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When Paul was writing to the church at Ephesus and teaching them concerning the Church as the Body of Christ, he wrote of those who were gifts to the Church and said that the risen and exalted Christ had given "the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers" (Eph 4:11 ESV). Notice that the English translators of the ESV, like those of the KJV, JND, and NASB have not placed the definite article "the" before the word "teachers." We will come back to that later, but notice the different men that were given as gifts to the Church. It is important for us to see that here it is persons who were gifts to the Church whereas in the Corinthian epistle, and elsewhere, gifts were given to persons who then, using their gifts, served in the local church (1Cor 12:7-8; Rom 12:4-8; 1Peter 4:10). Consider how these gifts to the Church differ from each other. The Apostles The word "apostle" is from two Greek words meaning "to send away from." Interestingly, the word "disciple" refers to a learner and follower. Every apostle was a disciple, but not every disciple was an apostle. These special messengers, the apostles, were emissaries, ambassadors, sent out by the Lord Jesus to carry His message to the world. They were official representatives. The word is normally used in a narrow sense of "the twelve," but there are times when it has a wider sense as in Acts 14:4, 14. "But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out." (Acts 14:14 ESV). The requirements for apostleship in the narrow sense of the word are delineated in Acts 1:21-22. Paul met the requirements as per Acts 22:14. The apostles were in the foundation of the Church. "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone" (Eph 2:19-20 ESV). Needless to say, we are not now in the foundation stage of the Church. It is interesting to notice in the Acts the shift in responsibility from apostles to apostles and elders, as in Acts 15:4. The Prophets Prophets also were in the foundation of the structure that is called a "habitation of God through the Spirit" (Eph 2:19-22). They spoke under the direct leading of the Holy Spirit. Their Bible would have been only the parts of the Old Testament Scriptures to which they and the apostles had access. Essentially, a prophet was a preacher without a Bible. A teacher is a preacher with a Bible. You can see then that the gift of the prophet was replaced by the gift of the teacher. The Evangelists The evangelists were those called of God to carry the message of the gospel to the unconverted world. The word is from the same root word as gospel, meaning "good news" or "glad tidings." One of the words used for "preach" in the New Testament is the verb form of the same word. The evangelist, then, is one who announces the good news of God’s grace as seen in the Lord Jesus. Paul explained the essence of the gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Evangelists were not in the foundation of the Church but they are the foundation of God’s work today. You will see this word used in Acts 5:42; 8:4, 12, 25, 35, and in many other places. It is interesting that Philip "opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus" (Acts 8:35 ESV). There are other words for preach. There is a word that means to be a public herald of the message (Strong’s 2783-4). It seems to place the emphasis on the public proclamation of the gospel whereas the former word (2097-99), puts the emphasis on the character of the message - the good news. Both words are used in Romans 10:15: "And how are they to preach (2784) unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!’ (2097)" (Rom 10:15 ESV). Paul told Timothy to "do the work of an evangelist" (2099) (2Tim 4:5). The Pastors and Teachers Those who are brought into the kingdom of God through the work of the evangelists will need to be shepherded and instructed. To this end, the Lord has given to the Church "the shepherds and teachers" ( JND, ESV). There are reasons to believe from the grammar that we should read this instead as "shepherds, even teachers." Note the presence of the definite article before apostles, prophets, evangelists, and shepherds, but its absence before teachers. The shepherds are those who teach. There can be no true shepherding without the Word. Study the two words the Lord Jesus used in His charge to Peter concerning the sheep in John 21:15-17: "When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?’ He said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ He said to him, ‘Feed (1006) My lambs.’ He said to him a second time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love Me?’ He said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love You.’ He said to him, ‘Tend (4165) My sheep.’ He said to him the third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love Me?’ Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, ‘Do you love Me?’ and he said to Him, ‘Lord, You know everything; You know that I love You.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed (1006) My sheep’" (John 21:15-17 ESV). Perhaps you can "give food" (1006) without "shepherding," (4165), but you can never shepherd without feeding. These gifts to the Church in Ephesians are men of the Book. Note that their work is "to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (Eph 4:12 ESV). Are there apostles today? No! Are there prophets today? No! (Eph 2:20). Are there evangelists today? Assuredly! Are there pastor- teachers today? Assuredly! Do you see the differences? |
