1. Sessions Overview 1.What is Post-Modernism? 2.The Power of the Gospel in the Hearts of Post-Moderns 3.Reaching Post-Moderns with the Truth in Love 4.Designing Church to Disciple Post-Moderns Apologetics for a Post-Modern World

2. (v6-8) Our message is a mystery What does “mystery” mean? (v10) God reveals to us through His Spirit (v13) Our message isn’t human, its spiritual (v14) Natural humans do not and cannot understand (v15-16) Christians have God’s perspective, Christ’s mind 1 Corinthians 2

3. Tradition Christianity: the Legs of the Table Christianity Scripture Spirit Community

4. Tradition Christianity: Checks-and-Balances ScriptureSpirit Community Tradition Spirit ScriptureCommunity Tradition Spirit Scripture Community

5. Today: How do I best present the Truth from God in a tone that is loving? “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of Him who is the head, that is, Christ.” - Ephesians 4:14-15 (NIV 2011)

6. (v19) I can do whatever I want with my life (v19) Why would let myself be labeled? (v20-22) One man, various cultures How far do we go in taking up cultural norms? How do we ensure people don’t think we’re faking? What is our goal in participating in culture? 1 Corinthians 9:19-27

7. (v22) “I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some!” (v23) What do I lose by not expressing the Good News within my culture’s context? 1 Corinthians 9:19-27

8. (v24-27) Participating in the Games (v24) Win the race (compare to v20b and v21b) (v25) The Game of living the Good News is about Eternity (compare “imperishable wreath” to Phil. 4:1 or 1 Thes. 2:19) 1 Corinthians 9:19-27

9. (v26) “Beating the Air” = not connecting our Truth to our cultural context (v27) “Discipline” … living this way, how does it take discipline? 1 Corinthians 9:19-27