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June 5, 2011 Pushing Back the
Darkness
General Council 2011
Challenge
Introduction: Thank you for sending me to the General
Council of the C&MA in
I. Pushing Back the Darkness begins in
“me”
a. Psalm
101 – Declaration of holy living.
b. Council quotes…
--(Rev. Fred Hartley III) “In order to push back the
darkness we must be personally right with
God.”
--(Dr. Ravi Zacharias) “We will never teach people to
worship in community unless we teach them to worship personally.
Worship builds a conviction of safety. It satisfies us with the power to change.
It rescues us from the tyranny of the immediate.
--(C&MA Missionary JJ Knouch) “Missions exists
because worship doesn’t”
*** Serve
Communion ***
II. Pushing Back the Darkness in my community.
a. Acts
1:8 – God expects transformation of entire cities.
b. I
Peter 3: 10-17 “Be ready…”
c. Rev.
Ravi Zacharias Council quotes…
1. “Apologetics must not merely be heard
but seen.
2. If
gospel is not seen it will not be heard.
3. If you
answer questions without answering questioner you are a bad
apologist.
4. We
will never push back the darkness with an argument; we must meet a felt need
first.
5. Truth
and relevance are indispensible to communication.
III. Pushing Back the Darkness in my nation and world.
a. Light is necessary to push back the
darkness. John 1:4-13
--(CMA missionary JJ Knouch) Sharing through tears she
said that their were more people worshipping God in this auditorium KC
(Convention Center with less than 2000 people ) than that of the entire country
where her family is going in central
b. Light of Jesus is the solution but the lantern needs
to be carried.
--(CMA Core Values DVD Clip – Syna
Lao)
c. (A.B. Simpson portrayal) “Co-lantern with God and
push back the darkness.”
Conclusion:
1. Live
sanctified and worship daily our God.
2. Live
Christ in order to share Christ.
3. Live
Christ’s Great Commission
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