Slides and short video from #sundayatgrace Walking Church on presenting the authority of God well when telling the Good News about Jesus

1. Five ways to present
the authority of God well
in communicating Christ
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the
good news of God.
15 “The time has come,” he said.
“The kingdom of God has come near.
Repent and believe the good news!”
Mark 1:14-15

2. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue

3. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!

4. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity

5. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity
• Confusion of concepts: Authority- authoritarian

6. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity
• Confusion of concepts: Authority- authoritarian
• The zeitgeist

7. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity
• Confusion of concepts: Authority- authoritarian
• The zeitgeist
• Practical approaches at the cognitive level
• Explaining the helplessness of humanity

8. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity
• Confusion of concepts: Authority- authoritarian
• The zeitgeist
• Practical approaches at the cognitive level
• Explaining the helplessness of humanity
• Proclaiming Christ’s authority as the hope of humanity

9. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity
• Confusion of concepts: Authority- authoritarian
• The zeitgeist
• Practical approaches at the cognitive level
• Explaining the helplessness of humanity
• Proclaiming Christ’s authority as the hope of humanity
• Demonstrating the actual authority of God

10. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity
• Confusion of concepts: Authority- authoritarian
• The zeitgeist
• Practical approaches at the cognitive level
• Explaining the helplessness of humanity
• Proclaiming Christ’s authority as the hope of humanity
• Demonstrating the actual authority of God
• Testimony, testimony, testimony!

11. Authority
• The Good News of God’s an Authority issue
• Universal problem – Fall leads to rebellion!
• The hurdle of human insecurity
• Confusion of concepts: Authority- authoritarian
• The zeitgeist
• Practical approaches at the cognitive level
• Explaining the helplessness of humanity
• Proclaiming Christ’s authority as the hope of humanity
• Demonstrating the actual authority of God
• Testimony, testimony, testimony!
• Showing Christ exercises His authority AGAINST authoritarianism

12. Authority
• Conclusion
If the call of the Kingdom’s to be savingly heard,
we need to stand up for avoiding throwing out
respect for rightful authority
as if it were a baby adrift in
authoritarian bathwater.