The 4-Chapter Gospel Created for Good Damaged by Evil Redeemed by Love Sent Together to Heal
"Our task, as image-bearing, God-loving, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to  announce redemption  to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to  announce healing  to the world that has discovered its brokenness, to  proclaim love and trust  to the world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion...”  --N.T. Wright
Sent Together to   Heal Living Out the Gospel’s Fourth and Final Chapter
Revelation 22 1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb  2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the  TREE OF LIFE ,  bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.  And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Revelation 22 3 No longer will there be any curse.   The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.  4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.  5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.  The Curse  Genesis 3:14-19 Shalom was shattered Wrong Views of God Wrong Views of People Wrong Views of Creation Suffering and Misery Enmity and Evil Cross lifted the Curse! New Creation
The Great Commission Mark 16   15 [Jesus] said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news  to all creation .  16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned..."
“ All of creation is groaning...”   Romans 8:18-25 Only human beings can be saved from hell and blessed with heaven But the rest of God’s creation is suffering because of human sin Jesus is also sending us to bring  healing to His creation
"Our task, as image-bearing, God-loving, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to  announce redemption  to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to  announce healing  to the world that has discovered its brokenness, to  proclaim love and trust  to the world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion...”  --N.T. Wright
“ The Gospel of Jesus points us, and indeed urges us, to be at the leading edge of the whole culture,  articulating in story, and music and arts and philosophy and education and poetry and politics and theology, and even, heaven help us, biblical studies,  a world view  that will mount this  historically rooted Christian challenge,  that joy and humor and gentleness and good judgment and true wisdom...  --N.T. Wright
“ I believe that we face the question ‘ if not now then when?’  And if we are grasped by this vision, we may also hear the question  ‘if not us, then who?’ And if the Gospel of Jesus is not the key to this task, then what is?”   --N.T. Wright
“ And the leaves of the Tree are for the healing of the nations” Wrong Views of God Wrong Views of People Wrong Views of Creation

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    The 4-Chapter GospelCreated for Good Damaged by Evil Redeemed by Love Sent Together to Heal
  • 2.
    "Our task, asimage-bearing, God-loving, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to announce redemption to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to announce healing to the world that has discovered its brokenness, to proclaim love and trust to the world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion...” --N.T. Wright
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    Sent Together to Heal Living Out the Gospel’s Fourth and Final Chapter
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    Revelation 22 1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the TREE OF LIFE , bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
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    Revelation 22 3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. The Curse Genesis 3:14-19 Shalom was shattered Wrong Views of God Wrong Views of People Wrong Views of Creation Suffering and Misery Enmity and Evil Cross lifted the Curse! New Creation
  • 6.
    The Great CommissionMark 16 15 [Jesus] said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation . 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned..."
  • 7.
    “ All ofcreation is groaning...” Romans 8:18-25 Only human beings can be saved from hell and blessed with heaven But the rest of God’s creation is suffering because of human sin Jesus is also sending us to bring healing to His creation
  • 8.
    "Our task, asimage-bearing, God-loving, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to announce redemption to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to announce healing to the world that has discovered its brokenness, to proclaim love and trust to the world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion...” --N.T. Wright
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    “ The Gospelof Jesus points us, and indeed urges us, to be at the leading edge of the whole culture, articulating in story, and music and arts and philosophy and education and poetry and politics and theology, and even, heaven help us, biblical studies, a world view that will mount this historically rooted Christian challenge, that joy and humor and gentleness and good judgment and true wisdom... --N.T. Wright
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    “ I believethat we face the question ‘ if not now then when?’ And if we are grasped by this vision, we may also hear the question ‘if not us, then who?’ And if the Gospel of Jesus is not the key to this task, then what is?” --N.T. Wright
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    “ And theleaves of the Tree are for the healing of the nations” Wrong Views of God Wrong Views of People Wrong Views of Creation