"He Gave Some..."

June 15, 2016

“He Gave Some…”

Blessings folk!

We continue to examine the character, role and functioning of leadership within the Body of Christ.

Here is an extremely important passage…

Eph 4:11-13

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.


The passage begins with the Word “and”…this is important…context, context, context.
We will examine the context closer later.
For today, note who these “gifted individuals” are…
apostles
prophets
evangelists
pastors
teachers
All are still viable and a functional part of the Body of Christ today…more later.

Note what they do…
equip the saints

Note the purpose…
building up the Body of Christ

Note the timing…
until we all attain to the unity of the faith.
until we attain the knowledge of the Son of God
until a mature man
to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ

This is a foundational passage in understanding leadership in the Body.
Most of the Body of Christ errs in the understanding and application of this passage.

Can you see how?
Can you see what needs to be done?
Are you willing to do it?