SF276 - FOR ONE EQUIP THE SAINTS (Ephesians 4 11-13)

@PAGE NUMBER = SF276

@RECORD = 4/91 Cornerstone

@TITLE = ALL FOR ONE<R>EQUIP THE SAINTS

@LEVEL ONE = Ephesians 4:11‑13

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL TWO = God has purposed that the church be an unstoppable force in the world.

@SCRIPTURE = Mat 16:18 (NIV)  And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

@LEVEL ONE = Equipping The Saints Involves...

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2

@LEVEL ONE = 1A.  A PROCESS

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. The Work Of Equipping

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Defined

@SCRIPTURE = to prepare = complete furnishing (obj.):‑perfecting.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Demonstrated

@LEVEL FOUR = Used in the NT for "mending" nets

@SCRIPTURE = Mat 4:21 (NIV)  Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. The Way To Equip

@SCRIPTURE = 2 Tim 3:16‑17 (NIV)  All Scripture is God‑breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

@LEVEL TWO = Four verbs ‑ Like A Train

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Teaching ‑ Laying the tracks

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Rebuking ‑ Showing us when we are off track

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Correcting ‑ Putting back on track

@LEVEL THREE = 4C. Training ‑ Helping us stay on track

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 3

@LEVEL ONE = 2A. A PURPOSE

@SCRIPTURE = For works of service

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. The Work Of Ministry

@SCRIPTURE = "work" =  toil (as an effort or occupation); by impl. an act:‑deed, doing, labor, work.

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. The Ministry Of The Work

@SCRIPTURE = service=  diakonia, dee‑ak‑on‑ee'‑ah; from attendance(as servant, etc.); fig. (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service

@LEVEL ONE = 3A.  A PRODUCT

@SCRIPTURE = So that the Body of Christ may be built up

@LEVEL TWO = 1B.  In Quantity

@LEVEL TWO = 2B.  In Unity

@LEVEL TWO = 3B.  In Maturity

@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION

@ILL TITLE = STAYING ON TRACK

@ILL TEXT = During a hike through the woods, a troop of Boy Scouts came upon a short stretch of abandoned railroad track.  One by one they each tried to walk the rails from one end to the other, but every one of them lost his balance and fell off.  Suddenly, two of the boys, after considerable whispering, bet that they could both walk to the end of the rails without falling. The others laughed and challenged them to prove it.  The two got on the track, one on each rail, grasped each other's hand, and started walking.  This time they had no trouble keeping their balance and managed to walk the entire length of the track without falling.  From Handley Baptist Church newsletter, Sep 1990.