Acts 13:1.2.3.

Good Friday

God uses some of the least likely, by Church standards, to further the work of His word made flesh...Jesus Christ.  It will never make sense to us as sinners who were chosen, we will never be worthy enough, articulate enough, religious enough BUT He chooses whom He wills.

The very ones who persecuted Him would spread His Gospel of mercy and grace. 

Forgive them Father for they not what they do.We are all sinners in need of repentance.

As the people carried out what God had given them to do as prophets or teachers, their ministry to the church became their ministry to the Lord. Whenever we serve each other, God accepts that service as directly unto Him. Prophets functioned in the early church as proclaimers of God’s revelation. Teachers explained the meaning of the revelation and helped the people apply it to their lives. In the early church the prophets were the preachers—the ones who communicated revelation directly from the Spirit of God. Evangelists, pastors, and teachers took what was taught or declared and made it applicable for the daily nurture of people’s lives. Antioch was the base of operation for Saul. NKJ Bible.

Acts 13:1–3 (NKJV)

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabus, Simeon who was also was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

1 Corinthians 12:12–14 (NKJV)

For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many.

1 Corinthians 12:28

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.