Title: Ephesians 4:7-16: Spiritual gifts - evangelist, part 4.

The fact that all in the body of Christ are given at least one spiritual gift means that we have an inescapable responsibility to one another. This and several other things that reveal that what we do will inevitably affect others, reveals to us that our life is not our own.

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Wednesday November 10, 2021

Evangelist

"evangelists" - euaggelistas = a messenger of good news, preacher of the gospel. (verb: euaggelizo - to bring, proclaim the gospel)

In each of these gifts we will show the Lord's own function in...

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Tuesday November 9, 2021

Eph 4:12-13: gifts are for pointing towards "equipping" = making mature or fit. For entering into service, edification of others, unity, full knowledge of Christ, perfect maturity, and the stature of Christ.

Eph 4:12-13

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Sunday November 7,2021

Let's read our current section in its entirety.

Eph 4:1

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,

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Thursday November 4,2021

I hastily closed 1Co 14 in our last meeting due to time. But I think we gleaned the main point of that chapter. It is really a part of chapters 12-14 in which spiritual gifts and divine love are taught by Paul and then used as a spotlight upon their own conduct in Corinth in two large areas: their use of spiritual gifts (particularly prophecy and tongues) and the method of their actual church meetings. Paul stated chapter 14 with the command to vigorously pursue love, and that because the Corinthians had choses the wrong side in the conflict of glorification of God or self.

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Wednesday November 3,2021

Prophets: this gift was receiving truth by direct revelation from God, which truth would later become written Scripture.

1Co 14:37-38

If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord's commandment. 38 But if anyone...

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1Co 12:1-3

1Co 12:1-3

Now concerning spiritual gifts [pneumatikon - spiritual (neuter: gifts, things, matters; or masculine: spiritual people], brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus...

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Sunday October 31, 2021

Prophets: this gift was receiving truth by direct revelation from God.

1Co 12:28

And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

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Thursday October 28, 2021

Another parallel to apostles (sent ones) besides Moses and Aaron who were sent to Pharoah, are the OT prophets sent to Israel.

Both the apostle and OT prophet spoke for God; both warned of judgment upon sin; both delivered their message as from God; both dealt with contemporaneous events as...

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Wednesday October 27,2021

The gift of apostle.

Apostles were the true freedom fighters.

To the apostles, especially Paul, the spiritual liberty of the church was more important than their personal popularity or security. That's why the adage, "Land of the free and home of the...

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