Our challenge is to change darkness into light. We are called out of this world into a special place of family and support called "church" to be sent into the darkness to influence and make a difference.

1. IT TAKES A “CHURCH”
SENT INTO SOCIETY
LIVE WHERE
You, your family, your neighbors,
and your community live in health
and prosper.

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3. IT TAKES A “CHURCH”
SENT INTO SOCIETY
LIVE WHERE
You, your family, your neighbors,
and your community live in health
and prosper.

4. “SENT INTO SOCIETY" .....
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them,
saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven
and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of
all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I
have commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

5. SENT INTO SOCIETY MATTHEW 28:18
Jesus birthed an organism
called the church with this
commission.

6. “SENT INTO SOCIETY" .....
Philippians 2:14-16 (PHILLIPS)
14-16 Do all you have to do without grumbling or
arguing, so that you may be God’s children,
blameless, sincere and wholesome, living in a warped
and diseased world, and shining there like lights in a
dark place. For you hold in your hands the very word
of life. Thus can you give me something to be proud
of in the day of Christ, for I shall know then that I did
not spend my energy in vain.

7. “SENT INTO SOCIETY" .....
Our charter is to be lights in
darkness. We do not avoid
darkness. We engage
darkness and replace it with
light.

8. Church / Assembly
ekklesia from ek, "out of," and
klesis, "a calling" (kaleo, "to call"),
was used among the Greeks of a
body of citizens "gathered" to
discuss the affairs of state
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

9. Passioned For People
Remember that local expressions of His body
are not limited to gatherings in buildings or
physical churches. The church is not a
building, it is the people called out of the world
to assemble for worship. It is the believers in
Christ meeting whenever and wherever. Our
hearts form the home in which the Father
loves to spend His time. He is focused on
people for people. Get a passion for people
with Him

10. Jeremiah 31:10: Hear the word of the
LORD, O you nations (cultures and races),
and proclaim it in the far off isles and
coastlands (those totally unlike us in any
way), and say, He that scattered Israel will
gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd
does his flock. 11: For the LORD has
redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him
from the hand of him that was stronger
than he.

11. Jeremiah 31:12: Therefore they shall come
and sing in the height of Zion(the church
of Jesus Christ of whom he is the chief
cornerstone), and shall flow together to
the goodness of the LORD (there will be
no disunity, but a spirit of preference for
each other from every tribe and kindred
people of all cultures) ,

12. "This promise was to have its full
accomplishment in the days of the
Messiah, when the gospel should be
preached to all these countries, and a
general invitation thereby given into the
church of Christ, of which Zion was a
type. That God shall have the glory and
the church both the honour and comfort
of this blessed change." (Matthew Henry's
Commentary on Jeremiah 31)

13. Hebrews 12:22: But you have come to
Mount Zion and to the city of the living
God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an
innumerable company of angels,
1 Peter 2:6: Therefore it is also contained
in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a
chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he
who believes on Him will by no means be
put to shame."

14. With such support,
how can we fail?
Why do we hesitate?

15. Jeremiah 31:12for wheat, and for wine,
and for oil, and for the young of the flock
and of the herd (all forms of service will
be productive and provide a place of full
supply): and their soul shall be as a
watered garden (the anointing will be rich
and bountiful); and they shall not sorrow
any more at all (because the comforts of
serving united bless them and comfort
them).

16. Jeremiah 31: 13: Then shall the virgin
rejoice in the dance, both young men and
old together (no dividing lines of
generations): for I will turn their mourning
into joy (old habits and ways will drop
aside and be replaced with life giving
ways), and will comfort them (strength
will be supplied for the tasks and lost
years restored),

17. Jeremiah 31:13 and make them rejoice from
their sorrow(what was a curse will now be a
blessing, what the enemy meant for evil
God will make productive and good). 14:
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with
fatness (the leaders will be supplied in all
areas), and my people shall be satisfied
with my goodness (bickering, finger-
pointing, and dissatisfaction will give way to
being pleased with God's goodness), says
the LORD.

18. Here is a picture of unity, provision,
leadership, joy, comfort, connection,
and generational mix. Each uses
best what is in them. Each submits
to the gifts and strengths of the
others. Each is a part. Each is an
individual. Old and young dance in
the same room. There is singing
and laughing. All races and nations.

19. Delightful Assemblies
Be delighted in the saints, especially when they come
together. The delight of the assemblies of the saints of
God is a most pure form of worship. There are many
expressions of these assemblies. The heart of a saint
of God should love all of them. Some are quiet. Some
are loud. Some are formal. Some are casual. Some
are austere. Some are gregarious. Some dance. Some
stand. Some sit. Some hug. Some kneel. Some weep.
Some laugh. Possibilities are limitless. Delight in the
gathering place of the believers in Christ. These
gatherings are the dwelling place of the most high and
the tabernacle of holiness.

20. WELCOME
Come
Join
Be Well

21. WELCOME
Taking Inventory on By Grace - Called Out
How have I helped my assembly of
believers be welcoming? Do people
want to come? The greeting,
Welcome, means to come, join, and
be well, be comforted. Are people
more well after they come?

22. WELCOME
Taking Inventory on By Grace - Called Out
How have I hindered people from
seeing our group as a place of
supply, satisfaction, and safety?

23. WELCOME
Taking Inventory on By Grace - Called Out
Do I enjoy the collective body of
Christ and serve together with
people different than me? Who do I
love to be with that is different in
personality, temperament, talent,
skill, ability, or interests?

24. Father of All Mercy!
Good day. Creation shines.
Good way. Wisdom pours.
Good friends. Words encourage.
Good mends. Love covers.
Good health. Son rises.
Good wealth. Enough plus.
Good leaders. Right decisions.
Good believers. Right actions.
Good family. Safe and sound.
Good future. Meaningful plan.
Jesus is Bigger.

25. Padre de toda misericordia!
Buen día. La Creación resplandece.
Buena manera. La Sabiduría derramada.
Buenos amigos. Palabras de ánimo.
Bien enmendarse. Amor que cubre.
Buena salud. El Hijo se levanta.
Bienestar. Más que suficiente.
Buenos líderes. Decisiones correctas.
Buenos creyentes. Acciones correctas.
Buena familia. Sano y salvo.
Buen futuro.
Un plan significativo.
Jesús es el más grande.

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