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Athey Creek | Audio Podcast

Through the Bible | Romans 12:3-8 by Brett Meador

Athey Creek | Audio Podcast

Athey Creek Christian Fellowship

Athey Creek, Bible Teaching, Jesus, West Linn, Brett Meador, Church, Through The Bible, Oregon, Religion & Spirituality, Day By Day, Pdx, Portland, Scripture, Christianity

4.9771 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

In Romans 12:3-8, Paul calls us to live with humility and remember that we are all part of the body of Christ. In this unity, God has uniquely gifted each of us to serve Him and one another. As we explore these verses, we discover what these gifts are, where they appear elsewhere in Scripture, and how God works through each one to build up His Church.

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0:00.0

There was a man whose name was Henry who was yelling from his room in a mental institution.

0:08.6

Remember when they used to have those?

0:12.2

He said, I am king of the universe, he was yelling.

0:15.1

I am the supreme commander.

0:16.6

Everyone must do what I say.

0:19.9

Well, he was standing on a chair in the middle of his room in his

0:23.1

underwear yelling this and it was getting late and was keeping everybody else in the facility

0:27.6

awake. And so the staff went by to try to calm him down. And they said, Henry, you're not the

0:32.6

Supreme Commander. Please quiet down. Everyone's trying to sleep. He said, I can do whatever I want. I am the

0:37.7

supreme commander. And the staff said, who told you you were the supreme commander?

0:43.4

And Henry said, God told me. And then there was a faint voice from a couple rooms over. No, I didn't.

0:53.1

It's insane to think that you're God, or to think you could be God or you could replace God.

0:59.8

That's insanity.

1:01.1

And it really is something that some people, I remember as a kid, do you guys remember you older people

1:05.9

when Shirley McLean was running down the beach?

1:07.7

I am God, I am God.

1:09.6

No, you're a mediocre actor. Maybe not even

1:13.2

that. I don't know. But it's crazy. But one of the things we have to realize is not only we're not God,

1:19.8

we're actually not as in control as we like to think we are. You know, have you ever, you know,

1:25.4

it's funny how days go by where you're thinking, I'm in control of everything. I've got this, you know. And then something happens that reminds you,

1:31.8

you're not in control. You know what that means. Like, like when you get sick, have you ever just

1:36.0

been so sick that you're like, you know, you're always, wow, I can't even go to work. And then

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