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A cHRISTIAN
today’s worldWITNESS in
Tactics + sTRATEGIES
Relativism
The Bible
Pluralism
Islam
Sexual Revolution
Media
Training and Equipping Believers to Live Out a Confident Faith
What is our Goal?
What Job Has Jesus Given for Us to do?
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
mATTHEW 28:18
“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth…
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..
mATTHEW 28:19
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you
mATTHEW 28:20
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
mATTHEW 28:18-20
The Command: Make Disciples
Baptize them in the reality of GodTeach them to observe Jesus’ teachings
Abide in Jesus’ presence
Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ
2 Corinthians 2:18
and has given us the ministry of reconciliation
that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself
2 Corinthians 2:19
not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us:
2 Corinthians 2:20
we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
Our Role: Ambassadors
We represent God as His ambassadorsOur goal is to see others reconciled
back to God
What Hinders us?
What obstacles do we face as we strive toward this goal?
3 Areas
The Challenge of:
Authority
“Who Makes the Rules?”
“Who Makes the Rules?”
“Who Makes the Rules?”
“Who Makes the Rules?”
The Challenge of:
Worldviews
“Whose Reality is Right?”
“Whose Reality is Right?”
Culture
“We can live however we want”
The Challenge Of:
AuthorityThe Challenge of:
“Who Makes the Rules?”
The Challenge of Authority - Part 1:
Relativism
“True for You, But Not For Me”
The Challenge of Authority - Part 2:
The Bible
“The Bible is just a book written by men”
WorldviewThe Challenge of:
“Whose Reality is Right?”
Pluralism
“All Roads Lead to God”
The Challenge of Worldviews - Part 1:
Islam
“There is no God but Allah”
The Challenge of Worldviews - Part 1:
CultureThe Challenge of:
“We can live however we want”
SEXUAL rEVOLUTION
“My body is mine and I can use it however I wish”
The Challenge Of Culture - part 1
Media
“Media Doesn’t Affect Me”
The Challenge Of Culture - part 2
What are these?
“True for You, But Not For Me”“The Bible is just a book written by men”
“All Roads Lead to God”“There is no God but Allah”
“My body is mine and I can use it however I wish”
“Media Doesn’t Affect Me”
IdeasHave
Consequences
“True for You, But Not For Me”“The Bible is just a book written by men”
“All Roads Lead to God”“There is no God but Allah”
“My body is mine and I can use it however I wish”
“Media Doesn’t Affect Me”
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for
pulling down strongholds…
2 Corinthians 10:4
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God…
2 Corinthians 10:5
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:5
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2
MatterIdeas:
Shape familiesIdeas:
Shape CulturesIdeas:
Shape churchesIdeas:
Shape soulsIdeas:
Shape EterniesIdeas:
Shape usIdeas:
MatterIdeas: Greatly!
What is Our Plan?
Ambassadors
AmbassadorsKnowledge
WisdomCharacter
An accurately informed mind
An artful method of engagement
A warm and attractive manner
oUR foCUS
KnowledgeWisdomAn accurately
informed mindAn artful method
of engagement
tACTICSSkills for effective discussions
February: TacticsOur Plan
A Christian Witness in
Today’s World
Schedule of Topics
Feb 2 - Tactics (Part 1)Feb 9 - Discussion and Practice
Feb 16 - Tactics (Part 2)Feb 23 - Discussion and Practice
Our Plan
A Christian Witness in
Today’s World
Schedule of Topics
Mar 1 - RelativismMar 8 - Discussion and Practice
Mar 15 - The BibleFeb 22 - Discussion and Practice
March: aUTHORITY
Our Plan
A Christian Witness in
Today’s World
Schedule of Topics
Mar 29 - Break
March: aUTHORITY
Our Plan
A Christian Witness in
Today’s World
Schedule of Topics
Apr 5 - PluralismApr 12 - Discussion and Practice
Apr 19 - IslamApr 26 - Discussion and Practice
April: Worldviews
Our Plan
A Christian Witness in
Today’s World
Schedule of Topics
May 3 - Sexual RevolutionMay 10 - Discussion and Practice
May 17 - MediaApr 26 - Discussion and Wrap Up
May: Culture
Why do this?
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and
some pastors and teachers,
Ephesians 4:11
for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ
Ephesians 4:12
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ
Ephesians 4:13
that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about
with every wind of doctrine
Ephesians 4:14
by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
Ephesians 4:14
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is
the head—Christ—
Ephesians 4:15
from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies,
according to the effective working by which every part does its share
Ephesians 4:16
causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians 4:15
noT “bECOMING”We arEaMBASSADORS
We arE aMBASSADORS
hIM wELL, WITH:leT uS rePRESENT
An accurately informed mindAn artful method of engagement
A warm and attractive manner
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A cHRISTIAN
today’s worldWITNESS in
Men & Women - Tuesday Nights - 7-8:30p - Begins Jan 26
Topics Include:Tactics + sTRATEGIES
RelativismThe Bible
PluralismIslam
Sexual RevolutionMedia
