Africa talk

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A talk me and my wife shared at our church about Hearing from God, the Blues Brothers, the Kingdom of God, Ephesian 1:17 and, ultimately, why we are moving to South Africa for a year with our family.

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Africaor… err what on earth are we doing?

Africaor… err what on earth are we doing?

Projector wouldn’t turn on at first, hence me waffling...

Why are we going?

Why are we going?

They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.

Genesis 3:8

Hearing from God

1. Big, loud, mind blowing

1. Big, loud, mind blowing

1. Big, loud, mind blowing

On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.

Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain….

When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear.

Exodus 19-20

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

Isaiah 30:21

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

Isaiah 30:21

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

Audible

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

AudibleConscience (Holy Spirit)

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

AudibleConscience (Holy Spirit)

Other People

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

AudibleConscience (Holy Spirit)

Other PeopleScripture

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

AudibleConscience (Holy Spirit)

Other PeopleScripture

Movies about the Blues Brothers

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

AudibleConscience (Holy Spirit)

Other PeopleScripture

Movies about the Blues Brothers

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

AudibleConscience (Holy Spirit)

Other PeopleScripture

Movies about the Blues Brothers

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

3. Always confirmed!

AudibleConscience (Holy Spirit)

Other PeopleScripture

Movies about the Blues Brothers

1. Big, loud, mind blowing2. Small, quiet, mind blowing

3. Always confirmed!

“Take Janet to St John”

John Eldridge

Chris + Africa

Katherine + Africa

The Lowry Family + Africa

Where are we going?

What will we be doing?

Doctor

Doctor

Doctor

DoctorMumParentsFriendsChurchCommunity

DoctorMumParentsFriendsChurchCommunity

DoctorMumParentsFriendsChurchCommunity

Is this our future?

Ephesians 1:17-19

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him;

Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints;

And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of his great might.

Ephesians 1:17-19

3. Always confirmed!

1. Church sermon series

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach3. Restore Group

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach3. Restore Group4. Me and Katherine

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach3. Restore Group4. Me and Katherine5. N Light glasses Having the eyes

of your hearts enlightened

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach3. Restore Group4. Me and Katherine5. N Light glasses6. Preacher next morning

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach3. Restore Group4. Me and Katherine5. N Light glasses6. Preacher next morning7. Insomnia

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach3. Restore Group4. Me and Katherine5. N Light glasses6. Preacher next morning7. Insomnia8. “Which verse is this?”

1. Church sermon series2. Sunday preach3. Restore Group4. Me and Katherine5. N Light glasses6. Preacher next morning7. Insomnia8. “Which verse is this?”9. Heidi Baker

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him;

Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints;

And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of his great might.

Ephesians 1:17-19

The Kingdom

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him;

Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints;

And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of his great might.

Ephesians 1:17-19

immeasurable greatness

And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”

Mark 4:30-31

The Jesus revolution is not a frontal attack on the empires of this world. It is like a subtle virus or infection, spreading to one little life, one little hospitality house, at a time.

Isn’t it interesting that Saul of Tarsus went door to door trying to tear up the virus like it was a cancer? But the harder people tried to eradicate it, the faster it spread. And in the end, even Paul caught it. The mustard weed grabbed him.

Shane Claiborne

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