New Hope Chapel

Ephesians 4:7-16 Gifts from God

Joanne Hagemeyer

Every person who is born again into the family of God, who is built as a living stone into the temple of God, who serves in that temple as a priest of God, and finally, who becomes part of the one Body of Christ, is given something vital, something crucial, to contribute. The apostle Paul talked about gifts given to us by God, through the power of Christ via his Spirit. To develop and use our gifts benefits us and the whole Body, the family, the living temple. This is what’s healthy for a living organism, to grow and mature. But how?