He gave some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the Ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ……Till we all come in the unity of faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:11-13) In verses 11 and 12 emphasis is given to the importance of the contribution of all Christians to the growth of the church

“There is no temptation which you face that is not common to mankind. But God is faithful and will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but He will, with the temptation, make a way of escape…….” 1Corinthians 10:13 As we start off the season of Lent, it is fitting to turn our minds on the temptations, suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is one fundamental lesson we can learn from the way Jesus responded to temptation. He used only one strat