Title: Helping Others
Text: I Corinthians 12:28
Why listed here?
- Emphasizes everyone has a role.
- The gifts are fluid – we can find ourselves in any number of these roles, this one most often.
- Order is important here considering the Corinthian problem and their emphasis on tongues.
Sometimes helping is situational….
- God puts into our paths opportunities to help – I Corinthians 16:3ff; Acts 11:27ff
- I Peter 2:12 and subsequent history
How to help….
- Look for opportunities – Galatians 6:10; Philippians 4:10; Colossians 4:5
- Physically and financially – II Corinthians 8:19; Acts 9:36
- Spiritually – Acts 16:9; Ephesians 4:29