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Changed Lives on Escape 2010

February 5, 2010 in Bible, Life with 0 Comments

Escape 2010 Logo5 became Christians!

7 recommitted their lives to Christ!

5 have requested more information!

These are the stats from the CRU camp that I directed in January! It is so exciting when God works through those who are weak!

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”

1 Corinthians 1:27

I thank God for all 13 leaders on Escape, and for the work that each individual put into serving God.

I also thank God for the people who were part of the Facebook group and were praying for us while on camp.

We have a great God and he is working in people in this world so that many will be saved. God will return one day to judge those who are alive, and his patience until then means salvation for many.

“Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation”

2 Peter 3:15a

God saved some of the campers on Escape from eternal punishment. But there are still many more who need to be saved.

Thank God for his patience!

What is the Gospel?

August 13, 2009 in Bible with 2 Comments

Response to the Gospel?The “Gospel” is mentioned 91 times in the New Testament.

I want to know what you think the Gospel is. So in the comments below, say what you think the Gospel is.

So often we talk about the Gospel, and spreading the Gospel, but can we summarise what we actually mean. Is it a story about Jesus? Or perhaps a presentation like 2 Ways to Live? I think that this is the Gospel.

1Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,8and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.

1 Corinthians 15:1-7

What do you think?

Let us know.

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From the Bible this week: Gold, Silver and Costly Stones

June 25, 2009 in Bible with 0 Comments

As Christians, we need to build using gold, silver and costly stones on a Jesus foundations.

Gold and other stuffLast night in Bible study, we were looking at 1 Corinthians 3, this chapter includes Paul’s spiel on divisions in the church. This passage also includes words that I had not paid close attention to before.

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.

1 Corinthians 3:11-13

This is spoken about in the context of divisions within the church, saying that each person needs to be careful about how he builds his life.

We need to build our Christian lives on a foundation of Jesus. This means that whatever we do, we base it on him. In ever part of our lives we need to live for him, whether it is at school, or work, or home, or uni, or church or wherever we are. We need to live with our foundation set on Jesus.

To become mature Christians, we must build on our Jesus foundation, and how we build will be shown. If we have a strong building made of gold, then it will be shown by a reward in heaven (probably seeing the fruits of our work), and if we build weakly using straw, then that will be shown as well.

The most encouraging aspect of this passage however, is in these 2 verses

If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.

1 Corinthians 3:14-15

No matter what, we are saved through what Jesus has already done for us, not through any works that we can do.

In thinking about this it reminded me of 2 blogs I thought I would share

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