What About The Five Fold Ministry?
What About The Five Fold Ministry?
Is Preaching Still important this Day and Time?
Good morning.
This will be a duo message for digesting today.
First we will start with the ‘Five fold Ministry‘.
Five fold Ministry
It should still be in healthy operation today in The Churches, via wherever The Churches are.
On a side note: Some are gathered in House Churches; some still in structured buildings; assemblies, etc.
What is important, is that we are the Church individually if we belong to the Lord.
Still corporately we are in The Church when in a Body of Believers!
Also we must not neglect the assembling of ourselves together! That is Scripture.
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” He brews 10:25
Just please quit dividing over what constitutes a Church…..
Just be The Church also outside any ‘four walls’ you might assemble together.
Now getting back here are the scriptures on The Five Fold.
The Five Fold
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,” Ephesians 4:11-13
Some argue a lot of stuff was done away with for this day and age but not so!
We still need Apostles; Prophets; Evangelists; Pastors and Teachers.
Also God did not do away in this day and time with the preaching of the Word of God either. We need the preaching also.
Many well meaning Christians teach it wrong like you can leave the preaching out today.
Everything in the body of Christ must properly flow together!
Some scriptures to back up what I just spoke.
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” 2 Timothy 4:2
“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;” Titus 1:3
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” 1 Corinthians 1:18-21
May we be a healthy Body of Christ functioning together in decency and in order, when we come together !!
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” 1 Corinthians 14:40
“Let’s don’t be divided: “For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.” 1 Corinthians 4:4-6
That is just division and can cause splits!
Let’s be United and search Truth in the matter.
I will leave you with these Scriptures, from our Father’s Heart.
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” John 4:23-24
God bless you all.
~ Joyce D. McGuire
My name is Joyce D. McGuire, called to work in and for the Kingdom of God! To lead we must try to follow Jesus Christ closely. That is my heart. I am a Chaplain to the prisons; prophetic intercessor by His grace; author; and a Mother in the Kingdom of God. To many I am simply Mama Joyce. Some favorite verses of mine are Matthew 11:28-30.
Delighted to share! Been reading periodically for years, but first time sharing. Blessed by the platforms. I’m always mindful that while God has many who haven’t bowed to Baal…none of us have arrived, but together we walk, watch, work and of ‘course pray, as those who carry NOT a knife but the Sword! The Spirit! As iron sharpens iron.
You said a mouthful, MWilliams. I and so many will be blessed, I’m sure by you coming by and commenting.
Whew, we can never bow our knee to baal!! So many do and it breaks my heart. Itlrin surely sharpens iron. Hugs and blessings.
Thank you Joyce for this balanced word from the scripture! To many are so unbalanced, either focusing completely on deliverance and healings, which is good! But with little if any teaching, or preaching? Or you will find teaching and preaching, but they don’t even lay hands on the sick? Or anoint with oil? So balance is sooo important! Thank you for this word and keep proclaiming the truth! Amen
Thank you Mary Murray as always. Is that not so sad but true? There is too much inbalance in many churches. You are a true blessing. I pray all of us grow and mature in the Lord. As I often say the message always comes to me first. God bless you.
Amen again! Was just studying in Colossians. Col. 1:29 “working” Strong’s #1753 His working works in us…the Bible says “mightily”. Stirred by the word you gave “fullness” – Eph.3:19 seeing the church in ALL the “fullness”, implies we could be operating in parts of His fullness. God is moving in phenomenal ways, in and through His people. Multiple and mighty blessings to you and your and your ministry!
Thank you again MWilliams for your comments. So solid what you spoke from the scriptures.
I pray God bless you much in your walk with the Lord.
MWilliams, thank you so for coming by again. We so all need to take the scriptures out and examine them. This scripture also just came to me as i read your comments:
Col. 2:9 “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” If the church would come out of the box and be the church, it would be marvelous! We need to press into all the things of God and take restrictions and limits off Him. So many God given talents and gifts given but we must use it all wisely. Some make it about a competition spirit! God forbid!! God bless you and thank you again for stopping by.
Amen. Eph.4:11…and He gave. If Christ gave it I want it! God gives gifts to the Body for His eternal purpose in the earth. Prayfully consider this, as the overall working of gifts. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit gives us gifts. Gifts given by the Father Rom.12:4,6-8 (which includes some different abilities like “leadership”, giving, and mercy) Look at our God! Gifts which we’re most familiar: The Holy Spirit 1Cor. 12:8-11 and from the Son, Eph.4:11. The church has to begin to take the limits off our God. The manifold (Strong’s #4182) wisdom of God Eph.3:10 cannot be contained, but God wants the church to know…he says; MIGHT be made know by the church for His purpose in the earth. Let’s go church!