Cultivate Church Notes:
April 14, 2024

EST. 2012
Not Just A Face In The Crowd

Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. Matthew 16:18

We Aren’t A Place:

I. We Are The

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12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. 14 Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 15 If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything? 18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. 19 How strange a body would be if it had only one part! 20 Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. 21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
1 Corinthians 12:12-21

II. We Exist For

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22 In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least
important are actually the most necessary. 23 And the parts we
regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest
care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be
seen, 24 while the more honorable parts do not require this
special care. So God has put the body together such that extra
honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.
25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the
members care for each other. 26 If one part suffers, all the parts
suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
1 Corinthians 12:22-26

III. We All Have A

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27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.
28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: first
are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who
do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help
others, those who have the gift of leadership, those who speak in
unknown languages. 29 Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are
we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? 30 Do we all
have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown
languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages?
Of course not! 1 Corinthians 12:27-30

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