God's Love Persists.
The Lover was too good to give up on us.
We
stray from God, choose to take other "lovers." But God's love
is unfailing, enduring. (read more...)
See
photos from
this meeting in the Urbana 2000 photo album.
| Drama Team: Bruce Kuhn dramatizes God's indictment of an unfaithful
people (Hosea 1 and 3:1-3), Jess Delegencia animates the characters and brings to life the familiar
but compelling story of the prodigal son from Luke 15:11-32, and Nina Thiel presents the story
of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). |
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| At
the center of Ken Fong's teaching this morning is the proposition
that "God preloved us and adopted us as members of his family." Drawing
upon his own feelings as a recent father, Ken provides a rich understanding
of what it means
to be preloved by our heavenly Father. |
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| Born
in Brooklyn, New York and raised in a traditional Jewish family, Keith
Greenberg grew up believing that a Jew could not believe in Jesus.
Listen as he shares the story of how
he came to be "a Jew for Jesus," a believer in Christ. |
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God's mission there is a unity between beliefs and actions; between
evangelism and social action. This video, "Real Christianity," presents
a powerful picture a complete, integrated gospel. |
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| There
is a growing disparity between the "haves" and "have
nots" in this world and North American students are among the
rich. 1 John 3:17-18 asks, "How does God's love abide in anyone
who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and
yet refuses help?" (1 John 3:17-18) This and other critical
questions are addressed in the video, Poverty. |
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| Barney
Ford places the events of the previous and current sessions in the overall context of Urbana 2000, reminding us that reconciliation and repentance are integral parts of worship. And worship leads to mission. |
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| Alex
Gee prepares us for the upcoming lunch hour fast: "Fasting is
not about manipulating God, but about sitting in silence to allow
God to change us." |
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