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revolutionary PEOPLE EDWARD . FUDGE . © 2009 Edward Fudge 1

revolutionary PEOPLE EDWARD . FUDGE . © 2009 Edward Fudge 1

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE NOT JUST GOOD AT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE NOT JUST GOOD AT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge 2

THE GOSPEL IS NOT ABOUT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ 1 Thes 2: 1 For yourselves

THE GOSPEL IS NOT ABOUT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ 1 Thes 2: 1 For yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. . 3 For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, 4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. 5 For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. © 2009 Edward Fudge 3

THE GOSPEL IS NOT ABOUT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ 2 Cor 2: 14 But thanks

THE GOSPEL IS NOT ABOUT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ 2 Cor 2: 14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, 16 to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. . 17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. © 2009 Edward Fudge 4

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE DIVINE AGENTS _________ Phil 2: 12 -13 Therefore, my beloved, as

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE DIVINE AGENTS _________ Phil 2: 12 -13 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. © 2009 Edward Fudge 5

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed,

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure (Phil 2: 1213). © 2009 Edward Fudge 6

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life (Phil 2: 14 -16). © 2009 Edward Fudge 7

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ If then you have been raised with Christ,

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory (Col 3: 1 -4) © 2009 Edward Fudge 8

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Put to death therefore what is earthly in

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth (Col. 3: 5 -8). © 2009 Edward Fudge 9

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Do not lie to one another, seeing that

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all (Col 3: 9 -11). © 2009 Edward Fudge 10

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony (Col. 3: 12 -14). © 2009 Edward Fudge 11

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God. . . (1 Peter 2: 11 -12). © 2009 Edward Fudge 12

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Finally, all of you, have unity of mind,

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT _________ Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing (1 Peter 3: 8 -9). © 2009 Edward Fudge 13

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE CONTINUALLY PRAYERFUL _________ Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE CONTINUALLY PRAYERFUL _________ Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison —that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak (Col 4: 2 -4). © 2009 Edward Fudge 14

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY WATCHFUL _________ Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY WATCHFUL _________ Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak (Col 4: 2 -4). © 2009 Edward Fudge 15

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY WATCHFUL _________ Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY WATCHFUL _________ Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time (kairos). Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person (Col 4: 5 -6). © 2009 Edward Fudge 16

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE GRACIOUSLY RESPONSIVE _________ Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE GRACIOUSLY RESPONSIVE _________ Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person (Col 4: 5 -6). © 2009 Edward Fudge 17

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE GRACIOUSLY RESPONSIVE _________ But even if you should suffer for righteousness'

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE GRACIOUSLY RESPONSIVE _________ But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them … but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile … may be put to shame (1 Peter 3: 14 -16). © 2009 Edward Fudge 18

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE WHOLLY DEPENDENT _________ But we have this treasure in jars of

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE WHOLLY DEPENDENT _________ But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. (2 Cor 4: 7 -10) © 2009 Edward Fudge 19

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE WHOLLY DEPENDENT _________ For we who live are always being given

REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE ARE WHOLLY DEPENDENT _________ For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you (2 Cor 4: 11 -12). © 2009 Edward Fudge 20

revolutionary PEOPLE are DIVINE AGENTS ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT CONTINUALLY PRAYERFUL CONSTANTLY WATCHFUL GRACIOUSLY RESPONSIVE WHOLLY

revolutionary PEOPLE are DIVINE AGENTS ATTRACTIVELY OBEDIENT CONTINUALLY PRAYERFUL CONSTANTLY WATCHFUL GRACIOUSLY RESPONSIVE WHOLLY DEPENDENT © 2009 Edward Fudge 21

revolutionary POWER EDWARD . FUDGE . © 2009 Edward Fudge 22

revolutionary POWER EDWARD . FUDGE . © 2009 Edward Fudge 22

REVOLUTIONARY POWER DOESN’T MEAN OUR SKILL AT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge

REVOLUTIONARY POWER DOESN’T MEAN OUR SKILL AT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge 23

REVOLUTIONARY POWER DOESN’T MEAN OUR SKILL AT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ True conversion does not

