The Value PropositionThe Value Proposition

Grace Bible Church – Rolling MeadowsGrace Bible Church – Rolling Meadows

Bob WilliamsBob Williams May 20, May 20, 20122012

Values ClarificationValues Clarification

• Started in the late 1960’sStarted in the late 1960’s::

““a process of teaching children about a process of teaching children about ethics and morality and how to make ethics and morality and how to make ethical and moral decisions”ethical and moral decisions”

Values ClarificationValues Clarification

• Started in the late 1960’sStarted in the late 1960’s

• Now has been taught to millionsNow has been taught to millions

Values ClarificationValues Clarification

• Started in the late 1960’sStarted in the late 1960’s

• Now has been taught to millionsNow has been taught to millions

• Says: Says: Truth is just a matter of Truth is just a matter of opinion; and whatever decision opinion; and whatever decision reached is morally just and not reached is morally just and not evilevil

Values ClarificationValues Clarification

• Started in the late 1960’sStarted in the late 1960’s

• Now has been taught to millionsNow has been taught to millions

• Says: Truth is just a matter of opinionSays: Truth is just a matter of opinion

• Therefore, right and wrong are Therefore, right and wrong are just matters of opinion with no just matters of opinion with no absolutesabsolutes

ValuesValues

1828 Webster’s defines “value” as: 1828 Webster’s defines “value” as: worth, utility, price, importanceworth, utility, price, importance

ValuesValues

Change in meaning in Webster’sChange in meaning in Webster’s::

• social principles; social principles;

• goals or standards; goals or standards;

• a person’s principles or standards of a person’s principles or standards of behavior;behavior;

• one’s judgment of what is important one’s judgment of what is important in lifein life

ValuesValues

• Change in meaning in Webster’sChange in meaning in Webster’s

• Confuses morals and ethics with Confuses morals and ethics with valuesvalues

ValuesValues

• Change in meaning in Webster’sChange in meaning in Webster’s

• Confuses morals and ethics with Confuses morals and ethics with valuesvalues

• Eliminates absolutes including Eliminates absolutes including biblical inerrancybiblical inerrancy

ResultResult

• Millions are without a moral Millions are without a moral compass not knowing right from compass not knowing right from wrongwrong

ResultResult

• Millions are without a moral compass Millions are without a moral compass not knowing right from wrongnot knowing right from wrong

• Right, wrong, evil . . . based on Right, wrong, evil . . . based on subjective judgment – no subjective judgment – no objective standardsobjective standards

ResultResult

• Millions are without a moral compass Millions are without a moral compass not knowing right from wrongnot knowing right from wrong

• Right, wrong, evil . . . based on Right, wrong, evil . . . based on subjective judgment – no objective subjective judgment – no objective standardsstandards

• People are doing what feels right People are doing what feels right to themto them

Value PropositionValue Proposition

A business or marketing statement that summarizes why a consumer should buy a product or use a service. This statement should convince a potential consumer that one particular product or service will add more value or better solve a problem than other similar offerings.

Our NeedOur Need

Phil. 4:19Phil. 4:19

Our NeedOur Need

To be saved from sinTo be saved from sin

Regenerated to new lifeRegenerated to new life

Our NeedOur Need

• CompanionshipCompanionship

““We took sweet counsel together, We took sweet counsel together, and walked into the house of God in and walked into the house of God in company.” (Ps. 55:14)company.” (Ps. 55:14)

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company– 2 Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:112 Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:11

Christians need to be discriminate in Christians need to be discriminate in marriage, business and church marriage, business and church affiliationaffiliation

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company

• The right kind of Christian The right kind of Christian companycompany

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company

• The right kind of Christian companyThe right kind of Christian company– Psalms 119:63Psalms 119:63

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company

• The right kind of Christian companyThe right kind of Christian company– Psalms 119:63Psalms 119:63

– Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 13:20

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company

• The right kind of Christian companyThe right kind of Christian company– Psalms 119:63Psalms 119:63– Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 13:20

– Phil. 2:25Phil. 2:25

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company

• The right kind of Christian companyThe right kind of Christian company– Psalms 119:63Psalms 119:63– Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 13:20– Phil. 1:5; 2:25Phil. 1:5; 2:25

– 1 Cor. 5:9-111 Cor. 5:9-11

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company

• The right kind of Christian companyThe right kind of Christian company– Psalms 119:63Psalms 119:63– Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 13:20– Phil. 1:5; 2:25Phil. 1:5; 2:25– 1 Cor. 5:9-111 Cor. 5:9-11

– 2 Thes. 3:142 Thes. 3:14

CompanionshipCompanionship

• The right kind of companyThe right kind of company

• The right kind of Christian companyThe right kind of Christian company– Psalms 119:63Psalms 119:63– Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 13:20– Phil. 1:5; 2:25Phil. 1:5; 2:25– 1 Cor. 5:9-111 Cor. 5:9-11– 2 Thes. 3:142 Thes. 3:14

– Ro. 15:1, 2Ro. 15:1, 2

Our NeedOur Need

• CompanionshipCompanionship

• ComfortComfort

ComfortComfort

• In the Comforter:In the Comforter:– John 14:16, 26John 14:16, 26

ComfortComfort

• In the ComforterIn the Comforter::– John 14:16, 26John 14:16, 26– Ro. 8:26Ro. 8:26

ComfortComfort

• In the ComforterIn the Comforter

• In His Word:In His Word: – Ro. 15:4Ro. 15:4

ComfortComfort

• In the ComforterIn the Comforter

• In His Word: In His Word: – Ro. 15:4Ro. 15:4

– 1 Thes. 4:13-181 Thes. 4:13-18

ComfortComfort

• In the ComforterIn the Comforter

• In His Word: In His Word: – Ro. 15:4Ro. 15:4– 1 Thes. 4:13-181 Thes. 4:13-18

– 2 Cor. 1:3, 42 Cor. 1:3, 4

Our NeedOur Need

• CompanionshipCompanionship

• ComfortComfort

• CommunionCommunion

CommunionCommunion

• Of the Holy GhostOf the Holy Ghost– 2 Cor. 13:142 Cor. 13:14

CommunionCommunion

• Of the Holy GhostOf the Holy Ghost

• In the gospelIn the gospel– Phil. 1:5Phil. 1:5

CommunionCommunion

• Of the Holy GhostOf the Holy Ghost

• In the gospelIn the gospel

• Of His sufferingsOf His sufferings– Phil. 3:10Phil. 3:10

CommunionCommunion

• Of the Holy GhostOf the Holy Ghost

• In the gospelIn the gospel

• Of his sufferingsOf his sufferings

• Of the mysteryOf the mystery– Eph. 3:9Eph. 3:9

We need to remember . . .We need to remember . . .

““But my God shall supply all your But my God shall supply all your need, according to his riches in glory need, according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19)by Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19)

And . . .And . . .

Not that we are sufficient of Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. (2 Cor. 3:5)God. (2 Cor. 3:5)