Sunday, August 16, 2015

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Psalms 139:13-16
How the church sees people is key to how they will form ministry.
The ministry and mission of the local church is to embody the heart and hands of Christ.
We believe life is sacred.
Human dignity is an innate value, bestowed on us by God by being made in His image. It is not based on the ability to care for ourselves or competence to complete a task.
We live in a culture that has largely adopted a "quality of life" ethic reducing our responsibility toward those deemed unworthy.
The majority of the persons Jesus healed were those with special needs.

The Church and Special Needs
·         Special need individuals confront us with tough theological questions.
God is sovereign over all or He is not in control of anything.
·         Special need individuals confront us with tough ethical questions.
Each encounter with a disabled or mentally challenged child becomes a crisis of principles because they remind us that the kingdom of God looks at people from a very different perspective.
·         Special need individuals confront us with tough ministry questions.

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