Shalom,

This morning at The Spoken Word Church we began a new series called "Revival". One of the points made by Pastor Bill Novak is that revival is not a one-man-show, but a team effort! He taught from Acts where Priscilla and Aquila helped to teach Apollos more about the Word of God so that he could continue his very effective ministry with even greater knowledge! THAT is people working together. This brought to mind Ephesians 4:16:


16 For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and firmly knit together by the joints and ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in love. AMP

That should be the motivational Scripture for "Team Jesus"! We each have a part to  play in the whole picture of God's wonderful plan of Salvation! This is what verses 11-13 is preparing us for!

 And He himself gave some, on the one hand, as apostles, and, on the other hand, as prophets, and still again some as bringers of good news, and finally, some as pastors who are also teachers, for the equipping of the saints for ministering work with a view to the building up of the Body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the Faith and of the experiential, full, and precise knowledge of the Son of God, to a spiritually mature man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ, (Wuest)

Make sure that YOU are taking full advantage of all of the resources of your local church so that YOU can continue to grow up to a place of greater maturity in the Word of God! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "Touching Heaven, Changing Earth":

We will seek Your face Almighty God
Turn and pray for You to heal our land
Father let revival start in us
Then every heart will know Your kingdom come

Lifting up the name of the Lord
In power and in unity
We will see the nations turn
Touching heaven changing earth
Touching heaven changing earth

Never looking back we'll run the race
Giving You our lives we'll gain the prize
We will take the harvest given us
Though we sow in tears, we'll reap in joy

Send revival (send revival)
Send revival (send revival)
Send revival to us

Shalom in Him!