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I. is the for our
Ephesians 4:13 (CEB) God’s goal is for us to become mature adults—to be fully grown, measured by the standard of the fullness of Christ.
1. It’s not about
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1 Corinthians 8:1 (NKJV) Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
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II. provides the for
Ephesians 4:11-12 (CEB) He gave some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers. His purpose was to equip God’s people for the work of serving and building up the body of Christ
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- Restoration – God works in our broken places
- Strengthening – God helps us practice what we believe
- Preparation – God makes us useful in the lives of others
2. through the stages of
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III. The of mature
Ephesians 4:14 (CEB) As a result, we aren’t supposed to be infants any longer who can be tossed and blown around by every wind that comes from teaching with deceitful scheming and the tricks people play to deliberately mislead others.
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Hebrews 5:12-14 (CEB) Although you should have been teachers by now, you need someone to teach you an introduction to the basics about God’s message. You have come to the place where you need milk instead of solid food. 13 Everyone who lives on milk is not used to the word of righteousness, because they are babies. 14 But solid food is for the mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between good and evil.
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Ephesians 4:15 (CEB) Instead, by speaking the truth with love, let’s grow in every way into Christ, who is the head.
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Ephesians 4:12 (CEB) His purpose was to equip God’s people for the work of serving and building up the body of Christ
1 Peter 4:10 (NLT) God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
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