OBJECT LESSON: LEGO BRICKS
When you came in you received Lego building blocks of differing sizes and shapes. I’ve got a challenge for you; I want you to build something with your Lego blocks but there is one condition, you cannot use anybody else’s Lego block. Now what can you build with one Lego block? The answer is nothing! Some of you have received very large Lego blocks which everyone can easily see but you still can’t build anything with it by yourself. Some of you have received small Lego blocks which are almost unnoticeable to others, but despite their small size you could still build a wonderful building if you were to cooperate with others.
This is how it is in the church. We all have gifts of different shapes and sizes, i.e. function and even prominence, but it is only when we all work together that we can build up the church of the living God.