Cedarville Magazine Fall 2022

WATCH CHAPEL VIA LIVESTREAM 10 A.M. EACH WEEKDAY Facebook.com/Cedarville/live YouTube.com/CedarvilleUniversity cedarville.edu/chapellive FALL BIBLE CONFERENCE – BRIAN WHITE We kicked off the fall semester with the annual Fall Bible Conference with speaker Brian White, Lead Pastor at Harvest Bible Church in Carmel , Indiana. He challenged the student body to consider what it means to truly surrender to Jesus Christ. A disciple of Jesus surrenders to Him as Savior and Lord, takes up the Savior’s mission, recommits to follow even after failure, and lays down the things and the thinking that keeps them in charge. White ended the week in Revelation, encouraging us to let the truth of eternity shape how we worship Jesus today. D.A. CARSON Cedarville welcomed renowned author and theologian D.A. Carson to the chapel stage. D.A. Carson spoke from Colossians 3 and Genesis 39 during his two days on campus. He encouraged students to take hold of their identity in Christ. Those who are in Christ both died and rose with Him, and thus can only find their identity in Him. Carson reminded us that persistent temptation can tear down the walls of conviction if we do not see our sin properly. Sin is committed against God, and we should be more concerned about how the Lord views us than how we are viewed in the eyes of man. ALISTAIR BEGG Alistair Begg, Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, v i s i ted Cedarv i l l e University September 7-8, preaching from Judges 6 and 7. He recounted the story of Gideon and reminded us it is often a great temptation to believe in ourselves rather than trust in the God who created us. But the servant of God must rightly understand who God is. Gideon exhibited man’s lack of faith and reminds us of God’s steadfast faithfulness and sufficiency. It is only when we realize our own inadequacy that we truly discover the sufficiency of God. WAYNE GRUDEM Wayne Grudem, well-known theologian, author, and economics specialist, spoke to Cedarville students about the dangers of socialism and the importance of a free market economy. Many people do not consider the theological elements within economics; Grudem reminded us that the earth belongs to the Lord, and we are called to steward it and its resources well. Socialism limits the freedom to practice stewardship, which is ultimately dehumanizing. Free market capitalism, on the other hand, promotes the biblical values of integrity and truth, allowing mankind to flourish on earth. Watch the entirety of Fall Bible Conference or any of these chapel messages at cedarville.edu/chapelarchive . Cedarville Magazine | 29 CHAPEL NOTES