no church sign can attract the world’s attention like a church whose life is a sign of the kingdom. In the last chapter we began constructing a subversive plan of action for ourselves and the church by defining our mission in terms of God’s mission—the establishment of his glory on earth. We saw that nothing accomplishes this goal like the redemption of sinners from the bondage of this worldly domain into the light of God’s eternal kingdom and that we as his church are the messengers