MilktoMeat

Finally, we reach the end of our journey together. Not THE end, but just a conclusion to these readings. If you have made it all the way through with us, you should feel a real sense of accomplishment. This may be the end of our readings, but it is only the beginning of the next…

This is the main question that many have: “How do I know what my gift is???” Before we even deal with this question, I think it is important to understand that you do not simply have a spiritual gift or gifts, but that YOU are the gift that Christ has given to His Body the…

Today, we are simply going to scan over the passages in the New Testament which list all of the Spiritual Gifts and see how they fit into the larger picture. The key passages are listed below. Beside each gift listed, there is a number. This number corresponds to the gift in the following list with…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

 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…