Eph 4:11-16 Serving the Saints

Eph 4:11-16 (1) And truly He gave some to be apostles, and some to be prophets, and some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, (12) for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (13) And this until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; (14) so that we no longer may be infants,

Eph 4:11-16 (2) tossed to and fro and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the dishonesty of men, in cunning craftiness, to the wiles of deceit. (15) But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ; (16) from whom the whole body, fitted together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of each part, producing the growth of the body to the edifying of itself in love.

Introduction What is church life? What makes a Christian life in Church?

God gives abundance of gifts to church God gives church much human resources Serves in the church in different ways They are to benefit you

God gives gifts For the perfecting the saints For the work of ministry For edifying the body of Christ, the church

Grows us into fullness of Christ No longer fall for worldly ideas Speak the truth in love Learning, experiencing and sharing the Christian truths and exhort one another with love superficial, secular, social vs. internal, spiritual, kingdom Mature spiritually in Christ

Edifying the body of Christ As acts of love Producing personal and spiritual growth Serving one another

Application: Serving one another We all have challenges You are gifted and often only you can be a blessing to others Invest in people

Conclusions We are to grow spiritually and doctrinally mature We are one body We need to serve one another in church life