Grace-Filled Members (Romans 12:3-8)

What does humility look like in the body of Christ? In Romans 12:3–8, Paul teaches that grace does not erase the Christian, nor does it inflate the Christian. Grace teaches us to think truthfully. We are not the whole body, but we are members of the body. We have nothing to boast in, but we do have something to offer. This sermon considers how Christ gives different gifts to his people so that the whole church might be built up. Some gifts are public. Others are quiet, hidden, and easily overlooked. But in the economy of grace, no member is unnecessary, and no act of faithful service is insignificant. Because Christ gave himself for the church, we now offer ourselves to one another as living sacrifices—serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, leading, and showing mercy for the good of the body he purchased with his blood.