‘Aim For The Target.’
1 Corinthians 1:15-18.
a) 1 Corinthians 1:15. Which person baptised us is not important – the fact that we get baptised is important.
b) 1 Corinthians 1:16. Apostle Paul was not really into baptising people – he did it when necessary.
c) 1 Corinthians 1:17. Paul’s target:- For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent Wisdom, so that the Cross of Christ might not be emptied of its Power.
d) 1 Corinthians 1:18. Two results of the Preaching of the Cross:-
1- It is foolishness to those people who are perishing.
2- It is the Power of God to us who are being saved.
(This QT exhorts me to Aim For The Target by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ)
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‘The Function Of The Ministry Gifts Of Christ.’
Ephesians 4:11-16.
a) Ephesians 4:11. The Ministry Gifts:-
1- Apostles.
2- Prophets.
3- Evangelists.
4- Pastors.
5- Teachers.
b) Ephesians 4:12. For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the Body of Christ.
c) Ephesians 4:13. To make us united and mature Believers.
d) Ephesians 4:14. So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error.
e) Ephesians 4:15. To help us speak the Truth in Love and grow up in Christian maturity.
f) Ephesians 4:16. To help us function well in the Body of Christ.
(This Second one clearly shows me The Function Of The Ministry Gifts Of Christ)
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Chris.
We are being Saved. This subject of “being saved” is grossly misunderstood and sometimes misrepresented in the Church today. The Biblical fact about Salvation is that for those people who have received Salvation by Grace through Faith - they are Saved, they are being Saved and they will be Saved.
