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Building Christ's Church: Understanding Spiritual Gifts and Organizational Roles in Ephesians

Join us in exploring Ephesians Chapter 4 to discover the significance of spiritual gifts, roles in the church, and unity in faith. Dive deeper into the roles of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, as outlined in the biblical "org chart." Learn how Jesus gives gifts to prepare us for service, foster maturity, and promote unity within the body of Christ. Engage in interactive discussions, group activities, and prayer sessions to strengthen spiritual understanding and community bonds. Dig into parallels with other Biblical passages and draw inspiration for personal growth and service in your faith journey.

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Building Christ's Church: Understanding Spiritual Gifts and Organizational Roles in Ephesians

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  1. Comunicación y Gerencia Ephesians An Epistle of Paul

  2. Ephesians Chapter 4

  3. Ephesians • Meet & Greet • Couple of I-Worship praise songs • Chapter read-thru verse by verse (involve everyone) • Lesson, with leading questions • Break into groups of 3-4 • Prayer & Praise-take requests, praises (especially in response to the Scripture just studied) • Pray with/for each other • Close/Give HW (should just be to read the next chapter)

  4. The Makings of Christ’s Church • Spiritual Gifts • How God’s work is “apportioned” • What are some roles in the church? • What are some individual responsibilities of the members of the church?

  5. Jesus Gives His Gifts (v7)

  6. Christ’s gifts • Reason for Spiritual gifts (v12): • To prepare God’s people for works of service • So the body of Christ can be built up • Unity in the faith and knowledge of the Lord (v13) • Maturity so that we won’t fall into deceitful doctrines (v14)

  7. The Church “Org Chart” “Infinitely Close” Gap

  8. Roles Defined: • Apostle • A messenger, ambassador • Commissioned by Christ Himself • Refers to the original 12, Matthias (Acts 1:20-26), and Paul (Acts 9:3-20) • Used once to refer to Jesus (Hebrews 3:1) • Prophet • One who speaks for God and interprets His Will • Not necessarily telling the future, although they are used of God to do so • Used many times to refer to Jesus • Evangelist • A publisher of glad tidings, spreader of the gospel • Acts 21:8 (Phillip), 2 Tim 4:5 (Charge to Timothy) • The only one of these titles that does not refer to Jesus • Using the case of Philip (Acts 21:8), not given the authority or permanent position associated with the other offices

  9. Roles Defined • Pastor • Shepard (John 10:2,11,12,14,16), Hebrews 13:20,1 Peter 2:25 • Refers to Jesus many times • Overseer • Teacher • Master, an instructor • Also refers to Jesus many times • 1 Cor 12:28-29

  10. Unity • In the Spirit (v3) • Through peace (v3) • One Lord, one faith, one body, one baptism, one God and Father (v4)

  11. Call to Maturity (v13-14)

  12. Who we are to be…

  13. What we are to do…

  14. Groups • Break into groups of 3-4 • Prayer & Praise-take requests, praises (especially in response to the Scripture just studied) • Pray with/for each other • Homework: Chapter 5

  15. Parallels • Eph 3:2; Col 1:25Eph 5:19; Col 3:16Eph 6:22; Col 4:8 • Eph 4:2-4; Col 3:12-15Eph 4:16; Col 2:19Eph 4:32; Col 3:13Eph 4:22-24; Col 3:9,10Eph 5:6-8; Col 3:6-8Eph 5:15,16; Col 4:5Eph 6:19,20; Col 4:3,4Eph 5:22-6:9; Col 3:18-4:1

  16. Sources (Extra-Biblical) • Easton’s 1897 Bible Dictionary on www.biblegateway.com • www.zhubert.com-Greek • www.m-w.com

  17. Prayer Requests from 6/29 • Shirley, Chris, Cindy, Dale, Rick, Kerrin-Healing, spiritual battle/warfare, Broadhead Alliance Church, open the Word. • West Hills, Larry&Karen transition, Larry sermon prep, Kim new duties, no dissention, do God’s Will for our church • Brian Thompson-new believer, Jenna • Small Groups @ WHBC • Light to those who don’t know anything

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