REVOLUTIONARY POWER DOESN’T MEAN OUR SKILL AT ‘SELLING’ JESUS _________________________________ True conversion does not result from our ‘salesmanship. ’ It requires revolutionary power. © 2009 Edward Fudge 24

REVOLUTIONARY POWER MEANS THE DIVINE, NON-HUMAN, SUPERNATURAL, POWER OF THE LIVING GOD © 2009

REVOLUTIONARY POWER MEANS THE DIVINE, NON-HUMAN, SUPERNATURAL, POWER OF THE LIVING GOD © 2009 Edward Fudge 25

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE FIRST CENTURY _________________________________ Rom 1: 16 For I am not

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE FIRST CENTURY _________________________________ Rom 1: 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the *power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. *dynamis © 2009 Edward Fudge 26

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE FIRST CENTURY _________________________________ 1 Thes 1: 4 For we know,

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE FIRST CENTURY _________________________________ 1 Thes 1: 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 be- cause our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. © 2009 Edward Fudge 27

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE FIRST CENTURY _________________________________ 2 Cor 4: 7 But we have

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE FIRST CENTURY _________________________________ 2 Cor 4: 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. © 2009 Edward Fudge 28

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE 21 st CENTURY _________________________________ 2 Tim 3: 1 But understand

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IN THE 21 st CENTURY _________________________________ 2 Tim 3: 1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, . . . 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. Heb 13: 7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. © 2009 Edward Fudge 29

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ Gen 1: 1

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ Gen 1: 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light, ” and there was light. © 2009 Edward Fudge 30

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ Gen 1: 1

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ Gen 1: 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light, ” and there was light. © 2009 Edward Fudge 31

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ 2 Cor 4:

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ 2 Cor 4: 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness, ” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. © 2009 Edward Fudge 32

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ Acts 16: 13

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS ________________________________ Acts 16: 13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. © 2009 Edward Fudge 33

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ Gen 17: 15 And

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ Gen 17: 15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife. . . Sarah shall be her name. . 16 I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her. ” 17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child? ” © 2009 Edward Fudge 34

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ John 3: 1 Now

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ John 3: 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him. ” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. ” © 2009 Edward Fudge 35

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ John 3: 4 Nicodemus

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ John 3: 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born? ” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again. ’ © 2009 Edward Fudge 36

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH _______________________ John 3: 8 The

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH _______________________ John 3: 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. ” 9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be? ” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? © 2009 Edward Fudge 37

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ John 3: 14 And

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO GENERATE NEW BIRTH ________________________________ John 3: 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. © 2009 Edward Fudge 38

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Ezek 37: 1 The

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Ezek 37: 1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live? ” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know. ” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. © 2009 Edward Fudge 39

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Ezek 37: 5 Thus

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Ezek 37: 5 Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD. ”So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. © 2009 Edward Fudge 40

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Ezek 37: 9 Then

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Ezek 37: 9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live. ” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. 11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off. ’ 12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. © 2009 Edward Fudge 41

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Eph 2: 1 And

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Eph 2: 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, . . . 3 and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. . © 2009 Edward Fudge 42

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Eph 1: 16 I

REVOLUTIONARY POWER IS GOD’S POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD _________________________________ Eph 1: 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18. . . that you may know. . . 19 what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, © 2009 Edward Fudge 43

REVOLUTIONARY POWER MEANS THE DIVINE, NON-HUMAN, SUPERNATURAL, POWER OF THE LIVING GOD © 2009

REVOLUTIONARY POWER MEANS THE DIVINE, NON-HUMAN, SUPERNATURAL, POWER OF THE LIVING GOD © 2009 Edward Fudge 44

revolutionary POWER CAN AND DOES SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS GENERATE NEW BIRTH RAISE THE

revolutionary POWER CAN AND DOES SPEAK LIGHT FROM DARKNESS GENERATE NEW BIRTH RAISE THE DEAD In the first century, and in the twenty-first. © 2009 Edward Fudge 45

revolutionary PURPOSE EDWARD . © 2009 Edward Fudge FUDGE . 46

revolutionary PURPOSE EDWARD . © 2009 Edward Fudge FUDGE . 46

Revolutionary Purpose is God’s great eternal agenda, in which he graciously uses revolutionary people

