The "Stock" Market

TOPIC: Equipping

SCRIPTURE: "And Jesus gave some...for the equipping of the saints..." (Ephesians 4:11-12)

OBSERVATION: This is Jesus' plan A, B, & C for the church which you and I are part of. The future of the church depends on it!!!

APPLICATION: As I was reading through this passage today I was reminded of a book I read several years ago entitled "Tally Ho The Fox" (By: Herb Hodges) This book shares a few things about equipping that I felt I needed to include in this blog.
Herb says, "you will never do anything more Christ-like than the training of groups of people to live in union with Jesus Christ inwardly, and to reproduce, multiply, and impact the whole wide world outwardly.

One of Jesus' primary works was & is:
Reproduction

This happens as a result of equippers equipping!

Equip = means to outfit, furnish, prepare for action, make into a skilled craftsman, stock
Other meanings
1.) To pacify a city that was torn by faction
2.) To set a limb that has been dislocated
3.) To develop certain parts of the body by exercise
4.) To restore a person to his right mind
5.) To reconcile friends who have been estranged
6.) To fully furnish for a given purpose
7.) To order things properly, or to correctly arrange things
8.) To put something on the path of progress

The apparent goal of Jesus was to:
Produce disciples who would become equippers engaged in a lifetime vocation of equipping others and practicing the daily disciplines which are necessary to fulfill that purpose.

Discipleship that produces a ministry of multiplication is when equippers start producing other world visionary, world impacting, reproducing disciples."

SO

Have you been equipped?
If so
Are you in the process of Equipping?

Of those you have equipped
Are they in the process of equipping?

IF NOT

U
Still
Have
Work
2
Do

This is the market we are to invest all of our time and energy into.

PRAYER: Father God, thank you for reminding me of my responsibility.