The Role of the Church

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The Role of the Church

• Trainer Name
• Ministry

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Assumptions

• The world is hopelessly broken

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Assumptions

• The world is hopelessly broken
• Our best wisdom wont heal us

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Assumptions

• The world is hopelessly broken
• Our best wisdom wont heal us
• Healing comes through faith and obedience

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Assumptions

• The world is hopelessly broken
• Our best wisdom wont heal us
• Healing comes through faith and obedience
• The Bible is Gods revelation for our healing

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Assumptions

• The world is hopelessly broken
• Our best wisdom wont heal us
• Healing comes through faith and obedience
• The Bible is Gods revelation for our healing
• We are here for a purpose

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Gods Concern for His Creation

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• He created
• Gen 11

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Gods Concern for His Creation

• He created
• Gen 11
• He evaluated the goodness of His creation
• Gen 19 112 118 121 124

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Gods Concern for His Creation

• He created
• Gen 11
• He evaluated the goodness of His creation Gen
  19 112 118 121 124
• Gods culminating evaluation VERY GOOD
• Gen 131

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Gods Covenant with All Life

• Genesis 99-17

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Covenant with All Life

• Noah, his sons, you - 5 times
• v 9 You and your descendents
• v 11 You
• v 12 You
• v 15 You

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Covenant with All Life

• All of Creation 9 times
• v 10 Every living creature
• v 11 All life
• v 11 The earth
• v 12 Every living creature
• v 12 The earth
• v 15 All living creatures, all life
• v 16 All living creatures
• v 17 All life on the earth

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Gods Concern for Generations

• Genesis 618 - Noah
• Genesis 172-8 - Abraham

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Gods Concern for Generations

• Noah (Gen 618 Noah)
• You
• Your sons
• Your wife
• Your sons wives

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Gods Concern for Generations

• Noah (Gen 618 Noah)
• You
• Your sons
• Your wife
• Your sons wives
• Abraham (Gen 172-8 Abraham)
• You
• Your descendents
• Nations that will come from you

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Gods Concern for the Nations

• Nations is listed more than 2,000 times

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Gods Concern for the Nations

• Gen 2218 All NATIONS of the earth will be
  blessed
• Deut 45-8 Israel a priest to the NATIONS
• Jonah 38-42 Compassion for a sinful NATION
• Ezek 20 36 Reputation among NATIONS

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Gods Concern for the Nations

• Luke 2447 Gospel will be preached as testimony
  to all NATIONS
• Matt 2819 Therefore go and make disciples of
  all NATIONS
• Acts 1034-35 God accepts men from every NATION
• Rev 2124 The NATIONS will walk by its light

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Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Colossians 115-20

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Gods Redemptive PurposeColossians 115-20

• V 15 - Christ is the image of God

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Gods Redemptive PurposeColossians 115-20

• v 15 - Christ is the image of God
• v 19 - Gods fullness dwells in Christ

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Gods Redemptive PurposeColossians 115-20

• v 15 - Christ is the image of God
• v 19 - Gods fullness dwells in Christ
• v 16 - By Christ ALL things were created

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Gods Redemptive PurposeColossians 115-20

• v 15 - Christ is the image of God
• v 19 - Gods fullness dwells in Christ
• v 16 - By Christ ALL things were created
• v 17 - In Christ ALL things hold
  together

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Gods Redemptive PurposeColossians 115-20

• v 15 - Christ is the image of God
• v 19 - Gods fullness dwells in Christ
• v 16 - By Christ ALL things were created
• v 17 - In Christ ALL things hold together
• v 21 - ALL things (heaven/earth) are reconciled
  through Christs blood

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Why Did Jesus Shed His Blood?

• To reconcile ALL things!

