Am I being equipped? That's the question I'm asking today as I think about teaching the Bible. In Ephesians 4 Paul tells the Ephesians that they have been given, by Christ, apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers and pastors to equip them to do works of service or ministry. So it begs the question am I being trained, prepared, fitted to do those works of ministry, and if so am I getting on with doing them.
It also gives us pause for thought about the best way to equip people. It is a given that it is by teaching the Bible and continually introducing and reintroducing people to Jesus Christ the risen Son of God who died for us and now intercedes for us in the very throne room of the Father. But how exactly can I do it in a way that best equips people? Is that different for different people? How should that affect the way we do church?
It is by word ministry, but does it have to be in traditional forms and what results should we expect as people are equipped?
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