The fourth forgotten way involves the gifts of service identified by Paul in Ephesians 4:11-
16. The gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd and teacher work together. Do we
recognise these gifts in our brothers and sisters? The apostolic gift lays foundations and
releases and stirs up the other gifts. All of them are there in every one of us, but we tend to be strongest in one or two.
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| The APEST gifts |
This form of guiding church life is so completely forgotten that it may seem strange to
most of us, yet without it we tend to go in several unhelpful directions. Our spiritual ears
and eyes must be wide open even to see this, let alone walk in it.
Discuss – Think about the different ways we run church, can you list some
of them? Read Acts 14:14, in what sense were Paul and Barnabas
apostles? (Hint: you might need to read a big chunk of Acts to find the
answer, and it may remain hidden from you even then.)
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