Rebuilding a Nation

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Rebuilding a Nation

• From the Ground Up

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and the Rock was Christ I Corinthians 104

• The stone that the builders rejected
• has become the cornerstone
• This is the LORDs doing
• and it is marvelous in our eyes.
• This is the day that the LORD has made
• let us rejoice and be glad in it.
• Save us, we pray, O LORD!
• O LORD, grant us success!
• Psalm 11822-25

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The Origins of Nations

• Family
• The fundamental unit of society
• Honour thy father and thy mother
• that thy days may be long upon the land which
  the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Ex 2012)
• Community
• Mutual support and protection
• Nation
• Cultural, linguistic group

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Types of Nations

• Tribalsubsistence level
• Expansionistconquering, empire building
• Ideological, religious
• DemocraticModern
• Greek, Roman and Biblical foundations

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Why Nations Matter to God

• Spread the Image of God on the earth
• And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
  fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,
  and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of
  the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over
  every living thing that moveth upon the
  earth. Genesis 128
• Enrich the Kingdom of Heaven
• And the nations of them which are saved shall
  walk in the light of it and the kings of the
  earth do bring their glory and honour into
  it. Revelation 2124

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The Glory of the Nations

• Eternity in Their Hearts
• There is something in every culture that points
  to Godwe must find out what it is
• Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
  above, and cometh down from the Father of lights,
  with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of
  turning. James 117
• Find the convergences
• Authorityfrom God, Rom. 131-7, 1Pet. 213-17
• Justicethe heart of God, Ps. 8914, Pr. 213
• HonorRom. 129, 1Pet. 217

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The Darkness of the Nations

• The broken Image of God
• Understand the sins and corruption
• Embrace the history

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Biblical Imperatives

• Authority, Justice and Honor
• Fundamental equality of all men
• Rule of law
• The laborer is worthy of his hire
• The inheritance of Godthe land
• Protect the weakthe widows and orphans
• Feed the hungry
• Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor

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Worldview

• The filter through which we view everything
• Cultural and ideological
• To be transformed by Christ
• New culture
• New perspective

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Ready to Respond

• As servantsready when the requests come
• In humility and repentance
• Trusting in God alone, Ps 207
• Trained and equipped
• For short-term crisis
• For long-term building

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All Areas of Life

• Political and legal foundations
• Righteous laws
• Public security
• National defense
• International relations

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All Areas of Life

• Economy
• Infrastructure
• Agriculture
• Natural resource preservation and development
• Manufacturing
• Commerce

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All Areas of Life

• Society
• Public morality
• Family life
• Public health and welfare
• Cultural institutions
• Education
• Religion and faith

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The Strategy

• Preparation
• Research and synthesis
• Build a network
• Training
• To provide the Biblical foundations, worldview
• Multi-level
• Residential and non-residential
• On going

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The Strategy

• Equipping
• Knowledge
• Materials
• Tactics
• Team building
• Members from same or different professions
• Work and pray together
• Be ready together

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The Strategy

• Placement
• In professions, trades and industries
• In companies able to respond
• In government positions
• In non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• In locations

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The Strategy

• Teams and individuals trained, ready to respond
• Answer the call
• Serve in love to rebuild
• Share the love of Jesus Christ by deeds
• And, from time to time, by word

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The Long-Term Work

• Establish a self-replicating, healthy indigenous
  Church as the pillar and ground of truth (1Tim
  315)
• Establish Christ-based educational institutions
• Train the people on Biblical foundations
• Government
• Business and commerce
• Family life

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The Ultimate Objective

• A self-replicating North Korean church movement
  with sound theology and ecclesiology
• A new nation built on Christian principles
• A new society and culture based on and expressing
  a Christian world view, values and principles
• A nation, empowered by the Holy Spirit, an
  example of His transforming power, moving out to
  change the world

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Realizing the Strategy

• The greatest needPrayer
• The Fourth River Project
• Research
• Connections
• Developing curriculum and materials
• Organizing teams
• The Three Seas Center
• Residential and non-residential training
• Strategic headquarters

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What YOU can do

• Pray
• Provide
• Participate
• Propagate