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Can you afford not to follow Jesus?

Some of the years 12s from our youth community recently enjoyed a week of schoolies in Forster. It included chilling, time in the bible and serving the local community. You can read a little bit about our Schoolies trip in the latest issue of Sydney Anglican’s Southern Cross magazine. This is the second year of Soulies partnering with Coast Evangelical Church. It was encouraging seeing the crew getting alongside the locals, I love seeing year 12s seeking to be a blessing to the community rather than a burden like so many other schoolies trips.

 graphic from coast ec

I preached at the church on Luke 14:25-35. Here is the MP3:

Dave Miers Sermon on Luke 14:25-35 CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO FOLLOW JESUS (right click etc to download)

Here is the structure:

Jumping on the bandwagon
Context (Luke 14:25,35)
1) What does it mean to truly be one of Jesus’ followers?
a) Hate your family (Luke 14:26)
b) Carry your cross (Luke 14:27)
2) Consider the cost of following Jesus:
a) Can you afford to follow Jesus? (Luke 14:28-30)
b) Can you afford NOT to follow Jesus? (Luke 14:31-33)
He is worth it!

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MANLY BOUND FOR THE UNDERGROUND

Tadhg Parker is my friend and intern at St Faith’s. This Saturday he is going for a walk. Not just any Saturday stroll in the park. He will be walking from Palm Beach to Manly. For those unfamiliar with the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Palm Beach is where they film Home and Away; Manly is like Bondi, only better and they are approximately 32kms apart. Why is he doing it? He’s raising money for an underground bible college in Vietnam.

manly bound

For the past year Tadhg has been an Ambassador for Thirteen Three (youth initiative of Voice of the Martyrs). The money he raises will help to sponsor the students and build a new library for the college. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT CAUSE!

He will walking this Saturday – 15th December 2012 – carrying a backpack full of Bibles. It’ll be pretty hot. So pray for him! A group of us will be gathering together to pray and eat when he gets to Manly – let me know if you’re interested.

CLICK HERE FOR HIS BLOGPOST WITH MORE DETAILS
CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW YOU CAN HOOK HIM UP WITH SOME CASH.