The world is messed up; that s obvious. But what s more revealing is the human response: how do you feel about this kind of world?
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1 FOUR WORLDS GOSPEL PRESENTATION Introduction: The Ache Would you like to hear the core message of Jesus? (Or, use intro from Proxe station) What s our world like? What do you see on the news? The world is messed up; that s obvious. But what s more revealing is the human response: how do you feel about this kind of world? No normal person thinks that suffering, violence and oppression are good things. No one throws a party for the bloodbath in Darfur, when a child is infected with AIDS, or when the Towers fell in New York. So what does this mean? Most people ache for a better world. (Draw a circle on top right corner to signify the world and squiggly lines around it to show the messed up nature of the world) But our universal ache speaks of something more. The storyline of the Bible indicates the reason we have this ache is because such a better world once existed and will exist again.
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3 Part 1: Designed for good In the Christian worldview, God created a good world and it worked beautifully. All creation was under his leadership and enjoyed Him as the source of life. 1 (Draw a circle on the top left corner and stick figures within it) On a bigger level, The world God created was designed to take care of us and we were designed to flourish in human communities as we cared for the world. 2 (Write the word Bigger between the first and second circle) On a relational level, People were designed to love and serve one another. 3 (Write the word Relational under Bigger ) On a personal level, we were each designed to live in a trusting and intimate relationship with God as our just and loving leader. 4 (Write the word Personal under Relational ) The world and all that s in it was designed for good. (Title the first circle Designed for Good ) But what happened to this good world? How did we get to where we are today? 1 Genesis 1:31 2 Genesis 1:28 3 Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:18 4 Genesis 1:26
4 Designed for Good Bigger Relational Personal
5 Part 2: Damaged by evil When we lived under God s leadership, we experienced a good world. But we rejected God s leadership, took charge, put ourselves in the center and essentially became our own god. By doing so, we broke our relationship with God, separating ourselves from the source of life, leaving our selves and our world in a state of death. 5 (Draw two stick figures in the center and arrows pointing inward) On the bigger level, we damage our world. We destructively use the world and the people in it for our own benefit instead of serving them. We see this in slavery, injustice, oppression, genocide, etc. Almost half of all those trafficked worldwide for sex and domestic slavery are children under the age of 18, about 1 million every year. (Point to the word Bigger ) On a relational level, we damage one another. We harmfully use people instead of serving them. We see this in conflicts, objectification of people and groups, alienation, bitterness, abuse, lust, anger, etc. (tie in to Proxe if appropriate) 6 (Point to the word Relational ) And on a personal level, we damage ourselves, and our relationship with God. We refuse to come under his leadership. 7 (Point to the word Personal) On every level, we have become corrupt. We see evidence of this corruption all around us. We all suffer under these realities. We all contribute to the problem. 8 Our corruption compels us toward evil even as we try to do good. Education, technology, and government never get to the root of the problem. In fact, 27 million people live in slavery around the world today, more slaves than were trafficked in the transatlantic slave trade. The Bible says that God has set a day when the entire human race will be judged and everything set right. 9 Not only will he judge the evil people out there, he has seen our own corrupt sides and will hold us accountable. We and the world are damaged by evil. (Title the second circle Damaged by evil ) 5 Isaiah 53:6, Romans 6:23, Is 59:2 6 Galatians 5: Romans 1: Romans 3:23 9 Acts 17:31
6 Designed for good Bigger Damaged by evil Relational Personal
7 Part 3: Restored for better But God loved the world too much to leave it this way. In His great love God responds to the injustice and corruption and sends Jesus into the world. 10 (Draw a circle in the bottom right hand corner with squiggle around it and people in it) Jesus did three things: Identified: Jesus became one of us, identifying with us by living in a damaged world (though he never contributed to the damage). 11 (Write the word Identified to the left of third circle) Owned: Jesus died on the cross, owning the judgment we deserve for the corruption of the world and the corruption in our heart. 12 (Write the word Owned under Identified ) Overcame: Jesus rose from the dead, overcoming death and unleashing power to restore our damaged world. And Jesus calls us to follow Him as he heals the damage in the world 13 (Write the word Overcame under Owned ) Jesus came to restore the world and everything in it to what God intended. (Title the third circle Restored for better ) 10 John 3:16 11 Philippians 2:6-7, 2 Cor 5:21 12 Philippians 2:8, Romans 3: Acts 3:6-7
