‘Living Outside the Box’ IMPACT! SERVICE Matthew 4 Mark 16 Acts 16

The origins of the phrase ‘thinking outside the box’ are obscure; but it was popularized in part because of a nine-dot puzzle, which John Adair claims to have introduced in 1969 ‘Living Outside the Box’

The ‘nine dots’ puzzle The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once.

‘Living Outside the Box’ The ‘nine dots’ puzzle The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once.

‘Living Outside the Box’ The ‘nine dots’ puzzle The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once.

‘Living Outside the Box’ The ‘nine dots’ puzzle The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once.

‘Living Outside the Box’ The ‘nine dots’ puzzle The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once.

‘Living Outside the Box’ The ‘nine dots’ puzzle The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once.

The Evangelical Puzzle How did twelve unlearned men from an obscure part of the world establish the most far flung understanding of God the world has ever known?

The Evangelical Puzzle They followed the example of their Lord who taught them to get outside the box!

“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.” Matthew 4:23

“Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to…

…every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.’” Mark 16:14-16

“Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia…

…they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia…

…concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.” Acts 16:6-10

The Jesus IMPACT! Message God Loves You and Desires You to Know His Love! ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Jesus IMPACT! Message “...teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom...” ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Jesus IMPACT! Method Demonstrate God’s Love by Meeting Human Need! ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Jesus IMPACT! Method “...and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.” ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Living Outside the Box “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.’” ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Living Outside the Box Our principal habitat is not to live within great cathedrals or extensive campuses, but to be going! ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box “Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go… ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box …into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and… ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box …pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the… ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box …Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.” ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box Like Jesus, we are to be telling the gospel in the context of meeting the needs of those we find around us each day! ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box Intentional! ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box Creative! ‘Living Outside the Box’

The Church IMPACT! Service Outside the Box Opportunistic! ‘Living Outside the Box’

So… …what will it be FirstSarasota, Inside or Outside the Box? ‘Living Outside the Box’

IMPACT! SERVICE Matthew 4 Mark 16 Acts 16