WCF Newsletter
Welcome to WCF 2008-2009! con't
Recap by Sue Kelly-Cochrane
because our study this year is From the Head to The Heart Series by Angie Lake, Letters of Peter/Paul to the Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and the Letters of John.
Father Mike quoted St. Peter from 1 Peter 4:10 “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” St. Paul used the word karis or charisma in 3 different ways as:
- A fundamental gift of salvation - Romans 5:13
- Refers to a particular gift given to a particular group like the Israelites received, as the chosen race - Romans 11:29
- Special unique Pauline image of the charismatic gifts given for the building up of the body of Christ, different from personal gifts, so that in all things God may be glorified and not the person.
Since we all have been given a gift(s), do you know what yours is? WCF is one place we can discover our gifts because our very coming signifies that we are open to be used by God. How do you know that WCF is a place where you can discover or use your gift? It’s because WCF is defined as a foundational charism by the nature of our Mission Statement:
“Women’s Christian Fellowship is a Prayer/Bible Study, dedicated to glorifying God by bringing women into a more intimate relationship with Jesus as Lord and Savior through the use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Prayer and praise, meditation, study of the Scriptures and loving fellowship.”
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