TRUE EPHESIANS 4:11 CALLING: Part 1 THE PURPOSE, WISDOM, AND POWER OF THE EPHESIANS 4:11 MINISTRY CALLING Today it would seem that our church leaders and members are title crazy. Everyone is either an apostle, a bishop, a prophet or an evangelist. I embrace the Ephesians 4:11 ministry and know that we have God's called among us today, however we need to have some measuring tools to evaluate and examine to see if we are dealing with a true God-called spiritual leader, a self-called spiritual leader, or a false demon-called leader established to deceive the masses. The purpose of the five ministry gifts of Ephesians 4:11, given by our Lord Jesus Christ to the church is to release ministry office gifts through which Christ can work His life and bring about maturity among God’s people. We know by the example, the words and the works of the New Testament Apostles that the maturity of the Saints was their primary focus. We know by Ephesians 4:14 that without the 5-fold leadership of Ephesians 4:11, the Saints will always be children being tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine. They will be double-minded and receive nothing from the Lord as recorded in the Book of James. To be continued.
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