Please, Pastors, Allow the Church to Grow Up!!!

YOU ARE STILL A LITTLE SPIRITUAL BABY, IF ONLY ONE SPIRITUAL GIFT OR MINISTER TEACHING YOU:

THE PURPOSE OF GOD'S MINISTRY GIFTS, FOR THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST, HIS LIVING CHURCHES, WILL GROW AND BE BUILT UP.

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Many Pastors, Bishops, Church And Ministries Leaderships, out fear, jealously and of a lack of trust in the other ministry gifts of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the flock, and out of a wrongful need to control everything, have perpetuated this crippling distinction. They do almost everything in the churches, while many just attend the services and do nothing else. This kind of mindsets keep you all little spiritual babies in the Churches.

the Apostle Paul gives us a sound biblical truth of ministry for the churches. He is saying,

Those with leadership gifts are to equip the saints for the work of service so that the body will grow to unity, maturity, and Christ-likeness. Where is it written to serve and minister and support the sinners are the world, first here?

THE LORD GAVE SOME AS APOSTLES.

Apostles means, sent-out one. It is used in two senses in the New Testament. First, it is used of the Twelve Apostles appointed by Christ, along with the Apostle Paul These men had seen the risen Christ ( Acts 1:21-22;) ( 1 Cor. 9:1; 15:7-9 ) and were commissioned directly by Him ( Mark 3:13-14;) ( Gal. 2:7-8 ). The Lord gave them the ability to perform miracles as authentication of their Apostleship ( 2 Cor. 12:12 ). He gave them authority to found the Churches and build it up ( Eph. 2:20;) ( 2 Cor. 10:8 ). Their inspired and authoritative writings constitute the bulk of the New Testament Epistles ( 2 Pet. 3:15-16 ). Because their role and qualifications were unique, Read 1 Cor 12:28, do you still believe God in Jesus Christ, is the same yesterday, today and forever? I surely do!!!.

Yes, the Apostle is also used of others sent out under the authority of the Churches or of for some task ( Acts 14:4;) ( 1 Thess. 2:6; ) ( Rom. 16:7;) ( 2 Cor. 8:23;) ( Phil. 2:25 ). Christ servants and messengers are men designated as “Apostles of Christ Jesus” ( Gal. 1:1;) ( 1 Pet. 1:1; etc.), Study these also ( 2 Cor. 8:23 ). You will know the ones who have legitimate apostolic authority. How do we know fruit trees?

THE LORD GAVE SOME AS PROPHETS.

Along with the Apostles, the New Testament Prophets laid the foundation of the Church ( Eph. 2:20 )...

The New Testament Prophets received direct revelation from God, which they imparted to the Churches. Sometimes they predicted the future, but at other times they expounded on revelation already given ( Acts 11:27-28; 13:1; 15:32;) ( 1 Cor. 14:3, 24-25, 29-32. Although I have heard the anointed prophecy, I am not skeptical that there is a legitimate sense of this office or gift today. All biblical scholars would agree that there is no current Apostles or Prophets in the New Testament Churches, then the other gifts are also ended.

THE LORD GAVE SOME AS EVANGELISTS.

The apostles and prophets gave us the Word of God by direct revelation. The evangelists proclaim the Word at it relates to people’s need for salvation. This noun is only used in two other New Testament texts ( Acts 21:8;) ( 2 Tim. 4:5 ), but the verb (“to proclaim the gospel”) is used 54 times and the noun (“Good News,” or “Gospel”) 76 times New Testament Commentary, Ephesians
Although all believers must proclaim the gospel, evangelists are those with a special gift to do so. They may do so as missionaries in foreign cultures or in their own culture, They may travel around or function mainly in Churches ( 2 Tim. 4:5 ). As verse 12 implies, evangelists should not only preach the gospel but also help equip the rest of us to do it better. Sadly, in recent times those who are noted evangelists are not so well noted as being sound theologians. But with so many winds of doctrine blowing that purport to be the gospel, it is essential that evangelists be well-grounded in sound doctrine.

THE LORD GAVE SOME AS PASTORS AND TEACHERS.

