Free Grace Baptist Church - April 21, 2019 PM

Ephesians 4:7–16 presents the ascended Christ as the sovereign giver of gifts to his church — gifts that are men appointed to the ministry of the Word. This exposition argues that the purpose of those gifts is not to provide an outlet for individual expression but to bring about corporate maturity, doctrinal stability, and Christlikeness among the people of God. Listeners are pressed to examine whether they genuinely value word-based ministry, hold fast to the unity of the faith, and live as model members of Christ's new-creation temple.