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2 Introduction Modern Stories What is a worldview?

3 Cape Bojador

4 The Worldview Story Animism Biblical Theism Secularism Ultimate Man Nature History Reality

5 Romans 12:2 “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” How does this passage relate to what we have been talking about?

6 Ideas Have Consequences Fruit = Consequences Branches = Behavior Trunk = Values Roots = Belief System Roots = Belief System

7 The Spread of Ideas Ideas travel around the globe, from one area to another. Ideas travel around the globe, from one area to another. Ideas pass to future generations. Ideas pass to future generations. Ideas diffuse into cultures through classes of people. Ideas diffuse into cultures through classes of people. Vertical Temporal Horizontal

8 Ideas Spread Through Culture The Intellectuals (religion, philosophy) The Balladeers (popular music, the arts) The Professionals (law, politics, economics) The Common

9 “Give me the songs of the nations, and it matters not who writes its laws.” (Plato)

“Send in the artists, mystics, and clowns. Their fertile imaginations pours the new wine of the gospel into fresh wineskins (Luke 5:38). With fresh language, poetic vision, and striking symbols, they express God’s inexpressible Word in artistic forms that are charged with the power of God, engaging our minds and stirring our hearts as they flare and flame.” “Send in the artists, mystics, and clowns. Their fertile imaginations pours the new wine of the gospel into fresh wineskins (Luke 5:38). With fresh language, poetic vision, and striking symbols, they express God’s inexpressible Word in artistic forms that are charged with the power of God, engaging our minds and stirring our hearts as they flare and flame.” 10 The Balladeers Brennan Manning

11 Transforming Society Rebuilt Societies Reformed Cultures Repentant Souls and Regenerated Lives G o s p e l – R e n e w e d M i n d s – D i s c i p l e d N a t i o n s C o n s e q u e n c e s – B e h a v i o r – V a l u e s - B e l i e f s

The Role of the Church in Society John 17:15-19 What did Jesus say is to be the relationship between the church and the world?

13 Disengaged In the Church and Out of the World

14 Conformed Indistinguishable from the World

15 Impacting the World In the World but not of the World TO LIFE

16 Gathered and Scattered Gathered for worship & equipping Scattered for service & discipling the nations

17 Kingdom Culture Lived and Proclaimed KingdomCulture Biblical Metaphysic TRUTH Biblical Ethic JUSTICE Biblical Aesthetic BEAUTY

18 GEO-GRAPHIC GEO-GRAPHIC –Jerusalem  Judea  Samaria  Ends of Earth (Acts 1:8) DEMO-GRAPHIC DEMO-GRAPHIC –All Nations or “people groups” (Matthew 28:19) KTIZO-GRAPHIC* KTIZO-GRAPHIC* –All Creation (Mark 16:15) * KTIZOGRAPHIC is a construct of two Greek words: KTIZO, the root for KTISIS, meaning creature or creation and GRAPHO, meaning to describe or delineate. The Great Commission

19 Three Dimensions of the Great Commission on earth as it is in heaven DEMOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHIC Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done KTIZOGRAPHIC

20 Kingdom Culture and the Great Commission TRUTH JUSTICE BEAUTY on earth as it is in heaven DEMOGRAPHIC KTIZOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHIC Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done KingdomCulture Progress (Isaiah 9:7): “of the increase of his government… there will be no end” Time (Matt. 28:20b) “until the end of the age” Infusion

The Loss of a Biblical Worldview Why are we no longer telling the whole story of God’s Big Agenda? How have we lost the understanding of the biblical nature of the church?

22 Biblical Theism G OD Creation

23 G OD is transcendent standing outside of creation G OD is immanent in His creation Biblical Worldview Being History Incarnation Indwelling HS

24 G OD Coram Deo: before the face of God Faith Science Business Missions Justice Devotional Life Art Bread Reason Theology Ethics Politics Evangelism Nature Community Service Gospel

25 Deism G OD Cosmos

26 Secularism ? Nature

27 Coram Deo: before the face of God FaithScienceBusinessMissionsJustice Art / Music Devotional Life LifeBreadReasonTheologyEthicsPoliticsEvangelismNature Community Service Gospel G OD

28 Don’t Hide!

29 Reaction “ Fundamentalists” EvangelicalsPentecostalsCharismatics Church Divided Accommodation “Liberals” Old-LineDenominations Church Secularism

30 The Greek Dichotomy FaithTheologyEthicsMissions Devotional Life Gospel ReasonScienceBusiness/economicsPoliticsArt/music Physical ministry Bread Higher more important Lower less important SPIRITUAL(sacred) PHYSICAL(secular) GRACE NATURE Sunday Weekdays

31 Evangelical Gnosticism Secular Sacred G OD

32 Evangelical Gnosticism Moral *Faith *Grace *Missions *Ethics Sacred * Theology * Evangelism * Discipleship * Devotions Natural G OD Physical * Works * Reason * Business * Politics Secular * Science * Economics * Mass Media * The Arts ‘Physical’ Ministries Social JusticeWeekdays Spiritual Disciplines Spiritual WarfareSundays Spiritual

33 At Least... Three Things Lost Biblical Mind Biblical Mind Great Commission Great Commission Samaritan Strategy Samaritan Strategy

34 Application Take time to reflect on some examples of a divided worldview in your life. Take time to reflect on some examples of a divided worldview in your life. How is it manifested personally or in your family, your work or your ministry? How is it manifested personally or in your family, your work or your ministry? Prayerfully ask the Lord to reveal one practical step you can take to live Coram Deo in this area.

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36 Power of Story Review What is a worldview? How does it work? What is a worldview? How does it work? What are three ways ideas can spread? What are three ways ideas can spread? What are three primary elements of kingdom culture? What are three primary elements of kingdom culture? How has the adoption of a dualistic way of thinking impacted your life? How has the adoption of a dualistic way of thinking impacted your life?