Undivided'12 - Fifth and last day - Quinto y último día

Today we address Revelation 1

 After time to meditate on our own and share with those around us we hear the Word exposed:

• You are responsible for the future. We are not here to entertain. If we want people to be interested we need to be interesting, and we want to be interesting, we need to be interested. We need to be interested in all sort of things so that we can build bridges.
• We can only live in the present but we all look forward the future.
• The ultimate goal of history is Jesus Christ.
• We need to use our brains for both our professions and for reading the Bible or we will become ineffective.
• We are commanded to love the Lord our God with all our minds.
• The point of the book is to fill our heart and mind of Jesus Christ that we know more about him than when we started to read the book.
• It is not what it is but who it is. It is to tell us about Jesus.
• There is a lot in this text on the generation of light. The whole purpose is to increase the power of the light. Light sources: sun, stars, lamp stands, all sources of light. If Jesus is the light of the world why does he need us? Jesus is appearing in all his glorious light in order to increase our light potential. The light that radiating from us it is directly dependent on how it is connected to Jesus, the light. In order to generate light we need a revelation from the light of the Lord. See John. “I am the light of the world”. Jesus is the source of witness and we are called to be witnesses. 
• Jesus is coming, to judge the world. If there is no judgement God is a dilusion. If we believe in justice, then judgement from God is a glorious thing. We need to know what the Bible says about justice because it is a great way to build it into a bridge to people’s heart. 
• We need to center our lives around truth
• The question is not if we will enter heaven or not. It has to be about our lives. We have often communicated the message in a “what” way. We give the Gospel like a heaven ticket and it does not matter how we live our lives. But of course it makes a difference how you live. It is a message of salvation, repentance.
• We need to come back to the Gospel and realize how big it is, bigger than we thought!
• History is going somewhere.

 We spend a lot of time praying for our friends today and praying that God will give us fire to share the Gospel in our Respond! group.

One of the great joys has been to lead a track for staff with Mailin and Cees. Great staff! Great time! Thank you!




 In the same way God has give us so very much we want to give too: We collect a very generous offering for our sisters and brothers in Latin America. Praise God!

Martin Haizmann, Regional Secretary of IFES Europe addresses us as he commissions us:


After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no-one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.Rev 7:9-10


1. Diversity
Unity in the diversity that God has given and God needs. All to be part of his eternal kingdom.


2. Worship
Worshipping the One God not a plurality of religions and gods. The one who is worshipped is also on the throne. He reigns. He is in control. He is sovereign. Our God. We will have to face all kinds of situations. But God is on the throne, the ultimate power.


3. Glory
He is the Lamb. Giving his life as sacrifice. He is worshipped. What a God!


4. Evangelism
This vision is the most motivating passage for evangelism. He wants all to participate in his glory.  Winning worshippers for God. Evangelism exists because worship does not.  Undivided - glory for him alone. Our calling.


5. Summary
We are invited to know the one true living God. And to worship him with an undivided God. And to share him with others so that they too worship.

 Igors Rautmanis, Conference Director addresses the crowd to say thank you and the crowd claps and  claps and claps (using sign language!) endlessly thank you.

 It is time to say goodbye and pack! Lots to think and process and assimilate and do now!

Thank you for your faithful support towards this conference and your faithful prayers. God has heard it all.