Treasuring Christ: Engaging In Ministry

Treasuring Christ:  Engaging In Ministry Ephesians 4:11-16   Truth Statement:  I treasure Christ when I engage in expressing the fullness of Christ by ministering to the body of Christ for the fame and renown of Christ.     ·         The church is to be the expression of the fullness of Christ. o   Sacrificial love (Hebrews 10:10-14) o   Compassion o   Grace o   Reconciliation/Unity o   Power of His Spirit   ·         As we do, we proclaim the fame and renown of Christ to the nations.   Ministry is the Expression . . .   Every Christ-follower should be equipped for ministry and engaged in ministry for the purpose of edifying the church so that the nations might be reached.  (Ephesians 4:11-16)   ·         What explicitly resonates in Ephesians 4:11-16 is what we should expressly live out as the body of Christ.   Expressly Lived Out . . .   1.      The responsibility of leadership is to equip the saints. (Ephesians 4:11-12)   2.      The responsibility of the saints is to do the work of ministry. (Ephesians 4:11-12)   3.      The purpose of ministry is for the building up of the body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:12)   4.      The goal off ministry in the church is to become spiritually mature believers who experience and express the fullness of Christ. ·         Unity of the faith ·         Knowledge of the Son of God ·         Speaking truth in love ·         Spiritual growth ·         Expressive of His love   Two Observations . . . ·         The body of Christ is loosely connected when its members are ill equipped. ·         Equipped saints, working properly, results in a growing, Christ-exalting, and Christ-reflecting church.   My Response . . .