for the church

Sunday: A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church. One of the gifts of the spirit is that it is not just for your or for your glory, it is for the whole church. It is not just for COSLC or the church you belong to, it is for the whole church on earth, or your community, or your family or your nation, depending on the day and what is happening. It’s when it becomes a “look at what I can do” that it is not a gift at all, only some trick, perhaps even a trick of the evil one. The Holy Spirit points the community to God and in the process, gives you a nudge in that direction.