Creating

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Keys of

• Creating

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Missional
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the Kingdom
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Church
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• (Matthew 1613-17) When Jesus came to the region
  of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples,
  "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

(Matthew 1613-15)
"Who do people
say
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"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 1613-17) They replied, "Some say John
  the Baptist others say Elijah and still others,
  Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

(Matthew 1613-15)
John
Contrary to popular belief
is the deceit that we can believe in the Jesus
of our own creation.
Jesus is NOT what you want Him to be.
The greatest deceit that Satan has perpetuated
Elijah
Jeremiah
"Who do people say I am?"
John
Elijah
Jeremiah
Contemporary mysticism
The traditional view
The random guess
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• (Jonah 411) Nineveh has more than a hundred and
  twenty thousand people who cannot tell their
  right hand from their left...

"Who do people say I am?"
John
Elijah
Jeremiah
Contemporary mysticism
The traditional view
The random guess
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• (Jonah 411) ...Should I not be concerned about
  that great city?"

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 244-14) Jesus answered "Watch out
  that no one deceives you. For many will come in
  My name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, ' and will
  deceive many

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 244-14) You will hear of wars and
  rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not
  alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is
  still to come

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 244-14) Nation will rise against
  nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will
  be famines and earthquakes in various places

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 244-14) All these are the beginning
  of birth pains. Then you will be handed over to
  be persecuted and put to death, and you will be
  hated by all nations because of Me...

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 244-14) At that time many will turn
  away from the faith and will betray and hate each
  other, and many false prophets will appear and
  deceive many people

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 244-14) Because of the increase of
  wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but
  he who stands firm to the end will be saved

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 244-14) And this gospel of the
  kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a
  testimony to all nations, and then the end will
  come.

"Who do people say I am?"
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• (Matthew 1613-15) "But what about you?" He
  asked. "Who do you say I am?"

"But
what
about
you?"
"Who
do
you
say
I
am?"
"Who do people say I am?"
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The Jesus Question

• The first and fundamental task
• of the Missional Community
• is to know Jesus
• and beyond that,
• to make Him known.

"But what about you?"
"Who do you say I am?"
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• (Matthew 1616-19) Simon Peter answered Jesus,
  "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God."

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• (Matthew 1616-19) Jesus replied, "Blessed are
  you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not
  revealed to you by man, but by My Father in
  heaven

(Matthew 1616-19)
reve
l
o
a
t
heaven
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n
The heavenly revelation
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• (Matthew 1616-19) And I tell you that you are
  Peter, and on this Rock I will build My church

(Matthew 1616-19)
n
this
Rock
I
will
build
My
church
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The heavenly revelation
The firm foundation
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• (Matthew 1616-19) and the gates of Hades will
  not overcome it

Contrary to popular belief
The heavenly revelation
The firm foundation
The missional intention
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• The Living Church
• is not on a running retreat

Contrary to popular belief
The heavenly revelation
The firm foundation
The missional intention
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• The Living Church
• is not on a running retreat

because the intentions of the God of Heaven
The heavenly revelation
The firm foundation
The missional intention
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• are far stronger
• than the bondage of Hell

because the intentions of the God of Heaven
The heavenly revelation
The firm foundation
The missional intention
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• are far stronger
• than the bondage of Hell

and God isnt yet finished with what Hes
doing through His Church.
The heavenly revelation
The firm foundation
The missional intention
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• (1 John 44) You, dear children, are from God
  and have overcome them, because the One who is in
  you is greater than the one who is in the world.

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• (Luke 1018-20) Jesus replied, "I saw Satan fall
  like lightning from heaven. I have given you
  authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and
  to overcome all the power of the enemy nothing
  will harm you

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• (Luke 1018-20) However, do not rejoice that
  the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your
  names are written in heaven."

(Matthew 1616-19)
heaven
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• (Matthew 1616-19)
• I will give you the
• of heaven

of
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• (Matthew 1616-19)
• whatever you bind on earth will be bound in
  heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be
  loosed in heaven.

(Matthew 1616-19) I will give you the of
heaven
of
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• So the uestion
• to you as
• Gods Missional Church
• is this

What are you doing with your