Walking In Newness Of Life
Week Two
Putting God First In Worship
Day Ten
[Remember to always begin your Bible study with prayer.]
1. We will begin our study today in Ephesians 4:11-16. Read this text very carefully at least three times. Underline important lessons that you see in the text. Who is it in verse 12 that is supposed to be equipped to do the work of ministry and the edifying of the body of Christ?
2. Now notice verse 11. The apostles and prophets do their work through the scriptures they revealed in The New Testament. For them to do their work of equipping us, we must study their words. Now look up the following passages and write down what the main work of the evangelists and pastors are:
Evangelists: 2 Timothy 2:2; 4:1-5
Pastors, Elders, Bishops: 1 Peter 5:1-4; Acts 20:28-32; Hebrews 13:17
3. Look more carefully at Ephesians 4:16. This verse emphasizes the close relationship the members of the church are to have together and that every member of the body is to do its share. What will you and every other member have to do in order to make the goals of this verse possible?
4. The elders and evangelists of the church are to work very hard at planning and preparing times for members to come together in prayer and Bible study in order to edify one another as our text has suggested. The elders are to watch for our souls and we are to submit to them (Hebrews 13:17). For us to grow and for the church to grow as God would have it, we must all do our part in participating in the times the elders have planned for the church to come together to edify itself.
**In your
prayers today, ask for the growth of God's church through the spreading of the
gospel
(2 Thessalonians 3:1).
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