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IntroductionIntroduction

Modern StoriesModern Stories

What is a What is a worldview?worldview?

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Cape BojadorCape Bojador

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The Worldview StoryThe Worldview Story

AnimismAnimism

Biblical Biblical TheismTheism

SecularisSecularismm

Ultimate Man Nature HistoryReality

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Romans 12:2Romans 12:2

““Do not conform any longer to Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.”perfect will.”

How does this passage relate to what How does this passage relate to what we have been talking about?we have been talking about?

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Ideas Have Ideas Have ConsequencesConsequences

Fruit = ConsequencesFruit = Consequences

Branches = BehaviorBranches = Behavior

Trunk = ValuesTrunk = Values

Roots = Belief Roots = Belief SystemSystem

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The Spread of IdeasThe Spread of Ideas

Ideas travel around the Ideas travel around the globe, from one area to globe, from one area to another.another.

Ideas pass to future Ideas pass to future generations.generations.

Ideas diffuse into Ideas diffuse into cultures through classes cultures through classes of people.of people.

VerticalVertical

TemporalTemporal

HorizontaHorizontall

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Ideas Spread Through Ideas Spread Through CultureCulture

The Intellectuals The Intellectuals (religion, philosophy)(religion, philosophy)

The Balladeers The Balladeers (popular music, the arts)(popular music, the arts)

The Professionals The Professionals (law, politics, (law, politics,

economics)economics)

The CommonThe Common

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““Give me the songs of the Give me the songs of the nations, and it matters nations, and it matters

not who writes its laws.”not who writes its laws.”

(Plato)(Plato)

“ “Send in the artists, mystics, and Send in the artists, mystics, and clowns. Their fertile imaginations clowns. Their fertile imaginations pours the new wine of the gospel into pours the new wine of the gospel into fresh wineskins (Luke 5:38). With fresh wineskins (Luke 5:38). With fresh language, poetic vision, and fresh language, poetic vision, and striking symbols, they express God’s striking symbols, they express God’s inexpressible Word in artistic forms inexpressible Word in artistic forms that are charged with the power of that are charged with the power of God, engaging our minds and stirring God, engaging our minds and stirring our hearts as they flare and flame.”our hearts as they flare and flame.”

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The BalladeersThe Balladeers

Brennan ManningBrennan Manning

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Transforming SocietyTransforming Society

Rebuilt Rebuilt SocietiesSocieties

Reformed Reformed CulturesCultures

Repentant Souls Repentant Souls and and

Regenerated Regenerated LivesLives

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The Role of the Church The Role of the Church in Societyin Society

John 17:15-19John 17:15-19

What did Jesus say is to be the relationship between the church and the world?

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DisengagedDisengaged InIn the Church the Church andand Out ofOut of the the WorldWorld

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ConformedConformedIndistinguishableIndistinguishable from the from the WorldWorld

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Impacting the WorldImpacting the World InIn the World but the World but not ofnot of the the WorldWorld

TO LIFE

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Gathered and ScatteredGathered and Scattered

Gathered for Gathered for worship & worship & equippingequipping

Scattered for Scattered for service & service &

discipling the discipling the nationsnations

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Kingdom CultureKingdom CultureLived and ProclaimedLived and Proclaimed

Kingdom Kingdom

CultureCulture

Biblical MetaphysicBiblical MetaphysicTRUTHTRUTH

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Biblical Aesthetic

Biblical Aesthetic

BEAUTY

BEAUTY

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GEO-GEO-GRAPHICGRAPHIC– JerusalemJerusalem Judea Judea Samaria Samaria

Ends of Earth (Acts 1:8)Ends of Earth (Acts 1:8) DEMO-DEMO-GRAPHICGRAPHIC

– All Nations or “people groups” All Nations or “people groups” (Matthew 28:19) (Matthew 28:19)

KTIZO-KTIZO-GRAPHICGRAPHIC**– All Creation (Mark 16:15)All Creation (Mark 16:15)

* KTIZOGRAPHIC is a construct of two Greek words: KTIZO, the root for KTISIS, * KTIZOGRAPHIC is a construct of two Greek words: KTIZO, the root for KTISIS, meaning creature or creation and GRAPHO, meaning to describe or delineate.meaning creature or creation and GRAPHO, meaning to describe or delineate.