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The Basics of Optimization Many online sellers get frustrated with search engines regularly changing algorithms. But there are basic principles that haven’t changed through the years. Apply these tips to increase your rankings: Tip 1—Don’t be too quick to change domain names. Google has an aging delay for any new domain—it can take up to a year for your keywords to start showing in the searches. Tip 2—Optimize your site for your target audience, not the search engines. Always think about what impression your site gives your users—you’ll create a better site the engines will like. Tip 3—Do KEYWORD RESEARCH extensively. Everything else revolves around the keyword phrases you choose, so it’s critical you choose the best ones. http://WordTracker.com and http://KeywordDiscovery.com are two information databases that show you what words people are searching for and suggest words you can use. Tip 4—Design and categorize your site architecture and navigation based on your keyword research. Jill Whalen, founder of http://www.highrankings.com, says, “Your homepage should be optimized for the more general phrases…Your inner pages should be optimized for the more specific [ones].” If possible, use keyword phrases as your navigation words. Tip 5—Program your site to be “crawler” friendly. Search engines send out “crawlers” to gather information from your site so they understand how to rank it. • Create your links using HTML, not javascript. Crawlers can’t follow javascript and won’t be able to read your information. • Don’t design your site in Flash—there’s nothing for the crawlers to read. If they can’t interpret the information, they can’t classify your site. • Make sure your copy is HTML, not a graphic of a text. It may look like copy. But if you have a text graphic, all the crawlers will see is a blank page. Tip 6—Label your internal text links and clickable image ALT attributes as descriptively as possible. Within the text links in your site, use the phrase that describes the page you’re clicking to. For image links, make sure those phrases are contained in the image’s code. Tip 7—Write compelling copy for key pages of your site based on your chosen keyword phrases. Choose a few keyword phrases that apply to the particular page you’re writing and work those phrases into the copy. Tip 8—Incorporate your keyword phrases into each page’s unique title tag. Title tags are given significant weight with search engines. The title tag is the information that shows up in the search engine results so it’s crucial that it be enticing, not just crammed with keywords. Tip 9—Make sure your site is link-worthy. Search engines judge a site’s popularity by the number of links pointing to it. To make sure people will want to link to your site, you have to offer something worth linking to. Beyond your product or service, you need something that puts you over the top: an information service, a superior presentation, or great variety. Tip 10—Don’t be married to any one keyword or phrase. Optimize for all the relevant phrases. Says Whalen, “If you can rank highly for a good portion of them, they’re going to add up to a lot more than just that one keyword phrase that you think is the good big money one.” SOURCE: http://sidneyarticles..co.uk/2014/09/10-tips-to-increase-your-search-engine.html
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We all want to succeed in what we set out to accomplish, right? Perhaps it's a loving relationship or a career or a business or a joyful and meaningful life. I don't know anyone who would consciously choose to "fail" in the fulfillment of their dreams. Do you? And yet what I hear time and again is: "I don't know how to... " or "I'm not ready to... " or "I can't (afford, commit, manage, decide... you fill in the blank)." What most of us don't realize is that the minute we say something like that, we're placing ourselves in the victim role and all our energy goes in that direction. We completely dis-empower ourselves. I know. I was there. For 30 years. The truth is that those are the lies we keep believing to remain in the same place, stuck in the wounded child archetype that gets frightened in the face of adult challenges, instead of becoming independent, self-empowered adults challenged by the tasks at hand. We make excuses to keep ourselves small. None of those excuses are real or true. They're lies. Because they come from the assumption that we're not allowed to learn or grow. And whether conscious or unconscious, lies are heavy. They keep you stuck, seeing life as something that just "happens" without you being able to do anything about it or change things-until you realize that you are a miracle maker with the capacity to create anything you desire. Maybe you grew up surrounded by adults who made you feel that you were supposed to already know how to behave and navigate life, like I did. And if you didn't know, well, then there probably was something wrong with you. Now, they were the ones supposed to guide you, but they couldn't offer any guidance because nobody did it for them when they were kids either. http://www.fiverr.com/s/5s8rzm Invest In Yourself and Be Open To Learn However, now you have the life experience to understand that just because you felt inadequate or wrong as a kid, it doesn't mean any of it was true. Or that you have to remain "loyal" to those patterns, no matter how familiar they've become. You can break free with self-awareness and determination. Instead of repeating the same lies and making the same excuses, you must start taking action in the direction of your dreams and aspirations. So if you want to be an artist, focus on a creative project. If you want to be a coach, start coaching. If you want to be a singer, sing. If you want to be a writer, write. If you want to meet a partner, get out and connect. If you want money, ask for it in exchange for a service or find it hidden in the "stuff" you've most likely accumulated. In my experience, the issue is not lacking knowledge, money, energy, time, or opportunities. What is missing is the clarity about what your priorities really are. In other words, where do those energies go: what do you invest where and how? So next time you catch yourself thinking, "I don't have... " or "I don't know how to... " and so on, stop yourself right there and take action, no matter how imperfect, toward what you want in life and give yourself permission to learn in the process. You become who you want to be by doing, not by thinking or wishing. Your soul doesn't care about what you accumulate, be it material, emotional or mental. It cares about how that makes YOU feel; about your self-growth and awareness; and about how fulfilling and meaningful your life is. So contact me today and start taking decisive steps toward accomplishing your dreams and creating an authentic life you LOVE! SOURCE:http://sidneyarticles..co.uk/2014/09/do-you-tell-yourself-these-lies.html
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