Reflecting Our Missional, Incarnational God

Message 3 in our 3-part series called

Essential Strategies for Growth.

Sunday, October 23, 2011Speaker: Phil Hainaut

(Community Transformation)

RBC Mission RBC Mission StatementStatement

To go and make fully committed followers of Jesus Christ of all people

groups starting in our Montreal communities, through worshipping,

praying, teaching, caring, serving and witnessing

Essential Strategies Essential Strategies for Growthfor Growth

1. Corporate prayer

2. Leadership development

3. Community transformation

1. God is missional1. God is missional• Initiating relationship• Sending and sent• John 20:21, Jesus said: As the Father has sent

me, I am sending you”

Attractional ChurchAttractional Church

The Sower

Missional ChurchMissional Church

ME

Missional ChurchMissional Church

Missional ChurchMissional Church

2. God is 2. God is incarnationalincarnational

• John 1:1-18• God “infleshed” himself

Why incarnation?Why incarnation?

Redemption

Why incarnation?Why incarnation?

Identification

Why incarnation?Why incarnation?Revelation

Incarnation is Incarnation is presencepresence

Incarnation is Incarnation is proximityproximity

Incarnation is Incarnation is powerlessnesspowerlessness

Incarnation is Incarnation is proclamationproclamation

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