We were greeted by a delicious pie and some sweet tea that Susan prepared for us when we arrived at the DeVivo's home. We lingered a while on their beautiful deck, chatting and enjoying the lovely weather and the gorgeous plants.
After singing about surrendering our all to the Lord, serving Him with all of our lives and giving Him glory, we discussed the coming care group locations and details. Then we read from I Corinthians 12:4-11 and Romans 12: 3-13 about how God distributes gifts as He desires to each member of the body for serving one another and for His glory. We discussed how God gifts us and how it is important to know how God uses us to benefit the body. Other themes we talked about were:
-being aware of where God has gifted you
-how God has the right to use us however he wants, whenever He wants, even in the mundane moments of our lives
-how sometimes we don't even know He is using us for His glory
-how we need to be available and faithful to serve Him
-how we need to let God show us opportunities that He provides for service
-how important it is to sense His pleasure as we serve Him
-not to compare ourselves with other people and consequently feel like a substandard servant
Topics for next Care Group on July 7: Discuss our identities in Christ as described by Paul Tripp on the first 2 CDs. Refer to questions 12-15 on the list. Also, we will begin to discuss areas of need.
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Thank you both for your gifts upon gifts that we get to benefit from not only each care group but each time we get together. I am so glad to be in your care.
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