Christ's Love and Desire for His Church

1. Christ loves His Church and gave them       . (7-11)
 

• Jesus gave each      in the Church a gift for service. (Rom 12:6-8, 1 Cor 12:8-10)

•  Jesus had authority to give gifts because of His      : He descended in His incarnation & to hell, He ascended in exaltation, He led a host of captives, He gave gifts to men, & He filled all things. (Ps 68:16, 1 Pet 3:18-19, Col 2:15, Acts 1:9-11, Jn 7:39, 14:12)

•  Jesus gave the whole Church godly      to lead them in His absence: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, shepherds & teachers. (v. 11)

 
2. Christ loves His Church & desires for them to grow to      . (11-16).  (Ministry Goals for the Church)
 

• Equipped & Built Up: Jesus desires that the Church be equipped & built up so that the Church can do the work of the      in the world. (v. 11-12)

• Unity: He desires that the Church have unity in “the      .” (Doctrinal Truth – Jude 3)

• Understanding: He desires that the Church have deep & correct understanding of who      is.

• Christ-likeness: He desires that the Church have a corporate      of Christ-likeness. (Rom 8:29)

• No longer babes: He desires that the Church be      in doctrine so that they will not be deceived & carried away by false teaching.

• Truth & Love: He desires that the Church would grow up in doctrinal truth &      .