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Gods Grand Agenda

• Lets review

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Gods Grand Agenda

• He created all Gen 11

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Gods Grand Agenda

• He created all Gen 11
• He covenanted with all of life Gen 917

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Gods Grand Agenda

• He created all Gen 11
• He covenanted with all of life Gen 917
• He is concerned with the destiny of nations - Gen
  2218 2,000 references

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Gods Grand Agenda

• He created all Gen 11
• He covenanted with all of life Gen 917
• He is concerned with the destiny of nations - Gen
  2218 2,000 references.
• Christ shed His blood to restore all things
  Col 120

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Gods Grand Agenda

• He created all Gen 11
• He covenanted with all of life Gen 917
• He is concerned with the destiny of nations - Gen
  2218 2,000 references
• Christ shed His blood to restore all things
  Col 120
• He so loved the world - Jn 316

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The Church and Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Ephesians 122-23

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Two Problems

• How can the Church the fullness of Christ?
• Why would God put everything under Christ FOR the
  Church?

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The Church and Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Church Christs Body Fullness of Christ
  
• Eph 122-23

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The Church and Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Church Christs Body Fullness of Christ
  Eph 122-23
• Fullness of God/Christ is love
• Eph 317b-19

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The Church and Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Church Christs Body Fullness of Christ
  Eph 122-23
• Fullness of God/Christ is love
• Eph 317b-19
• Works of Service Unity Maturity
• Maturity Fullness Eph 411-13

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The Church and Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Church Christs Body Fullness of Christ
  Eph 122-23
• Fullness of God/Christ is love
• Eph 317b-19
• Works of Service Unity Maturity
• Maturity Fullness Eph 411-13
• Immeasurably more All things Our nations
  Eph 320

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The Church and Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Ephesians 39-10
• The administration of Gods redemptive purpose
  His manifold wisdom

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The Church and Gods Redemptive Purpose

• Ephesians 39-10
• The administration of Gods redemptive purpose
  His manifold wisdom
• T H R O U G H
• the
• CHU RCH

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How a Nation Is Discipled

• Individual
  Family
• Community Nation

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How a Nation Is Discipled

• Individual
  Family
• Community Nation

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Transformation through the combined efforts of
local churches in a community
Church
Local Church
Local Church
Local Church
Local Church
Local Church
Local Church
Local Church
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So Many Churches
Why so little transformation?
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Christianity vs. Empire

• Acts 115 120/60 million
• 0.000002 (or 2 millionths of 1)
• A.D. 40 1000/60 million
• 0.000017 (or 2 hundred-thou. of 1)
• A.D. 300 6,299,832/60,000,000
• 10.5
• Stark Pg 7

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Critical Beliefs

• From The Rise of Christianity

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Critical Beliefs

• God who loves those who love Him

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Critical Beliefs

• God who loves those who love Him
• Merciful God who requires mercy

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Critical Beliefs

• God who loves those who love Him
• Merciful God who requires mercy
• Culture stripped of ethnicity and class

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Critical Beliefs

• God who loves those who love Him
• Merciful God who requires mercy
• Culture stripped of ethnicity and class
• Men were to love wives as themselves

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Critical Beliefs

• God who loves those who love Him
• Merciful God who requires mercy
• Culture stripped of ethnicity and class
• Men were to love wives as themselves
• Rejection of abortion and infanticide

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Critical Beliefs

• God who loves those who love Him
• Merciful God who requires mercy
• Culture stripped of ethnicity and class
• Men were to love wives as themselves
• Rejection of abortion and infanticide
• Love to believers beyond care for sick

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Consequences of Love
One Christian Four Non Christians
Christian Non Non
Non Non
Christian Christian
Christian Christian
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Consequences of Love

• One Christian Three Non Christians

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Consequences of Love

• One Christian Two Non Christians

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Consequences of Love

• Two Christians

Christian
Christian
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Why Not Today?

• Why dont we see more of these marks of the early
  church in the church of today?

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Why Not Today?

• Reaction to Social Gospel/ Liberalism

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Why Not Today?

• Reaction to Social Gospel/ Liberalism
• Ministry to physical needs means to end

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Why Not Today?

