A Dynamic Spiritual Life: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” (1Timothy 4:8)
There is a huge crave for physical fitness these days. Just look at all the fitness and health magazines, commercials, and the modern worship of the perfect body. But there is a greater subtle crisis and dire need for Christian spiritual fitness and health. All of us would admit that we need be to spiritually fit and healthy in Christ. However, saying it and desiring it are so much harder than achieving it and maintaining it. We have so many good believers but few great disciples of Christ. Come, hear, and learn from some well-known leaders who are well-versed and well-respected in the key elements to a healthy, dynamic spiritual life.
| Track 1: June 30, 2008 Time: 1:30-3:00 PM |
Title: Word Alive! (How to Better Get the Living Word to Become Alive in You Speaker: Dr. Charles Zimmerman, Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, PA Jesus Himself said that “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). Reading God’s Word and getting the most out of it is oftentimes so hard to achieve regularly. Yet it is our spiritual food from which we gain vital nourishment and strength. How can one let the Living Word become alive and lived out in our lives? Come and hear from Dr. Charles H. Zimmerman, an insightful professor and a popular speaker whose strength is making God’s Word and theology so relevant and practical for every believer. |
| Track 2: June 30, 2008 Time: 3:30-5:00 PM |
Title: How to Have a More Effective, Powerful Prayer Life Speaker: Rev. Jim Cymbala, The Brooklyn Tabernacle, Brooklyn, NY Why does it seem that some people pray and things happen but others—perhaps including yourself—pray and seemingly nothing happens? How can one learn to pray effectively? How can one learn to pray regularly in our frantically-paced lives? Come, hear, and learn what Rev. Jim Cymbala, Senior Pastor of The Brooklyn Tabernable, has to share about his priceless lessons and wisdom on the topic of prayer. Hear how prayer changed his life, his ministry, and his church. Come and learn to desist from our busyness and effectively take up God’s business of prayer. |
| Track 3: July 1, 2008 Time: 1:30-3:00 PM Combined track session (college & above) |
Title: How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice Speaker: Dr. John Piper , Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN How does the supremacy of Christ create radical Christian sacrifice? For the answer, we’ll look at a sequence of passages in the New Testament book of Hebrews. But for us to see the answer, we will need to ask: What is the “great reward,” and what is the “better resurrection,” and what is the joy set before us, and what is the “city that is to come”? The answer to all of these questions is the same: Their most ultimate meaning is that they refer to the infinite supremacy of Christ experienced with all-satisfying joy. |
| Track 4: July 1, 2008 Time: 3:30-5:00 PM |
Title: Your Spiritual Vitality’s Link to the Local Church Speaker: Dr. Ray Hammond, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston, MA Have you ever wondered why we’re in an age when we have more churches and mega churches dotting our urban and suburban landscapes, more specific and diverse programs and ministries than ever in history and yet our culture and society are decaying spiritually and morally more than ever? Moreover, have you considered the undeniable reality that many Christians are good believers but few are great disciples of Christ? So many are going to church and even doing the church “thing” but still struggling in their walk with Christ. What’s missing? Come and discover (actually rediscover) how the local church and every believer’s connection to it makes all the difference in the world in transforming not only individual Christians but transforming our cities and communities. |
| Track 5: July 2, 2008 Time: 1:30-3:00 PM |
Title: Worship That Really Matters To God Speaker: Danny Oertli, Singer/Songwriter/Author We were made for worship—24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This includes the context of singing worship songs and the use of musical instruments. But worship is so much more than that. Come and hear from Danny Oertli as he shares his insights, thoughts, experiences, lessons, and gleaned wisdom on this topic of worship and praise. Learn to be the type of true worshipper which God is raising up in this generation. |
| Track 6: July 2, 2008 Time: 3:30-5:00 PM |
Title: The Difficult Spiritual Seasons of Every Believer Speaker: Dr. John C. Kim, JAMA/GLDI President, Los Angeles, CA Just as there are four distinct seasons in life, there are spiritual seasons in the life of every believer. Be it spring, summer, fall, or winter, there is a divine, sovereign, ordained purpose and reason from God for every spiritual season we experience for our own benefit, spiritual development, maturation, and fruitfulness. Even the harsh, difficult, barren spiritual seasons of our lives bear significant fruit—which we oftentimes don’t recognize. Come and discover some insights, wisdom, and practical advice gleaned by Dr. John C. Kim regarding the difficult seasons of spiritual fall and winter. |
