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Use your gifts to equip saints; speaking gospel truth
Intro into Ephesians:
Paul is writing this letter to the church in Ephesus.
One of the major themes in this letter is the church & specifically the composition of the church.
In chapter 2 Paul labors the point that the body of Christ is composed of both Jew and Gentile.
Through the cross, Christ brought reconciliation between man and God, but also Jew and Gentile 2:16.
Christ has brought peace Paul tell us and has made one new man, making one body.
The cross brings peace between God and man.
Gentiles (non jews) are now apart of the household of God, Christ is the cornerstone.
The church is now the temple of God, where God by His Spirit dwells.
In Chapter 3 Paul tells us this was a mystery that has now been revealed.
And this truth, that gentiles are now one with Jews in the body of Christ is the wisdom of God.
The church, comprised of both Jew & Gentile, reveals the wisdom of God.
Because of this Paul goes on to pray for them, that they would together, as one body, be rooted in love and together comprehend the love of Christ.
Because of all this, their oneness in Christ, the love Christ has for them, Gods wisdom in making both Jew and Gentile one body in Christ, he calls them to walk in unity.
Important, he defines who they are before calling them how to live.
Live this way, walking in a worthy manner, walk in unity, because you are already one in Christ.
This is a big deal!
Jews & Gentiles were very different.
Jews looked down on gentiles as unclean.
But now they are one because of what Christ has done in the cross.
So Paul says live like it.
Because there is one body, One Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, One God, walk together in humility, gentleness, , patience, bearing with each other in love.
Be diligent, diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bind of peace.
You are one, so live like it!
But while you are one, Christ has given different gifts to his church.
There is diversity, diversity of gifts and uses.
But why, why does that matter, what does it mean for us Paul?
This is how we maintain unity.
Gifts to all believers.
This is how we do it
Main idea: Christ has given gifts to his church to equip all believers for ministry, so that speaking gospel truth to one another in love, the whole body grows up into Christ.
Christ has given gifts to his church to equip all saints
spiritual leaders: will not go into detail, but will call out common work; all speak gospel truth
4:7 all of us have been given gifts
These specific gifts equip all believers; 4:16 individual part
How equip-speaking gospel truth
Equip for what?
work of serves (ESV ministry) (building body)
What does the work of service/ministry look like?
2. Speaking truth in love.
Notice vs. 12 & 15.
Work of ministry, i.e building up body of Christ and vs. 15, speaking truth in love.
grow up in Christ.
The work of service is done as we speak truth in love.
what is speaking truth?
any truth?
Gospel truth 1:13
Paul in Colossians 1:28
Present/Active-ongoing.
Not something we do once.
Again, this is the work of all believers!
Not just pastors, teachers evangelists.
We all do, we all speak gospel truth.
Quote from RC sproul commentary
In Love; 1 cor.
13; more excellent way, Eph.
4:1-2
without love its nothing, meaningless.
Speaking truth without love does not build up.
What does it look like to speak truth in love: Paul in 1 cor.
speaks gospel before rebuke
Brother/Sister comes and shares struggle.
Ill pray for you vs. Christ died for you!
Christ has given gifts to his church to equip all believers for ministry, so that speaking the truth in love.
What is the goal of all this?
3. Building up of Body.
Unity of Faith and Knowledge, becoming like Christ.
Unity of faith-John 17:21-23
Knowledge of Son of God: Phil. 3 and John 17:3
Being one, growing in knowing Jesus, results in a mature man, becoming like Christ!
The church displays wisdom of God, its how the world comes to know Him!
We are not to be children, but mature!
Be mature in thinking!
Doctrine matters, growing in truth matters and its for all believers!
easy to be swayed (illustration of ocean)
No higher goal for us as a body!
We are working together, to help each other grow, to help the body become one, to become like Christ.
Our small groups, mens groups, women's groups, RPMs, care groups, all exits to this goal!
In all these ministries we have opportunities to speak gospel truth to one another for the building of the body.
We are blessed to have gifted teachers, pastors and elders to equip us.
May this be a reminder for us all, for those called to equipping and all of us called to the work of ministry, the goal is Christlikeness, in us as individuals and as a body!
Our church has done a wonderful job of this.
Share story of you and kandace talking about blessing of Riverstone!
This will happen.
Notice the until, this is an ongoing work until the end.
But it will happen.
End with preaching Christ: Ephesians 5:25-27
Christ have himself for the church, for all believers so he might present us mature.
He died for his bride, we are his bride.
He is the head, giving us all we need to mature and Christ.
We cannot call him a hard taskmaster, we will have no excuses for not serving in the work of ministry.
He loved us, He died for us, he will present us mature.
If you are here and you do not know Christ, see that he died for you, to save you and bring you into this wonderful family!
growth of the body comes through gospel speaking.
There is no substitue for this.
We do not need inventive ways, cool ways.
We need to keep proclaiming the gospel and and overtime see the body of Christ be built up and this is happening!
What I need, what you need most to grow, is the gospel.
It is the power of God for salvation!
Repeat main idea!
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