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          OUR DAILY BREAD                         Tuesday, April 12, 1994
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          Read:  1 Corinthians 12:4-25

                               YOU DON'T NEED A PULPIT

                        There are differences of ministries,
                                 but the same Lord.
                                 1 Corinthians 12:5

          Champion figure skater Paul Wylie is a cum laude Harvard graduate
          and a born-again Christian.  His mother always wanted him to be a
          minister,  but he has decided to study law.  He believes he  does
          not  possess  the gifts required for pastoral  ministry.  But  he
          insists--and rightly so--that whether he's performing on the  ice
          or reading in the library of Harvard Law School, he can serve his
          Savior Jesus Christ.

          "I  think that every Christian is called to be a minister in  his
          place  of work," he says.  "So I try to be a minister wherever  I
          am.  When people come up to me and ask questions, I tell them the
          truth."

          Whether   we  are  figure  skaters,  law  students,   homemakers,
          mechanics, nurses, bankers, or have some other job, we can  serve
          Jesus  Christ.  The  New  Testament doesn't assign  the  task  of
          ministry only to those who are officially recognized as  pastors.
          First Corinthians 12 indicates that every believer is spiritually
          equipped for some kind of service (v.7).

          We  don't have to stand behind a pulpit to function as  ministers
          for  our  Savior.  The task of ministering and the  privilege  of
          serving have been assigned to everyone who has been born again.

          Author:  Vernon C. Grounds

                         I want, in this short life of mine,
                              As much as can be pressed
                          Of service true for God and man--
                               Help me to be my best!
                                       Simpson

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          No  matter how small it may seem, your work for Christ has  great
          value.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Psalms 4-6











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