1. 2010 and the Biblical Mandate By David Oakley Ambassadors in Sport

2. Gen 12 v 1-3 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

3. Mission was in God’s heart from the beginning - Know the Lord deeply and trust Him like Abram did. There is nothing exceptional about Abram except he took a chance on God to be a blessing and take up the challenge of Mission Impossible…

4. How can we carry out “Mission Impossible” and be a blessing? - Follow Biblical Principles.

5. Be effective in your mission to be a blessing by following the principles of  Creativity (Genesis 1:24-28 )  Stewardship (Exodus 35:4-35)  Influence (Daniel 1:1-21)

7. Genesis 1 Context?  Origins and Relationships => Refuting of Wrong Ideas  Day 6 Creative activity – Insights on possibilities for human beings  Reflect the Creator by being Creative in 2010 and beyond.

8. Plurality v24+5 Plurality v24+5 Purpose v28 Pinnacle V26+27 Reflect the image of God by being creative

9. Nature shows God’s diverse work Diversity of God’s blessing : His Names and Names of Jesus His revelations to different people Jesus’ healing ministry Imaginative variety is GOOD

10. Creation was very good with humans Image of God implications ? Characteristics of God Representative of God Valuable to God PLUS rational, spiritual, authority, social and creative.

11. Stewards of the Earth to: Fill the Earth – Increasing Influence Subdue it - Maintain order Rule over – Delegated authority PROBLEM – Lost Control to Satan Kingdom battle to recover Mandate

12.  What makes you feel alive?  When do you feel God’s pleasure in your life?  What are the 3 best times of your life?  What do these things show about you?  Write a one-sentence description of yourself as a result of the answers to the above questions This is the way God made you – Inner constraint that will drive you

14. Exodus 35 Context?  Journey into being God’s people => Learning about worship  Tabernacle creation work – Spiritual yet required the physical.  Use talents to create something beautiful.

15. Sacrificially v4-9 Willingly giving in beauty & variety Skilfully v10-29 Using God given talents & abilities Specially v30-35 Application in teaching & training

16. v. 4 Whole community involvement v. 5 Willing cooperation vv. 6-9 Wide contribution Use or bury what you have been given?

17. Particular People for Particular Jobs v. 10 Skilled use of the resources vv. 25-26 Skills released. Colossians 3:23 – Work as unto God. See the significance of what God has given you and offer it back to Him.

18. Specialists set apart (v. 30) to: v. 32 Deliver on the job vv. 34 Develop others AND v. 31 Spirit Driven New Testament Specialists? – Paul Today’s Specialists? – to do & to teach

19. vv 1-2 Be holy and pleasing to God as part of spiritual worship vv3-9 Use gifts and talents as a living sacrifice vv10-21 Responding to others in contemporary culture

21. Blessing of Influence – not a role in church but vital ministry. Invisible power over people’s minds & actions Invisible power over people’s minds & actions

22. circumstances education, provision & fitting in Stand to be distinctive in a helpful way Excellence, learning & use of skills

23. v.1 Accept Circumstances v. 2 Accept Reality of Situation. Daniel is in his late teens had everything that was familiar was stripped away … Yet he didn’t survive, He thrived!

24. vv. 3-4 Adapt to pagan culture v. 4 Adapt to pagan education v. 5 Adapt to foreign food vv. 6-7 Adapt to new name & identity For 3 out of 4 of the above, Daniel accommodated what was on offer.

25. v. 8 Dan rejected the food – why? vv. 9-10 Favour and understanding. vv. 11-14 Grace filled response. vv.15-16 God honours the stance. Stand for something or you will fall for everything.

26. v. 17 Natural and spiritual gifts. vv.18-20 Opening because excellent. v. 21 Pillar of government for decades under 4 different rulers. Anchor of Salt and Light influence. Dare to be a Daniel in your participation in 2010!

29. a) Results of mission v 1&2 Growth and fruit b) Rights of ministers v 3-12a Sowing spiritual seed c) Renouncement in mission v 12b-18 Integrity and denial d) Replication in mission v 19-23 Culturally sensitive

30. i. New Ministry ii. Foolish Ministry 1 Corinthians 1 v 27&28 Message considered foolish v 18-21 Means can be a stumbling block v 22-25 Method of using the foolish v 26-31

32. Church growth through ministry will require unity in: Grounding v4-6 Goal v12-16 Gifting v7-11 Grace v1-3