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