Aim: To appreciate the multi-faceted nature of God's design for His church and its mission.
Exegesis: We have different callings, but the same gospel. The gospel is not subject to change (v. 6) and is not hindered by ethnicity (v. 7). We have different needs, but the same God. The Lord gives us special empowerment and gifts (v. 8). We have different congregations, but the same church. The church is united around Christ's cross (v. 9a), mission (v. 9b), and love (v. 10).
Key verse: v. 7 ''But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.