UNashamed

The GYC 2011 Conference has ended, but the charge given Sunday morning was to not let the five-day conference be a spiritual “high” that is experienced once, allowed to fizzle out, and then is re-experienced next year. According to the GYC’s missions statement, it “seeks to equip and inspire young people to be Christian ambassadors to their respective places of work and study”. [link] The annual conference is intended to provide training and tools through the platform of inspirational messages, Bible study, participative workshops, testimonies, fellowship with fellow Adventists from diverse backgrounds, and networking opportunities. The point is for …

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The 2011 Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) Conference in Houston, Texas, is officially underway, and what a powerful, pulling-no-punches opening night it was. This year’s theme, Fill Me: Our Earnest Plea, focuses on the Holy Spirit, built on the foundation of Christ. Unique to this year, every facet of the conference… from the main plenary meetings to each seminar, small groups, and TOTALChurch break-out sessions… will focus on the important theme of the Holy Spirit. Even after the majority of the speakers gave a brief synopsis of their seminars and reading through the GYC pamphlet, I am still …

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Merry Christmas!

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a …

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Presented by The Final Movement and North New South Wales (Australia) Evangelism Department, the “Go Forward” documentary examines the failings of many Western Churches to experience genuine growth.

“Go Forward” is available online for free, compliments of The Final Movement, and features music by Australian Adventist musicians Eric and Monique, who have performed at Generation of Youth for Christ conferences and are part of the Songs of Ascent USA tour hosted by the ARISE Institute.

A special thanks goes out to Eric and Monique for …

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“And this is the confidence we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, he heareth us: And we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.” – 1 John 5:14,15

1 John 5:14-15 is a passage many of us have read so many times and, much like John 3:16, …

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