Cadyville Wesleyan Church
The church of Jesus is a masterpiece. When it operates as it was designed, it is unstoppable. But too often there is a disconnect between our dream of what the church should be and what the church is. Our upcoming teaching series, Mosaic, strives to demonstrate how the church is invited to take up the mantle that Jesus began so many years ago. It's only when fragments come together that the masterpiece takes shape. Each week, we will be challenged to embrace our place in the artwork of the church and how we can come together to create something beautiful.
Mosaics are breath-taking works of art, often made from broken pieces repurposed, restored out of their brokenness to create something beautiful.
The church is uniquely designed to be countercultural, calling us to commit to one another to see the mission of God move forward.
Because you are an essential part of the body of Christ, when you do not participate in what God is doing, the whole body suffers!
When we discover the function that we play, we realize we are critical, indispensable, integral parts of the body of Christ.
Jesus is calling his church to act as a taste of God’s ideal, to become who humanity was meant to be: a committed, cohesive, sacrificial, interdependent people on a mission.
“But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:31
Paul shows the importance of love to the identity of the church.
1 John 4:8 NLT
John 3:16 NLT
1 John 4:16-19 NLT
Being loved by God opens up our capacity to love others.
Discovering your spiritual gifts answers the question
“What should I do
when I serve?”
John 13:35 NLT
“The only criteria that matters, then, in assessing whether anything has any value within the kingdom that God is building on earth is love—love defined as Jesus dying on the cross for those who crucified him!”
- Dr. Greg Boyd
Romans 5:8 NLT
“To a large degree, the early church looked like a corporate version of Jesus dying on the cross for those who crucified him. The main proof they offered the world that Jesus was real was the fact that the new reality of the kingdom was manifested in their lives, both individually and corporately.”
- Dr. Greg Boyd
Love must act as the foundation for service.
1 Corinthians 13:1-3 NLT
“I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:3b
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV
Love changes your motivation, your attitude, and your outcome.
The choice is ours.
I choose love.
Ministry passion is a heartfelt desire that compels us to make a difference for the kingdom of God!
Discovering your personality style answers the question
“How can I best serve?”
Remember:
1) Ministry Passion is
God-given
2) There is no right or wrong Ministry Passion.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…”
- John 3:16
Philippians 2:13 NIV
anger
assignment
burden
call
compassion
destiny
dream
energy
God’s will
impact
inspired
legacy
motivate
passion
purpose
significance
vision
Remember:
Ministry Passions are not spiritual Gifts. Spiritual gifts are the function or task God has gifted you to perform. They are the what.
Ministry passions are feelings or desires that motivate you to serve in a particular ministry.