Designed for Action

God's purpose for us as the church is to be mobilized and actively involved in the extension of His kingdom.

We see this in the involvement of all three persons of the trinity. The Father has created us with what is referred to as motivational gifts. That is, intrinsinic qualities and characteristics that enable us to fullfill the different functions that make up the body. There is service, leadership, administration, mercy gifts etc all working interdependent with each other to make the church powerful and fully functional.

The Holy Spirit is the provider of the manifestation gifts that empower the individual to do the supernatural works of God.

Jesus is the provider of the ministry gifts that are to train and equip the church for action, as it says in  ^{Eph 4:11} It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, ¹² to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up ¹³ until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 

When we look at the provision of God we see that giftings, enablings and the equipping all indicate God's desire for His church to be mobilized and engaged in the work of the Kingdom.