Today's lecture started off with a discussion on assumptions. We often assume things about people that will affect how we see them. First, we need to test out our assumptions by asking questions. It isn't until we hear someone speaking about something that we can know what they really think about it.
We then went on to talk about the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus in Luke 19: Jesus looks at each one of us, and sees the part that He made, and wants to connect with us, no matter how far away we are from him. We need to accept others, and draw them close to Christ.
It was pointed out that we quite often limit God, or ourselves. We don't need to accept limits on what God can do - or what we can do through Him. The life I may have thought I was going to have before this course is not the one I'm destined for now.
Then we moved on to thinking about what it was that meant Jesus was sinless. We concluded by discussing how he had a perfect relationship with his Father in Heaven, and always did His will. The essence of everything is in the relationships, not necessarily behaviour.
We finally moved on to the topic of Sin, and how we can easily, but shouldn't, let a sin become routine and place us under bondage to them. The issue of the first sin came up. The issue was: could Adam let God determine what was best for him. As he decided he could determine what was best for him, we now inherit a disposition to turn the same way - to have pride and Independence in our lives. Jesus came to provide the one true way back to the Father and forgiveness for being proud and/or in dependant.
After lunch, I watched Back to the Future 1 and 2, as my angel did my Community Care duties for me!
In Small Group this evening, we discussed what we thought of the conference, and prayed for each other.
It has been another nice day, where I have defiantly felt God speaking - in the lectures, and also in this films I saw.
Last week at the conference I managed to get a few more photos online, view my photos online.
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