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Special LifeWell Conference Edition
LWC10 will be an incredible 2 days & 2 nights equipping you to live life as God intended and encouraging the local church to be agents of restoration and redemption to the broken, bruised, wounded and worried in our world today
LWC10 champions the church as the most effective agent to bring healing and wholeness to the world.
Thursday (PM), 26 August to Saturday, 28 August
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Smart Living: Dealing with Your Thorny Bits
Mark Sayers writes about the Apostle Paul- the central personality of the early Church, who says his prayers to be released from his ‘thorn in his flesh’, were unanswered. Mark asks where was his faith? Did he not believe that Jesus had come to offer us life in fullness? Paul’s ongoing struggle with the ‘thorn in his flesh’ seems to be in direct contrast to the suffering-less version of the Christian life preached in many churches today.”
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Smart Living: Protect Your Sexuality
Why is it important to protect our sexuality? Dr Nick Hawkes warns us about how easy it is to fall into sexual addiction and phobias.
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Inside Out: Answers, Questions and Rampaging Elephants
“Sure, Jesus is The Answer – but I just asked if there was any Vegemite!”
According to Cameron Semmens, we all know that Jesus is The Answer. But now we've left the safety of Sunday School, many of us have found ourselves asking questions about life and faith that are a bit more complex than they used to be. It can make us wonder, if Jesus is the answer – then am I asking the wrong questions?
(Make sure you read Cameron’s poem at the end of the article: ‘A Herd of Elephants is in My Chest’)
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Spotlight: God does not Punish the Poor
Six months have now gone by since the terrible earthquake in Haiti when 230,000 people reportedly died and 1 million (about the population of Adelaide) were left homeless. The people of Haiti continue to re-build their lives and their future, and as they do, we reflect on our response to their plight through an article written by Canon Ray Cleary of Anglicare Victoria back in January.
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RISE People: Speaking to the Soul
Adelaide musician Niki Vasilakis is regarded as one of the most exciting violinists to have emerged from Australia in recent years. Niki talks about her faith, restoration and how music speaks to the soul in ways that words often can’t.
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Also in RISE People
see details of the outstanding LifeWell Conference 2010 guest speakers and artists.
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