1. GOD the Reason forr Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Why is the Church Responsible
For so much in justice?

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. with all our hearts we long to be a movement of churches
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

10. with all our hearts we long to be a movement of churches
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

11. Fort McMurray Alliance is church where lives transformed by Christ
are a transforming influence
in our city and world
Possible New Mission Statement for FMAC

12. 85% of Young Adults
believe Christians are simply
hypocritical.
50% of Young Adults who
attend church regularly
believe the same thing.

13. If Christianity is true:
Why do so many non-believers live better lives than the Christians?
Why has the institutional church supported wars, injustice and violence over the years?
Why would you want to to be with so many smug, self-righteous, dangerous fanatics?

14. “Religion kills.”
~ Christopher Hitchens

17. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites
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

18. 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

19. “And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Acts 20:21 | NIV

20. 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.

21. “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

22. “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

23. 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

24. 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

25. God’s Kingdom is Now but Not Yet
The Age To Come:
Bringing heaven to earth now.
Being transformed day by day!
continues forever ...
God’s Kingdom is Now
but Not Yet
The Current Age:
Sin & the curse remains
To be contended with
… since “the fall”
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.”

26. 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

28. Plunge Young Adults This Sunday November 4 6 pm Dinner & Study
At Doug & Jane’s
247 Burton Place
Fort McMurray
Alliance Church
Go deep! Make Waves!!