph you are in, whose face do you look for first?
The bruised ego.
The winning team is one who puts winning ahead of personal profile. When one member is more determined to get recognition in the team, the result is losing. What is it that causes disunity in the church everytime? It is the bruised, vindicated ego. In order for a team to be a team, there must be a willingness for each to have a low profile.
So the operative word is one, leads to another word, surrender - of seven things. First the surrender of identity, second, the surrender of independence, third, the surrender of individuality, fourth, the surrender of inflexibility, fifth, the surrender of indifference, sixth, the surrender of inequality and seventh, the surrender of personal interest.
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