But I am also excited because it was at a similar missions conference at this conference centre 23 years ago that God used a sermon by Terry Virgo to call me into preaching. I was 18, I attended because friends of mine were going to Nepal and Pakistan with Interserve, and I had zero expectations of God doing anything with me. I went to the second Bible message with no expectations and was met so powerfully by the Lord that I walked out literally weak at the knees. I knew what God would use me to do for teh rest of my life, I just had no idea what that would look like, how to start, who to talk to, or how to advance it in any way. Talk about a weak vessel.
Read moreJoy in Jesus; Philippians 3
Here is my Sunday morning message on Finding Joy in Jesus, preached at Rock Baptist Church Cambridge
The Joy of the Lord
Delight, Spirit-empowered character, appetite, hunger, desire for God, rejoicing in the righteousness of Christ. When the Psalmist cries “I am consumed with longing for you” and our hearts leap, that’s it!That’s the joy of the Lord I am talking about.
Read moreThe Joy of the Lord
Delight, Spirit-empowered character, appetite, hunger, desire for God, rejoicing in the righteousness of Christ. When the Psalmist cries “I am consumed with longing for you” and our hearts leap, that’s it. That’s the joy of the Lord I am talking about.
Read moreWhy Alarm Clocks?
Why alarm clocks? I propose that alarm clocks exist for the purpose of exciting joy in God, for wakening anticipation of spending a day with him and for creating time to make our hearts happy in Him.
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