Eph. 4:11 five-fold gifting slides
To put us on the same page. Here is the list info from the last two weeks with some minor editing.
1.) Apostles
a. Examples in Scripture
— Acts, Galatians 1:19, Romans 16:7
b. Counterfeit Examples in Scripture
— 2 Corinthians 11:4-5, 13
c. Jesus as the Archetype
— Hebrews 3:1-2
d. Examples in History
– faith versions – St. Patrick, Count Zinzendorf, John Wesley (contra George Whitfield), Bill Wilson of A.A., John Mott of the Student Volunteer Movement, all the unknown, uneducated people (mostly women) whom God is using to start/contniue church planting movements across the 2/3 world.
– non-faith versions – Nicholas Zennstrom (of Kazaa and Skype) contra Shawn Fanning (of Napster)
2.) Prophets
a. Examples in Scripture
— O.T. (from Moses to Malachi), Acts 11:27-30, Acts 13:1-2, Acts 15:30-35, Acts 21:8-9
b. Counterfeit Examples in Scripture
— All over the O.T.! Acts 13′s Bar-Jesus
c. Jesus as the Archetype
— Acts 3:19-23
d. Examples in History
— John Wimber (founder of the Vineyard Church Association), Mike Bickle of I.H.O.P., Erich Reber, many of the desert fathers and eastern mystics.
3.) Evangelists
a. Examples in Scripture
— Acts 8, Acts 21:8-9, Acts 18:24-28, I Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11
b. Counterfeit Examples in Scripture
– The Judaizers in Galatians and Philippians who herald a false gospel
c. Jesus as the Archetype
— Luke 4:16-19
d. Examples in History
— Bill Bright of Campus Crusade, Billy Graham, George Whitfield, Bill Hybels, [unintentionally] Mother Teresa, D.L. Moody, Charles Finney
4.) Shepherds
a. Examples in Scripture
— Acts 16:4-5, Acts 20:27-31, 1 Peter 5:1-4
b. Counterfeit Examples in Scripture
— John 10′s hired hands (cf. 1 Peter 5:2-3)
c. Jesus as the Archetype
— 1 Peter 2:25, John 10:11-16, 1 Peter 5:4
d. Examples in History
– Mother Teresa who cared for the “poorest of the poor,” People in your life who have loved and walked with you; shepherds don’t tend to rise to the limelight because they’re too busy loving people!
5.) Teachers
a. Examples in Scripture
— Acts 13:1-2
b. Counterfeit Examples in Scripture
— Read 1 and 2 Timothy for references to lots of false teachers in Ephesus where Timothy is stationed
c. Jesus as the Archetype
— John 13:12-14
d. Examples in History
– B.S.F., professors in Seminaries and Bible colleges, any preachers who have followings on Christian radio, Jonathan Edwards and the Puritans
