Jesus in Your World

11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. —Ephesians 4:11-13 (NIV)

The primary calling of a pastor is not to do ministry, but rather to

God’s

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to do the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11-13).

The Church as a Field

• The church building and the church programs are seen as the place where “

” happens.
• The primary responsibility of the members is to support the church and its programs and

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to church because this is where God

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and the work of the kingdom is advanced.
• The church as a field philosophy breeds a lot of

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who cheer on the pastors as they do the work of the ministry on behalf of the church.

The Church as a Force

• The church isn’t the field. The

is.
• The church is a

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that works in the world.
• The church is the

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of Christ.
• The job of pastors and teachers is to equip people to be

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in their world.
• We have been conditioned to believe that faith has primarily to do with what you

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.
• The church as a force is known for what it

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, not just what it believes.

What Did Jesus Do?

• He

people.
― Love is not

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.
― Acceptance is not

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.
― Forgiveness is not

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.

• He

people.
• He

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people.
• He

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people (Luke 10:1-2).

gets to play!

Reflection questions:

― What internal shift would you need to make in order to begin to “be Jesus in your world”?
― What one thing can you do this week to take a step in that direction?