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God’s PresentGod’s Present Intentions Intentions
The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Trainer NameMinistry
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IntroductionIntroduction
What might be “God’s “good What might be “God’s “good news” for the present?news” for the present?
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Key VerseKey Verse
This, then, is how you should This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be kingdom come, your will be
done on earth as it is in done on earth as it is in heaven.”heaven.”
Matthew 6:9-10Matthew 6:9-10
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Key Verse Discovery Key Verse Discovery QuestionsQuestions Where is God’s will perfectly Where is God’s will perfectly
done?done?
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Key Verse Discovery Key Verse Discovery QuestionsQuestions Where is God’s will perfectly done?Where is God’s will perfectly done?
What are we to pray about What are we to pray about God’s will?God’s will?
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Key Verse Discovery Key Verse Discovery QuestionsQuestions Where is God’s will perfectly done?Where is God’s will perfectly done?
What are we to pray about God’s What are we to pray about God’s will?will?
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for the present?the present?
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Key Verse Discovery Key Verse Discovery QuestionsQuestions Where is God’s will perfectly done?Where is God’s will perfectly done?
What are we to pray about God’s What are we to pray about God’s will?will?
What are God’s intentions for the What are God’s intentions for the present?present?
What makes the difference What makes the difference between heaven and earth?between heaven and earth?
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Key Verse Discovery Key Verse Discovery QuestionsQuestions Where is God’s will perfectly done?Where is God’s will perfectly done?
What are we to pray about God’s will?What are we to pray about God’s will?
What are God’s intentions for the What are God’s intentions for the present?present?
What makes the difference between What makes the difference between heaven and earth?heaven and earth?
What would happen if God’s will were What would happen if God’s will were done on earth as it is done in done on earth as it is done in heaven?heaven?
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s general What are God’s general intentions forintentions for
the presentthe present??
John 14:13John 14:13
Mat 28:18-20Mat 28:18-20
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s general intentions for What are God’s general intentions for thethe
presentpresent??
John 14:15 – Obey Him – if we love John 14:15 – Obey Him – if we love HimHim
Mat 28:18-20Mat 28:18-20
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s general intentions for What are God’s general intentions for thethe
presentpresent??
John 14:15 – Obey Him – if we love HimJohn 14:15 – Obey Him – if we love Him
Mat 28:18-20 – Teach others to obeyMat 28:18-20 – Teach others to obey
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
How do we know God’s intentions How do we know God’s intentions ––
His will?His will?
Psalms 119:99-100Psalms 119:99-100
Prov. 2:1-5Prov. 2:1-5
John 16:13John 16:13
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
How do we know God’s intentions – His How do we know God’s intentions – His will?will?
Psalms 119:99-100 – Meditate on and Psalms 119:99-100 – Meditate on and obey God’s Wordobey God’s Word
Prov. 2:1-5Prov. 2:1-5
John 16:13John 16:13
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
How do we know God’s intentions – His How do we know God’s intentions – His will?will?
Psalms 119:99-100 – Meditate on and obey Psalms 119:99-100 – Meditate on and obey God’s WordGod’s Word
Prov. 2:1-5 – Accept God’s Word to Prov. 2:1-5 – Accept God’s Word to know His will.know His will.
John 16:13John 16:13
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
How do we know God’s intentions – His will?How do we know God’s intentions – His will?
Psalms 119:99-100 – Meditate on and obey Psalms 119:99-100 – Meditate on and obey God’s WordGod’s Word
Prov 2:1-5 – Accept God’s Word to know His will.Prov 2:1-5 – Accept God’s Word to know His will.
John 16:13 – The Spirit guides us into truthJohn 16:13 – The Spirit guides us into truth
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for ourour
personal livespersonal lives??
Acts 14:22Acts 14:22
Eph. 5:17-20Eph. 5:17-20
1 Thes. 4:3,111 Thes. 4:3,11
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for our our personalpersonal
liveslives??
Acts 14:22 – Endure hardshipActs 14:22 – Endure hardship
Eph. 5:17-20Eph. 5:17-20
1 Thes. 4:3,111 Thes. 4:3,11
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for our our personalpersonal
liveslives??
Acts 14:22 – Endure hardshipActs 14:22 – Endure hardship
Eph. 5:17-20 – Be sober, Spirit-filled, Eph. 5:17-20 – Be sober, Spirit-filled, singing and thankfulsinging and thankful
1 Thes. 4:3,111 Thes. 4:3,11
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for our our personal livespersonal lives??
Acts 14:22 – Endure hardshipActs 14:22 – Endure hardship
Eph 5:17-20 – Be sober, Spirit-filled, Eph 5:17-20 – Be sober, Spirit-filled, singing and thankfulsinging and thankful
1 Thes 4:3,11 – Live holy, pure, and 1 Thes 4:3,11 – Live holy, pure, and productive livesproductive lives
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for ourour
families?families?
