1. Ecclesia Represent

2. Very Wealthy Chosen to Represent

3. Walking in Downtown Roanoke…

4. Your friend is rude to the Server

5. Your friend is rude to the Server Or is wearing a shirt you cringe at…

6. You did some things At the Party…

7. Why do parents care so much?

8. BMW Dealership and Facebook… Why did it matter?

9. Representation is important…

10. Brokenness and scars

11. Jesus died because of our brokenness Jesus died for our brokenness

12. Church= his idea

13. Church= his idea Engage…to heal, restore, make whole

14. Church= his idea Represent…Jesus to a watching world

15. 2 Errors: - "Plastic Dashboard Jesus" Lives - "It doesn't matter/I don't care…"

16. How we handle ourselves Tells people about the reality of Jesus And his Church

17. What would you say? Westboro Baptist Church

18. What would you say? Westboro Baptist Church Why?

19. Quick Theology Break…

20. Universal Church Local Church

21. Universal Church: - Invisible (to us) - All Believers, All Time - Unstoppable and Triumphant

22. Local Church: - Visible - Believers and Unbelievers - Contemporary - Mortal

23. Which are we?

24. "The church is the visible representation of Christ on the earth" - Keith Green

25. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body - Ephesians 1:22-23

26. We are his body= Visible Representation of Christ on the earth Scary Privilege

27. …you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses - Acts 1:8

28. Death for sin, as sin Burial of sin Resurrection over Death, Hell, the Grave Ascension to Authority with Power

29. The Purpose of the Power is the Point of the Christian life: Glorify God (by making Disciples)

30. The Magnitude of the gift Determines the depth Of our commitment - To represent - To make disciples

31. …you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses - Acts 1:8 Church is Christ's idea… He has empowered us to BE his Body

32. Church is the visible representation We gather together in his power by his will as his body …to become a faithful representation of our God

33. How we handle ourselves Tells people about the reality of Jesus And his Church

34. "But I don't believe in Organized Religion… I can follow Jesus without Being a part of a church"

35. We are the only Jesus Many people will see - Individually - Collectively

36. We're called to Represent How we Represent matters

37. We're called to Represent How we Represent matters Ambassador

38. …we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God - 2 Cor. 5:20-21

39. Ambassadors Represent the Interests of the sending country In a foreign country - Not my home - Not my values - Not my future Represent my home country's Best Interests

40. We represent every day… Spouse Parents/Children Work

41. We represent every day… The reality of our faith The influence of our church The truth of who we really are

42. "Plastic Jesus is Holier-than-thou" God forbid!

43. “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you” - Romans 2:23-24 We don't represent religious morality… We represent Jesus

44. We are not called to Represent our perfection While looking down on others

45. We are called to Represent Jesus His power changes us His Spirit creates unity His people love one another

46. The problem: People talk, gossip, slander…

47. The question is not: What are they saying? The question is: Is it true?

48. The question is not: What are they saying? (Reputation) The question is: Is it true? (Representation)

49. Representation: How we handle ourselves Reputation: What people say about us

50. Representation is important It tells people who we are AND who our God is

51. Representation: How we handle ourselves Important Reputation: What people say about us Unimportant (if we've handled Representation well)

52. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul

53. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers (Reputation), they may see your good deeds (Representation) and glorify God on the day of visitation - 1 Peter 2:11-12

54. We don't model perfection We live out our identity in Christ

55. God made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God - 2 Cor. 5:20-21

56. We are not sinners because we sin We sin because we have a sinful nature It's who we are

57. We are not Righteous Because we do deeds of righteousness We do deeds of righteousness (obedience to Christ) Because we were made righteous It's who we are in Christ

58. Representation comes from who we are Not what we try to be

59. You will receive Power… - Acts 1:8 If there's no power There's no real, life-changing faith

60. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness - 2 Peter 1:3

61. Reputation: Let them talk People who detract say more about themselves than about others

62. Representation: Let it bring honor to God and His church What people see in me Is what they know of my Jesus

63. One of the reasons we Engage and "Spur one another on To love and good deeds" Is because we're a team together Representing King Jesus To our watching world

64. God loves and values you As you are

65. God loves and values you Too much to let you stay Just like you are God wants more for us Than we want for ourselves

66. God loves and values you Too much to let you stay Just like you are As he changes you He's changing people's views of Him

67. God wants more for you Than you want for yourself…

68. What would those who know me Say about my Jesus? My church?

69. What would my FB friends Say about my Jesus? My church?

70. Do I carry the Name Consciously aware That I represent King Jesus And his local Church?

71. Have I experienced Christ's power in my life?