Session 7 | Discerning the Lord's Body

Charlie McQuillan’s message, Discerning the Lord’s Body, explores the believer’s calling to value and care for the body of Christ as one unified whole. From 1 Corinthians 11, he reminds listeners that “discerning the Lord’s body” is more than understanding the elements of the Lord’s Supper—it is perceiving the worth of fellow believers, recognizing Christ in one another, and serving the local church in humility. McQuillan emphasizes that self-serving attitudes bring condemnation, while true discernment esteems others as Christ does. The local church, he explains, is where this love is lived out, as saints gather to edify, comfort, and labor together in the work of the ministry.

Building on passages from Ephesians 4, Romans 12, and Philippians 2, McQuillan shows that a healthy church looks like Christ Himself—marked by meekness, longsuffering, forbearance, and love without pretense. He urges believers to serve from a heart of gratitude, not convenience, and to remain faithful even when ministry feels costly. The true measure of maturity, he says, is not in what we receive but in how we give. Drawing from Paul’s example in 2 Corinthians and Philippians 3, he concludes that enduring love for the saints flows from Christ’s own life within us—because He is worthy of it all.