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Ephesians 4:11–12 ESV
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
Ephesians 4:11 ESV
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers”
Who is he? _____________
And why did “He” do this? ________________
#1 Equip: adequacy, complete furnishing, a preparation or training that fully qualifies
Adequate: satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
Work: service (work) n. — work done by one person or group that benefits another.
adequacy, complete furnishing, a preparation or training that fully qualifies
Work: duty n. — work that a person is obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.
service (work) n. — work done by one person or group that benefits another.
Ministry: service (work) n. — work done by one person or group that benefits another.
Ministry:
duty n. — work that a person is obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.Ministry:
#2 Building up: making more able, a building up, edification, strengthening
service (work) n. — work done by one person or group that benefits another.
Believers are not ready to serve at the moment of the new birth. Babes in Christ need training. As believers are equipped, they are then able to do the work of the ministry.
Believers are not ready to serve at the moment of the new birth. Babes in Christ need training. As believers are quipped, they are then able to do the work of the ministry.
As believers are equipped to do the ministry, the result is the edifying of the body of Christ. Believers are built up as other believers use their spiritual gifts.

making more able, a building up, edification, strengthening

Equipping the Saints and Building up the body of Christ is for what purpose?
The Grace New Testament Commentary B. God Gives Gracious Gifts for Service (4:7–16)

As believers are equipped to do the ministry, the result is the edifying of the body of Christ. Believers are built up as other believers use their spiritual gifts.

Equipping the saints and building up the body is for what purpose? (The goal of using spiritual gifts)
Ephesians 4:13 ESV
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Ephesians 4:13–15 ESV
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
Ephesians 4:13–14 ESV
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
Ephesians
the goal of using spiritual gifts
“Until we all attain to the unity of the faith”
Ephesians
Attain: arrive at a particular state
The Grace New Testament Commentary B. God Gives Gracious Gifts for Service (4:7–16)

the goal of using spiritual gifts

#1 “Until we all attain to the unity of the faith”
Spiritual gifts should produce unity in what Christians believe.
The Grace New Testament Commentary B. God Gives Gracious Gifts for Service (4:7–16)

the goal of using spiritual gifts

Attain: arrive at a particular state
Spiritual gifts should produce unity in what Christians believe
What is “The Faith?”_____________________
arrive at a particular state
“The knowledge of the Son of God”
Spiritual gifts should also lead to the knowledge of the Son of God
The Grace New Testament Commentary B. God Gives Gracious Gifts for Service (4:7–16)

Spiritual gifts should also lead to the knowledge of the Son of God

“To mature Manhood”
Mature: in one’s behavior
Manhood - Not a boy but a Man
in one’s behavior
a perfect man, that is a mature Church.
“To the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”
a perfect man, that is a mature Church.
“To the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”
We grow more and more like Christ.
The Grace New Testament Commentary B. God Gives Gracious Gifts for Service (4:7–16)

We grow more and more like Christ.

“So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.”
Ephesians 4:15–16 ESV
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
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