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“My Vocation [duty] to Serve God and Family” In the summer (Mid-June-August), Cross-Way runs a sermon series on Christian Family Life related topics. Generally, keeping in mind the Family Life Conference in the first week of August. This year also we are running a series called“My Vocation [duty] to Serve God and Family” We have been studying the Vocation of the Church (that Resurrection & Pentecost has given to us). The key themes have been we’ve been called to God’s specific work in this world. One Sunday we studied from 1 Corinthians 12 about the Spiritual Gifts. Our spiritual gifts are our particular ways each of us have been called to serve in the church. It is important for each one to understand (discover) what is their spiritual gifts, as a person, as a family, as a community and even a nation. And then to employ them (as gifts received) to “build the church” (see 1 Cor. 12:4,7, Romans 12:3-6 for the definition). In knowing my spiritual gifts, I must also know what God has called me/us to do in this world. Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor 12): Me and my family have been especially gifted with certain (skills, money, relationships, benefits) for this we feel responsible to contribute. There are weaker members in the body of Christ, for whom we are responsible to look after. This is a responsibility God has entrusted to us in His Body. Keeping in mind, some of the needs within our congregation, such as families being separated by life’s circumstances, having to go away to the cities or abroad to work and send money back home. Many have grown up without parents in their homes, thus struggling with loneliness and/or other issues of the mind and the hearts. Your special gifts, talents, privileges (you’ve been born in a certain place, you have certain network of relationships- family, friends, neighbors, people we know in higher places, or gov’t offices). Let us leverage everything to serve God, his church and bring glory to God. The goal of this series is a) Discover the gifts and resources each person has, b) Understand the church as the body of Christ, c) Live healthy life for own self, in family and in the community around d) Learn how can one serve in the church more effectively, and I am wonderfully equipped to serve the Body of Christ Topic: “My Vocation [duty] to Serve God and Family”