Read through Ephesians 4:11-16 

Notes & Questions 
v. 11 These roles are gifts from Christ to the church.  
 
v. 12 “The saints” refers to everyone who is a follower of Jesus. As we are born again, we are transferred from sinners to saints.
 
Who is supposed to do the work of the ministry? 
 
v. 13 The goal of being built up is to reach unity and maturity.
 
What does unity in the faith and knowledge of Jesus mean?
What does it mean to keep growing in maturity? 
 
v. 14 The result of this building up is we are no longer deceived by false teachings.
As we grow in faith together, we will continue to grow in maturity together.
 
Have you ever felt like you’re tossed around by wind and waves and not sure what to believe? How does community help you when this is happening? 
 
v. 15-16 We work together to grow as a body. One of the ways we do this is by speaking the truth in love.
What does it mean to speak the truth in love?
Who are we supposed to grow into? 
We don’t want to grow into each other or into the pastor or the famous Christian speaker. We want to look more and more like Jesus.
 
We are meant to be a body that grows and works together. Again, this cannot happen individually, but only can happen in community.
 
Read through Acts 4:32-35 
What actions do we see this group doing? Make a list.
How could we do some of these same things together? How could we care for one another’s needs?
Commit to doing one of them this week (Serve Life Group Idea) 
 
This is one of the ways we put the Word of God into action. We care for one another and we bear each other’s burdens.