Wednesday Teaching

1. The Office
Gifts
Ephesians 4:1–16
People of the Spirit
Jack Hayford
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2. Big Idea
Now concerning spiritual gifts,
brethren, I do not want you to
be unaware.
1 Corinthians 12:1 2

3. Ephesians 4:1–16
1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore
you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with
which you have been called, 2 with all humility
and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance
for one another in love, 3 being diligent to
preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as
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4. Ephesians 4:1–16
also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and
Father of all who is over all and through all and in
all. 7 But to each one of us grace was given
according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8
Therefore it says, “WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE
LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO
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5. Ephesians 4:1–16
MEN.” 9 (Now this expression, “He ascended,” what
does it mean except that He also had descended
into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who
descended is Himself also He who ascended far
above all the heavens, so that He might fill all
things.) 11 And He gave some as apostles, and
some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and
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6. Ephesians 4:1–16
some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the
equipping of the saints for the work of service, to
the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we
all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man,
to the measure of the stature which belongs to
the fullness of Christ. 14 As a result, we are no
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7. Ephesians 4:1–16
longer to be children, tossed here and there by
waves and carried about by every wind of
doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in
deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in
love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him
who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the
whole body, being fitted and held together by
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8. Ephesians 4:1–16
what every joint supplies, according to the proper
working of each individual part, causes the
growth of the body for the building up of itself in
love.
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9. Who gives the Office gifts?
Ephesians 4:11 (NKJV)…And He
Himself gave some to be
apostles, some prophets, some
evangelists, and some pastors
and teachers,
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10. Parts of Ephesians
1. Sit- We are seated with Him in
heavenly places…
2. Walk- You are to walk worthy…
3. Stand- Having done all stand…
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11. Christ our model
Hebrews 3:1 (NKJV)…Therefore, holy
brethren, partakers of the heavenly
calling, consider the Apostle and
High Priest of our confession, Christ
Jesus,
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12. Christ our model
Acts 3:22 (NKJV)…For Moses truly said to
the fathers, ‘The LORD your God will raise
up for you a Prophet like me from your
brethren. Him you shall hear in all things,
whatever He says to you.
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13. Christ our model
Luke 4:18 (NKJV)…The Spirit of the LORD is upon
Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the
gospel (evangelist) to the poor; He has sent Me to
heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the
captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set
at liberty those who are oppressed;
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14. Christ our model
1 Peter 2:25 (NKJV)…For you were
like sheep going astray, but have
now returned to the Shepherd
(pastor) and Overseer of your souls.
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15. Christ our model
John 13:13 (NKJV)…You call
Me Teacher and Lord, and
you say well, for so I am.
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16. The unity and purpose of the Church
Do this!
Ephesians 4:1 (NKJV) I, therefore, the
prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk
worthy of the calling with which you
were called,
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17. Our attitude
Ephesians 4:2 (NKJV)…with all
lowliness and gentleness,
with longsuffering, bearing
with one another in love,
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18. The key desire of our hearts
Ephesians 4:3 (NKJV) …endeavoring
to keep the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace.
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19. We are one!
Ephesians 4:4–6 (NKJV)…There is one
body and one Spirit, just as you were
called in one hope of your calling; 5 one
Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God
and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all, and in you all.
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20. Unity doesn’t rule out diversity
Ephesians 4:7 (NKJV)
But to each one of us grace was
given according to the measure
of Christ’s gift.
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21. This is why He us abke to give gifts!
Ephesians 4:8–10 (NKJV) “When He ascended on
high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to
men.” (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it
mean but that He also first descended into the
lower parts of the earth? He who descended is
also the One who ascended far above all the
heavens, that He might fill all things.)
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22. Gifts that the gave
Apostles
Prophets
Evangelists
Pastors
Teachers
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23. Their purposes
Ephesians 4:12 (NKJV)
for the equipping of the saints for
the work of ministry, for the edifying
of the body of Christ,
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Equipping, katartismos. A making fit, preparing,
training, perfecting, making fully qualified for
service. In classical language the word is used for
setting a bone during surgery. The Great Physician
is now making all the necessary adjustments so
the church will not be “out of joint”
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25. How long do we need them?
