Opening video…Wow!!! Makes you proud to be a part of the “Church”
Steve Fee – Loved the new song!
Sue Miller
- After last year’s conference she was challenged in a new way, she was told she had cancer.
- After arguing with God, she was compelled that God asked her, “Who’s driving?”
- Challenge to ask God to show us what investment/impact we’ve made.
- God started to reveal to her how he had used her. – God told her she did exactly what He told her to do.
- Challenge to realize that you do not need a cancer diagnosis to give your all to God.
- A note to volunteers…Sue usually hears people say things like, “I just hold babies” “I just lead a small group” “I just greet people”
- Don’t ever say I just anymore.
- You get to be Jesus with Skin on to people who are walking through the doors of the church, who needs someone to hug them, to relate to them.
- This is a very important responsibility!
Reggie Joyner – “Uncensored” Reaching a Prodigal Generation
- There is one thing that is important in our ministries.
- Its not truth or message – It’s not family – It’s not leadership.
- Without this one thing, you do not have a basis for genuine community.
- Going through a paraphrase of the Prodigal Son
- This is definitely the Message version of the Prodigal son!
- Only two people were unhappy about the younger son returning, Older and the fatted calf.
- What if the older brother got to the prodigal son before the loving father? How would the story be different?
- Reggie grew up in an “older brother” church! (Me Too!) – This produced a mindset that it took time to unravel.
- Luke 15:1-2 – “But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” – Jesus hears them and tells them 3 stories; the final story was the Prodigal. He showed them 2 different perspectives to the Prodigal.
- There are 2 different approaches to sinners: 1. The Pharisee way (The older brother) or 2. Jesus’ way (The loving father)
- Challenge: Treat every prodigal in the way a loving father would treat his own son! Continue reading “2008 Orange Conference Session 1”