The Crosswind Journey
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11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the 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;
14 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, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint 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.
Baptisms
The Crosswind Spiritual Journey
19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
The Crosswind Journey involves:
Winning People to Christ.
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists…” (Ephesians 2:11a)
The Crosswind Journey involves:
2. Invite and Integrate.
“…and some pastors and teachers.”
“The Invisible Church”
The Crosswind Journey involves:
3. Tending to the needs of the Saints.
“for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry… (Ephesians 4:12) focus on “ministry”
“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” (Ephesians 4:14)
The Crosswind Journey involves:
4. Equipping of the Saints.
“for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12)
The Crosswind Journey involves:
5. Nurturing the Saints.
“but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ” (Ephesians 4:15)
The Crosswind Journey Involves:
6. Strengthening of the Saints.
“from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share..” (Ephesians 4:16a)
7. Sending to the World.
“causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.” (Ephesians 4:16b)
SENT TO REPRODUCE
Stages in the Journey:
Resisting
Questioning
Responding
Embracing
Adjusting
Stabilizing
Reproducing
THE CROSSWIND Journey Visual here.
W.I.T.N.E.S.S.
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.