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Now What? Glorify Jesus

Here are the talks from The Strad 08. The key question we thought through was: now what? The year 12s had just finished their final exams and before they jet off into the rest of their lives, it was good to reflect together on the purpose and meaning of life.

The Strad 2008

My aim wasn’t to say anything new, but to remind them of things they already knew, and to keep going in Jesus. Anyone is welcome to listen but if you know recent school grads they could be good to pass on. The talks are topical, but we spent a lot of the time in Ephesians.

Need a speaker in 2009? Hook me up.

Shout out to Lorraine – I snaked the above pic from her facebook photos.

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Reformation Day – Don’t Steal God’s Glory

Happy Reformation Day! Tim Challies is running The Third Annual Reformation Day Symposium. Here are my last two entries. This year’s entry: Don’t Steal God’s Glory.

What was at stake in the Protestant Reformation of 500 years ago? Nothing less than the Glory of God. Following are a number of posts, biographies and bible talks explaining how the truths of the Reformed Theology are all about giving God the glory he deserves.

EDIT: Here’s the list of the 2008 entries.

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WELCOME TO THE PLANET… Why am I here?

Last week I spoke on the Korean Central Presbyterian Church High School Ministry camp. The series was on Purpose and most passages were from Ephesians. Here are the talks:

Talk 1 – Gather | Talk 2 – Grow | Talk 3 – Give | Talk 4 – Gospel
Is God against sex? (1st session) Is God against sex? (2nd session)

I had a killer time hanging out with the KCPC Crew! If you were on camp, feel free to leave a comment. Here are some of the resources I suggested for further reading/thinking:

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Lost and Found: The Series

Series aim:
1) To see that Jesus came to seek and save the lost
2) To see that without Jesus you are lost
3) To see that only through the death of Jesus can you be found

I’m writing a series of talks and studies on Lost and Found. These aren’t talks or studies… just some of my thinking in preparation. Stay tuned for the talks on talkcast.ccecyouth.com

In #1 we see that Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. Throughout #2-9 we meet a whole bunch of different people – both real and fictional – who were lost. Some realised it. Others didn’t. If you aren’t a follower of Jesus and you’ve stumbled onto my blog (or you’re a regular reader) – let me encourage you to see yourself clearly: you are lost… and see Jesus clearly: he died and rose so that you could be forgive and have life eternal.

Shout out to James and the peeps at Central Espresso – the Best Coffee in Gosford – it kept me going with all my early starts (6am in Gosford is very early for a night owl!) over the last couple of weeks.