I've been asked to preach five sermons (I think five) at MYC this year. The conference topic is holiness. Here's my plan:
- Holiness
- Money
- Parents
- Sex
- Mission
Plans for University Fellowship of Christians MYC
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Put mission up front. (Seriously!)
And don't talk about sex - I dare you!
The trick (as I am sure you know!) is how to make talk about holiness not just a guilt trip. Christians don't need much help to feel bad, it seems to me.
Maybe he's going out with a bang? The summation of personal holiness can serve as a witness for mission?
Have you seen John Webster's book on Holiness? It's a favourite of mine, and revolutionised my view of this.
Also, Vaughan Roberts (pastor at StEbbe's in Oxford Uni) has a great book called 'Distinctives'.
They're surely good topics :-) but you might also want to consider what Jerry Bridges has dubbed the 'respectable sins'. He's got a new book by that name. It's stuff like pride and self-pity.
Hey Michael, why no talk about sex?
Because... it is too easy to do in a legalistic way, and you know everyone will be listening intently. It obscures grace.
A good chance I guess to take back some legalistic ground back and paint a godly view of sex from the created order and God's plan. Then grace is front and centre with talk about forgiveness, reconstructed relationships, families and communities. Doesn't necessarily have to get into mechanics and guidelines and 'am I allowed to' etc etc. Listening intently is good ;)
I guess I wonder if focusing on sex in this way actually takes away from the more difficult teaching of the priority of the work of God in sanctification...
Do the sex talks work? That is, do people behave in a more godly fashion because we talked about it at length?
I don't think it necessarily undermines teaching on sanctification anymore then lengthy exhortations on any other life topics do. I guess good teaching on sex will focus on the work of the Spirit and general godliness more than just airing a bunch of hints and tips and guidelines. Even though people will crave the latter probably more than the former, you're right. There must be helpful ways to deal with a topic which must be on Uni students minds.
Hi Michael (and others),
I will seriously consider points 1 and 3.
I will hope to bring them both to bear on point 2.
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