Ministry in a Multi-Cultural and Unchurched Society

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Mi n i s t r y i n a Mu l t i -Cu l tura l and Unchur ched Soc i et y

3. God produces growth in community – that is his preferred modus operandi

4. You are meant to be God’s Andrew to your oikos

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How should the notion of oikos influence our teaching, preaching, discipling, and counseling in a multicultural, unchurched context?

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III. The Effects of Evangelism: Regeneration and Adoption

A. Regeneration (sharing in the nature of God)

1. Palingenesia – “new birth,” Titus 3.5; John 3.5-6

2. The power of the Word of God, James 1.18; 1 Pet. 1.23

3. The transforming power of the Holy Spirit, John 3.5-6; Eph. 5.26

B. Adoption (placement in the family of God and the body of Christ)

1. Huiothesia – “a placing” (combination of the Gk. terms for son and to place)

2. The Spirit of adoption, Rom. 8.15-16