The Main Thing:

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The Main Thing

• What SCAC English is all about

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The Main Thing

• We are a Deeper Life Church
• We are a Small Groups Community
• We are a Welcoming Family of Believers
• We are a Missions Active People
• We are a Dual Church Partnership

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The Main Thing
THE DEEPER LIFE
The Source of our love Our deep connection with
Jesus
The First Requirement
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The Main Thing
The Principles of
Committed to
THE DEEPER LIFE
Diversity
The Message
The Small Groups Community
The Welcoming Family
Indivisibility
Indispensability
The Body
Community
Practical Love
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The Main Thing
The Call to Missions
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The Main Thing

• Distinctive 4
• We are a Missions Active People

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Why Missions?
The Main Thing

• Distinctive 4
• We are a Missions Active People

Missions
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Why Missions?

• (Mat 936-38) When He saw the crowds, He had
  compassion on them, because they were harassed
  and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then
  He said to His disciples, "The harvest is
  plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord
  of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers
  into His harvest field."

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Why Missions?

• Because of LOVE that comes from a deeper life in
  Christ

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Why Missions?

• Because there are those who are Harassed and
  Helpless in Satans terrible grip

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Why Missions?

• Because there are those like Sheep without a
  Shepherd without spiritual care and protection

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Why Missions?

• Because the Time for the Harvest is ready, but
  the Labourers are few

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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 243) As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of
  Olives, the disciples came to Him privately.
  "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and
  what will be the sign of Your coming and of the
  end of the age?"

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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 244-8) Jesus answered "Watch out that no
  one deceives you.
• Phase 1 DECEPTION

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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 244-8) Jesus answered "Watch out that no
  one deceives you. For many will come in My name,
  claiming, 'I am the Christ, ' and will deceive
  many.

VICTIM 1 A SHALLOW SPIRITUAL LIFE
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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 244-8) You will hear of wars and rumors
  of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed.
  Such things must happen, but the end is still to
  come.

VICTIM 1 A SHALLOW SPIRITUAL LIFE
VICTIM 2 A WORRIED ATTITUDE TOWARD THE WORLD
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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 244-8) Nation will rise against nation,
  and kingdom against kingdom. There will be
  famines and earthquakes in various places. All
  these are the beginning of birth pains.

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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 249-14) "Then you will be handed over to
  be persecuted and put to death, and you will be
  hated by all nations because of Me
• Phase 2 DERISION

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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 249-14) At that time many will turn away
  from the faith and will betray and hate each
  other, and many false prophets will appear and
  deceive many people.

VICTIM 1 THOSE EASILY SWAYED BY TALK
Phase 2 DERISION
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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 249-14) Because of the increase of
  wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but
  he who stands firm to the end will be saved

VICTIM 1 THOSE EASILY SWAYED BY TALK
VICTIM 2 THOSE ENAMOURED WITH THE WORLD
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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 249-14) And this gospel of the kingdom
  will be preached in the whole world as a
  testimony to all nations, and then the end will
  come.
• Phase 3 DESOLATION
• Matthew 2414-25

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The Time for Missions

• (Mat 249-14) And this gospel of the kingdom
  will be preached in the whole world as a
  testimony to all nations, and then the end will
  come.

Am I ready?