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GODBelief in an Age of Skepticism

Why is the Church ResponsibleFor so much in justice?

Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come,thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,the power and the glory,

forever and ever,Amen.

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious

throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from

another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and

the goats on his left.

Matthew 25:31-33 | NIV

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you

since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and

you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I

was in prison and you came to visit me.’

Matthew 25:34-36 | NIV

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me

nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe

me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

Matthew 25:41-43 | NIV

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or

sick or in prison, and did not help you?’45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not

do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

Matthew 25:41-43 | NIV

If anyone boasts, “I love God,” and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it,

he is a liar. If he won’t love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can’t see? The

command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You’ve got to love both.

1 John 4:20-21| The Message

Oh God,with all our hearts we long to be

a movement of churches transformed by Christ,

transforming the world.

Vision Prayer | C&MA in Canada

Oh God,with all our hearts we long to be

a movement of churches transformed by Christ,

transforming the world.

Vision Prayer | C&MA in Canada

Pursuing life, adventure & transformation.

Possible “tag line,” for FMAC

Fort McMurray Allianceis church

where lives transformed by Christare a transforming influence

in our city and world

Possible New Mission Statement for FMAC

• 85% of Young Adults believe Christians are simplyhypocritical.

• 50% of Young Adults whoattend church regularlybelieve the same thing.

If Christianity is true:

1. Why do so many non-believers live better lives than the Christians?

2. Why has the institutional church supported wars, injustice and violence over the years?

3. Why would you want to to be with so many smug, self-righteous, dangerous fanatics?

“Religion kills.”~ Christopher Hitchens

27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which

look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as

righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Matthew 23:27-28 | NIV

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you

something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever

you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Matthew 25:37-40 | NIV

“And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Acts 20:21 | NIV

Gospel:

The whole story from Genesis to Revelation of God’s crazy love for mankind and the

world we live in, that he has made right and will make right through the death and

resurrection of Jesus.

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had

passed away … (where) God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell

with them… He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or

mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away …”

Revelation 21:1-4 | NIV

“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered

himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so

that we may serve the living God! … that those who are called may receive the

promised eternal inheritance. ”

Hebrews 9:14-15 | NIV

18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us

later. 19 For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his

children really are. 20 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But

with eager hope, 21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s

children in glorious freedom from death and decay.

Romans 8:18-24 | NIV

22 For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for

we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager

hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including

the new bodies he has promised us. 24 We were given this hope when we were saved.

Romans 8:18-24 | NIV

The Cross:“It is finished”

The “sin mess” has been paid for.

Christ’s Return:You finally become who Christ has made you to be!

Our planet gets remade “right.”

continues forever ...

The Age To Come:Bringing heaven to earth

now.Being transformed day by

day!God’s Kingdom is Now

but Not Yet

… since “the fall”

The Current Age:Sin & the curse remainsTo be contended with

23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night

he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is

my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after

supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this,

whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and

drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 | NIV

Plunge Young Adults

This Sunday November 4

6 pm

Dinner & Study

At Doug & Jane’s247 Burton Place

Fort McMurrayAlliance Church

Go deep! Make Waves!!