Family Fest Speaker Podcast

Mike Ashburn - WWF19 Talk #3-The consequence of sin and the cross

We were created to live, but a sin ruined everything. God could have saved the world any way he wanted and he chose pain and suffering. To really understand the cross, we have to understand sin. Jesus Christ is the mediator that allows us to come together with God.When God looks down at us, he chooses not to see the sin. He chooses to see the blood of Jesus on doorpost of your heart.

Scriptures: John 3:16, Proverbs 3, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 5, Exodus 12, John 1:29, 1 Timothy 2:5

Mike Ashburn - WWF19 Talk #4-The Christian life is a story of salivation, of celebration.

Jesus will take you just the way you are. He will take the most grotesque, terrible, ugly, ridiculous things and he will turn them into something beautiful and sweet and useful and eternal. What was it that made you realize, Jesus is God and I'm going to believe in him and I'm going to follow him all the days of my life. If you feel the love of God in your heart, then let it show on your face.

Scripture: Colossians 1: 15-20, John 2

Mike Ashburn - WWF19 Talk #5- When was the last time you tried something big for Jesus Christ?

Every day you have the opportunity to humble yourself before the Lord or distinguish yourself among men. Too often we spend more energy trying to distinguish ourselves before men instead of humbling ourselves before Jesus. If you want to be mature in Christ, then become and stay childlike, with unabashed love for Christ.

Scriptures: 2 Samuel 6, Luke 7, 1 John 5:12

Beth Ulrich Testimony - Winter Weekend February 2019

Beth Ulrich's Testimony at February 2019 Winter Weekend

Kent McDonald - WWJ19 - Talk #1-To Seek and Search

We can find God when we seek and search for him with our whole heart. God is reflected in all of us. Due to technical difficulties, the first half of Kent's talk was not recorded properly.

Kent McDonald - WWJ19 Talk #2 - Hide and Seek

Jesus' first message was so radical that the people in power wanted to throw him off a cliff. In spite of this, Jesus took his message to the street. He didn't just give speeches, he lived out what he preached. We as followers are often hiding from God when we pretend that we've got it all figured and, yet, we're seeking, wondering if there's something more.

Kent McDonald - WWJ19 Talk #3-Social media in our world today

With the rise of digital products in our lives and especially the lives of our children, how can we help each other to overcome the negative effects of social media? Physical space matters-God gave us bodies for a reason. We must strive to prioritize physical community built on God's love for us.

Scripture: John 1: 14

Kent McDonald - WWJ19 Talk #4- Biiblical Tensions

The Bible is not just a book about how God rules. It is also a book about how people lived. Jesus broke the racial traditions of the Old Testament. He brought the Good News to those that were considered unworthy.

Scriptures:

Deuteronomy 7
Matthew 15: 21-28
Matthew 16: 20
Exodus 21

Kent McDonald - WWJ19 Talk #5 -Reflect God

The Christian life is not meant to be lived in a comfortable way. We are meant to be uncomfortable, to step into the lives of the messy and broken. When God wraps his arms around us, we can change the world.

 

Scripture: Mark 6: 45

Dan Wolpert - SS18 Talk #1 - What are the activities and practices that help us manifest the things that Jesus asks us to do?

We understand that God desires for goodness in the world. We want to relate both to ourselves and to God so that the good things that God desires become more manifest in the world. We can do this with two basic activities that form the foundation of a spiritual life and community: silence and listening. Prayer is the act of listening and paying attention to God.

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-47