The Equipping Ministry, Student Workbook, SW15

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T H E E Q U I P P I N G M I N I S T R Y

2. The enablement of the Holy Spirit

a. His anointing is specifically an anointing that teaches and instructs us, 1 John 2.20-21.

b. He teaches and reminds us of the truth, John 14.26.

c. He guides the believer (and the teacher) into all truth, John 16.13-14.

3. Both the teacher and the taught possess the Holy Spirit as a result of their faith in Jesus Christ.

a. Acts 2.33

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b. John 14.16-17

D. God provides both opportunity and direction for the teacher in every teaching situation.

II. The Character of the Teaching Ministry

The Gift of Teaching as One of Christ’s Spoils for the Church

Even Isaiah’s suffering servant is essentially a warrior figure who will be “exalted and lifted up” (Isa. 52.13 NRSV). God declares, “Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong” (Isa. 53.12 NRSV). Jesus refers to his own triumph over demonic powers when he speaks of defeating the “strong man,” Satan, and dividing up the spoils (Luke 11.21–22). In Ephesians 4.8 Paul echoes the picture of a triumphant warrior in