• Reaction to Social Gospel/ Liberalism
• Ministry to physical needs means to end
• Pessimistic eschatology (view of future)

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Why Not Today?

• Reaction to Social Gospel/ Liberalism
• Ministry to physical needs means to end
• Pessimistic eschatology (view of the future)
• Unawareness of Kingdom of God in the present

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Why Not Today?

• Paternalism
• Perspective of relative poverty of those being
  evangelized and discipled
• Weak teaching of stewardship
• Institutional model of ministry not sustainable

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I s a i a h 5 8
Unintentional Sin of Gods People
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Unintentional Sin of Gods PeopleIsaiah 58

• You cannot fast as you do today and expect your
  voice to be heard on high.
• Key Verse 4b

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Unintentional Sin of Gods PeopleIsaiah 58

• v 1-5 Unacceptable Worship

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Unintentional Sin of Gods PeopleIsaiah 58

• v 1-5 Unacceptable Worship
• v 6-7 Acceptable Worship
• v 8-9a Promise of Healing

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Unintentional Sin of Gods PeopleIsaiah 58

• v 1-5 Unacceptable Worship
• v 6-7 Acceptable Worship
• v 8-9a Promise of Healing
• v 9b-10a Acceptable Worship
• v 10b-12 Promise of Healing

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Unintentional Sin of Gods PeopleIsaiah 58

• v 1-5 Unacceptable Worship
• v 6-7 Acceptable Worship
• v 8-9a Promise of Healing
• v 9b-10a Acceptable Worship
• v 10b-12 Promise of Healing
• v 13 Acceptable Worship
• v 14 Promise of Healing

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Irreducible Worship

• He did what was right and just. He defended the
  cause of the poor and needy. Is that not what it
  means to know me? declares the Lord.
• (Jeremiah 2215-16)
• He has showed you, O man, what is good. And
  what does the Lord require of you? To act justly
  and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your
  God. (Micah 68)

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Unintentional Sin Leviticus 4-5

• 413 21 Community Sin
• 422 26 Leadership Sin
• 427 31 Individual Sin

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Response to Unintentional Sin

• Leviticus 4-5

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Response to Unintentional SinLeviticus 4-5

• Awareness

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Response to Unintentional SinLeviticus 4-5

• Awareness
• Offering / Repentance

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Response to Unintentional SinLeviticus 4-5

• Awareness
• Offering / Repentance
• Atonement / Forgiveness

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Response to Unintentional Sin Romans 121-2

• Therefore...be transformed
• Transformation Changed behavior
• Behavior that reflects Gods will

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Personal Application

• Reflection
• Awareness, repentance, forgiveness

What aspects of Gods Big Agenda are not
currently a part of my agenda?
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Personal Application

• Reflection
• Awareness, repentance, forgiveness
• Action Plan
• Plan for a step toward changed behavior

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Personal Application

• Reflection
• Awareness, repentance, forgiveness
• Action Plan
• Plan for a step toward changed behavior
• Commitment
• Commit yourself to action

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Personal Application

• Reflection
• Awareness, repentance, forgiveness
• Action Plan
• Plan for a step toward changed behavior
• Commitment
• Commit yourself to action
• Share and Pray
• Share your plan and pray for each other

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Corporate Application

• Reflection
• Awareness, repentance, forgiveness
• Action Plan
• Awareness, repentance, forgiveness, change
• Commitment
• Commit yourself to action
• Share and Pray
• Share your plan and pray for each other

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The Role of the Church

• Trainer Name
• Ministry

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Role of the Church Review

• How big is Gods agenda?
• What is NOT included in Gods agenda?
• What scripture summarizes Gods full agenda?
• What should be the agenda of the Church?
• What scripture describes the role of the Church?
• What is one word for the fullness of Christ?
• What is the end-work of all church leaders?
• How does Paul tell us unity is achieved?