spiritual gifts 101

Lesson #17 - The Gift of Apostleship 

What difference would it make in your life if you actually got to spend time with the person of Jesus?

Would your faith be stronger? Would you feel more comfortable preaching/teaching? Would you be more passionate in your love for him?

Of course it would. And many of us know such people. They are exceptional witnesses ,to the gospel simply because for them, Christ, and God are as real as the neighbor next door. That "realness" gives their lives and witness a real power.

This is an important for us to understand in our look at apostleship

What is an apostle? By definition, and apostle is one who has seen Jesus - strict definition

By this definition one could make the argument that there are no more apostles, for Jesus died on the cross 2,000 years ago.

Paul experienced Jesus after the death and resurrection. He referred to himself as an apostle because he had a direct experience with Jesus. Jesus had a reality to Paul that others around him lacked, and that reality made him the powerful man of God he became. He was inspired by a living Christ, not a crucified Christ. And that made all the difference.

Are there people like that today?

There are. For, like in the case with Paul, our Christ remains a risen Christ. And many of us know people like who would qualify as apostles.

Are those people effective witnesses? Of course they are.

If you are one of those people, and only you can know the "realness" of Christ in your life, then you have this gift.

How can you put it to work?

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