Eph 5:21Eph 5:21
Eph 6:4Eph 6:4
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for our our familiesfamilies??
Eph 5:21 – Be submissive and give Eph 5:21 – Be submissive and give respectrespect
Eph 6:4Eph 6:4
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for our families??
Eph 5:21 – Be submissive and give respectEph 5:21 – Be submissive and give respect
Eph 6:4 – Train children in holy livingEph 6:4 – Train children in holy living
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for ourour
Christian brothers and sistersChristian brothers and sisters??
John 13:34John 13:34
John 17:20-23John 17:20-23
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for our our ChristianChristian
brothers and sistersbrothers and sisters??
John 13:34 – Love each otherJohn 13:34 – Love each other
John 17:20-23John 17:20-23
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for What are God’s intentions for our our ChristianChristian
brothers and sistersbrothers and sisters??
John 13:34 – Love each otherJohn 13:34 – Love each other
John 17:20-23 – Live in unityJohn 17:20-23 – Live in unity
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QuestionQuestion
Do all Christians in your Do all Christians in your community live according to community live according to
God’s will in these areas?God’s will in these areas?
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QuestionsQuestions
Do all Christians in your community live Do all Christians in your community live according to God’s will in these areas?according to God’s will in these areas?
What would happen if all who What would happen if all who called themselves Christians lived called themselves Christians lived according to God’s intentions in according to God’s intentions in
these areas?these areas?
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for ourWhat are God’s intentions for our
relationships to relationships to those in the those in the worldworld??
Rom 13:9Rom 13:9
James 1:27James 1:27
Jer. 22:3, 15-16Jer. 22:3, 15-16
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for ourWhat are God’s intentions for our
relationships to relationships to those in the worldthose in the world??
Rom 13:9 – Love our neighborsRom 13:9 – Love our neighbors
James 1:27James 1:27
Jer 22:3, 15-16Jer 22:3, 15-16
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for ourWhat are God’s intentions for our
relationships to relationships to those in the worldthose in the world??
Rom 13:9 – Love our neighborsRom 13:9 – Love our neighbors
James 1:27 – Care for widows and James 1:27 – Care for widows and orphansorphans
Jer 22:3, 15-16Jer 22:3, 15-16
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for ourWhat are God’s intentions for our
relationships to relationships to those in the worldthose in the world??
Rom 13:9 – Love our neighborsRom 13:9 – Love our neighbors
James 1:27 – Care for widows and orphansJames 1:27 – Care for widows and orphans
Jer 22:3, 15-16 – Advocate for those Jer 22:3, 15-16 – Advocate for those in needin need
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for ourWhat are God’s intentions for our
relationships to relationships to employers, servants, employers, servants, andand
governmentgovernment??
Col 4:1Col 4:1
1 Pet 2:13-151 Pet 2:13-15
Rom 13:1Rom 13:1
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for our What are God’s intentions for our relationships torelationships to
employers, servants, and governmentemployers, servants, and government??
Col 4:1 – Be fair to those under our Col 4:1 – Be fair to those under our authorityauthority
1 Pet 2:13-151 Pet 2:13-15
Rom 13:1Rom 13:1
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for our What are God’s intentions for our relationships torelationships to
employers, servants, and governmentemployers, servants, and government??
Col 4:1 – Be fair to those under our Col 4:1 – Be fair to those under our authorityauthority
1 Pet 2:13-15 – Respect those in 1 Pet 2:13-15 – Respect those in authorityauthority
Rom 13:1Rom 13:1
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for our relationships What are God’s intentions for our relationships toto
employers, servants, and governmentemployers, servants, and government??
Col 4:1 – Be fair to those under our authorityCol 4:1 – Be fair to those under our authority
1 Pet 2:13-15 – Respect those in authority1 Pet 2:13-15 – Respect those in authority
Rom 13:1 – Submit to those in authorityRom 13:1 – Submit to those in authority
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Supporting VersesSupporting Verses
What are God’s intentions for ourWhat are God’s intentions for our
relationships to relationships to our enemiesour enemies??
Luke 6:27, 35-36Luke 6:27, 35-36
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Supporting Verses – Set Supporting Verses – Set 33
What are God’s intentions for ourWhat are God’s intentions for our
relationships to relationships to our enemiesour enemies??
Luke 6:27, 35-36 – Love and blessLuke 6:27, 35-36 – Love and bless
without expectationwithout expectation
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QuestionQuestion
Do all Christians in your Do all Christians in your community live according to community live according to
God’s will in these areas?God’s will in these areas?
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Questions Questions
Do all Christians in your community Do all Christians in your community live according to God’s will in these live according to God’s will in these
areas?areas?
What would happen if all who What would happen if all who called themselves Christians called themselves Christians
lived according to God’s lived according to God’s intentions in these areas?intentions in these areas?
