Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2014

by Nathan Lino C h a p e l N o t e s This is God’s prayer for you: “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen” (Heb. 13:20–21). It was the immeasurable greatness of the power of God that He was able to reach down and bring up from the dead the Great Hope of the World, our Lord Jesus Christ. With that in mind, I want you to see verse 21: the immeasurable greatness of His power is available to you . He wants to work in you . The word “equip” in verse 21 is used two other times in the book of Hebrews. The following is an excerpt from a chapel presentation by Nathan Lino on the evening of January 8, 2014. Lino was the keynote speaker for the 2014 Missions Conference. Listen to his full remarks and other conference messages at cedarville.edu/chapel . The first is Hebrews 11:3: “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” That word “created” is the same word that’s translated “equip” in Hebrews 13:21. It’s through the power of God that out of nothing— the Hebrewword “create” means to make something out of nothing — God created the universe. In Hebrews 13:21, with the same power that miraculously, supernaturally created the universe, God wants to create something miraculous and supernatural in you that you may do His will. So you sit there thinking, “I believe. I get there’s an ultimate authority with an ultimate agenda tomake the name of Christ known to every people group on the face Equipped to Do His Will Following the Missions Conference, President White shared this update with staff and faculty: “At the end of this message, Pastor Lino extended a simple invitation, and the altar was full of people who came to pray. After two more powerful services, I extended an invitation for those who felt the Holy Spirit dealing with them about missions to come down front and let us get their information so that we could talk more with them — no emotional appeal and no manipulation involved. I simply counted to three and then watched as more than 75 students came down front. During the conference, I appealed to all the students to go on a missions trip before graduating. In order to help finance that request, we dedicated 100 percent of the offering to help students pay for missions trips. Students contributed more than $10,000 to help finance that request, which I matched with University funds. Faculty and staff contributed, and more than $25,000 was given in one week to provide scholarships for missions trips. Of course, we needmuchmore, but I am thrilled at the generosity of our students, and this is a great start to getting every student overseas before graduation.” of the earth. And I’m even willing to say to God, ‘I’ll go.’ But can He use me? Can He do something with my life? I’ve never been overseas. I don’t even have a passport. Could God actually use me?” God says to you, “I’m still the God of miracles. I’m still the God who created the universe out of nothing. I will take that same power and create in you everything you need to live out my will for your life.” Nathan Lino is the Senior Pastor of Northeast Houston Baptist Church, a church he founded in 2002. His ministry opportunities have taken him to more than 25 countries around the world. STUDENTS RESPOND 38 | Cedarville Magazine