Secondary Level

The Sunday After Theophany (Epiphany)

 Epistle Reading:  Ephesians 4:7-13

⁷Each one of us has received a special gift in proportion to what Christ has given.  ⁸As the scripture says:

"When he went up to the very heights, he took many captives with him; he gave gifts to mankind."

⁹Now what does "he went up" mean?  It means that first he went down to the lowest depths of the earth. ¹⁰So the one who came down is the same one who went up, above and beyond the heavens, to fill the whole universe with his presence. ¹¹It was he who gave gifts to mankind"; he appointed some to be apostles others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers. ¹²He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service in order to build up the body of Christ.  ¹³ And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people reaching to the very height of Christ's full stature.

 Who receives a special gift from Christ (vs. 7)?

 Why did Christ go into all the regions of earth and heaven (vs. 10)?

 Who are some of the servant-leaders that Christ appointed (vs. 11)?

 Whom does God prepare through these servant-leaders for the work of Christian service (vs. 12)?

 Why?  For the work of ____________________In order to ___________________(vs. 12).

 What are the main goals of the Church (vs. 13)?

 To come together that ______________________ and in our ______________________

 to become ______________________________ reaching to______________________.