1. Clarity and Confirmation in Ministry Calling:
- "For God gives to each one the ability to do certain things well." (1 Corinthians 12:18)
- "Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you." (1 Timothy 4:14)
2. Recognition of Different Gifts and Roles:
- "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit gives them." (1 Corinthians 12:4)
- "God has set some in the church as apostles, prophets, teachers, those who work miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who help others, those who have a gift for leadership, those who have a gift for speaking in various kinds of tongues." (1 Corinthians 12:28)
3. Respect and Honor for All Ministries:
- "Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind." (Romans 14:5)
- "Honor one another above yourselves." (Philippians 2:3)
4. Avoiding Comparison and Envy:
- "Do not compare yourself with others." (2 Corinthians 10:12)
- "Let us not be envious of one another." (Galatians 5:26)
5. Focus on God's Plan and Purpose:
- "For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen." (Romans 11:36)
- "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:2)
6. Spiritual Maturity and Unity:
- "Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." (Ephesians 4:13)
- "Let us strive to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." (Ephesians 4:3)
7. Collaboration and Support:
- "Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, 'children of God without fault in a perverse and crooked generation,' in which you shine like stars in the universe." (Philippians 2:14-15)
- "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." (Hebrews 10:24)
8. Humility and Selflessness:
- "In humility consider others better than yourselves." (Philippians 2:3)
- "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant." (Matthew 20:26)
9. Flexibility and Adaptability:
- "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:2)
- "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9)
10. Dependence on the Holy Spirit:
- "But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me." (John 15:26)
- "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)