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These leadership positions are sometimes called "offices" in the church. "Office" means a place of responsibility and duty. The ...

The Bible speaks of special signs which confirm that a person has the gift of being an apostle: Truly the signs of an apostle we ...

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. (Acts 13:1-3) An apostle desires to mini ...

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom th ...

There are two prophetic gifts. One is the special gift of being a prophet. The other is the speaking gift of prophecy. In genera ...

resurrection of Jesus Christ we now have access to the presence of God. The gift of the Holy Spirit has been given and, as you p ...

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the Spir ...

prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith. (Romans 12:6) The phrase "in proportion to faith" means in right ...

3. BAD FRUIT: The evidence of spiritual fruit is the true test of any ministry: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in s ...

FOR FURTHER STUDY: Prophecy can come from three different sources: The human spirit: Jeremiah 23:16; Ezekiel 13:2,3 Evil and ly ...

Elisha: I Kings 19:16 Elijah: I Kings 18:22 Haggai: Haggai 1:1 David: Acts 2:29- 30 Aaron: Exodus 7:1 Azariah: II Chronicles 15: ...

And He gave some...evangelists... (Ephesians 4:11) Timothy is told to do the work of an evangelist: But watch thou in all things ...

FOR FURTHER STUDY: Further study of the ministry of Philip will expand your knowledge of the special gift of being an evangelist ...

The spiritual requirements for bishops, elders, and deacons, which were positions of leadership in the early church, should cert ...

FOR FURTHER STUDY: Study the requirements for being a bishop or deacon in the church in I Timothy 3:1-13. These also apply for o ...

The Bible warns of false teachers. These are people who claim to have the gift of teaching but do not teach the true Word of God ...

A teacher should have Godly understanding and wisdom. Paul warns against those who are... ...desiring to be teachers of the law; ...

LEADERSHIP WORKING TOGETHER The five special gifts of leadership function together in the ministry of the church. Apostles exten ...

GOD  GIVES APOSTLES PROPHETS EVANGELISTS PASTORS TEACHERS  FOR PERFECTING/EQUIPPING OF SAINTS WHO WILL ____   MINISTER EDIFY ...

SELF-TEST Write the Key Verse from memory. List the five special leadership gifts discussed in this chapter: Why are ...