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Prelude Story: The Church That Found Its Rhythm

They didn’t plan it. It just happened.

A few weeks after discovering their gifts, the little church began to move in sync. The woman with mercy began organizing meal deliveries for shut-ins. The teacher opened her living room for a short midweek Bible study. The encourager began writing notes to those who had drifted away.

But here’s the remarkable thing—they didn’t start because they felt obligated now that they knew their gifts. Many of them had been doing small acts of care for years or had longed to start something but never quite did. Some had hesitated because they thought, “It’s just me… it’s not official. The church board should be doing more to encourage or reach out.”

But now they understood—the Holy Spirit wasn’t working through the board alone.
Those promptings, those holy frustrations, that sense of “someone should do something”—that was the Spirit Himself stirring them. The gifts He placed in them were His way of saying, “You are the someone. Go.”

They realized that what they already loved doing, what they already noticed, was their ministry—Spirit-empowered, Spirit-called, and Spirit-sustained.

It wasn’t a new program—it was harmony.
Each part of the body began to play its note, and the Spirit composed something beautiful. Visitors began to stay. Prayers were answered. Hope started to feel normal again.

That’s what happens when the body of Christ finds its rhythm.

The Spirit Organizes the Church

Paul never wrote a manual for committees; he described a living, breathing body.
He said, “There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit… all empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as He wills.” (1 Corinthians 12:4, 11)

The Spirit is intentional. When believers yield their gifts to Him, He arranges them into something greater than any human plan. No one has all the gifts, but together we reveal the fullness of Christ.

From Discovery to Deployment

Yesterday’s invitation was to discover your gifts.
Today’s invitation is to trust them.

Maturing in Christ means no longer waiting for permission to do what the Spirit already placed within you. When the Holy Spirit fills us, ministry stops being a project and becomes a lifestyle.

So if your gift is teaching, bring clarity where confusion lingers.
If it’s mercy, comfort the overlooked.
If it’s leadership, gather others for good.
If you’re unsure, start serving somewhere—the Spirit often confirms gifts that are already in motion.

A Practice for Today

1. Revisit your gifts list. Pray over your top three.
2. Ask the Spirit, “What desires or burdens have You placed in me that I’ve been waiting for someone else to notice?”
3. Take one step this week to turn that prompting into movement.

Freedom in Christ is not found in doing more—it’s found in doing what you were made to do.

Blessings in Jesus’ Name,
Tom Nicholas, Pastor
We are a Holy Spirit-Filled Church Family whose members engage deeply, serve faithfully, and reach their community for Christ.