Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2012
Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY
BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION.
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Live it!
where you are
Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner for the Lord, then,
I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you
have received.
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
Ephesians 4:3Make every effort to keep the
unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
Luke 24:49I am going to send you what my
Father has promised; but stay in the city until
you have been clothed with power from on
high."
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
John 14:15-16"If you love me, you will obey
what I command. 16 And I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Counsellor to be
with you forever--
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
Acts 2:17 ... 21"'In the last days, God says, I
will pour out my Spirit on all people. ....And
everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will
be saved.'
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
“communitas”
Acts 2:17 ... 21"'In the last days, God says, I
will pour out my Spirit on all people. ....And
everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will
be saved.'
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
“communitas”
2 Corinthians 4:8-9We are hard pressed on
every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not
in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed.
Keep ‘unity of the Spirit’
Spirit was given for mission
“communitas”
Luke 12:11-12"When you are brought before
synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not
worry about how you will defend yourselves or
what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach
you at that time what you should say."
The fivefold ministry
everyone?
Ephesians 4:11It was he who gave some to be
apostles, some to be prophets, some to be
evangelists, and some to be pastors and
teachers,
The fivefold ministry
a ministry personality
Ephesians 4:7But to each one of us grace has
been given as Christ apportioned it.
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
Matthew 28:19-20Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you."
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
1 Corinthians 12:27Now you are the body of
Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
Apostle
John 3:16"For God so loved the world that he
gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life.
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
Apostle
Luke 4:43But he said, "I must preach the good
news of the kingdom of God to the other towns
also, because that is why I was sent."
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
Prophet
John 8:28So Jesus said, "... I do nothing on my
own but speak just what the Father has taught
me.
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
Evangelist
John 4:7When a Samaritan woman came to
draw water, Jesus said to her, "Will you give me
a drink?"
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
Pastor
John 10:11"I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
The fivefold ministry
exemplified in Jesus
Teacher
Mark 1:22The people were amazed at his
teaching, because he taught them as one who
had authority, not as the teachers of the law.
The fivefold ministry
Are you an apostle-type?
1 Corinthians 4:6Now, brothers, I have applied
these things to myself and Apollos for your
benefit, ...
The fivefold ministry
Are you a prophet-type?
Acts 21:10After we had been there a number
of days, a prophet named Agabus came down
from Judea.
The fivefold ministry
Are you an evangelist-type?
Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip as he
preached the good news of the kingdom of God
and the name of Jesus Christ, they were
baptized, both men and women.
The fivefold ministry
Are you a pastor-type?
Acts 6:3Brothers, choose seven men from
among you who are known to be full of the
Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this
responsibility over to them
The fivefold ministry
Are you a teacher-type?
Acts 18:26He began to speak boldly in the
synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard
him, they invited him to their home and
explained to him the way of God more
adequately.
The fivefold ministry
1. you have a strength
2. grow in practice of the others
3. we need all these for mission
4. it’s not an op-out
5. seen in not-yet Christians
The fivefold ministry
What is YOUR ministry
personality?
fivefoldsurvey.com
How are you using it for mission?