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Oxygen Christian Leaders’ Conference Day 2

Another killer day at Oxygen. More solid gear from Lennox and Piper. Here’s a Day 2 vid:

I was really encouraged by Paul and Sue Harrington’s elective on family and ministry. Below are my tweets from the day. Read from bottom up…

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Hey tweets. That’s it for @JohnPiper‘s talk PREACH CHRIST. Tweet wall flood over. Check out Jesus: http://twowaystolive.com #oxygen11
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5) Preach sanctification as the effect of seeing the glory of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18) #oxygen11
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4) Preach conversion as the Holy Spirit’s act of opening blind eyes to see the glory of Christ in the gospel (2 Cor. 4:4–6) #oxygen11
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#thegospel F) The end of the gospel is to see and enjoy the glory of God. God is REDEEMBER & REWARD. God is the gospel #Oxygen11
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#TheGospel E) When I do believe in Jesus, the achievement is applied to me by the Holy Spirit #oxygen11
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#TheGospel D) That achievement is freely offered to everyone for faith alone. #oxygen11
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#oxygen11 – wrath absorbed, sins covered, righteousness completed
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RT @Chris_G_Jones Piper getting multi-layered tonight! Currently on point 3, part a, subset 3, comment 2. #notkidding #oxygen11 / INCEPTION?
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#TheGospel C) The death of Christ achieved something (“for our sins” 1 Cor 15) #Oxygen11
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#TheGospel B) The gospel is an event in history (“Christ died” 1 Cor 15). #Oxygen11
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#TheGospel A) The Cross was planned (“in accordance with the Scriptures” 1 Cor 15) #Oxygen11
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3) Preach the cross from its eternal foundation in the past to its eternal consummation in the future. #Oxygen11
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2) Preaching the love of Christ is a way that makes much of God. #Oxygen11
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1) Preach by regularly making clear that all things exist for making know the Glory of Christ ~ @JohnPiper #oxygen11
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Here are some highlights from @JohnPiper‘s 4th talk at #oxygen11 PREACH CHRIST
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Oxygen Christian Leaders’ Conference Day 1 davemiers.com/NLFP
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Encouraged by Paul & Sue Harrington. Thankful for the example of their family. Prayn for their ministry in Adelaide. #oxygen11.
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… #FaithfulnessStrategies 6: Plan wisely. d) Plan for adequate sleep, exercise, days off, holidays, fun, sex (if married). #oxygen11
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… #FaithfulnessStrategies 6: Plan wisely. c) Take time out to plan. Diary date/calendar sync. Good way to work together. #oxygen11
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#FaithfulnessStrategies 6: Plan wisely. a) Know urself. b) Use but don’t abuse ministry flexibility. #oxygen11 …
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Boundaries can be good wisdom for working out a framework for operating as family. But don’t be selfish in setting them up! #oxygen11
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Also model repentance and taking responsibility for wrong. // Let kids know u love them & that flows from being Xn. #oxygen11
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#FaithfulnessStrategies 5: Model servant leadership – don’t be selfish! Follow Jesus’ example. WE TOO are models: what type? #oxygen11
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Don’t focus on negatives of being a public ministry family, so much to be thankful about. #oxygen11 #evidenceofgrace :)
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#FaithfulnessStrategies 4: Be thankful & joyful. 1 Tim 1:12 What a privilege to be part of peeps lives! #oxygen11
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#FaithfulnessStrategies 3: Expect tension and pray. Eph 6:12. Spiritual. Pressure is normal. Don’t sweat, PRAY! We aren’t God. #oxygen11
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@artforaid @SamHilton is it illegal at traffic lights? #seriousquestion :)
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Don’t firewall your kids from ministry. Include them in relationships, issues, example, visits, hospitality. #oxygen11
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#FaithfulnessStrategies 2: Help our families and others to love and glorify God. Teach them. Use God-talk. Deut 11:19 #oxygen11
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Paul & Sue Harrington… #FaithfulnessStrategies 1: Remember God is God. It’s about Him not us. He is sovereign. Trust Him. #oxygen11
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… nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Rev 21:4 #oxygen11
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“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and ideath shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning… #oxygen11
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space b/w 1st & 2nd coming raises lots of questions. is there a reason to trust God in that time? LOOK TO THE CROSS! ~lennox #oxygen11
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Atheism = no hope of justice in world. Final judgment tells us that there will be a day when final justice is done!! ~lennox #Oxygen11
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…We are to get on with the Gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit! (Acts 1:8) ~lennox #oxygen11
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What do we do between the inauguration of the kingdom (1st coming of Jesus) and the consummation (2nd coming)? ~lennox #Oxygen11
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@SamHilton you’re welcome ;) (can’t keep up with lennox though!)
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Jesus has used the weapon of the enemy, – death – and he’s broken it! ~lennox #oxygen11
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Jesus has risen from the dead. He is alive. He is now invincible. ~lennox #oxygen11
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One day you will have to give an account of your life. Are you ready? #Oxygen11
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The crew in Thessalonica were waiting for Jesus to return… AND serving him while they wait. 1 Thess 1:9-10 #oxygen11 lenoox
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@hanskristensen i like it. very brief review here: bit.ly/oqkWr4
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“The fact that Jesus is going to return is an integral part of the Christian message.” Acts 1, Lennox, #oxygen11
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“The ascension is a thought model for Christ’s return.” Acts 1, John Lennox #oxygen11
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“If the bishops don’t believe it, why should i?” (some smart guy to lennox) // #falseteachers #heretics #OURBISHOPSBELIEVEIT! #oxygen11
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John Lennox – interesting that Luke (the scientist) goes straight to the supernatural in both Luke + Acts. #oxygen11
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check out @JohnPiper‘s book “THINK” for more on this topic: bit.ly/oqkWr4 #oxygen11
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… But that satisfaction in God does not glorify him unless it is based on right thinking and right knowing. #oxygen11 @JohnPiper
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God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in him… #oxygen11
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10) Matthew 7:7-12 is an example of the relationship of thinking and acting. #Oxygen11
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9) The Bible is a book. It muse be read! (Eph 3:4) #oxygen11
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8) The Bible declares that we should proclaim the whole council of God (Acts 20:27). #oxygen11
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7) The existence of the gift of teaching and the office of elder is evidence of the importance of thinking… the need to be taught. #Oxygen11
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6) 13 times in Paul’s letters, he asks “Do you now know?”… if you know something, you’ll think/feel/act differently. #Oxygen11
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5) Jesus refuses to deal with those who use their reason to conceal and evade truth (Matt 21:23-27) #oxygen11
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4) Jesus expects us to use logic in understand the natural world (weather etc) and the spiritual (God is Glorious!) #Oxygen11
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3) Paul REASONS w/ Spiritually dead people, God the Spirit uses intellectual means 2 open the eyes of the blind. (Acts 17:2-3) #Oxygen11
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2) Thinking about the Bible is the means God uses to give understanding (2 Timothy 2:7). #oxygen11
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1) It is possible to have strong feelings and be lost if the feelings are not based on knowledge (Romans 10:1-2) #oxygen11
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“God is not honoured by emotions that are not rooted in right thinking/doctrine” @JohnPiper #oxygen11
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“Right thinking about God exists for the sake of right feeling for God.” @JohnPiper #oxygen11
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Find out more about @TrevHodge and his music: trevorhodgemusic.com #oxygen11
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#playlist to #oxygen11? jack vidgen. yours?
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T3 lane to #oxygen11 :)