We are people called by God to share the gospel and grow in faith. Leaders serve by planting seeds of faith and nurturing believers, but it is God alone who causes spiritual growth. While leaders have different roles, they work as one for the same purpose. Believers must take care how they build upon the foundation of faith laid by leaders, growing in spiritual maturity through God's enabling power.

1. Mission Statement
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2. Who we are and what we do
We are people of the Spirit
We share and invite people to come to Jesus
We grow
We serve

3. Pattern in the word
Matthew 28:18-20
Mark 16:15-20
Luke 24:46-49
Acts 1:4-8
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4. 1 Corinthians 3:1–10

5. 1 Corinthians 3:1–10
1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual
men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2 I
gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not
yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet
able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy
and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you
not walking like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I am
of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not
mere men? 5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul?

6. Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord
gave opportunity to each one. 6 I planted, Apollos
watered, but God was causing the growth. 7 So then
neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is
anything, but God who causes the growth. 8 Now he
who plants and he who waters are one; but each will
receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For
we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s
building. 10 According to the grace of God which was
given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a
foundation, and another is building on it. But each man
must be careful how he builds on it.

7. Working in the Nursery
A. Paul’s criticism
1. What he couldn’t do
(3:1)
2. What he has to do
(3:2)
B. Paul’s correction
1. Sinful view of leaders
(3:3–4)
2. Scriptural view of
leaders (3:5–10)
a. What leaders do
b. What the Lord does
c. What you do

8. Paul’s Criticism
1 Corinthians 3:1-2

9. What he couldn’t do
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual
men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.
Divisiveness retards maturity
Selfish pride
Spiritual lethargy

10. What he has to
do
I gave you milk to drink,
not solid food; for you
were not yet able to
receive it. Indeed, even
now you are not yet able,

11. Milk it does a body good
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you
have need again for someone to teach you the
elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you
have come to need milk and not solid food.
Hebrews 5:12
Back to the basics
Test yourself

12. Grow up
For everyone who partakes only of milk is not
accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an
infant.
Hebrews 5:13
Righteous-right acts
Word of righteous- word in action
Inside you and outside you

13. Graduate to solid food
But solid food is for the mature, who because of
practice have their senses trained to discern good and
evil.
Hebrews 5:14
Practice/experience (successful)

14. We need works of service
…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.
Ephesians 4:13

15. Paul’s
Correction
1 Corinthians 3:3-10

16. Sinful view of leaders
…for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and
strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not
walking like mere men? For when one says, “I am of
Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere
men?

17. I prefer
Pastor Perry Pastor Tucker Pastor Garry Pastor Ed
Hymns Choruses Scriptures songs
Traditional Contemporary

18. How do I
move?
Ask the Holy Spirit
Test your preferences
Ask others
Submit to authority

19. Scriptural view of leaders
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants
through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave
opportunity to each one. I planted, Apollos watered,
but God was causing the growth. So then neither the
one who plants nor the one who waters is anything,
but God who causes the growth. Now he who plants
and he who waters are one; but each will receive his
own reward according to his own labor. For we are
God’s fellow workers;

20. you are God’s field, God’s building. According to the
grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master
builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it.
But each man must be careful how he builds on it.

21. What leaders do
1. Serve others
2. Minister to need
3. Take God given
opportunities

22. What Leaders do(continued)
Serve
Picture of Jesus washing
feet
Mark 10:42–44 Jesus said to
them, “You know that those who
are recognized as rulers of the
Gentiles lord it over them; and
their great men exercise authority
over them. “But it is not this way
among you, but whoever wishes
to become great among you shall
be your servant; and whoever
wishes to be first among you shall
be slave of all.

23. What Leaders do(continued)
Mark 6:34 When Jesus went
ashore, He saw a large
crowd, and He felt
compassion for them
because they were like
sheep without a shepherd;
and He began to teach them
many things.
Minister to need
Picture of Jesus
Feeding
Healing
Comforting
Teaching

24. What Leaders do(continued)
Opportunities given
All believers are called and
gifted, but some are also
called and gifted to lead.

25. What Leaders do(continued)
Opportunities given
Plant-start ministry
Water-nurture ministry
Ask yourself…
What has God called me
to do?

26. What God does
…but God was causing the growth.
Our efforts are nothing without the Spirit
Ezekiel's vision

27. 1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD
and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 He caused me
to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of
the valley; and lo, they were very dry. 3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones
live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.” 4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy over
these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.’ 5 “Thus says
the Lord GOD to these bones, ‘Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may
come to life. 6 ‘I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with
skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the
LORD.’ ” 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise,
and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked,
and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there
was no breath in them. 9 Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son
of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Come from the four winds, O
breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life.” ’ ” 10 So I prophesied as He
commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on
their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Ezekiel 37:1–10

28. What God does(continued)
So then neither the one who plants nor the one who
waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.
God receives the glory

29. Unity
Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but
each will receive his own reward according to his own
labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s
field, God’s building.
Leaders
Fellow workers

30. You are God’s field and
building
Growing crops
Building on
foundation

31. Key Verse
According to the grace of God which was given to me,
like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and
another is building on it. But each man must be careful
how he builds on it.

32. We’re all called
Leaders lay a
foundation
You are
responsible to
build

33. 1 Corinthians 3:1–10