The Great CommissionThe Great Commission

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Three Dimensions of Three Dimensions of the Great Commissionthe Great Commission

on earth on earth as it is in as it is in heavenheaven

DEMO

DEMO

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GR

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GEOGEOGRAPHICGRAPHIC

Thy kingdom come, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doneThy will be done

KTIZO

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Kingdom CultureKingdom Cultureand the Great and the Great CommissionCommission

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JUSTICE

JUSTICE

BEAUTYBEAUTY

on earthon earth

as it isas it is

in heavenin heaven

DEMO

DEMO

GR

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HIC

GR

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HIC

KTIZO

KTIZOGRAPHIC

GRAPHIC

GEOGEOGRAPHICGRAPHIC

Thy kingdom come, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doneThy will be done

Kingdom Kingdom

CultureCulture

ProgressProgress (Isaiah 9:7): “of (Isaiah 9:7): “of the increase of his the increase of his government… there will be government… there will be no end”no end”TimeTime (Matt. 28:20b) (Matt. 28:20b)““until the end of the age”until the end of the age”

InfusionInfusion

The Loss of a Biblical The Loss of a Biblical WorldviewWorldview

Why are we no longer telling the whole story of God’s Big Agenda?

How have we lost the understanding of the biblical nature of the church?

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Biblical TheismBiblical Theism

GOD

CreatioCreationn

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GOD istranscendent

standing outside

of creationGGOD isOD isimmanentimmanent

in His creationin His creation

Biblical WorldviewBiblical Worldview

Being History Incarnation Indwelling HS

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GOD

Coram Deo: Coram Deo: before the face of before the face of GodGod

FaithScience

BusinessMissions

JusticeDevotiona

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Art Bread

ReasonTheologyEthicsPoliticsEvangelis

mNatureCommunit

y ServiceGospel

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DeismDeism

GOD

CosmosCosmos

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SecularismSecularism

?NatureNature

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Coram Deo: Coram Deo: before the face of before the face of GodGod

FaithFaithScienceScience

BusinessBusinessMissionsMissions

JusticeJusticeArt / MusicArt / Music

Devotional Devotional LifeLife

BreadBread

ReasonReasonTheologyTheologyEthicsEthicsPoliticsPoliticsEvangelisEvangelis

mmNatureNatureCommunitCommunit

y Servicey ServiceGospelGospel

GOD

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Don’t Hide!Don’t Hide!

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ReactionReaction““Fundamentalists”Fundamentalists”

EvangelicalsEvangelicals

PentecostalsPentecostals

CharismaticsCharismatics

Church DividedChurch Divided

AccommodationAccommodation““LiberalsLiberals””

Old-LineOld-Line

DenominationsDenominations

Church

SecularismSecularism

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The Greek DichotomyThe Greek Dichotomy

FaithFaithTheologyTheologyEthicsEthicsMissionsMissionsDevotional LifeDevotional LifeGospelGospel

ReasonReasonScienceScienceBusiness/economicsBusiness/economicsPoliticsPoliticsArt/musicArt/musicPhysical ministryPhysical ministryBreadBread

HigherHighermore more

importantimportant

LowerLowerless less

importantimportant

SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL(sacred)(sacred)

PHYSICAPHYSICALL

(secular)(secular)

GRACEGRACE

NATURENATURE

Sunday

Sunday

Weekdays

Weekdays

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Evangelical GnosticismEvangelical Gnosticism

SecularSecular

SacreSacredd

GOD

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Evangelical GnosticismEvangelical Gnosticism

Moral*Faith *Grace

*Missions *Ethics

Sacred* Theology* Evangelism* Discipleship* Devotions Natural

GOD

Physical* Works

* Reason*

Business

* Politics

Secular* Science* Economics* Mass

Media* The Arts‘Physical’ Ministries

Social JusticeWeekdaysWeekdays

Spiritual DisciplinesSpiritual Warfare

SundaysSundays

Spiritual

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At Least . . .At Least . . .Three Things LostThree Things Lost

Biblical MindBiblical Mind

Great CommissionGreat Commission

Samaritan StrategySamaritan Strategy

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ApplicationApplication

Take time to reflect on some Take time to reflect on some examples of a divided worldview in examples of a divided worldview in your life. your life.

How is it manifested personally or in How is it manifested personally or in your family, your work or your your family, your work or your ministry?ministry?

Prayerfully ask the Lord to Prayerfully ask the Lord to reveal one practical step you can reveal one practical step you can take to live Coram Deo in this take to live Coram Deo in this area.area.

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Power of Story ReviewPower of Story Review

What is a worldview? How does it What is a worldview? How does it work?work?

What are three ways ideas can What are three ways ideas can spread?spread?

What are three primary elements What are three primary elements of kingdom culture?of kingdom culture?

How has the adoption of a dualistic How has the adoption of a dualistic way of thinking impacted your life?way of thinking impacted your life?