Western/SeminaryGospel Fluency

World Views

ReligionScientific

Naturalism

Post-modern

PlatonismPsycho-dynamism

Gospel

Practicing Gospel Fluency

1. Rehearse the Gospel Regularly2. Interpret the Gospel at the intersection of

Communion and life. 3. Regularly ask “How does the Gospel address

this?” and “What about the Gospel are you not believing?”

4. Go through Story of God.5. Interpret stories through 4 Points of

intersection.

Rehearse the Gospel Regularly

1

Three Questions–What are the two historical facts of

the Gospel?–What are the results of this work of

God in our lives?–What is our response to the grace

of God?

Interpret the Gospel at the intersection of communion

and life

2

“How does the Gospel speak to this? And “What about the

Gospel are you not believing?”

3

Go through Story of God or some version of the Redemptive

Historical Narrative

4

Interpret stories through 4 points of intersection

5

Worldviews are storiesPurpose Problem Solution ResolutionA mission, a goal that is meaningful and good.

An obstacle or hindrance to the mission.

To the problem

What it looks like when everything is made right.

Creation Fall Redemption Recreation

Purposecreation

Problem fall

Solutionredemption

Resolutionrecreation

Traditional Religious Cluster

Platonism Know and live in the real of ideals

Soul is good, flesh is bad.

Education so that reason triumphs

Return to our heavenly ideal and reason

Religion Live good moral life

Moral failure Effort and divine help

Heaven

Naturalistic Cluster

Scientific Naturalism

survive competition Scientific implementation

Being moved ahead by evolution.

Psycho-dynamism

Individual freedom self-discovery

Repressive societies

Become conscious of our desires and fill them

Anti-Realism

Post-modern

Find a community’s truth

Oppression of the Other.

Deconstruct all truth claims.

Gospel Knowing and loving God

Rebellion against God.

Jesus. Resurrection.

EnvironmentalismPurposeCreation

ProblemFall

SolutionRedemption

ResolutionRecreation

Mother Earth is good and the source of life.

Mankind is destroying mother earth--HUMANITY

Politics and education and awareness—HUMANITY

Unpolluted earth restored to a good and pristine state.

Individual Purpose

CreationProblemFall

SolutionRedemption

ResolutionRecreation

What’s my identity found

in?

What about new creation?

What’s my problem?

New Creation?

My solution?

New Creation what is solution?

What is our future hope?

What is the future promise of new creation?

How do we connect this storyline to the Gospel?

Brian Welch