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The Revolutionary Rescue

• f Humanity

Sermon 1: The Cross Then and Now Sermon 2: Why the Cross? Sermon 3 (Good Friday): The Cross: Suffering and Redemption Grounded in Absolute Love Sermon 4 (Easter Sunday): The Revolutionary Rescue Testimony Sunday: Our Stories of God’s Rescue Sermon 5: New Hope / New Creation Sermon 6: The Kingdom of God: Justice, Beauty and Evangelism Sermon 7: The Kingdom of God: Our Calling / Our Vocations

The Kingdom of God: Justice, Beauty and Evangelism

A PEOPLE THAT YEARN FOR JUSTICE AND BEAUTY

What Does Justice Look Like?

• Jesus Luke 4:16-20
• Justice – righteousness…and loving kindness

Matthew 23:23

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and

• cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters
• f the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have

practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago Power is a poison well known for thousands of years. If only no one were able to acquire material power

• ver others! But to the human being who has faith in

some force that holds dominion over all of us, and who is therefore conscious of his own limitations, power is not necessarily fatal. For those, however, who are unaware of any higher sphere, it is a deadly

• poison. For them there is no antidote.

CNN Series - Mostly Human with Laurie Segall “Silicon Valley’s Secret” “It’s almost like a badge of honor to show how busy you are,” says entrepreneur Rand Fishkin. “Sleep is not cool, pregnancy, not cool. All these things that normal human beings do and need -- people need families, they need to go to sleep at night, but somehow that is excluded from the acceptable portion of the culture.”

Justice

Indeed, he will not just bring justice—he is justice, the embodiment of God’s yearning that creation be restored as his image bearers are restored. If you follow Jesus, he will use you to bring justice. If you want justice—follow Jesus. Andy Crouch

BEAUTY

We Yearn for Beauty

Philippians 4: 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its

• time. He has also set eternity in the

human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Genesis 1:27

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Acts 3:6-10

Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.

When all the people saw him walking and praising God, they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

EVANGELISM

an evangelos was one who brought a message of victory or other political or personal news that caused joy

Evangelism

Matthew 28:19 (NIV) “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” Acts 1:8 (NIV) “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

I Peter 3:15

he exhorts, “But in your hearts set apart Christ as LORD. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”

Isaiah 6:8

“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’”