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Oceans Eleven: Every Member Essential (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)

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In Oceans Eleven, Danny Ocean assembles eleven specialists—pickpocket, acrobat, hacker, demolitions expert—to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. No individual could do it; together, they're unstoppable. Each person's specific gift is essential. "If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be?" Paul's body metaphor plays out in heist form: the explosives guy can't do what the contortionist does. The church is a heist team assembled by God, each member's weird gift essential to the mission. The job requires everyone's specific contribution.

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