Ephesians 4:11

Gifted Leaders Bring The Church To Maturity

¹⁰ The very One that went down has gone up, too, far above all the heavens, to fill the universe. ¹¹ And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers, ¹² for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ,

Good News

Good Tidings

Acts 13:1

Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who is called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen who was an intimate friend of the governor, and Saul.

Acts 21:8

The next day we left there and went on to Caesarea, where we went to the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.

Ephesians 4:8

Concerning this the Scripture says: "He led a host of captives, when He went up on high, and granted gifts to men."

2 Timothy 4:5

But you, on your part, must always keep your head cool, suffer hardship, do your work as a herald of the good news, and so fill your ministry to the brim.

Matthew 28:20

and teach them to practice all the commands that I have given you. And I myself will surely be with you all the days, down to the very close of an age."

Acts 20:28

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

Romans 10:14-15

But how can people call upon One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in One about whom they have not heard? And how can people hear without someone to preach to them?

Romans 12:7

or of practical service, in the field of service; or of a teacher, in the field of teaching;

1 Corinthians 12:28-29

And God has placed people in the church, first as apostles, second as prophets, third as teachers, then wonder-workers; then people with power to cure the sick, helpers, managers, ecstatic speakers.

Ephesians 2:20

for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone.

Ephesians 3:5

which in the earlier ages, so different from the present, was not made known to mankind as fully as now, but through the Spirit it has been revealed to His Holy apostles and prophets --

Hebrews 5:12

For although you ought to be teachers of others because you have been Christians so long, you actually need someone to teach you over and over again the very elements of the truths that God has given us, and you have gotten into such a state that you are in constant need of milk instead of solid food.

1 Peter 5:1-3

So, as a joint-elder with them, a witness of the suffering borne by Christ, and a sharer of the glory that is to be uncovered, I beg the elders among you,

Jude 1:17

But you, dearly beloved, must remember the words that have already been spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Revelation 18:20

Celebrate over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets too, because God has taken vengeance on her for you."

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.