1. “WHEN YE COME TOGETHER” (1 Cor 14.26) JESUS Our HEAD

2. Preliminary Notes: Mature In Christ Babes In Christ Triangular objects represent the Mature in Christ Oblong objects represent Babes in Christ JESUS Our HEAD

3. Continuum of Leadership Styles “WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER” TV Evangelical Model Body Life Model Col 2.19, Eph 4:11-16 Acts 2:14, Matt 6 L Church Perfecting to Maturity

4. The Sermon on the Mount Model (Matt. 6) The Evangelical Crusade Model (Acts 2:14) The TV Preacher Model “Also, The Leadership Insecurity Model” TV Church FundamentalPentecostal TV, Fundamental, Pentecostal

5. Presenting the Local Church Body as a Circle John 3.30 results in 1 John 2.26, 1 Cor 2:15, Heb 5:12 1 Cor 12.24, 25, 1 Cor 14.26,31; Eph 4.11-16 A T E Pr Pa Seeking a JESUS as HEAD Model Seeking a Human Teacher-less Model Maturation of the Body of CHRIST

6. PaPa E T A Working Towards an Ephesians 4 Model Working Towards a John The Baptist Model Presenting the Local Church Body as a Circle John 3.30 results in 1 John 2.26, 1 Cor 2:15, Heb 5:12 1 Cor 12.24, 25, 1 Cor 14.26,31; Eph 4.11-16 Maturation of the Body of CHRIST Notice an increase in the number of persons exercising ministerial gifts in the local church. PrPr PrPr PaPa E T A

7. The Human Teacher-less Model of 1 John 2.26 “the preacher is irrelavent and is actually preaching to the choir” “In heaven for sure there will be no apostles preachers or teachers” God’s Hope Presenting the Local Church Body as a Circle John 3.30 results in 1 John 2.26, 1 Cor 2:15, Heb 5:12 1 Cor 12.24, 25, 1 Cor 14.26,31; Eph 4.11-16 EVERY JOINT MATURE Every Joint Supplying

8. Here JESUS is the LEADER-TEACHER and We All Channels (1 John 2.26) “The exclusive human preacher winds up preaching to the choir” “In heaven there will be no preachers or teachers” God’s Hope Col. 2:19, Eph 4:15,16 L

9. “APPROACHING THE BIBLICAL IDEAL” “WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER” Approaching the Biblical ideal maybe harder to reach in the short run for there is room for “multiple personality disorder.” Its benefit is that it seeks to establish God’s heart for -- “every joint supplying.” It works for the maturity of ALL and delivers a truer rendition of Body Life. L