APOSTLES AND
OTHER LEADERSHIP GIFTS
DEVELOPMENT IN ACTS & EPISTLE
I. ACTS
ACCOUNT:
APOSTLES (Acts 1:2, 13, 25-26; Also see
Elders) “Jesus through the
Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the
apostles whom he had
chosen: And when they were come in, they went
up into an upper room,
where abode both Peter, and James, and John,
and Andrew, Philip, and
Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the
son of Alphaeus, and
Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of
James. That he may take part
of this ministry and apostleship, from which
Judas by transgression fell,
that he might go to his own place.” And they
gave forth their lots; and
the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was
numbered with the eleven
apostles.”
TEACHERS (Acts
4:2;5:21,42;11:26;15:35;18:11,25;20:20;28:30-31)
“Being grieved that they taught the people,
and preached through Jesus
the resurrection from the dead. And when they
heard that, they entered
into the temple early in the morning, and
taught. And daily in the temple,
and in every house, they ceased not to teach
and preach Jesus Christ. And
when he had found him, he brought him unto
Antioch, And it came to
pass, that a whole year they assembled
themselves with the church, and
taught much people. And the disciples were
called Christians first in
Antioch. Paul also and Barnabas continued in
Antioch, teaching and
preaching the word of the Lord, with many
others also. And Paul
continued a year and six months, teaching the
word of God among them.
This man(Apollos)was instructed in the way of
the Lord; and being fervent
in the Spirit, he spake and taught diligently
the thins of the Lord, knowing
only the baptism of John. I(Paul)kept back
nothing that was profitable
unto, but have shewed you, and have taught you
publicly, and from house
to house. And Paul dwelt two whole years in
this own hired house, and
received all that came in unto him, preaching
the kingdom of God, and
teaching those things which concern the Lord
Jesus Christ, with all
confidence, no man forbidding him.”
SEVEN (Acts 6:1-7) “Wherefore,
brethren, look ye out among you seven
men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost,
and wisdom, whom we may
appoint over this business. And the saying
please the whole multitude: and
they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of
the Holy Ghost, and Philip,
and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and
Parmenas, and Nicolas a
proselyte of Antioch: Whom they set before the
apostles: and when had
prayed, they laid their hands on them.”
EVANGELISTS (Acts 6:5;8:5-40;21:8) “And
the saying pleased the whole
multitude: and they chose Philip…Then Philip
went down to the city of
Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And
the people with one accord
gave heed unto those things which Philip
spake, hearing and seeing the
miracles which he did. For unclean spirits,
crying with loud voice, came
out of many that were possessed with them: and
many taken with palsies,
and that were lame, were healed. And the
angel of the Lord spake unto
Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south
unto the way that goeth
down from Jerusalem unto Gaza which is
desert…And when they were
come up out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord caught away Philip, that
the eunuch saw him not more: and he went on
his way rejoicing. But
Philip was found at Azotus: and passing
through he preached in all the
cities, till he came to Caesarea. And the
next day we that were of Paul’s
company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and
we entered into the
house of Philip the evangelist, which was one
of the seven; and abode with
him.”
PROPHETS (Acts
11:27-28;13:1;15:32;21:10-11) “And in these days came
prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. And
there stood up one of them
named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that
there should be great
dearth throughout all the world: which came to
pass in the days of
Claudius Caesar. Now there were in the church
that was at Antioch
certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas,
Simeon that was called Niger,
and Lucious of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had
been brought up with
Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. And Judas and
Silas, being prophets also
themselves, exhorted the brethren with many
words, and confirmed them.
And they tarried there many days, there came
down from Judea a certain
prophet, named Agabus.”(Anna in Luke
2:36;Philip’s daughters who
prophesied in Acts 21:9; Jezebel in Revelation
2:20)
ELDERS, PASTORS, BISHOPS
Elders (Acts
11:30;14:23;15:2,4,6,22-23;16:4;20:17;21:18) “And they sent
it(relief) to the elders by the hands of
Barnabas and Saul. And when they
had ordained them elders in every church, and
had prayed with fasting,
they commended them to the Lord on whom they
believed. When
therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small
dissension and disputation with
them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas,
and certain other of them,
would go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and
elders about this
question. And when they were come to
Jerusalem, they were received of
the church and of the apostles and elders, and
they declared all things that
God had done with them. And the apostles and
elders came together for to
consider of this matter. Then pleased it the
apostles and elders, with the
whole church, to send chosen men of their own
company to Antioch with
Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed
Barsabas, and Silas, chief
men among the brethren; And they wrote letters
by them after this
manner; The apostles and elders and brethren,
send greeting unto the
brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch
and Syria and Cilicia. And
as they went through the cities, they
delivered them the decrees for to keep,
that were ordained of the apostles and elders,
which were at Jerusalem.
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and
called the elders of the church.
And the day following Paul went in with us
unto James; and all the elders
were present.”
Pastors:(Acts 20:28)
Bishops:(Acts 20:28)
II. EPISTLE
ACCOUNTS:
APOSTLES
Twelve Apostles(Romans 1:1;11:13;16:7;I
Corinthians 4:9;9:5;12:28 29;15:7;12:12;Galatians 1:1,17,19;
Ephesians 2:20;4:11-16;II Peter 1:1;3:2;Revelations 21:14 (Also
see Apostle Studies)
Other Apostles(Acts
14:4;15:22,27,32,34,40;16:1;Acts 20:4;Romans 16:7;I Corinthians
1:12;I Corinthians 4:6,9; II Corinthians 8:23; Galatians
1:19;Philippians 2:25;Colossians 4:14; I Thessalonians 1:1;2:6;Titus
1:4-5;Philemon 23-24;Also see Apostle Studies)(Also see “Phebe” in
Romans 16:1-2 and “Priscilla and Aquila” in Romans 16:3)
TEACHERS(Romans 12:7;I Corinthians
12:28-29;Ephesians 4:11;I Timothy 2:7;II Timothy 1:11;Titus
2:3;Hebrews 5:12)
THE SEVEN/DEACONS(“Paul and Timotheus, the
servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which
are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:”(Philippians 1:1”;
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not give to
much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the
faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved;
then let them use the office of the deacon, being found blameless.
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children
and their own houses well. For they that have used the office of a
deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness
in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”(I Timothy 3:8,10,12-13)(Also
see “wives” in I Timothy 3:11)
EVANGELISTS “And He gave some,
apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists’; and some,
pastors and teachers;”(Ephesians 4:11);”Do the work of an
evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” (II Timothy 4:5)
PROPHETS(I Corinthians
12:28;14:29,32,37;Ephesians 2:20;3:5;4:11; James 5:10;Revelation
11:18;16:6;18:20,24;22:6,9)
ELDERS, PASTORS, BISHOPS(Interchangeable
terms: Acts 20:17, 28; Elders: I Timothy 5:1,17,19; Titus
1:5; James 5:14; I Peter 5:1; II John 1; 111 John 1; Revelation
4:4,10-11; Pastors: Ephesians 4:11; Bishops: Philippians
1:1;I Timothy 3:1-2;Titus 1:7) |