1. Supplying My Part Eph. 4:11-16

2. We Must Realize That Each Member Is Important God has work for all, each is necessary Regardless of ability - 1 Cor. 12:22-25 Should come to know each other - Cor 12:25-26

3. We Must Realize That Each Member Is Important Are to consider each other - Heb. 10:24 Must realize are members of one another - Rom. 12:5; Jn. 13:34-35; Gal 6:10

4. Each Can Supply Something To Make The Church Strong God “set” certain “gifts” in early church - Eph. 4:11 Enabled early church to be as desired - Eph. 4:12-15 Each member provides something to strength of church - Eph. 4:16 Apostles – Though dead, still with usProphets – same as apostlesEvangelistsPastorsTeachers

5. Each Can Supply Something To Make The Church Strong Some things members can supply Financial aid - 1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 9:6- 7 Presence at services - Heb. 10:25Restoring the fallen - Gal. 6:1 Encouraging the weak & discouraged - 1 Thess. 5:14 Godly example of life in community - Matt. 5:13-16 Teaching others by word as the opportunity arises - 1 Pet. 3:15; 2 Tim. 2:2

6. Some Fail To Make Church Stronger May be like man in 1 Cor. 5 Or like Diotrephes - 3 Jn. 9 Some forsake like Demas - 2 Tim. 4:10 Some gossip, complain &/or murmur - Phil. 2:14; Num. 14:11-12; 1 Cor. 3:16-17

7. Some Fail To Make Church Stronger All will answer to God for what we provide - Rom. 14:12