1999 Miracle Yearbook

SPRING BR Evening and morning speakers, worship- ful melodies, mission representatives, and informative seminars comprised this year's Missions Conference. TheTuesday nightservice began with key- note speaker Ed Lewis, Senior Missions Mobilizer from International Teams, giving the message. Lewis' message was "Finding God's Will in Important Decisions." Lewis used an analogy to illustrate offering our bodies as living#s2a0crifices(Romans 12:1-2). Students responded with laughter when he asked them to imagine dousing their pet hampster,Chucky,with gasoline and burning him asasacrifice.Hesaid thatunlike Chucky, whoisdead,wekeep wanting to getupoffthe alter. He concluded#his message by saying, "When you have the mind of God,you will think thesame thoughts God does and will be able to make decisions in a way that God would." ce On Wednesday night, Lewis sobered his audience with a message about self-deceit. "Lies you tell yourself are the worst kind oflies," he said."Wedo our bestto forgetthe lost and dying. We're telling ourselves lies, that it doesn't really matter.The condition of people outside of Christ is sad," Lewis said. Thursday night,Lewis gave his final chal- lenge to the student body. "One source of authority that you cannot question is Jesus," he said."Hegives ustwocommandments:we are to love one another and disciple all na- tions. In a war effort, everybody better be involved. It's the same with his body. Not everyone will be aforeign cross-cultural mis- sionary.Some mightplan battlefield strategy, financially support missionaries, or play the extremely important role ofa prayer warrior. I know God wants you to be involved." stmrktison WINTER/SPRING BIBLE CONFERENCE 0