Ephesians 4:13 (NKJV)
till we all come to the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
to a perfect man, to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ;
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26. Maturity Test
Ephesians 4:14 (NKJV)
that we should no longer be children,
tossed to and fro and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of
men, in the cunning craftiness of
deceitful plotting,
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27. Fully function saints do this
Ephesians 4:16 (NKJV)
from whom the whole body, joined and knit
together by what every joint supplies, according
to the effective working by which every part does
its share, causes growth of the body for the
edifying of itself in love.
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Apostles, apostolos. A special messenger, a
delegate, one commissioned for a particular task
or role, one who is sent forth with a message. In
the New Testament the word denotes both the
original twelve disciples and prominent leaders
outside the Twelve. Marvin Vincent records three
features of an apostle: 1) one who has had a
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visible encounter with the resurrected Christ; 2)
one who plants churches; 3) one who functions in
the ministry with signs, wonders, and miracles
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30. Jack Hayford
Beyond the distinct role filled by the original
founding apostles … the New Testament mentions
enough additional apostles to indicate that this
office, with that of prophets, is as continuing a
ministry in the church as the more commonly
acknowledged offices of evangelists, pastors, and
teachers (some make pastor-teacher one
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office).” This insight is also substantiated by the
fact discovered above—namely, God plans to use
all five ministries “till we all come to the unity of
the faith”
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32. Apostolic
John 7:16–18 (NKJV)
Jesus answered, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His
who sent Me. If anyone wills to do His will, he
shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is
from God or whether I speak on My own
authority. He who speaks from himself seeks his
own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One
who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is
in Him.
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33. Jesus as an Apostle
You must be sent by God
Speak God’s message
Do God’s will
Seek to glorify God
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Prophet, prophetes. From pro, “forth,” and
phemi, “to speak.” A prophet, therefore, is
primarily a forth-teller, one who speaks forth a
divine message that can at times include
foretelling future events. Among the Greeks, the
prophet was the interpreter of the divine will, and
this idea is dominant in biblical usage. Prophets).
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are therefore specially endowed with insights into
the counsels of the Lord and serve as His
spokesmen. Prophecy is a gift of the Holy Spirit (1
Cor. 12:12), which the New Testament encourages
believers to exercise, although at a level different
from those with the prophetic office (Eph. 4:11).
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36. Prophets
Office of prophet
Creational Gift-One who Speaks
Spiritual gift-Prophecy
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37. The prophet Agabus
Acts 11:28…Then one of them, named Agabus,
stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was
going to be a great famine throughout all the
world, which also happened in the days of
Claudius Caesar.
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38. Prophetic Duo
Acts 15:32…Now Judas and Silas,
themselves being prophets also,
exhorted and strengthened the
brethren with many words.
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39. Agabus Again
Acts 21:11…When he had come to us, he
took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and
feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So
shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man
who owns this belt, and deliver him into the
hands of the Gentiles.’ ”
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Evangelist, euangelistes. From euangelizo, to
announce good news, especially the gospel, to
declare good tidings. An evangelist is a preacher
of the gospel. Evangelist occurs three times in the
New Testament; many in the early church were
apparently itinerate. The message of the
evangelist is naturally largely to unbelievers,
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unlike that of the prophet which is largely to the
church. However, as noted above, part of the
evangelist’s function is also “for the equipping of
the saints for the work of ministry.” They are to
keep the preaching of Christ constantly before the
church while training and encouraging believers
to spread the gospel message.
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42. Philip the Evangelist
Acts 8:5…Then Philip went down
to the city of Samaria and
preached Christ to them.
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43. Philip the Evangelist
Acts 8:6–7…And the multitudes with one accord
heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and
seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean
spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many
who were possessed; and many who were
paralyzed, and lame were healed.
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44. Philip the Evangelist
Acts 8:26…Now an angel of the Lord spoke to
Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south
along the road which goes down from Jerusalem
to Gaza.” This is desert.
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45. No Crusades
Acts 8:40…But Philip was found at Azotus. And
passing through, he preached in all the cities till
he came to Caesarea.
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46. The work of an evangelists
Acts 8:12…But when they believed Philip as he
preached the things concerning the kingdom of
God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and
women were baptized.
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47. The office of evangelist
Acts 21:8–9…On the next day we who were Paul’s
companions departed and came to Caesarea, and
entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who
was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 Now
this man had four virgin daughters who
prophesied.
