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2 2 : B V O V The overall theme of Ephesians begins with being uni ed rst with Jesus. That makes us one with each other too. If we are to grade ourselves for being worthy we must remember this: We are as strong, worthy and able as the Body we are part of, especially with Jesus as the Head! Picture this: You are on a special team! Imagine being chosen by the head coach of the greatest football team ever. You are a winner, not by yourself, but as a team with the Head Coach, Jesus, who gives direction, abilities and purpose to each team member. See how all these things work together? You are special, Superkid. Jesus put wonderful strengths and talents in you. He designed you for a special purpose and to work with those around you. This is why He tells us to stay in peace and kindness with others by staying in unity with Him. How could it be possible for Him to ll us all with His Spirit? By dying on the Cross, suffering with sin and sickness in hell for three days, He paid for us to be free from sin. When He rose from the dead, He ascended (went up) to the Father and received the gifts to distribute to His Body. Look at verses 10-13: "And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might ll the entire universe with himself. Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ" (New Living Translation). Imagine if we, the Body of Christ, were a sports team. Players are chosen for different positions on the team. They are not all the same. Players are chosen and trained because they have something special to offer. Just like that, God has picked you for His special team! The gifts He has given to the Church are important for the training of the team. The Body of Christ needs the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, pastor and teacher to be ready to accomplish what the Head Coach wants! God uses these gifts to train the TEAM (us!) to do His work. The team is called to build up others and to do the works of Jesus. It's easy to think our pastors and ministers are the ones called to do miracles, but we are ALL on the miracle team! Can we heal without Jesus? Of course not! We are not expected to do ANYTHING without Him, or without each other. Superkid, we are part of the greatest team in the universe— the representation of the Lord Jesus, King of kings and Lord of lords. We help each other and make each other stronger. As you walk with Jesus, staying in relationship with those around you, the fullness of Jesus will ow into your life. This journey with Jesus is more than a game to win. Our journey with Jesus will WIN THE WORLD! GO FIGHT, Superkid. And WIN! Your cheerleader, Commander Kellie Commander Kellie's Corner ® Kellie Copeland is responsible for Covenant Partner Relations at Kenneth Copeland Ministries and is the developer of the Superkid Academy curriculum. Through her ministry and as "Commander Kellie," she fulfills the mission of drawing people of all ages into a personal, growing and powerful relationship with Jesus Christ. Since November is traditionally a month to express thankfulness, let me start off that way. I am full of thankfulness for all the Superkids—who are full of Jesus and are great examples of His love! I am thankful for how Jesus includes us in His big plans! Ephesians is all about His plans and strategies to create His image and purpose in us. Thank you, Superkid, for joining me on this amazing journey through Paul's great letter to the Church. Are you ready to jump in again? OK, let's go! Even though Paul was in prison when he wrote Ephesians, he continued to do what God had called him to. Paul is sharing God's plan to make us all into one team of Jesus- lled people—called by God to be the uni ed Body of Christ. Ephesians 4:1-6 New International Version, makes it clear. It says, "As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." When Paul says to "live a life worthy," he isn't talking about you being "good enough" or "perfect" in your behavior, or even smart or godly enough to please God. The root meaning of the word worthy is to "become." The worthy life Paul describes as being humble, gentle, patient, walking in love with others—staying in peace with dif cult people or situations—was NEVER about how good you are but how connected you are with His Spirit! Because of this, we are BECOMING just like Him. As the Body of Christ, every day we are more united in HIS peace. The word united means "made into or caused to act as a single entity, being or nature." That means when we have Jesus' peace, humility and gentleness, we can act and do and become all that He is. Our part is simply to let Him lead. He has called us to ONE team! The Greatest Team!

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