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Gospel, Story,Gospel, Story,
Worldview, and theWorldview, and the
Church’s MissionChurch’s Mission
Living at the Crossroads
Chapter One
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Gospel of the KingdomGospel of the Kingdom
Good news! "he #ingdom ofGod is here!
$nnouncement that God isacting decisively in history in%esus Christ
$nnouncement a&out the goalof cosmic history
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"he 'i&le as Grand (arrative"he 'i&le as Grand (arrative
"he Old "estament tells its story as
the story or, rather, as part of that
ultimate and universal story thatwill ultimately em&race the whole
of creation, time, and humanity
within its scope) *n other words, in
reading these te+ts we are invited
to em&race a metanarrative, a
grand narrative Chris Wright-)
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*t’s going to rain
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Story 6rovides Conte+tStory 6rovides Conte+t
"he day of our picnic
6lague of drought 6rediction of rain few days ago
3li7ah on Mt) Carmel
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/uman life given meaning &y/uman life given meaning &y
storystory
"he way we understand human
life depends on whatconception we have of the
human story) What is the real
story of which my life story isa part8 Lesslie (ew&igin-
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Church’s MissionChurch’s Mission
9$s the .ather has sent me, *
am sending you: %ohn ;
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C) Wright on mission ) ) )C) Wright on mission ) ) )
Mission is 9a ma7or #ey that unloc#s thewhole grand narrative of the canon ofScripture):
"he 'i&le tells 9the story of God’smission through God’s people in theirengagement with God’s world for thesa#e of God’s whole creation):
"he mission of the people of God is9our committed participation as God’s
people, at God’s invitation andcommand, in God’s own mission withinthe history of God’s world for the
redemption of God’s creation):
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Comprehensive Scope ofComprehensive Scope of
Church’s MissionChurch’s Mission
"he Spirit thrusts God’s people into worldwidemission) /e impels young and old, men andwomen, to go ne+t door and far away intoscience and art, media and mar#etplace with the
good news of God’s grace) ) ) )
.ollowing the apostles, the church is sent>sentwith the gospel of the #ingdom) ) ) ) *n a worldestranged from God, where millions face
confusing choices, this mission is central to our &eing) ) ) )
"he rule of %esus Christ covers the whole world)"o follow this Lord is to serve him everywhere,without fitting in, as light in the dar#ness, as salt
in a spoiling world)
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Living in "wo StoriesLiving in "wo Stories
*n our contemporary culture ) ) ) two 4uitedi erent stories are told) One is the storyof evolution, of the development of thespecies through the survival of the strong,and the story of the rise of civili?ation,our type of civili?ation, and its success ingiving human#ind mastery of nature) "heother story is the one em&odied in the'i&le, the story of creation and fall, of
God’s election of a people to &e the &earers of his purpose for human#ind,and of the coming of the one in whomthat purpose is to &e fulfilled) These aretwo different and incompatible stories
Lesslie (ew&igin-)
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Living at the CrossroadsLiving at the Crossroads
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Living at the CrossroadsLiving at the Crossroads
Missionary encounter
O@
Compromise
Western church2 9an advanced case of
syncretism: (ew&igin-
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Li&erating the Gospel andLi&erating the Gospel and
Church for Missionary 3ncounter Church for Missionary 3ncounter
9"he gospel is li#e a caged
lion5 it doesn’t need to &e
defended, 7ust released:Martin Luther-
Can the category of
Aworldview’ help with this
li&eration8