PTM Conference Day 2 the urgency importance of

Could I have given this message or shared this wise counsel in a synagogue

passage #1: COL 1: 3 -6 We always thank God, the Father of our

passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 For this reason I bow my knees before

passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 How can I help CCWs to richly know

“The Christ in their own hearts is weaker than the Christ in the word

How can I speak the sure Word of Christ to my sister / brother?

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 His divine power has given us everything

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 For this very reason

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 For this very reason, make every effort

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 But whoever does not have them

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 But whoever does not have them is

God's holiness n i l o h s d' s s e Go my

How can I help my brother, my sister to face again their need for

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PTM Conference Day 2 the urgency & importance of caring for cross cultural workers

Could I have given this message or shared this wise counsel in a synagogue without causing offense?

passage #1: COL 1: 3 -6 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people — the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you.

passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named…

passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, having been rooted and grounded in love,

passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, having been rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and so to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge…

passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, having been rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and so to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

passage #2: EPH 3: 14 -19 How can I help CCWs to richly know the love of God? For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, having been rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and so to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

“The Christ in their own hearts is weaker than the Christ in the word of other Christians. Their own hearts are uncertain; those of their brothers and sisters are sure. ” Dietrich Bonhoeffer in “Life Together”

How can I speak the sure Word of Christ to my sister / brother?

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 For this very reason

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 But whoever does not have them

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting

passage #3: 2 PETER 1: 3 -9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. How can I help CCWs to richly know in their hearts that they are cleansed from all their sin?

God's holiness n i l o h s d' s s e Go my my sin, my need sin, my nee d = Hope, Love, Forgiveness in Christ

n i l o h s d' Go my sin, s s e limited awareness of the Holiness of God minimizing or justifying my nee or excusing our sin d = Hope, Love, Forgiveness in Christ

n i l o h s d' s s e Go my sin, my nee d = Hope, Love, Forgiveness in Christ

How can I help my brother, my sister to face again their need for the atonement of Christ?

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