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Men of Integrity, May/June 2000
This Week's Theme: Meshing
The Fab Five
Key Bible Verse: Now
you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it (1 Corinthians
12:27). Bonus Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
In
the early 1990s, the University of Michigan boasted what many commentators believed
to be the top five basketball players in the country. This quintet was quickly
dubbed the "Fab Five," and talk of four successive NCAA championships
dominated the sports section of newspapers. History, however, proved otherwise.
While superstars in their own right, they never meshed as a team. None of the
"Fab Five" ever won one championship.
The apostle Paul faced
a similar situation in the city of Corinth. The church he started there was
deeply divided by strife and jealousy. Those blessed with certain spiritual
gifts felt superior to those whose gifts seemed more "average." Others
acted in blatant disregard to those around them, oblivious to the effect their
words and actions had on others.
That's why Paul wrote his
letter to the Corinthians. He calls them back to loving God with their whole
hearts, and strengthening and supporting their neighbors as themselves. He drills
his point home by using an analogy for the church: we are the body of Christ.
There is no "I" in the word "body!"
—Steven B. Borst in Men in the Church
Personal Challenge:
- What keeps you from connecting with others
at church? What can be done to overcome this barrier?
Thought to Apply: Build for your team a feeling
of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.
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— VINCE
LOMBARDI (football coach)
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Credits: Adapted from— Monday: Men
in the Church (Concordia, 1998)
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May/June 2000, June 26, 2000
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