Living worthily is not limited to church but includes the church.

1. Ephesians 4:1-3
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live
a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be
completely humble and gentle; be patient,
bearing with one another in love. Make every
effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the
bond of peace.
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2. Ephesians 4:4-7
There is one body and one Spirit—just as you
were called to one hope when you were called—
one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and
Father of all, Who is over all and through all and
in all. But to each one of us grace has been given
as Christ apportioned it.
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3. Ephesians 4:8-10
This is why it says: ‘When he ascended on high,
he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.’
(What does ‘He ascended’ mean except that He
also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He
Who descended is the very One Who ascended
higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the
whole universe.
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4. Ephesians 4:11-13
It was He Who gave some to be apostles, some
to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and
some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare
God’s people for works of service, so that the
body of Christ may be built up until we all reach
unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the
Son of God and become mature, attaining to the
whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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5. Ephesians 4:14-15
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back
and forth by the waves, and blown here and
there by every wind of teaching and by the
cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful
scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love,
we will in all things grow up into Him Who is the
Head, that is, Christ.
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6. Ephesians 4:16
From Him the whole body, joined and held
together by every supporting ligament, grows
and builds itself up in love, as each part does its
work.
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7. We need the right
ENVIRONMENT in which to
grow and BIBLICALLY that is
Christian community (church).

8. We need the right
ENVIRONMENT in which to
grow and BIBLICALLY that is
Christian community (church).
The point isn’t that NOTHING happens outside
of the church, but the church plays a vital role in
Christian MATURITY.

9. We need the right
ENVIRONMENT in which to
grow and BIBLICALLY that is
Christian community (church).
The point isn’t that NOTHING happens outside
of the church, but the church plays a vital role in
Christian MATURITY.
Think of the community of faith as the SOIL for
your faith to grow.

10. Calling here is not to a
particular VOCATION but the
call to SALVATION in Christ.

11. Calling here is not to a
particular VOCATION but the
call to SALVATION in Christ.
Living worthily is not LIMITED to church, but
includes the CHURCH, or body of believers.

12. Calling here is not to a
particular VOCATION but the
call to SALVATION in Christ.
Living worthily is not LIMITED to church, but
includes the CHURCH, or body of believers.
We have been GIVEN unity, now we are called to
MAINTAIN it.

13. No one can say, “I have
nothing to OFFER nor nothing
to GAIN”

14. No one can say, “I have
nothing to OFFER nor nothing
to GAIN”
We are dependent on God and called to be
INTERDEPENDENT on one another.

15. No one can say, “I have
nothing to OFFER nor nothing
to GAIN”
We are dependent on God and called to be
INTERDEPENDENT on one another.
Jesus descended and ascended to CLAIM you as
His own, to EQUIP you with gifts, for the
purpose of offering you back to SERVE …

16. Here the gifts are the PEOPLE
themselves.

17. Here the gifts are the PEOPLE
themselves.
“Growing old is mandatory, growing up is
optional” is true spiritually just as it is physically,
but God desires for you to GROW.

18. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Identity one step to better engage for personal
spiritual growth
( ) Address any areas where I may not be “living worthy
of my calling”
( ) Ask God to reveal anyone I need to forgive or seek
forgiveness from
( ) Look for ways to be God’s gift to others in serving
( ) Other________________________