living the passion (swanwick conference): from discouragement to delight
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The presentation used for the first talk given by John Allan at the conference "Living the Passion" at Swanwick, Derbyshire, England, Sept 26-28 2008. The conference was based on the experience of the early churches in Acts 9:31 and this particular talk looked at the phrase "encouraged by the Holy Spirit..."TRANSCRIPT
Turning Turning discouragemdiscouragem
ent into ent into delightdelight
Sometimes the most important factor in losing a battle is not resources but discouragement
He could have freed himself from all sorrow and ascended into eternity and national immortality, but he prefers to go to Moscow…
I have no intention of shooting myself for that Austrian corporal.
the failure of our original expectationsintimidation from the culture we confront
sense of insignificance and powerlessnessthe growth of disunity
despair over poverty of our resourcesthe temptations of legalism
“something spontaneous and
uncalculating”
Surprised by Joy
the joy of transparent fellowshipthe joy of shared purposethe joy of mutual giftedness
the joy of effective disciplingthe joy of visible growth
the joy of reckless faiththe joy of uninhibited worship
