Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven...
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church...
For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is ...