Most church members don’t act like Christians--- because they don’t think like Christians---because they don’t have a clue as to what Christianity is all about.

--George Barna

Developingan authentic world view

The world as God created itThe world as God created it The subversion of SatanThe subversion of Satan The world as it becameThe world as it became God’s plan to restore itGod’s plan to restore it The Restoration began with JesusThe Restoration began with Jesus Restoration will be complete when Restoration will be complete when

Jesus returnsJesus returns

In the meantime God uses the In the meantime God uses the church to continue what Jesus church to continue what Jesus beganbegan

God’s design for the churchGod’s design for the church Satan’s subversion of God’s Satan’s subversion of God’s

design-----AGAIN!design-----AGAIN!

Churches as they have becomeChurches as they have become The false model tends to be The false model tends to be

the default modelthe default model

Let’s start atLet’s start atthe beginningthe beginningLet’s start atLet’s start atthe beginningthe beginning

In the Beginning, GodCreated

““HardwareHardware””““HardwareHardware””

He created theHe created theHe created theHe created the

andandandandthe the “Software”“Software”the the “Software”“Software”

In other words:In other words:

A software system ofnormsvaluesprinciplesassumptionsviewsthinkingfunctionsbehavior

A software system ofnormsvaluesprinciplesassumptionsviewsthinkingfunctionsbehavior

Natural lawsNatural lawsSpiritual lawsSpiritual laws

Laws for living: Way Laws for living: Way

we think, behave, attitudes, values--we think, behave, attitudes, values--

Social laws Social laws

Stewardship laws--managing God’s Stewardship laws--managing God’s

creationcreation

God’s Model ---God’s Model ---God’s Model ---God’s Model ---

GOODGOODVERVERYY

ITITWAWASS

It wasIt wasEden !Eden !It wasIt wasEden !Eden !

Eden !Eden !Eden !Eden !

In the beautifulTemple of NatureYou can see theGreat God’sFootprints . . .