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Title: Acts 29


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Acts 29
  • The story continues

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Jesus last command to his eleven disciples
  • Jesus came and said to them, All authority in
  • heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go
  • therefore and make disciples of all nations,
  • baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
  • the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
  • observe all that I have commanded you. And
  • behold, I am with you always, to the end of the
  • age. MATTHEW 2818-20
  • All Scripture quotations are from the ESV

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Jesus final words on Earth
  • So when they had come together, they asked him,
  • Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom
    to
  • Israel? He said to them, It is not for you to
  • know times or seasons that the Father has fixed
    by
  • his own authority. But you will receive power
  • when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you
  • will be my witnessesto the end of the earth.
  • ACTS 17-8

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The Result
  • The book of Acts details the spread of the gospel
    during the first 30 years after Jesus ascension.
    Strong churches formed in cities such as Syrian
    Antioch, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra,
    Derbe, Ephesus, Colossae, Laodicea, Smyrna,
    Troas, Philadelphia, Thyatira, Pergamum, and
    Sardis
  • all of which are in
  • present-day Turkey

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Constantine
  • After 300 years of vicious persecution of the
    Christian church, Emperor Constantine made
    Christianity an officially recognized religion of
    the Roman Empire.
  • His seat of power? Constantinople
  • (now known as Istanbul, Turkeys
  • largest city)

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The threat
  • In the 7th century, a man named Muhammad invented
    a religion of submission that soon swept
    through the Middle and Near East and many places
    that were once Christian strongholds.
  • The Byzantine Empire fell in 1400
  • and so did Christianity in Turkey.
  • In 2000 there were only an estimated
  • 3,000-5,000 Turkish Christians out of
  • a population of 70 million.

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But God acts
  • But Gods desire to restore mankind is not
    dormant. He proclaims, Behold, I am making all
    things new! REVELATION 215
  • Through the communication of the gospel and the
    work of his Holy Spirit, he has been bringing
    Turks back to him one by one. For the earth
    will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of
    the LORD as the waters cover the sea. HABAKKUK
    214

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Who is Campus Crusade for Christ?
  • CCC is an international, interdenominational
    organization.
  • Our goal is to fulfill the Great
  • Commission of Matthew 2818-20
  • by communicating the good news
  • of Jesus Christ to every college
  • student in the world and building
  • faithful disciples of his.
  • We believe college students are important because
    they are the future leaders, politicians,
    doctors, scientists, teachers, parents, and
    neighbors of the world.
  • We have a three-point strategy for accomplishing
    this WIN BUILD - SEND

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Win
  • Through the work of Gods Spirit, we introduce
    students to Christ through
  • Campus-wide outreaches
  • Bible study and discussion groups
  • Service projects
  • Our everyday relationships and conversation

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Build
  • We dont just want conversions. Jesus commands
    that we make disciples, followers who obey him.
    We do this through
  • The witness of our lives in love
  • Group Bible studies
  • Personal mentoring
  • Training students how to talk about Jesus with
    others

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Send
  • The first way Jesus said
  • to make disciples of all
  • nations is by going
  • By equipping students to communicate their faith
    wherever they may bein class, at home, at the
    workplacethe gospel can spread.
  • But you cant make disciples of all nations and
    be witnesses to the ends of the earth if you
    dont actually GO there.

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Campus Crusade for Christ Acts 29
  • This is where I come in. Acts 29 is the vision
    of college graduates (and some older, wiser
    people!) who believe the book is not yet closed
    on the story of Christianity in Turkey.
  • Ill be co-leading one of two teams of men and
    women from MSU, U of M, and U of Toledo in
    Istanbul, home to 15 million people and over
    300,000 college students.

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What will I be doing?
  • Building relationships at my focus campus and
    seeking out whos interested in a relationship
    with God through Jesus Christ
  • Prayerfully helping them to understand biblical
    truth about God
  • Weekly Yeni Yasam (New Life) meetings
  • Helping Christian students grow in the faith

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How can YOU be part of this?
  • I need to raise 2000 monthly plus 6800 in
    special needs costs before I can leave for Turkey
    in early September.
  • If you share my concerns and vision, would you
    prayerfully consider giving 50, 75, 100, or
    some other amount monthly toward this?

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  • Those who have never been told of him will see,
  • and those who have never heard will understand.
  • ROMANS 1521

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Drew Hall
  • (517) 927-7518
  • Drew.Hall_at_uscm.org
  • http//www.msu.edu/halland5/Ministry/Ministry_Ind
    ex.htm
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