Month: December 2009

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I have hidden your word in my heart – Sermon & Resources

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” Psalm 119:11. “Resolved, To study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly, and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive, myself to grow in the knowledge of the same” Jonathan Edwards Resolution #28. Tonight I preached on Psalm 119 and following through with resolutions to read the Bible. I was challenged to delight in God and his word.

Hiding God's Word in Your Heart

Here’s an MP3 recording of the sermon (I forgot my sound recorder and used the iTalk app on my phone – turned out okay). I suggested 3 practical ways to hide the word in your heart. Here are some tools for reading, remembering and praying…

Read It

Remember It

Pray It

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      Killer night at LIVE OUT LOUD!

      LIVE OUT LOUD went really well. There were about 2000 youth at the event. Qurious and Revive played great sets. Lara from St Ives did a great job in sharing her testimony. Steve Chong preached passionately from Luke 12 and urged people to be rich towards God. I’m not sure on the figures yet, but there were a whole bunch who became Christian and many more who were already Christian stood up to say they wanted to live out loud for Jesus. Oh yeah, Rowena said the MC was good looking.

      LOUD09 phone pics

      Here’s a couple of phone pics from the night (nabbed one from calum). Stay tuned for some higher quality official pics soon! Shout out to FERVR.NET, connect09 and youthworks for hosting the night.

      Did you go? What did you think? Do it again next year???

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      Props to Moore College

      As I type, Row is in the room next door in her final class for her Diploma of Biblical Studies. I reported this back in May – but she ended up doing an extra two subjects. This time she’s really finished. Props to Row for finishing! Proud husband.

      Istanbul on King

      Props also to Moore College. I think this course is brilliant. While there would be value lost from the intensity of community and relationships, I’d argue that the Diploma of Biblical Studies is more beneficial pedagogically than the full-time one year option. If every Christian could take a year out to study full-time at Moore that would be the bomb! But not every Christian can manage that. Most could manage one evening a week over 7 weeks per subject. Thinking of theological study? Get your feet wet in this course!! Correspondence courses are also available for those outside Sydney.

      Go check out the post from May – it has a cool letter Row wrote at the time.

      Check out the new pimped out Moore College website for more info.

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      Don’t Waste Your Life – MP3s from Vanuatu

      In Vanuatu, my main responsibility was to lead the group Bible study each day. It was such an encouraging time! The Schoolies were a solid bunch of Christians and so they loved spending time in the Word as a large group, in smaller groups and in quiet times. The series we did was called “Don’t Waste Your Life”. The aim was to think through how to spend the rest of our lives by investing in things that matter. While some material was borrowed from John Piper’s great book by the same name, it was more or less a study of Ephesians and what it says about God’s purposes for his people.

      only one life it'll soon be past, only what's done in Christ will last

      Ultimately the series is all about Jesus. God is at work in the world to bring all things under the rule of Jesus (Eph 1:9-10). A life on purpose is a life lived trusting in and living for Jesus. I was personally encouraged to “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, this is my gospel…” (2 Timothy 2:8) Here are the MP3s:

      1. You’ve got ONE SHOT – Ecclesiastes
      2. GLORIFY Jesus – Ephesians 1 & 3
      3. GATHER with Jesus – Ephesians 2-3
      4. GROW in Jesus – Ephesians 4-5
      5. GIVE like Jesus – Ephesians 4
      6. GOSPEL of Jesus – Ephesians 6
      7. GLAD in Jesus – Ephesians 5
      8. Remember JESUS – 2 Corinthians 4; Hebrews 12 & 2 Timothy 2:8 (includes Communion)

      Here’s a training session I did too: Encouragise, Empathise, Evangelise

      Were you on Schoolies? Let us know how you were encouraged and challenged. Got any questions? Leave them in the comments or contact me.

      This is the 3rd time I’ve done this series. Here’s one and two. I think it improved!