How is this done within a local church? Paul introduces us to the twin concepts of the “equipping church” and the “edifying church”. Both ministries are vital. We all need to grasp our responsibility, so that we come to church and operate as a church in the way that God designed us to serve Him, mending lives so that those lives can be engaged as tools in Christ’s hands, building up, helping, exhorting, and discipling others.
First, mending means finding that Jesus comes to us by His Spirit, through His Word, and gives us the power to reach out and mend others with His Word. This power to do what He has told us to do in the Bible is grace. And all that was to happen within the context of grace-energized, truth-filled lives of those called to be menders.
Secondly, we need to examine the other half of our calling. Look again at Ephesians 4:12.
Ephesians 4:12 “…for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ…” NKJV
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