8 Designed for good Bigger Damaged by evil Relational Personal Restored for better Identified Owned Overcame
9 Part 4: Sent together to heal By following him, we become the hands and feet of Jesus in the world 14 (Draw circle with squiggle around it, stick figures and a cross) On the bigger level, Jesus has the power to restore our damaged world. He invites us to follow him together into his world to expose corruption and bring justice and to love joyfully which is what we are doing here today by engaging the issue of human trafficking. 15 (Point to word Bigger ) On the relational level, Jesus has the power to restore our relationships. He invites us to follow him by serving, loving, and forgiving each other. 16 (Point to word Relational ) On the personal level, Jesus has the power to restore our relationship with God. He invites us to follow him by coming under his leadership. And what does this look like? 17 (Point to word Personal ) We follow him by Identifying: We identify with Jesus s work: by believing his death and resurrection broke the cycle of corruption in us and in the world. 18 Point to the word Identified ) Owning: We own our own responsibility for the damaged world and receive his forgiveness 19 (Point to the word Owned ) Overcoming: We overcome the damage in our world by committing to follow Jesus into his mission to the world. God gives us the power to follow Jesus by giving us his Spirit and a community of people who also follow Jesus. 20 (Point to the word Overcame ) With these resources, Jesus is calling us to be sent together to heal the world. (Draw arrows pointing outward) (Title this world Sent to heal ) 14 Matthew 5:14-16, John 20: Micah 6:8, Luke 4: Philippians 2:3-4, 1 John 4: Romans 5:10-11, Mark 1:17, 2:14 18 John 3:17-18, Galatians 2:20-21, Romans 10: John 1:9, Acts 10:43 20 Acts 1:8, Matthew 5:14-16
10 Designed for good Damaged by evil Bigger Relational Personal Sent to heal Restored for better Identified Owned Overcame
11 So, which one of these three worlds would you place yourself in? In the first, everything s fine and the world is OK. In the second, you see and experience the damage and corruption in the world. The third world focuses on what Christ has done for us and the world and says you might have some understanding of what Christ did In the fourth, you are following Jesus with his power and community to heal the world. Where are you? If the person says first circle: We have already discussed the suffering in the world. How do you reconcile this with the first world where everything seems OK? If the person says second circle: Jesus is offering you a way to overcome it. He is inviting you to follow him and be sent with his power to heal the world. Would you like to become a follower of Jesus today? If they say Yes You can begin by telling Jesus you would like to become a follower. I can pray and you can pray this after me, or you may pray it silently. Jesus, I believe that your death and resurrection broke the cycle of corruption in the world and in me. I acknowledge my responsibility in contributing to the damage in the world. I receive your forgiveness. I choose to follow you and let you be my leader. I receive your Spirit. If they say No What is keeping you today from becoming a follower of Jesus? (Invite them to a Group Investigating God) If the person says third circle: The third circle represents Christ s work to overcome the corruption in us and in the world. We are called to respond to this by becoming his follower and submitting to his leadership in our lives. Would you like to become a follower of Christ today? (Follow script from circle 2) You may have conversations with nominal Christians who have some connection to Jesus or believe in Jesus or self identify as Christians. However, they may not have heard the gospel as you are sharing it and may have never been invited to follow Jesus fully. By
12 inviting them to follow Jesus, you are giving the same call that Christ gives to all of us without arguing with their definition of whether they are a Christian or not. If the person says fourth circle: That s great. You are doing good in the world. Are you following Jesus and engaging in his mission to heal the world with his community? If they say Yes, they may be a growing Christian. Ask them if they are involved in community and fellowship and given them information. If they say, Well I believe this, but I am not actually following, then ask, Would you like to begin following Jesus? If they say No The fourth world represents an active partnership with God in his healing work in the world. It sounds like maybe what you ve done is make some great efforts, but by yourself. To join Jesus in his healing work is to become part of a lasting solution, both inside you and outside you. It also means to have the resources of his people and his power. Would you like to become a follower of Jesus and be sent to heal the world? (Follow script from circle 2)
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