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The Multi-ethnic Church: a Biblical Mandate Dr. Mark DeYmaz / Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas

The Multi-ethnic Church: a Biblical Mandate Dr. Mark DeYmaz / Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas. Time to Move our Chairs. Jesus taught us to pray…. “…on earth as it is in heaven.”. If the kingdom of heaven is not segregated…. …then why on earth is the local church?. Facts.

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The Multi-ethnic Church: a Biblical Mandate Dr. Mark DeYmaz / Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas

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  1. The Multi-ethnic Church: a Biblical Mandate Dr. Mark DeYmaz / Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas

  2. Time to Move our Chairs

  3. Jesus taught us to pray… “…on earth as it is in heaven.”

  4. If the kingdom of heavenis not segregated… …then why on earth is the local church?

  5. Facts • 86.3% of churches in the US are racially segregated (80%+ of attending membership is comprised of a single ethnic group).* • Churches are 10x more segregated than the neighborhoods they are in; • 20x more segregated than nearby public schools.** • *Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford Seminary • **From the Research of Dr. Michael Emerson

  6. Surely it breaks the heart of God • …that so many churches throughout this country are segregated by race and class and that little has changed in the more than 100 years since it was first observed that 11:00 AM on Sunday morning remaiNS the most segregated hour of the week.

  7. More than this… • Between 1990 and 2009 more than 56 million people were added to the US census (56,819,471); • During the same 20 year span 446,540 people became active members of a local church; less than 1%.* • Why are so many rejecting our message? * David T. Olson – The American Church Research Project

  8. We have a credibility problem An increasingly diverse and cynical society is no longer finding credible the message of God’s love for all people as preached from segregated pulpits and pews.

  9. The nt church was multi-ethnic • Envisioned by Christ • John 17:20-23 • Described by LukeActs 11:19-26; 13:1 • Prescribed by PaulEphesians

  10. Envisioned by christ • The night before He died • John 17:20-23

  11. Three sections of the prayer • He prays first for Himself (1-5) • He prays for His disciples (6-19) • He prays for “…all those who come after them who believe in Me through their word.” (20-23)

  12. 3x He prays that we would be one • That they may all be oneJohn 17:21 • …that they may be oneJohn 17:22 • …that they may be perfected in unityJohn 17:23

  13. The Hina clause:An If/so that proposition If they will be one… two guaranteed results: • 1 • 2

  14. So that… • …the world • will know • that You • Sent Me...

  15. So that… • …the world • will know • that You • love them.

  16. Described by luke • The Church at Antioch • Acts 11:19-26; 13:1

  17. Disciple of Paul and story teller The Story of Jesus… The Story of the Church… • Gospel of Luke • Book of Acts

  18. From one note to crescendo • Acts 2 - a starting point, not a stopping point • Acts 6 - overcoming us and them; language • Acts 8 - Samaritans; an Ethiopian • Acts 10 - a Roman (Gentile) soldier and his family

  19. The Church at Antioch • Diverse men from Cyprus and Cyrene (20a) • Speak intentionally to Jews and Gentiles (20b) • Large numbers of diverse people respond (21, 24, 25) • Disciples are first called Christians (26) Christ recognized in unity and diversity, just as He said. (John 17:23)

  20. Diverse Leadership • Barnabus (Cyrene) Acts 4:36 • Simeon, called Niger • Lucius of Cyrene • Manaen (Judean) • Paul (Roman Jew) Acts 9:11

  21. From one note to crescendo • Acts 2: a starting point not a stopping point • Acts 6: Overcoming us and them; language • Acts 8: Samaritans; an Ethiopian • Acts 10: A Roman and his family • Acts 11: Jews and Gentiles at Antioch • Acts 13:1 Diverse leadership • Acts 16: Economic diversity • Acts 26: To the very heart of the Roman Empire

  22. III. Prescribed by paul • The mystery of Christ • Ephesians

  23. A Gospel of Gentile Inclusion • Individual unity with the Father through faith in Jesus (1) • Corporate unity of Jews and Gentiles in Christ & church (2) • The mystery of Christ (3)

  24. The Mystery revealed (3:3) • Gentile inclusion in an otherwise all-Jewish gospel, church, and kingdom of God (3:6) • “This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.”

  25. Administration of the Mystery • How to walk, work and worship God together as one for the sake of the gospel (3:8, 9) • “Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ,and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.”

  26. Why? • …so that the • manifold wisdom • of God might be • revealed and His • glory displayed • through the • (local) church.Ephesians 3:10 21

  27. Why? • …so that we might • may be able to • comprehend with • all the saints the • breadth, depth, • length and height • of God’s love • which surpasses • knowledge. • Ephesians 3:18, 19

  28. And what is he alone able to do? • …far more • abundantly • beyond all that • we ask or think, • according to the • power that • works within us?

  29. Make us one in the churchfor the sake of the Gospel Ephesians 3:20, 21

  30. Walk Worthy of Your (This) Calling • In humility, gentleness, and patience (4:2) • showing tolerance to one another in love (4:2) • Be diligent to preserve unity in the bond of peace (4:3)

  31. Why? • There is one body and one Spirit (4:4) • You were called in one hope (4:4) • (by) one Lord, faith, baptism (4:5) • (by) one God and Father of all (ethne) who is over all (ethne) and (working) through all (ethne) and in all (ethne; 4:6).

  32. How? • Use your different gifts (4:7-12) • Lay aside the former self…be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you (4:17-32) • Be imitators of God (5:1-21) • Be one husbands and wives… (5:22-33) • children and parents… (6:1-4) • slaves and masters (6:5-9)

  33. Church: put on the armor of god • Embrace dependence (6:10) • Resist the schemes of the devil – division (6:11) • The struggle (to walk worthy of the calling to be one in the church for the sake of the gospel) is not vs. flesh and and blood (color and culture), but forces of wickedness in heavenly places that seek to divide, keep us from God, one another (6:12) • Pray for me that boldness will be given me in declaring this message (6:19)

  34. For Additional study… • The gospel of Paul?Romans 16:25-27 • A more excellent way to be one in the church for the sake of the gospel?I Corinthians 12:31-13:1-13 • Their first love? A love for all the saintsRevelation 2:2-5

  35. The Multi-ethnic Christian Life Primer Available in the online store at www.mosaix.info

  36. Don’t miss it!November 2-3, 2016 • DaLLas, TX www.mosaix.info/mecc2016

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