ym and spiritual war
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INTRO TO YMthe spiritual context of ministry
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Grading for the classAssignment Points
Outlines, Quizzes, etc. 15Youth Ministry Paper 20
Cultural Exegesis Project 20Mid Term Exam or Book
review15
Final Exam 15Four Views Exam 10
Class Participation 5
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Youth Ministry Puzzle
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Self Image
Pastor (shepherd)
or
Party Planner
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Cultural Contextpostmodernism
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Youth Culture
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The Church
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Adolescence
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Spiritual Worldview
Life is War
Life is a blueprint
OR
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Theological Convictions
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Ministry Focus
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Today :: What’s your Spiritual Worldview ?
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Youth Ministry Discussion for the day
Imagine you were a youth pastor of a church in Virginia during the time when the students were killed at Virginia Tech. One of the kids in your youth group had a brother killed in the incident and now is asking you this question, “Where is God in a situation like this?” How would you respond?
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Blueprint Model
Trace it back to Augustine
Everything is part of God’s plan
Mystery but everything will work out in the end
End of History we will be able to look back and see the purpose of the evil in our lives
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Augustine’s quoteFor God would never have created any, I do not say angel, but even man, whose future wickedness He foreknew, unless He had equally known to what uses in behalf of the good He could turn him, thus embellishing, the course of the ages, as it were an exquisite poem set off with antitheses. For what are called antitheses are among the most elegant of the ornaments of speech... As, then, these oppositions of contraries lend beauty to the language, so the beauty of the course of this world is achieved by the opposition of contraries, arranged, as it were, by an eloquence not of words, but of things. City of God, 11.18
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Warfare ModelGod created spiritual beings called other gods in the Bible and Angels with freedom
They rebelled and are waging war against God
Evil’s ultimate cause is the rebellion of evil beings and humans aligned with the Devil and his angels
Evil is not “part of” God’s plan
God is responding to evil and at war with evil
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ThesisWe have neglected in Western thought the reality of the real spiritual war going on in the heavens. Life is a cosmic battle. The bible from creation to the new creation presents God at war with the Devil and other heavenly beings. This is the story we find ourselves in.
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Is the Devil real? or Is it a primitive way of thinking?
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Images of the Devil
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Mel Gibson’s image of SatanAnd Jesus’ Temptation
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Points to MakeOT Cosmology :: World is surrounded by cosmic forces of evil fighting against God and God’s people
Monotheism :: One God or One Supreme God
The Role of the Devil in the OT
Jesus and the Spiritual Conflict
Christus Victor - Jesus’ death was meant to defeat the Devil
Spiritual Conflict in the Rest of the NT
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Spiritual Beings in the OTLilith (Isaiah 34:14; Psalm 91:5) - demon known throughout the area as a spiritual being that terrorized people especially children at night
Demons of Pestilence & Destruction (Psalm 91:6)
Yamm (Canaanite God) - (Psalm 74:10,13; Job 7:12)
Leviathan (Job 3:8;41:9,25;41:2-14; Isaiah 27:1)
Rahab (Psalm 89:9-10)
Prince of Persia (Daniel 10:10-13)
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The Heavenly CouncilOT & NT is clear :: Yahweh is the only eternal being (Deut. 6:4) and creator of all other beings
OT & NT is equally clear :: Yahweh is the supreme God in the heavenly council (Psalm 89:7; Psalm 82:1; Isaiah 6:8)
Created in the image of those in the heavenly council (Genesis 1:26)
Nations have angelic overseers (Deut. 32:7-9)
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Devil or Satan in the OT
Part of the heavenly council (Job 1:6;2:1)
Genesis 3:1-6 (Satan is the Canaanite Baal-Deity)
Zechariah 3:1-10
1 Chronicles 21:1
Isaiah 14:1-23
Ezekiel 28
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Jesus and Spiritual Conflict
Binding the Strong man - Mark 3:13-29
Healings, Exorcisms - Seen as Spiritual warfare (see Luke 4:14-44;
Storming the gates of Hell - Matthew 16:13-19
According to Jesus Satan is responsible for folks not producing fruit in their lives and thwarting Jesus’ ministry (Mark 4:13-15)
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Christus VictorJesus came to destroy the works of the Devil (1 John 3:5)
Jesus came to disarm the powers and principalities (Col. 2:15)
Jesus came to destroy the one who has the power of death (Hebrews 2:14)
Jesus came to rescue us from the present evil age (Gal. 1:6)
Jesus came to fulfill Genesis 3:15 (see Romans 16:19-20)
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Spiritual Conflict in the rest of the NT
We live in the present evil age (Galatians 1:6)
Prince of the power of air who seduces humans to follow after him (Ephesians 2:1-2)
“God of this world” has blinded the mind of unbelievers (2 Cor. 4:4)
Satan is bringing destruction on earth (Rev. 12:12; 1 Peter 5:8)
Battling spiritual forces (Ephesians 6:10-17)
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YM & Spiritual Conflict
Young people are caught in the crossfire
Beware of quick rationalization of problems (i.e. psychological analysis)
Prayer is a real weapon
Methods and Philosophy are fine BUT ....
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For Wednesday
Read Chapter 2 of “Starting Right” - TOPIC : Adolescence
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