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God’s Intentions for the God’s Intentions for the PresentPresent
Obedience = Obedience = Demonstration Demonstration of God’s Love of God’s Love
Obedience = Obedience = Demonstration Demonstration of God’s Love of God’s Love
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The Way it Should BeThe Way it Should Be
Man God’s intentions Man God’s intentions for:for:
PresentPresent FutureFuture
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The Effect of SinThe Effect of Sin
SinSin
PresentPresent FutureFuture
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The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Man ChurchMan Church
PresentPresent FutureFuture
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The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Man ChurchMan Church
PresentPresentFutureFuture
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WSp
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The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Man ChurchMan Church
PresentPresentFutureFuture
P
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The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Man ChurchMan Church
PresentPresent FutureFuture
PSo
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The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Man ChurchMan Church
PresentPresent FutureFuture
PSo
W
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The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Man ChurchMan Church
PresentPresent FutureFuture
PSo
W Sp
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The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Man ChurchMan Church
PresentPresent FutureFuture
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8Deut 4:5-8 Mat 5:13-16Mat 5:13-16 John 17:18John 17:18 2 Cor 3:2-32 Cor 3:2-3 Phil 2:5-8Phil 2:5-8 1 Pet 2:121 Pet 2:12 Rom 8:19Rom 8:19
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the nationsnations
Mat 5:13-16Mat 5:13-16 John 17:18John 17:18 2 Cor 3:2-32 Cor 3:2-3 Phil 2:5-8Phil 2:5-8 1 Pet 2:121 Pet 2:12 Rom 8:19Rom 8:19
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the nationsnations
Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light John 17:18John 17:18 2 Cor 3:2-32 Cor 3:2-3 Phil 2:5-8Phil 2:5-8 1 Pet 2:121 Pet 2:12 Rom 8:19Rom 8:19
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the nationsnations
Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light John 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadorsJohn 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadors 2 Cor 3:2-32 Cor 3:2-3 Phil 2:5-8Phil 2:5-8 1 Pet 2:121 Pet 2:12 Rom 8:19Rom 8:19
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the nationsnations
Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light John 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadorsJohn 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadors 2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter Phil 2:5-8Phil 2:5-8 1 Pet 2:121 Pet 2:12 Rom 8:19Rom 8:19
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the nationsnations
Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light John 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadorsJohn 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadors 2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter Phil 2:5-8 – Obedient servantPhil 2:5-8 – Obedient servant 1 Pet 2:121 Pet 2:12 Rom 8:19Rom 8:19
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the nationsnations
Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light John 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadorsJohn 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadors 2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter Phil 2:5-8 – Obedient servantPhil 2:5-8 – Obedient servant 1 Pet 2:12 – Good neighbor1 Pet 2:12 – Good neighbor Rom 8:19Rom 8:19
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Pictures of the ChurchPictures of the Church
Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the Deut 4:5-8 – Example (priest) to the nationsnations
Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light Mat 5:13-16 – Purifying salt; light John 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadorsJohn 17:18 – Embassy; ambassadors 2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter2 Cor 3:2-3 – Legible letter Phil 2:5-8 – Obedient servantPhil 2:5-8 – Obedient servant 1 Pet 2:12 – Good neighbor1 Pet 2:12 – Good neighbor Rom 8:19 – First taste of something Rom 8:19 – First taste of something
deliciousdelicious
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ApplicationApplication
ReflectionReflection
Draw a window with four sections Draw a window with four sections on a sheet of paper and label each on a sheet of paper and label each section with one of the four areas section with one of the four areas of Luke 2:52.of Luke 2:52.
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ExampleExample
WisdomWisdom SpiritualSpiritual
PhysicalPhysical SocialSocial
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ApplicationApplication
List at least 2 List at least 2 newnew activities in activities in each of the 4 areas that your each of the 4 areas that your church could do to demonstrate church could do to demonstrate God’s present intentions to the God’s present intentions to the people of your community.people of your community.
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ApplicationApplication
Pray together that God would Pray together that God would help you be a catalyst in your help you be a catalyst in your church to be more wholistic in church to be more wholistic in its witness.its witness.
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ApplicationApplication
Meet with one or more leaders of Meet with one or more leaders of your local church and show them your local church and show them your list and discuss the your list and discuss the feasibility of your ideas.feasibility of your ideas.
God’s Present Intentions God’s Present Intentions ––
The Church as a WindowThe Church as a Window
Trainer NameMinistry
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ReviewReview
What is the difference between the What is the difference between the future and present Good News of the future and present Good News of the Gospel?Gospel?
Why is the Why is the presentpresent Good News of the Good News of the Gospel important?Gospel important?
How is the Good News of the present How is the Good News of the present seen and understood? seen and understood?
What are some pictures, or metaphors, What are some pictures, or metaphors, of the Church?of the Church?
Share one thing your local church could Share one thing your local church could do in do in eacheach of the four areas to be the of the four areas to be the present Good News of God’s love?present Good News of God’s love?