Global & Local Discipleship

I'm discipling a Canadian student in China and a Chinese student in Canada in the same day.

One student has gone to China on exchange and the other is taking courses at UVic. Both are being challenged to partake in their local community, to live for Jesus, and to be on mission for the glory of God and the joy of all peoples.

Matt 28:19 Jesus said "Go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you."

I'm taking a course on Mission this summer which is helping me to do this and teach others likewise.

Here's a little quote from a book report I greatly benefitted from: "Missions is not a recruitment project for God's labor force. It is a liberation project from the heavy burdens and hard yokes of other gods (Matt11:28-30)." - Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper

Sermon Inspiration!

It's 7am and God inspires me.
This summer I'm trying to write all of the sermons for next year.

I've chosen an edgy topic for the fall semester that will challenge the religious and the irreligious, that will refresh our view of Jesus, will display the glorious Good News, and will encourage students to follow Jesus's bold life. The sermon series will be called: Scandalous Jesus.

This morning, within an hour, God has blessed me with inspiration for a whole sermon.

Here's the bare bone notes:
John 6
V1. Jesus feeds 5,000
V.26 you're seeking because of signs and because I filled your stomachs with a free dinner. Many students strive for perishable things with finite satisfaction, but Jesus says imperishable things bring infinite satisfaction (There's a free dinner at the church near UVic and ~400 students attend weekly but few attend for the spiritual food).
V.35 - what he says about himself: he is the imperishable and infinite satisfaction - he is the Bread of Life.
V.37-44 promise of hope
V.51-55 scandalous message: eat my flesh, drink my blood.
Application: how do we labour for the imperishable? Trust, consume and be consumed by Jesus, abide in Him and let his word abide in you.
How do you respond? v.60 or v.68?

Gracias Addison!

I just had a very encouraging time with a student from Mexico who I've been Meeting with this year.

He shared his gratitude with me by saying "Thank you Addison, through this semester I have really started to understand the love of Jesus and I used to only know God, but now I love Jesus and see the importance of what he did on the cross!"

Plz pray for Herman, that he will continue to grow deeper in the love of Christ and that he might have many opportunities to share his faith with his classmates in international business.