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English Booklet 04 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH 1 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH “We wholeheartedly believe that prayer builds an irresistible momentum to unite churches, denominations, genders and believers of all ages. Persistent united prayer leads to breakthroughs in every sphere of life – society, economic, political, education, entertainment and the arts, and others.” 2 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH We encourage you 1. Read the whole chapter of 2 Corinthians 5 as a start. 2. Meditate on and memorize the assigned verses of each week. 3. Read the short weekly articles. 4. Consider how the ministry of reconciliation plays a role in ‘Transforming Our Nation through the Local Church.’ 5. Allow the Holy Spirit to lead as you fast and intercede for Malaysia each day. (Prayer points serve as guidance only). 6. Pen down your impression, revelation, audible voice of God, or vision, etc. in your diary. 7. Send us a copy of your reflection after the 40-day Fast & Pray, or email us directly at [email protected] CHARITY Sow in your meal savings (charity box provided) PRAYING R OUND THE CLOCK Log on to www.necf.org.my NOTE: For information on individual states and federal territories, please log on to www.necf.org.my For Your Intercession. SCRIPTURES FOR MEDITATION THROUGHOUT THE 40 DAYS 2 Corinthians 5 3 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH FOREWORD In Matthew 28:19, our Lord Jesus Christ commanded us to “make disciples of all the nations”. The command is often taken in individualistic terms i.e. that we are to make disciples of individuals from the various nations. While this is the primary meaning of the text, a purely individualistic interpretation is insufficient. Individuals live in communities and nations with their structures, relationships, values and culture. If the Gospel is to transform sinful individual lives, it must also transform the unjust structures in which those lives are lived. It is clear from the Bible that God is interested not only in individuals but also nations. In the Old Testament, nations as often treated as single entities singled out for blessing or judgment. While the spotlight is directed at the individual in the New Testament, God’s concern for nations continues. What is a discipled-nation? The answer lies with the concept of the Kingdom of God, so frequently taught by Jesus but neglected by the modern Church. The Kingdom of God has been inaugurated but not brought to final fulfilment. In the meantime, Christians are tasked with modelling the Kingdom in the Church and leading the world towards this ideal. Isaiah 9:1-7 is a prophetic picture of Christ’s future reign. From here, we venture 4 characteristics of a discipled nation – it would enjoy economic sufficiency, social peace, public justice and national righteousness. “… as with the gladness of harvest” (Isa. 9:3) In the Kingdom of God, there will be no poor. Unfortunately, poverty is a stark reality at the present. In fact, the gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen. Our Vision 2020’s definition of 4 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH economic sufficiency is a happy state of affair where there is not a single Malaysian subjected to gross under-nourishment, where basic necessities are provided for all, and where full opportunities are provided for those in the bottom category to climb their way out. The Church has an important role to play in empowering the poor to provide for themselves. “He is the Prince of peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace” (Isa. 9:6, 7) In today’s multiracial and pluralistic society, social peace has become increasingly difficult to achieve. The Church has been given the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:8-19). Christians can participate in the various peace initiatives as mediators, etc. However, true social peace must begin with peace with God, peace with self and peace within the Church. Social peace is also conducive to economic prosperity. “He will rule… in justice”. (Isa. 9:7) Public justice is the foundation of social peace, if the latter is not merely peace by force or might. Justice is taken very seriously in the Bible – the word and related terms occur about 500 times in the OT and 200 times in the NT. Justice is the supreme principle of earthly institutions and systems in fallen society. It deals with equitable and fair legislation for everyone. Christians in a plural society are to base the elements of public justice on commonly accepted ethical standards, yet be courageous enough to stand by Biblical principles and respect for one another. “He will rule… in righteousness” (Isa. 9:7) Justice and righteousness go together. If every citizen is just in giving to the other person his/her due 5 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH or right, the collective result will be national righteousness. Christians have an important role to play here. In a world where truth and morality are increasingly relativised, Christians must stand up for absolute truth. While we do not impose our morality on others, we are to live it out as a testimony to them and seek to inculcate Judeo-Christian values at all levels of society. The thought of a discipling a whole nation may be too much for some, but every Christian can be a light to those around him or her, every local church can make a difference in the immediate neighbourhood, and a few churches in a community can come together to make a greater impact. By our testimony, others will be attracted to follow not only our example but also our God’s. Rev. Wong Kim Kong Secretary-General 6 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH Week 1 SCRIPTURES FOR MEDITATION Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 7 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH SALT & LIGHT The Christian community is called to be the “salt of the earth” and “light of the world.”(Matthew 5:13f), to bear witness to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit in word and deed (Acts 1:8; Romans 15:13f), and to announce to all humanity that the gospel “is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:1). Today, we are still being called to do the same, but this time in the midst of a sea of change of gigantic proportions in the world. Events in the past have transformed the international order almost beyond recognition. The break in the Berlin Wall in 1989 quickly paved the way for the collapse of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe, and the discreditation of Marxism worldwide. In South Africa, apartheid is no more, and the blacks there have finally regained control of their own destiny after being trodden down for centuries. And whereas only not too long ago China and India looked as if they were mired in long-term poverty, these countries are now the emerging world powers of the 21st century. In the midst of all these happenings, we see the continuing rise of a resurgent Islam worldwide, both in moderate and more militant forms – and not least in our own country itself. These and other factors have prompted the Harvard scholar, Samuel Huntington to suggest the possibility of a coming clash of civilizations – Western Christian, Confucian, and Islamic – as the fundamental source of conflict in the new emerging world order. Two other factors need noting. First, in the Christians scene, sometime in the 1980s, the centre of gravity of the church moved out of the Western world into the non-Western, with Christians in the latter 8 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH numbering more than those in the former for the first time in the modern era. Second, on the economic front, in view of the rapid growth rate of East Asia, the World Bank forecasted in 1991 or 1992 that, by mid-21st century, at least 60% of the world’s exports and 53% of the world’s income will be generated in Asia. Both factors taken together raise at least one important question for the Christian church in East Asia in general and in Malaysia in particular. Given the increasing spiritual and material resources of our churches, what does God require of us in relation to our being called to be “light” and “salt” where we are? Further, what role is Christ calling the church in Malaysia to play in the coming years in proclaiming the gospel in word and deed beyond the bounds of our country? For we are reminded in Scriptures that “to whom much has been given, much will be required”(Luke 12:48). Rev. Hwa Yung, Ph.D. (Now Bishop of Methodist Church) (This is an excerpt from ‘A Malaysian Agenda towards AD2000’1 ) 9 T RANSFORMING THE NATION THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH 22 July 2006, Saturday: SANCTIFY YOURSELF BEFORE GOD “It is God’s will that you should be take advantage of him.
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