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哥林多前书：15:10-12: 10若是提摩太来到，你们要留心，叫他在你们那里无所惧怕，因为他劳力作主的工，像我一样。11所以无论谁，都不可藐视他，只要送他平安前行，叫他到我这里来，因我指望他和弟兄们同来。12至于兄弟亚波罗，我再三地劝他同弟兄们到你们那里去；但这时他决不愿意去，几时有了机会他必去。
我们应该感谢上帝赐予教会那些拥有各种不同恩赐的人，而不是仅仅关注那些具有超级明星光环效应的那几个人。在我看来，保罗似乎就是这样一位拥有超级巨星效应的植堂者，而像提摩太、提多和亚波罗这些人，他们都跟随保罗，巩固和协调保罗已经开始的事工。保罗在提摩太和亚波罗身上看出了这些恩赐，并勉励哥林多人接纳和尊重他们。
我想起了和我一起同工的人，我很感恩他们有那样的恩赐。我曾经和一位助理牧师同工，他对于事物的细节有敏锐的眼光，这是我不具备的。我曾经和另一名牧师同工，他总是喜欢质疑我的计划。虽然有时候会让我恼火，但也的确让我在愚蠢地向前冲之前仔细考虑一下我的计划。还有另一名牧师，我们喜欢在一起头脑风暴，因为他对于传福音有无限的热情。我在这里想说的是（特别针对我自己），当有恩赐的人一起同工的时候，服事的效果要比单枪匹马好得多。
保罗非常珍视那些和他一起同工的人。你从来不会听见他批评谁，只会鼓励他们工作。他批评的话是专门针对那些教导错误教义的人祷告：主耶稣，你所赐的有使徒，有先知，有传福音的，还有牧师和教师。你已经把恩赐给你的教会，使你的身体，即教会，得以同心协力地被建立。求祢帮助我们为了祢教会的益处，在和平与合一中共同努力做工!阿们。
1 Corinthians 16: 10 But if Timothy comes, make sure he has no reason to be afraid while he is with you, for he does the work of the Lord, as I do. 11 Therefore let no one despise him. But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me, because I am expecting him, and so are the brothers with me. 12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. It was not at all his desire to go now, but he will when he has an opportunity. (EHV)
We should appreciate all the gifts which God has given to his church, and not just those who have the stellar, superstar reputations. It seems to me that Paul was the superstar church planter, and that men like Timothy and Titus and Apollos followed Paul around to strengthen and organize what Paul had started. Paul recognized these gifts in Timothy and Apollos and encouraged the Corinthians to receive them and respect them.
I think of people that I worked with, whose gifts I appreciated. I worked with a staff minister who had a good eye for detail, something that I don’t have. I worked with another pastor who tended to question my plans. Sometimes that annoyed me, but it made me look over what I was planning before I charged ahead foolishly. I worked with another who was a joy to brainstorm with, because he had unbounded enthusiasm for reaching people with the gospel. The point I want to make (especially for myself!) is that ministry is done better when gifted people work together, rather than one person working on his own.
Paul treasured those people with whom he worked. You never hear him criticize them, only encourage them in their work. His words of criticism were reserved for those who were teaching false doctrine.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, you gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers. You have given gifts to your church so that your body, the Church, can work together and be built up. Help us to work together in peace and unity for the good of your Church! Amen.