The Local Church as a Team – (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)
1. The part is different that the whole. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 20, 27)
2. A part can not claim non-association. (1 Corinthians 12:14-16)
3. Every part is important to the whole. (1 Corinthians 12:17)
4. The part is put into the whole for the pleasure of Him Who placed him there. (1 Corinthians 12:18)
5. The whole does not consist of all the same parts. (1 Corinthians 12:19)
6. The different parts need each other. (1 Corinthians 12:21)
7. No part is unnecessary to the whole. (1 Corinthians 12:22-24)
8. Unity in the different parts should be protected. (1 Corinthians 12:25)
9. Every part should be contributing to the whole. (1 Corinthians 12:26)
The way to be a team is to love one another and care for one another. (1 Corinthians 13:4-6)