Revolutionary Purpose is God’s great eternal agenda, in which he graciously uses revolutionary people and for which he supplies revolutionary power. © 2009 Edward Fudge 47

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT ‘MEETING MY PERSONAL NEEDS’ _________________________________ Luke 9: 1 And he

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT ‘MEETING MY PERSONAL NEEDS’ _________________________________ Luke 9: 1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3 And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. © 2009 Edward Fudge 48

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT MAKING A CONGREGATION ‘SUCCEED’ _________________________________ 2 Cor 4: 5 For

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT MAKING A CONGREGATION ‘SUCCEED’ _________________________________ 2 Cor 4: 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. . 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. © 2009 Edward Fudge 49

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT PRESERVING ‘CHURCHES OF CHRIST’ _________________________________ Luke 9: 49 John answered,

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT PRESERVING ‘CHURCHES OF CHRIST’ _________________________________ Luke 9: 49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us. ” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you. ” © 2009 Edward Fudge 50

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT A GOSPEL OF GOOD DO’S _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT A GOSPEL OF GOOD DO’S _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge 51

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT A GOSPEL OF GOOD VIEWS _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS NOT A GOSPEL OF GOOD VIEWS _________________________________ © 2009 Edward Fudge 52

______________ REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS A GOSPEL OF GOOD NEWS © 2009 Edward Fudge 53

______________ REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE IS A GOSPEL OF GOOD NEWS © 2009 Edward Fudge 53

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION _________________________________ God’s revolutionary purpose is to restore a

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION _________________________________ God’s revolutionary purpose is to restore a fallen creation, finally summing up the whole universe in Jesus Christ, to the glory of God’s grace. © 2009 Edward Fudge 54

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN HUMANITY THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVE ______________________ Rom 5: 18 Therefore,

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN HUMANITY THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVE ______________________ Rom 5: 18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. © 2009 Edward Fudge 55

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN HUMANITY THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVE ______________________ Heb 10: 5 --

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN HUMANITY THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVE ______________________ Heb 10: 5 -- Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me. . 7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book. ’”. . . 10 And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. © 2009 Edward Fudge 56

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN HUMANITY THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVE ______________________ 2 Cor 5: 14

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN HUMANITY THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVE ______________________ 2 Cor 5: 14 -- For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. © 2009 Edward Fudge 57

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE WE SPEAK TO A RECONCILED WORLD ______________________ 2 Cor 5: 18 --

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE WE SPEAK TO A RECONCILED WORLD ______________________ 2 Cor 5: 18 -- All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them. . 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. © 2009 Edward Fudge 58

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE OUR MESSAGE TO A RECONCILED WORLD – ‘BE RECONCILED TO GOD!’ ______________________

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE OUR MESSAGE TO A RECONCILED WORLD – ‘BE RECONCILED TO GOD!’ ______________________ 2 Cor 5: 18 -- All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; . . . 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 6: 1 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. © 2009 Edward Fudge 59

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ Col 1: 21 -- And you, who

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ Col 1: 21 -- And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death. _________ 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. © 2009 Edward Fudge 60

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ Acts 3: 19 -- Therefore repent and

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ Acts 3: 19 -- Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; 20 and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, 21 whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time. © 2009 Edward Fudge 61

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ Rom 8: 19 -- For the creation

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ Rom 8: 19 -- For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. © 2009 Edward Fudge 62

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ 2 Peter 3: 13 -- But ac

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION ______________________ 2 Peter 3: 13 -- But ac cording to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth in which right teousness dwells. © 2009 Edward Fudge 63

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION Rev 21: 1 -- Then I saw a

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION Rev 21: 1 -- Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. © 2009 Edward Fudge 64

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION 2 And I saw the holy city, new

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell © 2009 Edward Fudge 65

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION with them, and they will be his people,

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. "© 2009 Edward Fudge 66

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION with them, and they will be his people,

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. "© 2009 Edward Fudge 67

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION For THIS we work. . . For THIS

REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE RESTORING A FALLEN CREATION For THIS we work. . . For THIS we wait. . . For THIS we pray. . . © 2009 Edward Fudge 68