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48. Jack Hayford
As one of the fivefold team members, the
evangelist then should be inseparably linked to
the local church; all evangelists should have a
“home church” from which they operate and
which they equip in a special ongoing way. But
their field is the world. Evangelist refers primarily
to a special gift of preaching or witnessing in a
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way that brings unbelievers into the experience of
salvation …. Essentially, the gift of evangelist
operates to establish converts and to gather them
spiritually and literally into the body of Christ.
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Pastor, poimen. A herdsman, sheepherder; one
who tends, leads, guides, cherishes, feeds, and
protects a flock. The New Testament uses the
word for a Christian pastor to whose care and
leadership others will commit themselves (Eph.
4:11). The term is applied metaphorically to Christ
(John 10:11, 14, 16; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25).
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Poimen defines the nature of the task involved; it
is often used interchangeably with “bishop”
which defines the responsibility of taking charge
or giving oversight and/or with “elder” which
defines the character of the pastor’s person—a
mature, experienced example.
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52. Christ the true shepherd
John 10:1–18…Most assuredly, I say to you, he
who does not enter the sheepfold by the door,
but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief
and a robber. But he who enters by the door is
the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice;
and he calls his own sheep by name and leads
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53. Christ the true shepherd
them out. And when he brings out his own sheep,
he goes before them; and the sheep follow him,
for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means
follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they
do not know the voice of strangers.” Jesus used
this illustration, but they did not understand the
things which He spoke to them. Then Jesus said to
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them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am
the door of the sheep. All who ever came before
Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did
not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by
Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and
find pasture. The thief does not come except to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that
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they may have life, and that they may have it
more abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The
good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But
a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who
does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming
and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf
catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling
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56. Christ the true shepherd
flees because he is a hireling and does not care
about the sheep. I am the good shepherd; and I
know My sheep, and am known by My own.As
the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father;
and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other
sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also
I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and
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57. Christ the true shepherd
there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Therefore, My Father loves Me, because I lay
down My life that I may take it again. No one
takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I
have power to lay it down, and I have power to
take it again. This command I have received from
My Father.”
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58. Outline
THE MESSAGE BY JESUS (10:1–21)
A. The metaphor (10:1–6): Jesus illustrates his mission on earth by describing two different ways to enter a sheepfold.
1. The wrong way, climbing over a wall (10:1): This is the method of thieves and robbers.
2. The right way, entering through the gate (10:2–6): This is the method of a true shepherd.
B. The meaning (10:7–18): He explains his illustration by giving the characteristics of three kinds of individuals.
1. Characteristics of the Good Shepherd (10:7, 9, 10b–11, 14–18): Here he describes himself.
a. His relationship with the sheep (10:7, 9, 10b–11, 14–18)
(1) He is the entrance to their salvation (10:7).
(2) He allows them to go in and out, and find green pasture (10:9).
(3) He gives them life in all its fullness (10:10b).
(4) He lays down his own life for them (10:11).
(5) He knows his sheep and they know him (10:14).
b. His relationship with the Father (10:15–18)
(1) He knows his Father, and the Father knows him (10:15–16).
(2) He is loved by His Father (10:17).
(3) He is given power by the Father to lay down his life and take it up again (10:18).
2. Characteristics of thieves and robbers (10:8, 10a): Their purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy!
3. Characteristics of a hired hand (10:12–13)
a. He forsakes the sheep in time of danger (10:12).
b. He cares nothing for the sheep (10:13).
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59. Paul to Timothy
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Teach, didasko. In classical Greek the root
meaning of didasko suggested the idea of causing
someone to accept something. It can be
translated “to teach, inform, instruct,
demonstrate or prescribe.” It has as its aim that of
systematically communicating knowledge and skill
so as to develop people. Teachers give themselves
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to facts and systematic instruction. In the New
Testament the focus of teaching is how to live out
God’s will.
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62. A classical teacher
Acts 18:24–25…Now a certain Jew named
Apollos, an eloquent man and mighty in the
Scriptures, came to Ephesus. This man had been
instructed in the way of the Lord; and being
fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately
the things of the Lord, though he knew only the
baptism of John.
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63. Two good characteristics
Acts 18:26…So he began to speak boldly in the
synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him,
they took him aside and explained to him the way
of God more accurately.
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64. Good teaching ministry
Acts 18:27–28…And when he desired to cross to
Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the
disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he
greatly helped those who had believed through
grace; for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly,
showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the
Christ.
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65. Teachers
Office Gift
Creational Gift
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