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Strategy

At the start of any new endeavor it always good to formulate a strategy. Some strategies are complex and nuanced while others are simple. Ours is simple. Make disciples and drive home the point that in Christ there is a new way to be human.

The point of Luke’s gospel is to portray Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah of the Jews and the savior of all mankind.[1]

 

Luke’s gospel is the longest single book in the New Testament, and if Luke wrote Acts than he his the largest single contributor to the New Testament.[2] Furthermore, the dating of the book of acts is usually placed in the early sixties of the first century, which is very important for the books authenticity.

Our progression through the Gospel of Luke will be an exciting trek and a long one. But hopefully what will be shown is the importance of knowing what scripture says and how it applies to our lives today.

[1] Spiros Zodhiates, NASB Study Bible, 1343

[2] Lea and Black, New Testament: Its Background and Message, 146

 

Here are the notes I used in Sundays' sermons. Anyone who desires to look over them is more than welcome to do so. I should have had these printed out for you all to follow along with anyway.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2226710/Disciples%20Tested.doc

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2226710/Hosea.doc

"Christians are heirs of a 2,000-year tradition of proclaiming God’s word, seeking justice in our societies, resisting tyranny, and reaching out with compassion to the poor, oppressed and suffering."

This is the opening statement of the preamble to the Manhattan Declaration. The document was recently published for the purpose of reaffirming fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and to call upon believers and non-believers alike, to join in defending them. These truths are:

  1. The sanctity of human life
  2. The dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife
  3. The rights of conscience and religious liberty.

This is the link to the document, where you can read it in its entirety and even sign it if you so desire.

http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/the-declaration

When we went and visited Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in the spring of 2008 Rashele and I were given a tour of the campus. One of the highlights of the campus was the Center for Great Commission Studies. In that building there was a particular map called the Global Status of Evangelical Christianity. I found it interesting and though I would share it with you all.

Here is a link to an expanded version of the map http://www.worldmap.org/maps/downloads/BMP_Map_SGI_25.jpg?PHPSESSID=00c04db7cabd134498bf6d74bceee23e