The Solution

Please refer to previous posts "The PEACE Plan" and "5 Global Giants" prior to reading this post so that it makes sense.

The following content is a summary of what Rick Warren has laid out in his global peace plan.
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These are 5 things that Jesus focused on during His time on earth that we can learn from:

1. Jesus planted churches.
- Matthew 16:18 - and now His church is 2.3 billion strong

2. Jesus equipped leaders.
- Mark 3:14 & John 13:15
- Jesus spent 3 years training his disciples whom He entrusted the keys to His Kingdom
- Jesus loved everybody, fed the thousands, trained the seventy, discipled the twelve and mentored the three
3. Jesus assisted the poor.
- Luke 4:18 - this is His agenda (there are over 2,000 verses on the poor)
- Be careful to not only look at missions through evangelical blinders - see that it is more than just souls for heaven later - it is for souls AND lives in the present (His Kingdom in heaven and on earth)

4. Jesus cared for the sick.
- Matthew 9:35

5. Jesus educated people.
- Matthew 4:23
- Jesus spent His time like this: 1/3 teaching, 1/3 preaching and 1/3 healing
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Reformation (to reform)
"If the first reformation was about Believing - then we could say that this reformation is about Behaving. In the past 50 years the church in America has essentially cut off the hands and feet of Jesus. We've been acting as nothing more than a mouth - a big mouth. We've been known about what we say, not by what we do. In fact, we're known more by what we're against rather than what we're for." (Rick Warren)

I like what Rick says here. I must agree that we as the American church at large have been guilty of this - and it may be the media's fault or our own (or both). This isn't to discredit that churches should be about "being" and what we "believe" - only that we should ALSO be about "doing" and "behaving". The gospel is whole - and the holistic gospel is this: personal salvation AND social salvation. Christ didn't just come to establish His Kingdom in heaven some day when we die - but also to bring His Kingdom alive in our present lives here on earth - though it cannot be compared to what eternity will be. This reformation (as Warren refers) is about finding balance so that we aren't just about personal salvation or social salvation. Generally evangelical churches have focused the majority of their efforts on personal salvation while mainline churches have focused the majority of their efforts on social salvation. Where are the churches that are focusing their efforts on a balanced view of the two? Let us be an example to others what a balanced church looks like and acts like. Let us be known for what we're for and what we do instead of just what we say or what we're against.
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So here is the SOLUTION as Warren states it. Matthew 10 and Luke 10 (the sending out of the 70) shows us how we do PEACE. "Ordinary people, empowered by God, making a difference wherever they are."

1. Ordinary People
- Revivals start in ordinary people's hearts
- This isn't only for the superstars or professionals
- This is a plan for the lay person

2. Empowered by God
- Any time God tells us to do something, He gives us the power to do it

3. Making a Difference Together
- No loners should go on missions trips because they come back and have no one to share their experience with - then over time it just fades away
- This is a Group-Based strategy

4. Wherever They Are
- Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, The Ends of the Earth
- Personal-Level, Local-Level, Across Regional & Cultural Barriers, Global-Level
- This is not about Location - it's about Dedication

PEACE can empower and equip each member of a local church to address these global giants in a holistic manner throughout their local community (Jerusalem), nearby communities (Judea), regional area crossing cultural barriers (Samaria), and globally (to the entire world).

This is a massive effort to mobilize 1 billion Christians around the world into an outreach effort to attack the five global, evil giants of our day.