1. O Reino de Deus e a Igreja

2. Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Matthew 6: 10

3. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33

4. Our Story Moved to VN in 1996 and started working with FH.
Difficult environment.
Good results but not amazing

5. The Church Strengthened The Community Moving out of Poverty
Program Goals
God Glorified
The Church Strengthened
The Community Moving out of Poverty

6. God’s Will Done in 3 Ways
Love your Neighbor ( Matt 22:37-39 , Gal 5:14)
Give generously (2 Co. 9:6, Luke 6:38)
Stewardship (Matthew 25:23, Genesis 2:15)

13. Isn’t this what Christians do?

14. The Impact Moved to VN in 1996 and started working with FH.
Difficult environment.
Good results but not amazing

15. 1. God’s Intentions being fulfilled

16. 2. Lives Changed

17. 3. People involved in giving and serving

18. 4. People drawing closer to God

19. 5. Reputation of the church and God improved

20. 6. Numbers being added to the church

21. 7. New areas reached

22. 8. God Glorified

23. How? Moved to VN in 1996 and started working with FH.
Difficult environment.
Good results but not amazing

24. 1 Teach Truth

25. Ideas have consequences

26. We are born poor and die poor. The gods control everything.
Agrilcutural techniques – don’t work if they believe this. When you leave they stop
We are born poor and die poor.
The gods control everything.

27. We are not important

28. God ONLY cares about spiritual things

29. We need someone to help us we can’t do anything ourselves

30. We are too poor to give

31. 2 Start Small

32. 3 Trust God

33. No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 33:16-19

34. I am the vine; you are the branches
 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5

35. Every community… miracles

36. Questions What would this look like in your community?
What truth is needed?
What small actions could you start with?