Emphasis Preaching Journal

Jigsaw puzzles can be much fun. They provide entertainment for hours on end. The lesson they teach is that it takes many parts to present a finished picture. Each one of the dozens of jigsaw parts must be in its rightful place in order to make the picture complete. And when parts are lost it is a catastrophe, for the picture cannot be brought to completion. Paul is pointing to the inter-relatedness of many contributors, or individual functions produced by various people, and he says all are needed to build a complete church.