Covenant Orientation - Talk 4; Our Christian Culture in CFC_PPT.pptx

We are to be His people, and our
lives are to reflect our intimate
relationship with Him.

Colossians 1:13
He delivered us from the power of
darkness and transferred us to the
kingdom of his beloved Son.

From darkness to God’s kingdom.

Ephesians 4:17-18
So I declare and testify in the Lord
that you must no longer live as the
Gentiles do, in the futility of their
minds; darkened in understanding,
alienated from the life of God because
of their ignorance, because of their
hardness of heart.

Ephesians 4:22-24
That you should put away the
old self of your former way of life,
corrupted through deceitful desires,
and be renewed in the spirit of your
minds, and put on the new self,
created in God’s way in
righteousness and holiness of truth.

Ephesians 4:18-19
Darkened in understanding, alienated
from the life of God because of their
ignorance, because of their hardness
of heart, they have become callous
and have handed themselves over to
licentiousness for the practice of
every kind of impurity to excess.

Our new identity as Christians.

1 Peter 2:9-11
But you are “a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so
that you may announce the praises” of him who
called you out of darkness into his wonderful
light. Once you were “no people” but now you are
God’s people; you “had not received mercy” but now
you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as
aliens and sojourners to keep away from worldly
desires that wage war against the soul.

Once no people, now God’s
people.

Culture = the way of life of a
people.

We can be Christian and Filipino
(or Indian, Australian, etc.). But
we are Christians first and
foremost.

CFC is a Christian community with distinctive
beliefs, values and patterns of life.
1

Beliefs: Jesus is Lord, life after
death, etc.

Values: What we consider
desirable, e.g., loyalty,
dependability, dignity of life, etc.

Our statement of vision defines
who we are, why we are doing
our work, and what God wants us
to achieve.
2

Our statement of mission
provides our direction and the
rationale for our existence.
3

Our “statement of philosophy”
contains the beliefs and ideals of
CFC, which govern our thrust and
mission.
4

Expressions of Christian
culture in CFC.

The way we relate to one another.

Our goal in the way we relate is to build one
another up in love, and to build up the body, CFC.

Ephesians 4:15-16
Rather, living the truth in
love, we should grow in every way
into him who is the head, Christ, from
whom the whole body, joined and held
together by every supporting ligament,
with the proper functioning of each
part, brings about the body’s growth
and builds itself up in love.

Helping the poor through
Building the Church of the Poor

Faith. We are to be men and
women of faith.

Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the realization of what is
hoped for and evidence of things
not seen.

We can depend on divine
providence.

Luke 12:22-31
He said to [his] disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about
your life and what you will eat, or about your body and what you will wear. For
life is more than food and the body more than clothing. Notice the ravens:
they do not sow or reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn, yet God feeds
them. How much more important are you than birds! Can any of you by
worrying add a moment to your life-span? If even the smallest things are
beyond your control, why are you anxious about the rest? Notice how the
flowers grow. They do not toil or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his
splendor was dressed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass in the field
that grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more
provide for you, O you of little faith? As for you, do not seek what you are to
eat and what you are to drink, and do not worry anymore. All the nations of
the world seek for these things, and your Father knows that you need
them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these other things will be given you
besides.

Hebrews 12:2
While keeping our eyes fixed
on Jesus, the leader and
perfecter of faith. For the sake of
the joy that lay before him he
endured the cross, despising its
shame, and has taken his seat at
the right of the throne of God.

We are to have a daily
conversation with God.

Ephesians 6:18
With all prayer and supplication,
pray at every opportunity in the
Spirit. To that end, be watchful with
all perseverance and supplication
for all the holy ones.

Colossians 4:2
Persevere in prayer, being watchful
in it with thanksgiving;

We are to receive wisdom,
guidance and life from God’s Word.

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in
you richly, as in all wisdom you
teach and admonish one another,
singing psalms, hymns, and
spiritual songs with gratitude in
your hearts to God.

Hebrews 4:12
Indeed, the word of God is
living and effective, sharper
than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul and
spirit, joints and marrow, and able
to discern reflections and thoughts
of the heart.

The Christian family is at the very
center of God’s plan.

We need to strengthen the
family.

We are one body, with a common
life.

One concrete expression is the
household.

Respect for order and authority
in the body.

CFC is one body throughout the
world, with one vision, one
mission, and also one culture.

We are to be witnesses to His
work in our lives.

Our response will determine the
effectiveness of our witness.

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