oneness embraced reconciliation the kingdom and how … WATCHFor this sermon study guide series, we are utilizing a video study called Oneness Embraced by Dr. Tony Evans to supplement the sermon content each week. The purpose of this week’s discussion is to help us focus on God’s priorities and the truth of His Word.Take a moment to go around your group and ask each member to verbally commit to strive for unity by focusing on biblical truth in a loving and compassionate manner in your upcoming conversation. 1. You will be guided as you spend time with God through personal reflection, Scripture readings, and prayer prompts. How does this story apply to the various cultures, races, and denominations of Christians today? I think of balance, impact, and unashamedly biblically rooted. Location: This study will be offered through Zoom Overview: Racial division and social inequity continue to plague the ideals of our nation. 0000072715 00000 n 0000011137 00000 n by Dr. Tony Evans to supplement the sermon content each week. Dr. Evans said he loves this story because God sends a holy messenger to tell Joshua that God isn’t planning on taking sides. We hope the simulation will be a helpful tool to help you and your community advance your understanding about hunger, racism, and the wealth divide. We are reminded in the video that Christians should be Kingdom-minded citizens first and foremost, placing God’s priorities above our own political leanings. Oneness Embraced will both convict and encourage you in the how to's as you seek to shrink the distance between righteousness and justice." 0000006187 00000 n ONENESS EMB RACE D ThroughtheEyesof TonyEvans MOODY PUBLISHERS CHICAGO OnenessEmbraced.qxp:RagontDesign 12/21/10 1:05 PM Page 9 Fully encompassing areas of unity, history, culture, the church, and social justice, Evans looks to the scriptures for the balance … 0000001732 00000 n Dr. Evans states that unity among God’s people is essential for the well-being of the nation and that it is possible for Christians from different political affiliations to find ways to join together in standing up for God’s values and what is right in His kingdom. ��65�ù듼pm�̏�忹�c��Ň�u�}��r�x�:Ow��i�cxN�oS��?��_�óK�q�.��]��k׆S�R�_�Kp��e����|�k�=��>W,�9e�� ױn�T��TY��]��$���ո�xj~�SR���,S��j�TE�\�S�W�+xE^�ْ��y~'���OIU2�Df��spA.�%�Y����JV���sV�Y�|A�0_�/�����|A�0_�/F60{� �AЃ�A� o�70��#�GЏ�A?Bg��g?�x:{8{:{8{:{8{:{8{:{8{:{8{:{8{:{8+�Q�������������������xW������������K�N�(;Qt��Dщ�E'�xщ�C'FO�����i�4x= �FO�����i�4x= �+�Y�pI��JȻe#=v�T���s�6�i�[u������dFW�H� H��WYs�F~��G�J�>�.�ʒ�u�IĬ��- ɉ@�A+�_��=@�����b�����������ս�\�� ^� �kg ۢ�\������b���f��E� ?��ǩ��؇�z���cS5��ƒ���x����s����*/%��Lj�d-{\���_�9S/����������W�dY9���0q�A���B�J�g�#�Q(�(�ʙ��>@��/�z�7�����_U��ja� w�bl[���\wN��.�~��bz�U��l��9�j�z]���*aѡohq���D�m�`5��-}�������7:lW�*��" ������n���6z_���T�~�A�F�M#�5{q=�0��zr?�e�&�F�M�"�k�HD�wd �: What do you think would have happened if any of the tribes had decided to allow differences to divide them from the others? What was your reaction to Dr. Evans’ assertion that our identity should be based on our faith before anything else? Ask the Holy Spirit to flood your hearts and fill your group with grace and compassion toward one another. Israel was composed of 12 tribes of people, each numbering in the thousands with their own unique heritage and family traditions. 0000003057 00000 n God is committed to Himself and His own kingdom. Let the kingdom unity of Scripture point the way. After the angel answers Joshua’s question, what does Joshua do next? We hope you enjoyed Session 3 of our Oneness Embraced online discussion last Wednesday. This study guide and the resources within are designed to complement the pastoral letter and will aid in grasping the spirit and intent of the letter. Ask God to fill your group with His healing peace and holy zeal for His Kingdom’s priorities. As a young theologian he straddled black, urban culture and white, mainline evangelicalism. It will be posted on YouTube and the church website on Monday night, June 22! Share. For this sermon study guide series, we are utilizing a video study called Oneness Embraced by Dr. Tony Evans to supplement the sermon content each week. What are some healthy or helpful examples of having a strong allegiance to a particular cause, discipline, or perspective? 