The Whole Body Knit Together

I said to you in my last message that the apostle Paul gives us 3 reasons why pastor-teachers were given by Christ to the Church. They were given so that we would not remain children in the faith. They were also given so that we would learn to speak the truth in love. So now at this time we will look together at the truth that pastors were given so that believers would learn to more effectively work together to see the growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. From this verse, then, I want to open up 3 truths. 1st – That the whole spiritual body is joined and knit together by spiritual joints. 2nd – That there is an effective working by which every part does its share. And 3rd – The result of this working is the growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. So, let's see if we can better understand what the Lord is doing, and what we should be doing, on a regular ongoing basis, to establish the growth of the body on both the local and Universal Church levels. 2nd – There is an effective working by which every part does its share. And 3rd – The result of this working is the growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.