Live Blogging the NBF - Thursday Morning
Posted by Jason Harris on October 5th, 2007
The morning started out with Brenton Honeychurch giving a message from Joshua 5:13-15, explaining that God reveals himself divinely, progressively, and seasonably. One thing that stood out was a quote (which I couldn’t tell you the source of… perhaps you can enlighten me): “I have met the enemy and it is me.”
Additional morning sessions were given by Nabeel Zaydan of Faith Baptist Church, Croydon Park and by Ron Comfort.
The afternoon was packed with a three hour youth session jam full of preaching, singing, and testimonies. Kevin Currell, Chris Hustler, and Phil Pinero each challenged the 200+ young people to not waste their lives pursuing things that are of no value. Testimonies were given by Mrs. Kauffman and by Jeremy and Elizabeth Pinero. Jeremy and Elizabeth each gave stories of how God had worked in their lives through previous NBF meetings just like this one and gave a practical and poignant challenge to make our parent’s God our God.
October 5th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Thanks Jay. It would have been great to hear Jeremy and Elizabeths testimony. Sounds like a challenging message put to the youth. have been praying and hope that God uses this conference to work in ppls lives, just like Jeremy and Elizabeth testify that they have in theirs.
October 5th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
I’m glad I read your entry TWICE, Jason. The first time I read it (because of the way it appeared on my screen) I thought it said there was a three hour youth session jam. I had images of a rock concert and mosh pits but I couldn’t figure out how Kevin, Chris, and Phil were leading this kind of “jam”. :) Then I realized it was saying that the session was “jam-full”…now I understand! I’d hate to get the wrong impression or anything.
October 6th, 2007 at 1:30 am
One thing that stood out was a quote (which I couldn’t tell you the source of… perhaps you can enlighten me): “I have met the enemy and it is me.”
Hi Jason, I was reading your entry and decided it would be interesting to look-up the origins of the quote. Anyway according to Wikipedia the quote comes from a cartoon strip called “Pogo” produced by a man named Walt Kelly. The earliest form of this expression (”We have met the enemy and it is us”)appeared in his introduction to The Pogo Papers in 1953 and it is a paraphrase of Commodore Perry’s “We have met the enemy and he is ours” from the War of 1812.
October 6th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
lol Steven. :P
Tabitha, thanks for looking up the quote. It’s not quite as dignified when it comes from a cartoon, eh?! :P