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Power of Story

Power of Story. Trainer Name Ministry. Introduction. Modern Stories What is a worldview?. Cape Bojador. Animism Biblical Theism Secularism. Ultimate Man Nature History Reality. The Worldview Story. Romans 12:2.

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Power of Story

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  1. Power of Story Trainer Name Ministry

  2. Introduction Modern Stories What is a worldview?

  3. Cape Bojador

  4. Animism Biblical Theism Secularism Ultimate Man Nature History Reality The Worldview Story

  5. Romans 12:2 “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” How does this passage relate to what we have been talking about?

  6. Fruit = Consequences Branches = Behavior Trunk = Values Roots = Belief System Ideas Have Consequences

  7. Ideas travel around the globe, from one area to another. Ideas pass to future generations. Ideas diffuse into cultures through classes of people. The Spread of Ideas Horizontal Temporal Vertical

  8. Ideas Spread Through Culture The Intellectuals (religion, philosophy) The Balladeers (popular music, the arts) The Professionals (law, politics, economics) The Common

  9. “Give me thesongs of thenations, and itmattersnotwhowritesitslaws.” (Plato)

  10. The Balladeers “Send in the artists, mystics, and clowns. Their fertile imaginations pours the new wine of the gospel into fresh wineskins (Luke 5:38). With fresh language, poetic vision, and striking symbols, they express God’s inexpressible Word in artistic forms that are charged with the power of God, engaging our minds and stirring our hearts as they flare and flame.” Brennan Manning

  11. Transforming Society Rebuilt Societies Reformed Cultures Repentant Souls and Regenerated Lives Gospel – Renewed Minds – Discipled Nations Consequences – Behavior – Values - Beliefs

  12. The Role of the Church in Society John 17:15-19 What did Jesus say is to be the relationship between the church and the world?

  13. DisengagedIn the Church andOut of the World

  14. ConformedIndistinguishable from the World

  15. TO LIFE Impacting the WorldIn the World but not of the World

  16. Gathered for worship & equipping Gathered and Scattered Scattered for service & discipling the nations

  17. Kingdom CultureLived and Proclaimed Biblical Metaphysic TRUTH Kingdom Culture Biblical Aesthetic BEAUTY Biblical Ethic JUSTICE

  18. The Great Commission • GEO-GRAPHIC • Jerusalem Judea Samaria Ends of Earth (Acts 1:8) • DEMO-GRAPHIC • All Nations or “people groups” (Matthew 28:19) • KTIZO-GRAPHIC* • All Creation (Mark 16:15) * KTIZOGRAPHIC is a construct of two Greek words: KTIZO, the root for KTISIS, meaning creature or creation and GRAPHO, meaning to describe or delineate.

  19. Three Dimensions of the Great Commission on earth as it is in heaven GEOGRAPHIC Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done KTIZOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC

  20. Kingdom Culture Infusion Kingdom Cultureand the Great Commission BEAUTY GEOGRAPHIC JUSTICE Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done TRUTH KTIZOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC on earth as it is in heaven Progress(Isaiah 9:7): “of the increase of his government… there will be no end” Time (Matt. 28:20b) “until the end of the age”

  21. The Loss of a Biblical Worldview Why are we no longer telling the whole story of God’s Big Agenda? How have we lost the understanding of the biblical nature of the church?

  22. GOD Creation Biblical Theism

  23. Being History Incarnation Indwelling HS GOD is transcendent standing outside of creation GOD is immanent in His creation Biblical Worldview

  24. Faith Science Business Missions Justice Devotional Life Art Bread Reason Theology Ethics Politics Evangelism Nature Community Service Gospel Coram Deo: before the face of God GOD

  25. GOD Cosmos Deism

  26. ? Nature Secularism

  27. Coram Deo: before the face of God GOD Faith Science Business Missions Justice Art / Music Devotional Life Bread Reason Theology Ethics Politics Evangelism Nature Community Service Gospel

  28. Don’t Hide!

  29. Reaction “Fundamentalists” Evangelicals Pentecostals Charismatics Accommodation “Liberals” Old-Line Denominations Secularism Church Church Divided

  30. Faith Theology Ethics Missions Devotional Life Gospel Reason Science Business/economics Politics Art/music Physical ministry Bread The Greek Dichotomy Higher more important GRACE SPIRITUAL (sacred) Sunday Lower less important PHYSICAL (secular) NATURE Weekdays

  31. GOD Sacred Secular Evangelical Gnosticism

  32. Moral *Faith *Grace *Missions *Ethics Sacred * Theology * Evangelism * Discipleship * Devotions GOD Spiritual Natural Physical * Works * Reason * Business * Politics Secular * Science * Economics * Mass Media * The Arts Spiritual Disciplines Spiritual Warfare Sundays ‘Physical’ Ministries Social Justice Weekdays Evangelical Gnosticism

  33. At Least . . .Three Things Lost • Biblical Mind • Great Commission • Samaritan Strategy

  34. Application • Take time to reflect on some examples of a divided worldview in your life. • How is it manifested personally or in your family, your work or your ministry? Prayerfully ask the Lord to reveal one practical step you can take to live Coram Deo in this area.

  35. Power of Story Trainer Name Ministry

  36. Power of Story Review • What is a worldview? How does it work? • What are three ways ideas can spread? • What are three primary elements of kingdom culture? • How has the adoption of a dualistic way of thinking impacted your life?

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