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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!!
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