Putting On The New Man: Ephesians 4-5 Gifts of Grace.
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Transcript of Putting On The New Man: Ephesians 4-5 Gifts of Grace.
Putting On The New
Man:Ephesians
4-5
Gifts of Grace
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
• “He gave gifts”
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
• “He gave gifts”
• “grace was given”
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
• “He gave gifts”
• “grace was given”
• “to each one of us”
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
• “He gave gifts”
• “grace was given”
• “to each one of us”
• “that He might fill all things”
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
• The “gifts” are not referring to specific abilities, but to actual people.
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
• The “gifts” are not referring to specific abilities, but to actual people.
• “And He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry…” (Eph. 4:11-12, ESV).
“But to each one of us grace was given…”
• The “gifts” are not referring to specific abilities, but to actual people.
• “And He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry…” (Eph. 4:11-12, ESV).
Goals of the Gifts
Goals of the Gifts
• Short-term:– Equipping saints for work of service– Building up the body of Christ
Goals of the Gifts
• Short-term:– Equipping saints for work of service– Building up the body of Christ
• Long-term:–Unity of the faith & the knowledge of
Christ–Maturity measured by the stature of
Christ
Goals of the Gifts
• Short-term:– Equipping saints for work of service– Building up the body of Christ
• Long-term:–Unity of the faith & the knowledge of
Christ–Maturity measured by the stature of
Christ• Marks of progress:–No longer children tossed by deceit– Speaking the truth in love
Goals of the Gifts
• “we are to grow up in all aspects”
Goals of the Gifts
• “we are to grow up in all aspects”
• Growth:
Goals of the Gifts
• “we are to grow up in all aspects”
• Growth:
– is not accidental.
Goals of the Gifts
• “we are to grow up in all aspects”
• Growth:
– is not accidental.
– is not by proxy.
Goals of the Gifts
• “we are to grow up in all aspects”
• Growth:
– is not accidental.
– is not by proxy.
– isn’t as simple as filling a building.
Goals of the Gifts
• “we are to grow up in all aspects”
• Growth:
– is not accidental.
– is not by proxy.
– isn’t as simple as filling a building.
– requires every part doing its share.