The two words are linked by a single definite article, which leads most scholars to view them as a single gift. But some scholars argue on grammatical grounds that there are two different gifts with overlapping functions (O’Brien, p. 300, who cites D. B. Wallace, Greek Grammar; Calvin held this view). According to this view, all pastors must be teachers, but not all teachers are pastors. Thus teachers could function in a seminary or in the Lord's Churches without having the duty of shepherding the flock. But wherever it is exercised, teaching should not be only academic, but also must aim at godly living ( Col. 1:28 ).

The word Pastor means Shepherd. This is the only place in the New Testament where the noun is used to refer to a ministry in the Churches, but the verb appears several times in this sense ( Acts 20:28;) (1 Pet. 5:2;)( see, John 21:16 ). The words Pastor, Elder, and Overseer ( Bishop) are used interchangeably ( Acts 20:17, 28;) (1 Tim. 3:1;) ( Titus 1:5, 7;) ( 1 Pet. 5:1-3 ). Elder points to the fact that Church leaders must be mature men of God. Overseer looks at the main task, that of managing, leading ( Heb. 13:7, 17 ), or overseeing the Churches. The Pastor looks at the task from the analogy of a shepherd and his flock. In that sense, he must feed teach Jesus Christ flock with God’s Word, guard the flock from wolves, and gently care for the flock just as the other ministry gifts.

The main point to keep in mind with all of these gifts, and especially with Apostles-Prophets, is that they must be centered on the Word of God. If an Apostle or a Prophet does not concentrate on preaching and teaching the Word, he may be a nice man and even a godly man, but he is not doing the main work of a Church loving biblical leader. I stand firmly in and one the living loving Holy Word of God, God sent Apostles made sure that the Saints needs and wants were taking care of and met.

Those with leadership gifts are to equip the saints for the work of service ( 4:12 ).
The King James Version put a comma after the word “Saints,” making the sentence read as if the pastors had three tasks: to equip the Saints, to do the work of the ministry, and to build up the body of Christ. support the view that the task of those with these leadership gifts is to equip the Saints so that the Saints may do the work of service ( or ministry ), to the building up of the body of Christ. So why the fellowship you are a member of and attend and support serves the world and sinners before serving you?

Of course, all ministry gifts-teachers are also engaged in the work of the ministry. But the point is, they don’t do it by themselves. Rather, they equip the entire body to work in accordance with their various spiritual gifts. Every Christian is “in the ministry” in the sense that every Christian has a ministry to do for the Lord in building the body of Christ up first. Getting this, yet?

The word equip has the idea of “making someone adequate or sufficient for something”

So the idea is that Pastor-Teachers are the only ones to teach the Word to help the rest of the body become adequate or prepared so that they may serve the Lord in accordance with their gifts, You also must have the Lord's Apostles and Prophets ministry. We do this here at Apostles James R, Winfree Sr, Ministries through the preaching of the Word on All doors God opens, through the various social, public and nations Churches Bible blogs, through daily discussions of the sharing, through various media fellowships or other ministry media groups, and through various men’s and women’s ministries. Also, we seek to equip the Saints through one-on-one contact, whether in counseling or over a cup of coffee or a meal. To the degree that you are equipped, you should also engage in teaching others ( 2 Tim. 2:2 ), So that the entire body grows to maturity. That’s my final heart ministry goal:

The goal is that the entire body will grow to unity, maturity, and Christ-likeness (4:12-13). And love just like God loved us and gave, we must start giving, Not to just Pastors and your Religious buildings, But to one another in our heavenly family. Amen.

Building up pictures a building under construction, but Apostle Paul uses it here with the body of Christ, where the analogy would be physical growth. This includes both adding new members to the body through evangelism and seeing all of the members growing spiritually as they come to know God and His Word in deeper ways. In the first sense, we read in the early Chapters of Acts how “the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved” ( 2:47 ), so that the Church in Jerusalem came to number in the thousands (See, Acts 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 6:1, 7). I am not content with the fact that we see very few coming to saving faith here. I realize that there are unusual times of revival when the Spirit of God brings many to repentance and salvation. But, we should pray for such and we should, even in more normal times, be seeing lost people coming to salvation and also we Must start serving and helping and supporting one another in the body of Christ in need first. Period.

Biblical spiritual growth among those who are saved. As Apostle Paul wrote ( Col. 1:28 ), “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.” Or, ( Col. 2:6-7 ), “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.” In both texts, Elder Paul mentions teaching or instruction as a primary way that we Saints were being built up.

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