• The Triangle Of Ministry

  Contributed by Steve Smith on Apr 4, 2007 (message contributor)

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ILL: THE TRIANGLE OF MINISTRY

If you picture a triangle – at the top is Jesus because we know “He is the way, the truth and the life.” At the bottom of the triangle are the different members of the body that God has uniquely placed here.

In the middle is the Holy Spirit. (READ JOHN 14.26) (his purpose)

From our study of Ephesians, we know the Holy Spirit is the Protector & Administrator of The Church so now ADD THE CHURCH to the middle of the triangle. The job of the church through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is to help us along the journey to Christ.

Each Member of the Body (through the HS) learns and performs the task which Jesus has equipped them to do (each according to their ability as Jesus determined).

Through the different ministries of the church, every believer not only grows themselves but ALSO allows the HS use them to grow and mature another.

The Result is that the “whole building is joined together” as Paul says in Ephesians 2:21-2, so that “to rise & become (a process of the journey) a ‘holy temple’ – a ‘dwelling’ in which God lives by His spirit”.

So the CHURCH through the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit helps TO PREPARE US FOR THE JOURNEY God has CALLED US TO WALK.