EPHESIANS 4:11-13
"Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church:
the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
Their responsibility is
to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church,
the body of Christ.
This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith
and
knowledge of God’s Son that
we will be mature in the Lord,
measuring up to the full
and
complete standard of Christ."
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Since His Life Ministries started in 1993 (25 years ago),
it was a pursuit for us to BUILD the BODY of CHRIST, the church He gave us to GOVERN.
Thus we even had A ROOM called "ROOM E-412"
just to make sure that we truly GOVERN well by unleashing the APOSTLES (pioneering missionaries), PROPHETS, EVANGELISTS, PASTORS and TEACHES to unleash God's people to the work of service and thus build up the BODY of CHRIST.
At His Life, we dream and would like to see people coming to the UNITY of Vision and faith towards the knowledge of the Son of God, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
I believe that when ALL (every member at HLM)
are unleashed by
the UNLEASHERS (apostles-missionaries, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers),
we will truly see maturity in our people ... and only and only then can we say that the full
complete standard of Christ
has manifested.
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THOUGHTS to PONDER as we apply
Ephesians 4:11-12-13
now in the YEAR 2018-2019:
- YES or NO ??? Are we STILL activating and commissioning each of our LIFE GROUP LEADERS to really lead and serve and usher and pray during altar calls and also be so involved in our 5Ws OR have they become people just seated and passive during our weekend celebration churches?
- YES or NO ??? Are we giving an opportunity for our LIFE GROUP LEADERS to visit the sick, the lonely and the people who need counsel reguarly within the week?
- YES or NO ??? Are we seeing our LIFE GROUP LEADERS doing the "CrossROADS" Follow-Up Bible Studies to new people for consolidation purposes?
- YES or NO ??? Do we see our LIFE GROUP LEADERS preparing people for BELIEVERS WATER BAPTISM regularly (on or before a CrossOVER WEEKEND)?
- YES or NO ??? Do we see our LIFE GROUP LEADERS spotting regularly emerging leaders to do the LGT (Life Group Training) module that we have at LTS?
- YES or NO ??? Are our LIFE GROUP LEADERS giving more priority in LIFE GROUP WEEKLY DISCIPLESHIP GATHERINGS versus BIG WEEKEND Celebrations?
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Lets continue to practice Ephesians 4:11,12 and 13 at His Life MINISTRIES. Lets pursue the true BUILDING of the BODY of CHRIST.
Lets pray that all our Junior and Senior Pastors and Equippers truly GOVERN well by unleashing themselves to unleash God's people to the works of service and thus see a built up LOCAL BODY of CHRIST.
Continue in the VISION of DISCIPLESHIP.
Continue in the VISION that EACH ONE IS A MINISTER.
Continue in the VISION that ALL are doing the works of SERVICE!
I believe that when ALL (every member at HLM)
are unleashed by
the UNLEASHERS (apostles-missionaries, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers),
we will truly see maturity in our people ... and only and only then can we say that the full
complete standard of Christ
has manifested.
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REFERENCE of GOVERNING GIFTS mentioned above:
(COPIED)
- The gift of teaching is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to communicate information relevant to the health and ministry of the Body and its members in such a way that others will learn.
- The gift of pastor is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ (both clergy and laypeople) to assume a long-term personal responsibility for the spiritual welfare of a group of believers.
- The gift of evangelist is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to share the gospel with unbelievers in such a way that men and women become Jesus' disciples and responsible members of the Body of Christ.
- The gift of missionary is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to minister whatever other spiritual gifts they have in a second culture.
- The gift of apostle is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to assume and to exercise divinely imparted authority in order to establish the foundational government of an assigned sphere of ministry within the church. An apostle hears from the Holy Spirit and sets things in order accordingly for the church's health, growth, maturity, and outreach.
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