Christ Jesus Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; (19) to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." As with all the ministry gifts there are also various classes of the ministry gift of the evangelist. As we will see in this section, there are

1 Samuel 9:9 “Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.” We have already listed the nine gifts of the Spirit in the previous section (1 Corinthians 12: 7-10). And so in this section we want to discuss the spiritual gifts that form part of the prophet’s ministry, for as with all the ministry gifts, there are certain spiritual gifts that form part of the

Ephesians 3:4-5 “by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ, (5) which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets.” This brings us to the third class of prophet, which is the class of prophet that exists in the church today. The only difference between the foundational prophets and the prophets in the church today is in the area of revealing New Tes

Christ Jesus Mark 6:4 “But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honour except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” As with the ministry gift of the apostle, there are also various classes of the ministry gift of the prophet. As we will see in this section, there are three classes within the ministry gift of the New Testament prophet. We have already seen that the Lord Jesus Christ heads up each ministry gift category, and in each c

Zechariah 1:4 “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds." ‘But they did not hear nor heed Me," says the Lord.” In order of importance, the second ministry gift which we will examine is that of the prophet. But before we look at the ministry of the New Testament prophet as it exists today, we first need to establish the difference between the prophet in the New

Acts 10:10-20 “Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance (11) and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. (12) In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. (13) And a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat." (14) But Peter said, "Not so, Lord! For I have never eat

1 Corinthians 12:7-10 “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: (8) for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, (9) to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, (10) to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation o

Acts 13:1-2 “Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. (2) As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Another of the primary roles of the apostle is to establish churches. In the above quoted passage of scriptu

Galatians 2:1-2 “Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me. (2) And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.” This brings us to the fourth class of apostle, which is the class of apostle that exists in the church today. The only difference between the foundationa

Ephesians 2:19-21 “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, (20) having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, (21) in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.” The third class in the ministry gift of the apostle are the foundational apostles. The church is God’s buil

Christ Jesus Hebrews 3:1 “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus.” We stated earlier that there are five main ministry gifts which we would examine in this teaching, i.e. apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. And so in order of importance, the first ministry gift which we will examine is that of the apostle. Within each ministry gift there are different classes, and the

2 Corinthians 1:23-24 “Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. (24) Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.” We have seen in the previous section that there are no levels of seniority among the ministry gifts and that all are equally accountable to the Lord. Nevertheless the Lord Jesus has given His ministry gifts, authority in the church. Their authority h

1 Corinthians 12:28 “And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.” A question that is frequently asked, are the ministry gifts listed in order of seniority in scripture? In other words, because the apostle is listed first, does the apostle rule over the other ministry gifts and so on down the line? Many take the above quoted passage of s

Numbers 16:8-35 “Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi: (9) Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; (10) and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also? … (16) And Moses said to

Ephesians 4:11-16 “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (12) for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, (13) till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; (14) that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with

Ministry gifts Ephesians 4:7-13 “But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. (8) Therefore, He says: "when He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men." … (11) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (12) for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, (13) till we all come to the unity of the fai

Function gifts Romans 12:3-8 “For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. (4) For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, (5) so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. (6) Having then gifts differing according to the grace tha

Matthew 23:10 “And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.” As with all the ministry gifts there are also various...

1 Corinthians 14:26 “How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a...

Acts 20:28-30 “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd...

John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” This now brings us to the ministry gift of the...

Acts 8:6-7 “And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. (7) For...

Acts 8:4-6 “Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. (5) Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and...

Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the...