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Day 162: What Are Spiritual Gifts and How Do They Work?
Psalm 139:13-14For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. In this final week of MilktoMeat readings, we want to focus on how you fit into the larger Kingdom purposes…
Read MoreDay 161: What Are the Questions That Bring Ministry Into Focus
One of the truths that we have been trying emphasize in this study is that we are called to a Body, a group or people, that we live and work together with in our Vision and Mission as Christ’s people. As we develop the last questions today, always keep in mind that you will not…
Read MoreDay 160: What is the Big Picture of Gifted Ministry?
Ephesians 4:11-12It was he (Jesus Christ) who gave some as Apostles, some as Prophets, some as Evangelists, and some as Shepherds and Teachers, in order to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ. How do all the 5 facets of gifted ministry work together to…
Read MoreDay 159: Who Are the Shepherds and Teachers?
Today, we consider the last two gifted types of people that the Lord Jesus has given to us to equip us. The Shepherds and the Teachers work together to train us in some of the “every-day essentials” of following Christ.
Read MoreDay 158: Who Are the Evangelists?
Ephesians 4:11-12It was he (Jesus Christ) who gave some as Apostles, some as Prophets, some as Evangelists, and some as Shepherds and Teachers, in order to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ. This week, we will consider the last three types of people given…
Read MoreDay 157: What Questions Do the Apostles and Prophets Raise?
Today, we conclude our discussion of the Apostles and Prophets by thinking about the questions that these people raise for the Church as a whole.
Read MoreDay 156: How Do The Apostles and Prophets Equip Us?
Ephesians 2:19–22 …you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, 2:20 because you have been built on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In Ephesians, Paul presents The Church, the household of God, as a building that is being built up with “living…
Read MoreDay 155: Who Are The Prophets?
Today, we take a very brief survey of the role that Prophets played throughout the Scriptures. It is important to understand the basic functions of this gifted role before we can understand the role of these people within the Church.
Read MoreDay 154: Who Are The Apostles?
Ephesians 4:11-12It was He (Jesus Christ) who gave some as Apostles, some as Prophets, some as Evangelists, and some as Shepherds and Teachers, in order to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ. This week, we are going to continue to look at Ephesians 4,…
Read MoreDay 153: How Shall We BE The Church?
1 Timothy 3:14–15 … I am writing these instructions to you… to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. This week we have been considering the way the Scriptures define both The…
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