the reason you got up this morning…. 1. for 2,000 years, the church has existed for only one...
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The reason you got up this morning…
1. For 2,000 years, the church has existed for only one reason…to change the world.
Your world is not the world.
NICHE THYSELF!
YOUR OIKOS
Your world is comprised of the people who know you best, the ones with whom you spend most of your time.
YOUR OIKOSYOUR RELATIONAL WORLD
YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCEYOUR 8 TO 15
Your world is comprised of the people who know you best, the ones with whom you spend most of your time.
If you had the capacity to declare to everyone on the
planet that you were a faithful follower of Jesus Christ,
only somewhere between 8 and 15 people would know if
you were telling the truth.
YOUR PURPOSE
Your world is comprised of the people who know you best, the ones with whom you spend most of your time.
To be obedient?To worship?To fellowship?To learn?
YOUR OIKOSYOUR RELATIONAL WORLD
YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCEYOUR 8 TO 15
YOUR PURPOSE
Your world is comprised of the people who know you best, the ones with whom you spend most of your time.
YOUR OIKOSYOUR RELATIONAL WORLD
YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCEYOUR 8 TO 15
YOUR PURPOSE
Your world is comprised of the people who know you best, the ones with whom you spend most of your time.
YOUR OIKOSYOUR RELATIONAL WORLD
YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCEYOUR 8 TO 15
THE MAIN THING IN LIFE IS TO KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING!
THE MAIN THING
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2. Worldchange begins when you establish a personal relationship with God.
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3. Before your world will take your relationship with God seriously, you need to officially and publicly declare your allegiance to Christ.
Water baptism is often the best chance to introduce non-believing friends and family to Christ.
4. As a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, you need to follow in His footsteps and make worldchange your life passion.
Make a list.
YOUR…
OIKOS
Do you have coworkers, friends or relatives who are unchurched?List your oikos:
1.
2.
3.
Make a list.
1- oikostco2- oive’kos3- oiboikos4- droidkos5- annoykos6- soikos7- toikos8- ahoykos9- boikos
10- oinkos
Make a list.
Keep it current.
YOUR…
OIKOS
Do you have coworkers, friends or relatives who are unchurched?List your oikos:
1.
2.
3.
Make a list.
Keep it current.
Pray for everyone in your oikos every day.
Make a list.
Keep it current.
Pray for everyone in your oikos every day.
Invite them to church regularly.
5. As an individual committed to worldchange, you must team up with other like-minded Christ-followers to encourage each other in that all-important mission.
That support team is called the oikocentric church.