Make the Shift [Part 3] Overdrive

August 31, 2025
Make the Shift [Part 3] Overdrive


Ephesians 4:11-16

1) Christians are equipped to serve, not sit, because a church’s ministry effectiveness wanes when
disciples simply spectate. (vs. 11-12)  
      • Christians are called to be spiritual contributors, not spiritual consumers.
         It’s part of our growth.
      • You were built for more than spiritual sightseeing because saved people serve people. 

2) Healthy, growing churches aim for Christlike maturity —the unity of faith and knowledge—not the
next pseudo-spiritual fad or distraction. (vs. 13-14) 

3) Speaking the truth in love is our best growth environment. (vs. 15)  
      • Our love grows soft if it’s not strengthened by truth, and the truth grows hard if it’s not softened by love.  
      • Hebrews 3:12-13 
      •  Proverbs 27:6  
      • Why don’t we speak the truth in love to each other?   
          3 Reasons/Excuses 
           i. I’ve never seen it done that way. 
          ii. It will make me very uncomfortable, and I might lose a friendship.  
         iii. I’m not worthy because I’m not where I need to be in my own walk.  
      • Luke 22:32 

4) The body will grow spiritually and numerically as every person does their Kingdom Work. (vs. 16)  

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