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CULTURE
CHRISTIAN CULTURE
BONE & MARROW: RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD IN A CULTURE OF COMPROMISE
BONE & MARROW: COMMUNICATING THE WORD TO A CULTURE OF COMPROMISE
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Word of God”
“the truth of God revealed in Scripture that humans speak to each other with reliance on God's help to understand it and apply it.”-John Piper
“Living and Active”
- Produces effects
Pierces & Divides “Soul and Spirit” “Joints and Marrow”
Joints
- the thick, hard, outer part of the bone.
Marrow
- the soft, tender, living, inner part of the bone
Soul
-Invisible dimension of our life that we are by nature.
Spirit
-what we are by supernatural rebirth
Where are we going?
The Gospel does not need help
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The Gospel does not need help
It is the word of God that reveals to us our true selves.
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The Gospel does not need help
It is the word of God that reveals to us our true selves.
Piercing reveals the marrow
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The Gospel does not need help
It is the word of God that reveals to us our true selves.
Piercing reveals the marrow
We need help
What is culture?Culture- the total of the inherited ideas, beliefs,
values and knowledge which constitute the shared bases of social action. -Paul & Priscilla Reid
“How can we be culturally relevant and also counter cultural and still effective?”-Priscilla Reid
The Tenor of CultureSocial Media Conversations
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Steve Jobs“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone
else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.”
Sometimes I believe in God, sometimes I don’t. I think it’s 50-50 maybe,” “But ever since I’ve had cancer, I’ve been thinking about it more. And I find myself believing a bit more. Maybe it’s because I want to believe in an afterlife. That when you die, it doesn’t just all disappear. The wisdom you’ve accumulated. Somehow it lives on.”
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Einstein“I want to learn how God created the world.
These or those phenomena in a range aren’t interesting to me..... this or that element. I want to know his thoughts. The rest is details.”
Kingdom CultureEvery church has a culture!
One of the most decisive and important functions of leaders is the creation and management of its culture. –Paul Reid
Are we known more for what we stand for, or are we known more for what we stand against?
"Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth then actual lies." –Nietzsche
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Paul’s adaptability to culture.
Philippians 4:8-9
THINK and put into practice:
True, Noble, Lovely, Admirable, Excellent, Praiseworthy
“Culture is not shaped by talking about it, it is shaped by behavior.” -Paul Reid
It is Modeled by LEADERSHIP.
This is the value:“Under the guidance of Holy Spirit, the church
develops its life and ministry in culturally appropriate ways. Effective in reaching lost and unchurched, by employing relevant methods to engage and transform culture.”
–Paul Reid
Cutting the Bone and Marrow
1. The art of Double Listening
“One ear to God’s word and one ear to God’s world.”
-John Stott
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Cutting the Bone and Marrow
1. The art of Double Listening
“One ear to God’s word and one ear to God’s world.”
-John Stott
2. Be relevant, not recent
Cutting the Bone and Marrow
3. A Hallmark of Compassion
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Cutting the Bone and Marrow3. A Hallmark of Compassion
4.NEW UNDERSTANDING OF CHURCH
No more FIGHT OR FLIGHT
"The church does not exist for us, we are the church - the church exists for the world." -Erwin McManus
IMPERFECT EXCELLENCE
No more FIGHT OR FLIGHT
"The church does not exist for us, we are the church - the church exists for the world." -Erwin McManus
IMPERFECT EXCELLENCE
Cutting the Bone and Marrow
5. Broadcast your LIFE SONG
"Churches in the future will know that we can’t bring life to the city by avoiding the city, or by becoming the city." Alan Scott
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5. Broadcast your LIFE SONG
"Churches in the future will know that we can’t bring life to the city by avoiding the city, or by becoming the city." Alan Scott
Life-Song- The melody of your life as heard and perceived by others
*A life-Song that breaks Bone & pierces Marrow creates an attractive melody.
What is the opposite of melody/harmony?
Antagonism, Cacophony, Discord, Conflict, Dissension, Hostility, Contention, Contest, Compulsion,
Jesus Engaged CultureA new vision, a different agenda, a life worth
living.
Jesus identified the Life-song of others even before they recognized it themselves.
WHAT IS THE CULTURE OF OUR CHURCH?
BE PRESENT
BE PATIENT
BE PREPARED