By the value of his blameless blood spilled on the dirt outside Jerusalem's walls, he redeemed his church. Christ's earthly work paved the road for the Apostles and the Evangelists to take the Gospel to the ancient world, and it paved the way for me to bring you the Gospel. I think is the best sub-section of Scripture on how to do these things. May we give ourselves to the Lord for this and tell Him, Lord Jesus, we are willing to consecrate ourselves to You for the building up of the church. 10th Sunday after Pentecost (Prop 13 – B). Forgiving Others Video. The growth of the Body is the building up of the Body. For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. People with the spiritual gift of serving, well, all Christians are called to serve, we're all servants. Furthermore, we need to hold to the truth in love so that we may grow up into HIm in all things, that is, grow up into the Head, Christ (Eph. But then in Ephesians 4-6, we have three chapters of application, of practical application. The authority of an apostle is not passed down from one generation to the next, as taught in the Catholic Church through the papacy.
I hate to say this: Our attendance at Bible classes and Sunday school is really poor; it's no wonder we struggle with applying God's Word to our lives. There's nowhere else I'd rather serve than here. I was asked recently rather pointedly, not negatively, but pointedly, "Why did you leave the mission field? " We open to You, Lord, and we hold to truth in love so that we may grow up into Christ the Head in all things. The Lord Jesus said in Matt. Until he comes again, descending from the clouds, he has given us gifts—all sorts of spiritual gifts to empower us for the work of ministry. THE PERFECTED SAINTS DIRECTLY BUILDING UP THE BODY OF CHRIST. So it's just a beautiful thing to watch. While I may be the only priest currently serving in my parish, I am not the only one responsible for advancing the Gospel. We'll talk more about it later in the message. There's a maturity there, a mature love and delight in the Body of Christ. But I think the best metaphor to describe the elders is the digestive system.
For us to function in our measure means that there is some perfecting going on, that is, we are being perfected and trained by the apostles, evangelists, prophets, and shepherd-teachers to do the work that they do but in a smaller measure, so that we may directly build up the Body of Christ. 3 we see that the Lord is building Himself into us by making His home in our heart; we need to open our heart to Him and allow Him to settle down in us, change things around as He pleases, and let Him remove the things that are not according to Him in our inner being. We can fix that by attending service and Bible class more often. And His gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. In other words, because we now have the New Testament, the foundational task of the apostles and prophets is over. Such endless forgiveness from the heart is far beyond our natural human capacity, yet it is possible if we realize the extent of the Lord's heart of forgiveness toward us and take Him as our life and person (Col. 3:13, note 2). The Body of Christ, as it's found in Emmanuel, is about loving and serving one another. Concerning this chapter Brother Lee told us: We must realize that an overcomer is one who lives a crucified life, a life in resurrection, in the midst of the church, no matter what kind of situation may arise, in order to produce fruit for the Lord's testimony. Unity in the faith, it says, and in the knowledge of the Son of God. So verse 16, all of God's people are spiritually gifted to serve.
That's why the Pastoral office is based on Jesus and not on the person. Now, verses 11-16, we're going to see again and again the ministry of the Word of God is key to everything. Jesus, the creator and eternal Son of God, who lived a sinless life, loves us so much that He died for our sins, taking the punishment that we deserve, was buried, and rose from the dead according to the Bible. Having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. Brother Lee linked the unlimited forgiveness of offenses in Matthew 18—the "seventy times seven"—with discerning the Body: What does this four hundred ninety mean? The Saints are being Perfected by the Gifted Members to Function for the Direct Building up of the Body of Christ.
But notice what Paul says, this "grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. " Anyone who walks in church worker shoes knows that their congregation is a little community, one not gathered together by their efforts but united as a gift from God. Learn more about fellowship! However, even in cases where some form of discipline is necessary, our heart should be one of love and forgiveness (2 Cor. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ also forgave you. "
We were on a two-year church planner apprentice program with the IMB, and at the end of the two years, it was a time of evaluation, they evaluated us, we evaluated them, and evaluated the life. That we all agree about biblical doctrine. And I just want to choose it, I want to use my will the way Jesus did, saying, "Not my will, but yours be done, " in Gethsemane. And he says but, and this is by way of review, we went over this last week, but "to each one of us, " etcetera. You are the hands and feet of this body! And so all of our spiritual gifts are blood bought. The Giver of Gifts: The Lord Jesus Christ (vv. But can we talk more about it later? Mark 14:22 says, "While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, 'Take it; this is my body. '" If our church is built on a facility, it will fade and fall.
Graphics by my sweet friend Christy Beutel! Now, what about the prophets? We need more pastors who can speak like Paul did to the Ephesian elders, "Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God" (Ac 20:26–27). And so we'll no longer be infants, we'll no longer be immature, Satan buffeting us.
People with the gift of hospitality, as they use their gifts, they provide a warm, inviting matrix for Bible studies, for home fellowships, for discipleship going on, for mentoring between older couples and younger couple, hospitality. My number one job as a Pastor is to build you up with this incredible, life changing, Gospel. Dr. Bruce M. Hartung is Professor Emeritus, Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary St. Louis where he served as the Dean of Ministerial Formation. Church planners suddenly find that school officials are willing to have that church plan to meet in their cafeteria.
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