Dear Friends and Partners in the Kingdom of God ,
Consider this wisdom that is from above as we build what God is building:
Ephesians 4:11-16 (NKJV) 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Instruction
Jesus has given 5 ministries. Please do not receive just 1 or 2 ministries. Receive all the 5 ministries. Do not receive only what you are comfortable with. God’s goal for our life is not to make us comfortable but to be like HIS SON, Jesus.
Verse 13. The knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ
For the above to happen we need all the 5 ministries which Jesus has given.
The 5 ministries are given to the “body of Christ” for equipping and edifying.
They are not given to control and manipulate the flock but be examples and to equip and edify the Church.
They are given to activate the church into God’s ministry.
Question
The Church is about 2000 years old. Has the Church received all the 5 ministries?
If the Church has received the 5 ministries then the Church will be equipped and be edified.
What should be happening?
Let me begin with the most recognized and exalted ministry in the church.
Pastors
If the pastors are equipping and edifying the church, the church would have caught the shepherd’s heart and will be disciples and be discipling.
Teachers
If the teachers are equipping and edifying the church, the church will be able to explain [teach] the truth that they believe in. Even the illiterate will be able to do that.
Evangelist
If the evangelist are equipping and edifying the church, the church will be able to do evangelism as a lifestyle.
Prophets
If the prophets are equipping and edifying the church, the church will be able to move with authority and power like Moses and Elijah.
Apostles
If the apostles are equipping and edifying the church, the church will be able to finish the unfinished work of touching the nations and prepare the nations for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Questions
Has the church received all the 5 ministries? Why not?
Could the reasons be –fear / suspicion / controlling figures ?
Are we a people of faith [people who live by the Word] or fear?
Is your church [every believer] doing the ministry of God? Why not?
Is there unity in the faith in the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ? Why not?
Is the church becoming more and more like Jesus or more and more like the world? Why?
There are many churches and mission schools in different nations who need help from us and they have requested for us to go and teach and train them but we are not able to go though we are ready to go? We have just cancelled our trip to Nepal . Why?
These nations that invite us do not have the means of taking care of our transport? Why?
Is the church poor? Why?
What do you read in the Bible? How do you read it? When a church [people of God] was going through difficulty what did the apostles do?
2 Corinthians 8:13-15 (NKJV) 13 For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened; 14 but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack—that there may be equality. 15 As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”
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