4. Dont go too far! Im already working on a plan to fix this!

5. Gods Dream: To plant a colony where His design would be restored in the broken world. A fully-functional, authentic, Biblical Community that would grow and fill the world.

6. The place to begin to GET REAL about the church is to GET REAL about why Jesus came into the world

8. In the beautiful Temple of Nature You can see the Great Gods Footprints...

9. But if you really want to see Him at His greatest, stand here by His cross. See Him-- not only as creator, but as Redeemer – as Savior

10. Romans 8:28

11. God knew what He was doing from the very beginning...

12. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love Him along the same lines as the life of His Son. [God determined that we were to be conformed to His image]

13. The Son stands first in the line of humanity that He restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in Him... He made that decision of what His children should be like.

14. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil --1 John 3:8 The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil --1 John 3:8

15. Adam II

16. Church Eden II =

17. God so loved the world that He gave us Jesus who gave us His church that the world might be saved

18. Satans Model GOOD VERY CHURCH CHURCH JESUS JESUS

19. Jesus did many things, but He was driven by one thinga sense of being sent here on a MISSION.

20. He came to die to save lost people: Mark 10:45 Luke 19:10 John 3:17, 12:47

21. Luke 15: 1-3 Jesus is like the: Shepherd who seeks lost sheep Woman who seeks lost coins Father who runs to welcome the lost son

22. What Jesus does for us: Reconciles us to God Makes us citizens of the Kingdom of God

23. Church Authentic Fullyfunctional BiblicalCommunity The Kingdom of Heaven / God God is the Sovereign His Will = Law

24. Phil. 3:20-4:1 We are a colony of heaven; and we eagerly await a Savior from there the Lord Jesus Christ

25. The Church -- a Colony of Heaven where we are to-- Live as God intended Function together as God intended Function as Gods foreign ambassadors to the world

26. What Jesus does for us: Restores us to Gods design for life

27. The Church is a community of people who: Take seriously Gods expectations for their lives Have a passion to be just like Jesus in every way

28. What Jesus does for us: Gives us a new perspective on life

30. What Jesus does for us: Gives us a new family Gives us a new assignment as AMBASSADORS OF GOD 2Cor. 5:11-21

31. Jesus now does through His Body (the Church) what He first did in his body.