1. IT TAKES ALL KINDS
1 Corinthians 12

2. It Takes All Kinds God has made a tremendous variety of things
Plants, animals, people
Each person is unique
1 Corinthians 12 teaches to appreciate variety
The need for the lesson 12:1-3
The reality of variety 12:4-11
The blessings of variety 12:12-30
The answer to the problem 12:31-13:13 love
12:12 the body is one and has many members

3. It Takes All Kinds 12:12-14 variety applied to body of Christ
Unifying act of baptism
Unifying fellowship of the Spirit
Variety of backgrounds Jew, Gentile, free, slave
12:15-19 “I am not needed” is an unscriptural attitude
12:20-26 “I don’t need you” is an unscriptural attitude
Differences to be embraced, honored v.24-26
Love is the more excellent way 13:4-8,13

4. It Takes All Kinds Rom. 12:4-8
Thinking more highly of himself than he ought to think is not sober thinking
All the members do not have the same function
Use what you have to help each other
Apostles were different: Simon Peter, John John 20:2-10, Andrew, Philip John 6:5-9 & 12:21-22, Thomas John 11:16,
Matthew, Simon Zelotes
Paul & Barnabas Acts 15:35-40 all are useful