Devotion
•
Heavenly Gifts: Part VII
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Jan 04, 2023
Tags
And He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect (complete) man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13
And He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect (complete) man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13
The gift of the five-fold ministry to the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is one of the most important the Lord has given in that they are the equippers of the body of Christ, without which we would be just an ignorant flock of spectators! These men are supernatural trainers sent to train, equip and send God's church into the harvest of souls and to fight the good fight!
When someone comes to the Lord, immediately he should be is taken through deliverance, baptized in water and then baptized in the Holy Spirit. Once he is stable, he becomes a student of the word of God and is discipled and equipped for service in the Lord's army. Because this process, the model Jesus gave us with His twelve has not been followed the church has become a dead and lifeless body unable to carry out the Lord's commission!
When we follow the modern-day model of the new-age pyramid with the pastor on top and the sheep in the pew, we are only getting about one percent of what God has for us, but when everyone is giving and doing their part everyone is receiving divine life! This is God's plan for His supernatural church!
That we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ-from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint (us) supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:14-16
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Related Writings
Contact us
If you have any questions about our writings or the ministry, please let us know below.
We will not share or sell your information.
P.O. Box 162932
Fort Worth, TX 76161