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Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're going on a journey into God's vision for His Church—our identity, calling, authority, love, unity, and mission. Each day you'll find the passage in full on our website alongside something to help you focus and pray so that you can apply the Word to your life. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

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Week 1 – Our Identity as the Body of Christ
Day 2 – One Body, Many Members

Focus: Every believer is essential and has a unique function.
Response: "Where has God placed you within His body?"

1 Corinthians 12:12-27

The Body of Christ12The human body consists of many different parts but they all work together as a single unit; many parts, but one body! It is similar with the body of Christ.13When we were all baptised, the Spirit of God was at work to make us parts of the one body of Christ, whether we were Jews or not, slaves or free men. And we have all drunk the same Living Water, the one Spirit of God.14We have seen that the body has not one part, but many.15Imagine the foot saying, "I am not a hand, so I do not belong to the body." To say such a thing would not mean that the foot was not part of the body.16Or suppose the ear said, "I am not an eye so I don't belong to the body." Would that mean that the ear ceased to be part of the body?17If the body consisted only of an eye, it would not be able to hear. And if the whole body was an ear, how would it be able to smell anything?18But in His wisdom, God has arranged every part of the body precisely according to His plan.19If everyone was alike, there could be no body.20Yet, the facts are clear – we are made of many parts, but have only one body.21So the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you!" Nor can the head say to the feet, "I don't need you!"22Quite the opposite, for even what appear to be the weaker parts of the body are indispensable.23-24We take care even of those parts we think to be less important. Those parts we do not wish to display publicly we treat with modesty, while other parts need no special consideration. In the body of Christ God has drawn together diverse members and has given greater honour to those who have never in the past been honoured.25He wants no division in the body, but for all to be regarded as important and to have concern for one another.26When one suffers, every other part shares in that suffering. When one member is honoured, all can rejoice together with him or her.27Now you are Christ's body and every one of you a member of it.

Father, thank You for making me a member of the Body of Christ. Help me to love Your Church as You love her. Teach me to serve with humility, walk in the authority of Jesus, be led by the Holy Spirit, and lay down my life for my brothers and sisters. Build us together into a dwelling place for Your presence and make us a powerful witness of Your Kingdom until Christ returns. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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