learning the alphabets of the 21st century kingdom of god (l)

Learning the Alphabets of God’s Kingdom

in the 21st Century : L

the

Way

L Laughter!

for

What is the shortest verse in Scripture?

Not“Jesus wept”?

But“Rejoice

evermore!”

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.”

(Proverbs 17:22)

Laughter …

Reduces stress hormones

May help lower blood pressure

Helps manage pain

Relaxes the body

400Times per day

Children laugh…

15Times per day

Adults laugh

Laugh to the Lord,(All the Earth, let us Laugh!)

L (Re)-Loaded

for

From MLTo ML…

“Here

I

Stand”Martin Luther

The Church needs

STABILITY

and a Firm FOUNDATION

A Mighty FORTRESS A Mighty FORTRESS is our God!is our God!

A BULWARK Never Failing!A BULWARK Never Failing!

But the Church Also Needs

Another Motto

“There

We

Go!”Matrix Lutherans

Will you take the BLUE pill of safety and the ‘status quo’?

Or the RED pill of truth, risk and adventure?

Matrix Lutherans Must RE-LEARN

We Must Use QUESTIONS to move Forward…

“The need to be right all the time is the bigges t bar to new

ideas . It is better to have enough ideas for some of them

to be wrong than to be

always right by having no ideas at all ”

Edward de Bono

It’s Okay to be Unsure / Uncertain

31st October 2017

95 Questions!

Because THERE WE GO!!

To IMMERSE Ourselves into the World…

To IMMERSE Ourselves into our COMMUNITIES…

To set our Sights on the

World…

…to make Earth

AS IT IS in Heaven

The World Must Feel Our

Warmth & Touch

Our enemies must be

‘Invaded’ by our Kindness & Compassion

“So let’s go where Jesus is, where the action is…

(Heb 13:13, THE MSG)

Remember, Immersion!

Immersion…

Immersion…

Immersion

“Here I Stand” “There We Go”

Positions & Doctrines Projects & Networks

Answers & Certainty Questions & Re-Learning

Confirming the Way to Heaven

Ensuring Earth is as it is in Heaven

God’s Truth Is the Church’s Fortress

Immersive Love Is Jesus’ Hands & Feet

PersonalJustification

by Faith

Community Redemption via

Jesus-Directed Action

ROOTS

WINGS

A Final Story…

In AD165, Rome

suffered a plague…

In AD251,another plague

hit

Thousands were Dying…

According to Bishop Dionysius of Alexandria, writing in AD260…

“Most of our brothers showed unbounded love…never sparing themselves and thinking only of one another…

Heedless of danger, they took charge of the sick, attending to their every need and ministering to them in Christ…

drawing on themselves the sickness of their neighbors and cheerfully accepting their pains…”

Result?

‘Miraculous’ healing

Huge Conversions

Growth of Christian population

Spread of Christian love/principles Spread of Christian love/principles throughout empire!throughout empire!

L Love

for

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By thisall men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

(John 13:35)

LOVE is the Jesus BrandLOVE is the Jesus Brand

Thanks Be To God!

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