1. The Cry Freedom Workshop

2.  God’s unfolding plan to bless, heal, redeem all nations is the basic theme of the Bible  God’s strategy for blessing nations: Through his covenant people (Israel/OT, Church/NT)  Telos, the ultimate goal: The ingathering of the nations, the glory and splendor of the nations brought into the New Jerusalem  This is why the church exists!

3.  The church is to be in the world but not of the world: to be salt to be light to be filled with people of the Book wherever they are – Christians on Monday as well as Sunday  To be externally focused in order to disciple the nations

4.  The local church plays a vital, essential role in fostering ◦ The Truth ◦ Virtuous, industrious, self-governing citizens ◦ Strong, healthy families  If the church doesn’t play her God-ordained role, no other group or institution can! Not the government, not international organizations, nobody! Gathered for worship & equipping Scattered for service & discipling the nations

5.  The Truth, as revealed in Scripture, is the foundation for free, prosperous nations  The church is the steward of God’s Word for the good of the nations  The church has a prophetic role, to stand-up for, and speak forth the truth  The church, as part of the larger society, must intercede for the nation. She must confess and repent over the sins of the society (If my people, who are called by name will humble themselves…etc.)

6.  The church must disciple the nation by bringing God’s truth—the biblical worldview/biblical principles—to bear in all areas of life, and all spheres of society.  See the basic principles for building free, just, and fruitful nations outlined in the “Cry Freedom” videos  The church must understand these basic principles. It must govern itself according to these principles (incarnate them before the watching eyes of the nation)  It must speak-out and advocate for these principles to government leaders

7.  Such people are a basic requirement of free, prosperous nations  The problem: “There is no one righteous, not even one…” (Romans 3:10).  The solution: The Gospel! “But now a righteousness from God, apart from the law, has been made known, to which the Law and Prophets testify” (Romans 3:21)  The church is the steward of the Gospel  Evangelism, personal repentance and regeneration are the essential first step in building free, prosperous nations

8.  The church must train and equip its people to become Christ-like ◦ It must help them “take off” cultural lies and deceptions, and “put on” the truth—the biblical worldview. ◦ It must help them live-out the great commandment, the “irreducible minimum” of sacrificial love and service to neighbors.  It must help them walk in the truth ◦ In their primary vocation as family members (fathers, mothers, etc.) ◦ In their secondary vocation, developing a biblical theology of vocation, incarnating and proclaiming God’s truth in every sector/sphere of society. Equipping Centers Equipping Centers for developing Virtuous, Industrious, Self-Governing Citizens

9.  Once people are equipped, the church must send them into all areas of the city Sending Centers Sending Centers for developing Virtuous, Industrious, Self-Governing Citizens

10.  The family is the most basic social institution in any nation. It is the basic social building- block of free, prosperous nations  The family is the God-ordained school of virtuous character-building and self- government  The church must equip fathers to shepherd their families, and mothers to nurture and educate their children

11.  The church is called to fulfill three components of the Great Commission: GEO-GRAPHIC: Spread from Jerusalem  Judea  Samaria  Ends of Earth (Acts 1:8) DEMO-GRAPHIC: All nations or “people groups” (Matthew 28:19) KTIZO-GRAPHIC*: All creation (Mark 16:15) * KTIZOGRAPHIC is a construct of two Greek words: KTIZO, the root of KTSIS, meaning ‘creature’ or ‘creation’ & GRAPHO, meaning ‘to describe or delineate’

12. “… there is not a square inch of the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all does not cry: “Mine!’” Abraham Kuyper Free University’s inaugural convocation 1880 The Great Commission (Geographic, Demographic, and Ktizo-graphic)

13. Family Spheres of Society* Worldview Spiritual Regeneration Character Discipled Nations The End * Government, Arts, Media, Education, Commerce, etc. Discipleship Evangelism Mission Putting it All Together