We begin to look at the four “gifts” that Christ has given to His Body to equip the saints for the work of service (Ministry) - the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, and Pastor-Teachers. Are these gifted people still alive and present today? That is the first issue that we must deal with.

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This week we return to our discussion of the Ephesians 4 and the Foundational Gifts - gifted people who equip us all for the work of service.

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This week we deal with the story of the Apostles. By tracing the development of these “gifts” in the New Testament we test the idea that only those who meet the requirements of Acts 1:15ff could be considered an apostle. We pay close attention to those who are not part of Jesus’ 12 yet are still called “apostles” in the New Testament. This is another critical step in determining how these gifts function in the present time.

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This week we come to some conclusions about the way Paul uses the term “apostle” in his writings. An apostle/emissary in the general sense is someone who is called and empowered by Christ, recognized and sent by the church to represent Christ in spreading the Gospel and founding new assemblies by sacrificing their lives for the welfare of others as Christ himself did.

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