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Share an experience from your past. Do you think that’s even possible? Holiday Deal. What are some issues today where you can imagine God’s people coming together if we made kingdom values more important than political ones? Finish with prayers for healing and unity on a broad scale, then for the communities in which your members live and work, and finally for our Cornerstone church body, that we all might position our hearts to love others as Jesus did. Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We Are Stronger Together With the Bible as a guide and heaven as the goal, Oneness Embracedcalls God’s people to kingdom-focused unity. Rather, He has come to take the lead. 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If you do not have a RightNow Media login, get a free subscription through Cornerstone by filling out this form. Get Audible Plus for $4.95 a month for your first 6 months. Read Joshua 5:13-6:20 together. Dr. Evans shares kingdom-minded approaches for biblical justice and social restoration in this 6-session video Bible study. 0000031199 00000 n Study Guide - Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love; All who seek to open wide their hearts through prayerful engagement with this letter are invited to pray, listen, study, reflect, and respond. 0000006091 00000 n Dr. Evans states that unity among God’s people is essential for the well-being of the nation and that it is possible for Christians from different political affiliations to find ways to join together in standing up for God’s values and what is right in His kingdom. Weaving his own story into this word to the church, Tony Evans tells of a life spent between two worlds. By Tony Evans With the Bible as a guide and heaven as the goal, Oneness Embraced calls God’s people to kingdom-focused unity. Dr. Evans shares kingdom-minded approaches for biblical justice and social restoration in this 6-session video Bible study. It tells us why we don’t have it, what we need to get it, and what it will look like when we do. 0000007591 00000 n With the Bible as a guide and heaven as the goal, Oneness Embraced from Tony Evans calls God's people to kingdom-focused unity. Ask Him to invade your heart with the duality of righteous indignation and biblical unity. Oneness Embraced Online Study - Session 4. At all times, put into practice Colossians 4:6: “Let every word you speak be drenched with grace and tempered with truth and clarity.” (TPT) If at any moment the conversation turns to specific aspects of the current political rhetoric, STOP AND PRAY. The church has clearly failed and must seek to function by God's kingdom perspective. Mark L. 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Introduction Embracing Racial Oneness Icebreaker: What is a hard thing you've done before and were so glad you did? (You can read more details about it below in the Watch section of this guide.). How do you know when having loyalty or adherence to a specific ideology, perspective, or group has crossed the line from helpful to harmful for yourself, for others, or your relationship with God. 0000012176 00000 n We will meet on 10/24, 10/31, 11/14, 11/21, 12/12, 12/19. 0000001605 00000 n t uide 2 Br ute’s Racial Wealth Gap Learning Simulation As a Christian organization, Bread for the World would like to invite you to put your faith into action to end hunger. 0 -�` endstream endobj 62 0 obj <> endobj 63 0 obj <>stream 0000072848 00000 n As a group (online or in-person), watch this 13-minute video together. 0000034489 00000 n SESSION ONE: Introduction Embracing Racial Oneness FOCUS: To recognize the importance of oneness to operate/ live from the perspective of God’s kingdom, and the beauty of ethnicities created by God. 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With numbers that large, any one of the tribes could’ve derailed the entire campaign against Jericho. What lessons can we glean from this story on an individual and personal level? together. What are some things churches of all denominations can do to encourage their congregations to consider God’s priorities before political ones? I am the commander of the Lord’s army.” Most scholars think that the commander was a manifestation of God Himself. Tony Evans' Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together explores what Evans calls "the Kingdom agenda" for blacks and whites in the United States. He reminds us that no government can accomplish what only the body of Christ was designed to do — bring God’s people together for kingdom impact. Ask Him to invade your heart with the duality of righteous indignation and biblical unity. 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