Christ Provides - He Builds His Church -Eph. 4-11-16--1. Introduction--a. Recap last Sunday - Eph 1-22-23-b. Today - How does Christ rule and care for His Church- --2. Christ Designates the Goal for His Church -v13---a. 'we' - local church in Ephesus. Eph 4-1-4-b. 'come' - attain.-c. 'unity' - corporate goal.-d. 'faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ' - goal for the church -- conformity to Christlikeness.-e. the body to look like the head it is joined to.--3. Christ Demands the Growth of His Church -v14---a. 'children tossed to and fro and carried about' - unstable in convictions, limited knowledge. -b. 'every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting' - false gospel and teachings. -c. the body to grow in the knowledge and grace of Christ their head.- -4. Christ Dispenses His Gifts to His Church -v11-12, 15-16---v11-12-a. 'And He Himself gave' - Christ uses human means to watch over His body. -b. 'apostles' - foundation of NT churches. Eph 2-20-c. 'prophets' - revelation needed by the NT churches. Canon of Scripture incomplete. Eph 2-20-d. 'evangelists' - refuting false gospels e.g. Timothy in Ephesus, Titus in Crete.-e. 'pastors and teachers' - one function. Spiritual food from God's Word.-f. 'for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ' - goal in v13.-g. teaching role confined to pastors-teachers with the completion of the canon of Scripture.-h. pastors-teachers to feed the body.-v15-16-a. 'may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ' - goal and growth restated.