And when they pray they experience His creative intervention. Churches are certainly imperfect, but there is often much more grace behind the scenes than we imagine. In the next chapter we will see how the Holy Spirit works with the Son by giving the special gifts that are needed for individuals to share in the work of creating relationships. Roughly we might say that an Apostle has the gift of bringing new congregations into being. Evangelists are the sales force of the church as they go out to announce the good news in the surrounding area.
Pastors have a shepherd heart to care for the wounded.
And teachers know how to explain the Bible's teaching on our relationship with others and with God. Each of these is an expression of the grace of Jesus the Messiah as He builds his church. And all of these and other gifts of the Spirit are involved in freeing people in different ways.