Ephesians 4:1112

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• What is the work of an evangelist?
• What is the work of elders?
• What is the work of the members of
• the body?

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Ephesians 411-12

• And he gave some (to be) apostles and
• some, prophets and some, evangelists and
• some, pastors and teachers for the perfecting
• of the saints, unto the work of ministering,
• unto the building up of the body of Christ

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• And he gave
• some (to be)
• apostles and
• some, prophets
• and some,
• evangelists and
• some, pastors
• and teachers

• unto the work
• of ministering,
• unto the
• Building up of
• the body of
• Christ

for the perfecting of the saints
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• And he gave some (to be) apostles and
• some, prophets and some, evangelists and
• some, pastors and teachers
• ApostlesOne sent
• ProphetsSpokesman for God
• EvangelistsHeralds of good news
• Pastors who teachOverseers who instruct

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• for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work
• of ministering, unto the building up of the
• body of Christ
• Forwith a view toward
• Untothe ultimate purpose

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Ephesians 411-12

• for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work
• of ministering, unto the building up of the
• body of Christ

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• for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work
• of ministering, unto the building up of the
• body of Christ
• Fitting, preparing fullycomplete outfitting a
  making fitimplying a process leading to
  consummation

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• Perfecting
• Properly signifies to place the parts of any
• machine or body in their proper order, and to
• unite them in such a manner as to render the
• machine or body complete. Hence it is used
• to denote the reducing of a disjointed
• member to its due place.
• MacKnight

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• for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work
• of ministering, unto the building up of the
• body of Christ
• The role or position of serving
• Deacon

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• for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work
• of ministering, unto the building up of the
• body of Christ
• Edification construction
• Rom. 1419 1 Cor. 143,5,12,26

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• What is the work of elders evangelists?
• To prepare the saints to minister and build
• up
• Who are the ministers who is to do the work of
• ministers? Who is to build up the body?
• The saints----ALL of them.

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• The next time an elder or evangelist
• seeks your involvement in some activity,
• he is probably not shirking his responsibility
• but rather fulfilling it.