Make the Shift [Part 3] Overdrive
August 31, 2025
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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)
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)
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.
- 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?
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)