I love to put down certain extracts of quotes, paragraphs or passages from the books I read. Normally these are the passages that have spoken to me and I just want to share with you.

There is no intention to copy the whole book into the blog but certain extracts. Respective authors are given due recognition in this blog and I encourage you to buy the book to read if you deemed the extracts encourages you.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Chapter 1 - People Power

from ChurchShift - By Sunday Adelejay

God opened my eyes to see that to complete the Great Commission, we must have impact upon nations, not just people in churches.

Transforming nations requires bold steps. Great Commission really means as believers, our mission is to save nations, not just evangelise individuals and build churches. God is not terribly concerned with church size and church ministries. His main goal is for all nations to walk after Him in kingdom principles. The church fulfills its mandate when it changes society, not when it's confined to its sanctuary and Sunday school. The church is to build the kingdom of God in a nation.

KINGDOM PRINCIPLES

1. The church fulfills its mandate when it changes society, not when it is confined to its sanctuary and Sunday school classrooms.

2. This isolation of the church from the world has led to ineffectiveness and failure to carry out the Great Commission.

3. The Great Commission mandate is to go out and disciple nations.

4. Ministry is what you do to bring your life and your sphere of influence under kingdom rule.

5. We are not called to huddle inside the church sanctuary but to restore the kingdom of God to the world.

6. God holds the church responsible for societies.

7. The church is to be the training ground for people who will impact the society around them.




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