11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:11–13 NLT
Ministers Are Not Just the Few, They’re the Many
12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:12 NLT
12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.
- Ephesians 4:12 NIV
Ministry Is Not Just About Doing, It’s About Building
12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:12 NLT
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
- 1 Corinthians 12:27 NIV
Maturity Comes Through Participation, Not Observation
13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:13 NLT
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- 1 Peter 2:9 NIV
45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.
- Mark 10:45 NLT