The “five-fold ministry gifts” are the five Grace gifts of: apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher. These are commonly thought of as “platform” ministries, but we should have a fuller view of their workings within Christ’s Body. Let’s “stir up” the gifts within our hearts as Paul admonished Timothy; perhaps within you is a pastoral or prophetic gifting that needs to be activated by faith and cultivated by practice. All five grace gifts are at work in the church today in order to equip the saints. Apostles and prophets did not “pass away”; in fact we need them now more than ever. If we limit these giftings, we hinder the function of Holy Spirit in our lives and in our churches. God is such a gracious giver! Beloved, let’s be joyful ​receivers!