Fusion: "the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity"...
This weekend we had the blessing of joining together with students and young adults from New England to worship and study the Word... the theme: the Sufficiency of the Word...
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Tony shared three messages from the following texts: John 15, James 1 and 2 Timothy 2. Some highlights from my notes...
* The "Big Picture" of the Christian life is to ABIDE (to dwell, to remain, to live, to continue, to be satisfied in the TRUE VINE... union and communion with Christ)
* Tim Keller shares in his new book, Counterfeit Gods, "that which you love, trust and obey are idols" or in our context, "false vines"... Some Examples? Bank accounts, education, sexual relationships which lead to codependency, popularity... The Result? Emptiness...
* How do we abide? Abide in HIS Word and in HIS Love...
* We must VALUE the Word... because of its truth, of its converting power and its sufficiency in life and ministry
* We must RECEIVE the Word... put away sin and be teachable
* We must DO the Word... by taming the tongue, a consecrated life and showing compassion for people
* We are not called to "win" but to "finish"... "Be Faithful"
I finally had the honor of meeting Janet Pope (beloved by many back in Hattiesburg) after hearing much of her passion for God's Word and discipline of Scripture memorization. It was moving to hear her quote the entire book of 2 Timothy prior to the message. I'm looking forward to reading her book, His Word in My Heart, in the next couple days.... practical disciplines... "I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:11
There were schools represented from all over the northeast (including Canada) like M.I.T., UMass Lowell, JWU, etc... just to name a few.... I snapped a few pictures with my camera phone (hence the poor quality)...
To help inspire more creativity for Operation Christmas Child this year (ha ha), the guys sneaked in the Temple OCC rap from 2008 at the end of the third session... we all had a few good laughs....
Below is a view from the beach of our hotel... beautiful... oh the smell of the ocean and therapeutical sound of the waves! :)
Ever-grateful for the honor to serve our Great and Glorious God... so thankful for Tony's parents who drove down from Kentucky to keep our kids (whom I can't wait to kiss hello when we get home even if it's midnight!)... praying God would continue to use Matt, Janet, Chris and all the leaders at the conference this weekend to make His Name Great in and through the lives of adults in the Northeast... God is good... God is faithful... God is able.
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