Ephesians 4:11-16

All parts of the Body are essential. The Trinity is lifted up by each Christian doing his or her part to cooperate with God’s plan for humanity through the Body of Christ. Finding our gifts and using them for the good of His Church is our ultimate goal. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to guide, correct and teach us the ways of truth. Joy in His work in us is our strength.

All things… thoughts, words and actions…must be filtered through Gods’ great love!

The final goal is maturity, truth, and love.

Ephesians 4:11-16

¹¹ And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, ¹² for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, ¹³ 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; ¹⁴ 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, ¹⁵ but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—¹⁶ 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.

²⁴ I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 

Colossians 1:24

² that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, 

Colossians 2:2

²⁰ Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature. 

1 Corinthians 14:20

¹⁴ But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 

Hebrews 5:14

²² And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 

Ephesians 1:22

⁴ For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 

Romans 12:4

¹⁹ and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God. 

Colossians 2:19