HBS-155
The Five, Full Time Ministries –The Teacher, Part 1
I. The Teacher
A. Eph 4:11, 1Cor 12:28, Rom 12:7. The “Teacher” is mentioned in 2 places in terms of a full time ministry gift, and then once more in Rom 12:7 as a “teaching gift” which may indicate a part time ministry of teaching that is also a divine call.
B. The Teacher is a divine and supernatural gift and ministry exclusively to the Body of Christ.
Mt 28:18-19.
Jesus is speaking:Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with youalways, to the very end of the age.”- NIV)
1. The Teacher is also the only ministry listed in all of the 3 places where the gifts and
ministries are discussed. From this we can see it is a vital, well defined gift to the BOC.
2. When we talk about the Teacher, we’re not talking about Sunday school teachers. We didn’t
have these until the 18th century. But a Teacher called by God could be a SS teacher
temporarily as he/she grows in the Word and the gift.
3. In addition, a teacher called by God is not a teacher merely by virtue of natural ability,
inclination or previous experience as might be the case with a school teacher who also might
be a good Sunday school teacher. It is a supernatural endowment so that the one having the
gift receives special revelation and anointing from God as he or she studies and teaches the
Word. Supernatural teaching will never be dry, boring or pedantic, but it will beas ‘living
water’and will leave the group refreshed.
C. A teaching ministry may also accompany the other 5 fold ministries as well.
1. As we’ve seen in previous lessons, one may be an apostle, prophet and teacher, a prophet and
teacher, a pastor and teacher, and even an evangelist and teacher.2Tim 1:11, Acts 13:1, and
Acts 14:14.
D. The Teacher will often have a traveling ministry,unlike the pastor or pastor/teacher who will spend most of his time near his flock. Mk 6:5-6
1. I have personally found the internet to be a new way to “travel” without leaving home.
2. The teacher’s ministry to the BOC is really, never done. There’s always more to learn, so he is, in most cases, continually on the go, and he will often return to the same places again and again as he gains new revelation and as the people need additional teaching to mature as believers.
E. The Teacher will have a God given, inner drive to teach.Phil 2:13, Col1:29, 1Cor 9:16-18.
F. The Teacher has a strongdrive to justify all he teaches by the Word. 1Tim 2:7, 2Cor 4:2.
G. God’s approval will be the Teacher’s #1 priority.1Thes 2:4-6,9, 2Cor6:4,7.
Homework HBS-155
___. The teacher’s ministry is mainly to the world. Scripture that proves if it is or isn’t:______.
___. The ministry of the teacher as described in Eph 4:11is a natural gift – some just have a better way of explaining and teaching things than others.
___. No, it is a divine and supernatural gift given by Jesus to those full time ministers who He has called to teach His Word.
Name the only ministry mentioned in all 3 of our references for God given ministries. ______.
___. When we talk about the Eph 4:11 teaching ministry that would normally include Sunday School teachers.
___. A teacher called by God to teach His Word is not a teacher merely by virtue of natural ability, inclination or previous experience as might be the case with a school teacher.
___. The Teacher called by God is a supernatural endowment so that the one having the gift receives special revelation and anointing from God as he or she studies and teaches the Word.
A teaching ministry may also accompany the other ______ministries as well.
The Teacher will often have a ______ministry unlike the ______who will spend most of his time near his flock.
___. The teacher will often receive revelation from God’s Word as he prepares to teach.
Name a fairly recent development that enables a minister of the gospel to “travel” without leaving his home or base of ministry. ______.
___. The Teacher will have a God given, inner drive to explain biblical principles to the people.
___. The fact that God has chosen a person to be a minister of the Word should be a source of pride, because God doesn’t choose just anyone.
___. The Teacher has a strong drive to justify all he teaches by his life experiences.
___. Approval by those he teaches will be the final authority on whether the teacher is properly fulfilling his call to teach.
___. The teacher, as well as the other FTM, must be careful not to get puffed up by flattering words of those he ministers to.
___. If I am invited to go preach or teach somewhere, I should first carefully consider their ability to give me a good offering, for God rewards those who preach His word.