&

“18 And I tell you, you are Peter

[Greek, Petros—a large piece of
rock], and on this rock [Greek,
Matthew
16:18 (Amp) petra—a [huge rock like
Gibraltar] I will build My church,
and the gates of Hades (the
powers of the infernal region)
shall not overpower it [or be
strong to its detriment or hold
out against it].
 I will give you the keys of the
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kingdom of heaven; and

whatever you bind (declare to be
Matthew improper and unlawful) on earth
16:18 (Amp)
must be what is already bound
in heaven; and whatever you
loose (declare lawful) on earth
must be what is already loosed
in heaven.”
“ Our lack of perspective of the
greater vision and purpose of our
existence and role here on Earth
made us live exclusively for
ourselves.”
“ He is in the business of
turning the lairs of evil into
beacons of righteousness.”
Five Pivotal Paradigms for Sustainable
Transformation to Take Place
1. The Great Commission is about
discipling nations, not just people.
 “19Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of
Matthew the Father and of the Son and
28:19-20 (NIV)
the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching
them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I
am with you always, to the end
of the age.”
 To disciple someone
means to turn that person
into a follower of the
teachings you espouse.
 In the case of a nation, it
means to impact its life so
that it will conform to a set
of specific values and
develop corresponding
behavior.
Five Pivotal Paradigms for Sustainable
Transformation to Take Place
1. The Great Commission is about disciplining nations,
not just people.
2. The Marketplace (the heart of the
nation) has already been redeemed
by Jesus and now needs to be
reclaimed by His followers.
 “7I will announce the LORD'S
decree. He said to me: ‘You are
my Son. Today I have become
Psalms your Father. 8
Ask me, and I will
2:7-8 (GW)
give you the nations as your
inheritance and the ends of the
earth as your own possession.’”
Five Pivotal Paradigms for Sustainable
Transformation to Take Place
2. The Marketplace (the heart of the nation) has already
been redeemed by Jesus and now needs to be reclaimed
by His followers.

3. Labor is the premier expression of

worship on Earth and every believer
is a minister.
 “7I will announce the LORD'S
decree. He said to me: ‘You are
my Son. Today I have become
Colossians your Father. 8Ask me, and I will
3:17 (Msg)
give you the nations as your
inheritance and the ends of the
earth as your own possession.’”
 “7I will announce the LORD'S
decree. He said to me: ‘You are
my Son. Today I have become
1 Peter your Father. 8
Ask me, and I will
2:17 (GW)
give you the nations as your
inheritance and the ends of the
earth as your own possession.’”
Five Pivotal Paradigms for Sustainable
Transformation to Take Place
3. Labor is the premier expression of worship on Earth
and every believer is a minister.
4. Our primary call is not to build the
Church but to take the kingdom of
God where the kingdom of darkness
is still entrenched in order for Jesus to
build His Church.
 “The kingdoms of this world
have become the kingdoms
of our Lord and of His Christ,
Revelations
11:15c (NKJV) and he shall reign forever
and ever!”
Five Pivotal Paradigms for Sustainable
Transformation to Take Place
5. The premier social indicator that
transformation has taken place is the
elimination of systemic poverty.
POVERTY
is a condition in which a
person or community is
deprived of, or lacks the
essentials for, minimum
standard of well-being
and life.
SYSTEMATIC POVERTY
is an all-encompassing
socio-economic structure
that keeps people
deprived.
 Four Levels of Ministers’
Involvement in the Marketplace
1. At the very lowest level are those who
are struggling and failing in the
workplace.
 Four Levels of Ministers’
Involvement in the Marketplace
1. At the very lowest level are those who are struggling and
failing in the workplace.

2. At the second level consists of

Christians who apply biblical principles
in the marketplace.
“The secret to win the
war is not to die for
your country
but to make the enemy
die for his.”
General Patton
 Four Levels of Ministers’
Involvement in the Marketplace
3. At the third level are Christians who
apply Biblical principles in the
marketplace to do business in the
power and the fullness of the Holy
Spirit.
 Four Levels of Ministers’
Involvement in the Marketplace
3. At the third level are Christians who apply Biblical
principles in the marketplace to do business in the power and
the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

4. The highest level consists of those

who operate in the power and the
fullness of the Holy Spirit to bring
transformation to the marketplace.
We are to bring the
life and wisdom of
God to bear
in all of life, not just
in a privatized
“religious” sphere.
Triple Advantages that Make us Christians
Confident in our Quest for Transformation
1. Jesus is alive!
Triple Advantages that Make us Christians
Confident in our Quest for Transformation
1. Jesus is alive!

2. Christ’s teachings provide healthy

win-win solutions to the problems that
afflict the entire world.
Triple Advantages that Make us Christians
Confident in our Quest for Transformation
1. Jesus is alive!
2. Christ’s teachings provide healthy win-win solutions to the problems
that afflict the entire world.

3. The world is now clamoring for His

message.
 v
1. Work hard in the marketplace to
generate resources.
 “The plans of a hard-
Proverbs working person lead to
21:5 (GW) prosperity, but everyone
who is always in a hurry
ends up in poverty.”
 v
1. Work hard in the marketplace to generate resources.

2. to help the needy, and in so doing,

 “And to her it was granted
Revelations to be arrayed in fine linen,
19:18 (NKJV) clean and bright, for the
fine linen is the
righteousness acts of the
saints.”
 v
1. Work hard in the marketplace to generate resources.
2. to help the needy, and in so doing,

3. to emulate Christ in order to be

perceived (by society)
1 Corinthians “Imitate me as I
11:1 (GW) imitate Christ.”
 v
2. to help the needy, and in so doing,
3. to emulate Christ in order to be perceived (by society)

4. as a giver instead of a taker.

 “ And all those who had
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believed were together and

Acts had all things in common;
2:44-47 (NASB)45
and they began selling
their property and
possessions and were
sharing them with all, as
anyone might have need.
 Day by day continuing
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with one mind in the

Acts temple, and breaking bread
2:44-47 (NASB)
from house to house, they
were taking their meals
together with gladness and
sincerity of heart,
 praising God and having
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favor with all the people.

Acts And the Lord was adding to
2:44-47 (NASB)
their number day by day
those who were being
saved.”
In order to have favor
with the people, we
need to do favors for
the people.