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1. Worship First Corinthians There are divisions in the Church (Ch 1) True wisdom found in the message of the Cross and in the Spirit of God (Ch 1/2) Apollos and Paul are nothing and God is everything (Ch 3) Immorality and lawsuits Worship and prayer times dishonour God. 1. Worship
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1. Worship First Corinthians There are divisions in the Church (Ch 1) True wisdom found in the message of the Cross and in the Spirit of God (Ch 1/2) Apollos and Paul are nothing and God is everything (Ch 3) Immorality and lawsuits Worship and prayer times dishonour God
1. Worship 1 Corinthians 12 12:3 Only believers can declare Jesus is Lord by the Holy Spirit 12:12 The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts and though all of its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body… 12:18 God has arranged the parts of the body, every one of them just as he wanted them to be as it is, there are many parts but one body
1. Worship 1 Corinthians 12 12:22 The part that seem weaker are indispensible 12:25 there should be no division in the body 12:26 If one part suffers, we all do, if one part is honoured we all rejoice 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
1. Worship For the glory of His Name and for the sake of Community, submit to Christ and to one another. Submission leads to unity; individualism can lead to division
2. Prayer Does prayer make a difference? Does God call his Church to pray together? 20% = 100 people Sunday nights @ 6pm
2. Prayer For the glory of His Name and for the sake of Community, submit to Christ (in this matter of prayer) and to one another. It is Prayer that brings about a foundation for transformation
3. Mission Matthew 28 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
3. Mission Acts 13 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
3. Mission The Unfinished Task: 75% of the world have had the good news presented to them in a way they could appreciate and meaningfully respond to. However, that leaves approximately 25% who haven’t. 16,350 people groups 9,705 groups considered to be reached. 6,645 are counted in the Least reached or unengaged category (0.01%-5% Christians). 2.84 billion or 41.1% of humanity considered unreached
3. Mission The Unfinished Task: 85% of all unreached people groups are in the 10/40 Window - within the radar scope of Perth, Australia 95% of the world’s population has access to Scripture in a language they can understand, though not always in a heart language. Languages that may need Scripture translation: 2,252 Vision 2025 aims to see a Bible translation programme started in every language that needs one by the year 2025.
3. Mission Media & Technology: Christian radio has a potential coverage of 99% of the earth population with the gospel as well as training locals for church planting and church leadership. The Jesus Film has been shown to nearly 5 billion people 200 million decisions for Christ. Potential coverage of 99% of the world’s population. The internet and mobile phones will shape the nature of and mission
Bishop Kamau Turkana People
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