The Local and Global Scope of the Church

When God looks at the church what does He

see?

There are really only two subsets on the earth

The church is the believers the sheep
The world is non-believers the goats
(Matt. 25:32-33)

John 3:16 For God so loved the world. So should

we.

He never intended that the world should come to the

church to find Him.
John 3:17 for God did not SEND His son into the
world to condemn the world

The commission to us is the same GO! Matt. 28

Acts 1:8
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on
you and you will be my witness in Jerusalem, Judea,
Samaria and the utter most parts of the world.

1. We have our Jerusalem city where we live.

2. We have our Judea the country.
3. We have our Samaria other cultures.
4. We have our World every where else.

This calling is simultaneous not sequential.

Local Scope - Jerusalem

I am called to Pastor a city not just a church.

What can the church do that would fulfill the local

scope? (Add scripture to verify the ministry.)

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National Scope - Judea

What is happening in ROMANIA that we should be

paying attention to?

1. Larger scale catastrophes.

2. Supporting national ministries.
3. Church planting.

Cultural Scope - Samaria

The cultures are coming to us.

Global Scope The world

How can I reach the world?

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The Gospel

How are we supposed to reach the world?

Luke 4:16-21

Preach the gospel to the poor

The poor have always been the most responsive to

the Gospel.

Blessed are the poor in spirit for they will see

God...Matt. 5:3
Those poor in their spiritual condition will also
respond.

What is the gospel?

1. God

a. God is loving 1 John 4:16

b. God is holy 1 Peter 1:16
c. God is just 2 Thess. 1:6
2. Us

a. We were created good, but became sinful Rom.

3:23
b. We deserve death, both physical and spiritual
Rom. 6:23
c. We are spiritually helpless Is. 64:6

3. Jesus Christ

a. Jesus Christ is God, who also became man. John

1:1, 14
b. Jesus Christ died as our substitute 1 Peter 2:24
c. Jesus Christ offers His forgiveness as a gift Eph.
2:8-9

4. You

a. You must respond John 1:12

b. You must ask Jesus Christ to be your forgiver and
Lord 1 John 1:9; 1 Peter 3:15
c. You will be spiritually transformed by the Holy
Spirit 2 Cor. 5:17

Release and Recovery

He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the
prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,

Demonic Oppression
Release the oppressed? who is oppressed?