What does it mean to be called into ministry, and how can believers recognize false teaching? In Lesson 130 of this study through Acts 20, Alan Smith examines Paul's warning to the Ephesian elders and applies it to the church today.
This teaching begins with the calling of every believer to serve in ministry. The church is encouraged to recognize, pray for, and support the different ministries within the body of Christ, including practical ministries of help and service. Alan also introduces the Christian Fellowship of Ministries at New Life Church, a directory and fellowship for people serving the gospel.
The lesson then turns to Paul's warning about "grievous wolves" and the danger of false teaching from outside and within the church. Topics include:
* Paul's charge to guard the flock in Acts 20
* How motive and personal ambition can expose false teaching
* Gnosticism and the pursuit of secret spiritual knowledge
* The Noahide Laws and their origins in Jewish tradition
* The relationship between the Noahide Laws, Islam, and modern religious movements
* The importance of testing every teaching against Scripture
* The grace of God, the blood atonement of Christ, and the message of the New Testament
* Brother Andrew, the "God's Smuggler," and his work delivering Bibles to persecuted Christians
* The pledge of allegiance to the Bible
The central message is clear: every Christian has a place in the work of ministry, and every teaching must be measured against the Word of God. This study also examines why the gospel of grace and the cross of Christ remain essential to Christian faith.
Watch the full lesson, study the Scriptures for yourself, and consider how God may be calling you to serve.
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