Long Long Day In a Galaxy Far Far Away

Yeap First Day of uni, although had nothing on today, went in early, to help out with the CBM stall. We managed to win a usb diskdrive, raffle tickets from the student union. We got a few timetables and etc. After that at Staff members place, we had a preparation for this years bible studies. Two Ways to Live :).
All and all today was a good day, pretty fun.
Thanks for ur prayers Guys.

God Bless

Back to uni, time for being lazy, ahh i mean studing

Well been okay week i geuss. Parents lol got angry at me, for that failed uni subject, and for house not getting sold, so all churches fault apparently, but ahwell.
Today was good, Church great as usual, Night service was more of a informal goodbye services for a great friend from Church. His going to do EU grad Thing with EU (kinda like MTS but some differences). Ahh yes i remember the times i said something, and he would lift an eyebrowe and correct me, thoes where the days lol. Anyways its great his doing that, if anyone would like to support him in it, lol, talk to me. Met up with another friend from church again to look At what being a christian is like. Really encouraging to see him wanting to find more about God and wanting to serve more and more :). Keep it up.
Sermon work wasen't so productive this week, but this week i'll try to be more productive. Uni starts tomorrow, all though for me , being first week, it dosnt really start untill wedneday, but theirs always campus bible ministries that needs a few helpers :). So Pray.... For My Friend as he heads off into a new mission field, my other friend, as we go through the bible ideas and themes, me, for parents situation, for sermon prep and as i think through what im going to do after uni (either MTS or straight to collage), oh and CBM, for the work we do on Campus.

God Bless :)
Laurence

We Need More Garlic, Second That, Third That, Fourth That

Had our committee meeting today :). We Made a lot of decisions, and discussed things, that really needed to be discuss. We got rid of the offical titles finally. Got a few roles dropped to me, Comp Tech Stuff, Timtable Small Groups, Main Meeting Leading, Treasurer (Hard to spell) and get to chair some of our meetings. Lol Committment, Comittment. Ahwell.
Afterwards met up with one of staff member with friend, and talked about how things were going, and after hanged out with friend, watched an episodes of red drawf :).
Church Yesterday was good. What Faith is, and What grace is.
A Friend has been ranting Theology, theology this week to me, Good stuff! well worth discussing Ideas in the bible. This is a taste of one of them he asked a friend and me: Does the law keeping in Romans represent a post-exilic jewish attempt to reestablish the kingdom outside of the Eschatological redeeming action of God announced in the prophets? Thus the jews place themselves outside of salvation history, just as the gentiles are. Taking the covenental Nomism of Sinai to apply to 2nd Temple seems to ignore covenant curses and the seriousness of the exile, the works of the law kind of are about trying to secure salvation, Ie restoration.
Heavy Heavy stuff, but good stuff to discuss. Loads of fun.
I've slowly recovered but am still a bit sad, and i fear it may last for a while, lol problem is i just can't let go. Please Continue to pray for me.

Anyways God Bless
Laurence

Priates of the Blue Mountains

Pirates of the Blue Mountians, lol i don't know if that would work, you see the thing about the Mountains is, their is no water, and the thing about Pirates is that they sail on water, so u see my Point. Anyways Reason why that is the title of this blog entry is, because i saw Pirates of the Carabean 2 today. Was really good, i liked it.
Been Not to bad week i geuss, still in the stage of being sad, but ahwell.
Monday met up with friend, went through some ideas about who God is and Is the bible true. On tuesday went up to Lithgow, met up with an old friend. Went bike riding, had coffee and lunch, got to catch up. Yesterday, Wednesday, Got alot of sermon prep done, and went to bible study at night, and today Thursday, hanged out with friend, discussing interesting Theological issues at his cafe and saw pirates with a mate. I couldn't manage to get a pushi toy, out of thoes machines, at the cinema, i was very upset lol.

Anyways May the peace of God with you
Laurence

Tears of Saddness, Tears of Joy

Well i dont know what to say. This year for me has been an Emotional Rollercoaster. Some bad things have happened and so much good has happen. I know i've grown from it however i still am sad. I managed to pass one of the hardest subjects in my course, yet i failed an easier subject. I'm a bit sad from that, And i know i will have a semester fo pesercutions from parents about it.
However i am still perservering, for my Tears of Joy outweight my tears of Saddness, and no matter what, i want to serve the Truth and Living God!. Please continue praying for my saddness and lonyness.

Anyways God Bless
Laurence

AhhThankyouuuu

Well kinda settling down into reality. i am still fired up and spent most of the day, reading, studing, and reflecting apon God's Word. So far i've been resisting The two major sins that i have been finding difficult, and That is good.

I've had a great time to prayer today with my friend. I've been really joyful because of MYC, but i have been also very sad, I gave my all, as honest as i could, but it didn't work out. It is nothing effecting my faith however, in fact its strengening it, but nether the less, i'm sad, Relationships are really hard, Even harder then preaching sermons lol. Anyways as we where praying, man i feel in to tears, and tears of Joy, their are some many Christian in my life, that have done so much for me, me a sinner, that im affraid to loose them, but the day will come when i must and im worried in one sense about it. I geuss thats a good reason for companionship, in that you have someone to encourage u for most of your life, and help u in your ministry. Anyways im so greatful for your prayers, and please continue praying for my comfort and lonlyness.

Church was good as well, Looking at judges 12, and bits of timothy, To perserver in Sufferings. I geuss tommorrow i should start preparing my Sermon, and Im worried, uni Results come tommorrow. My friend is off to ancon, which is Sydney uni's equivalent, Hope that goes well. Oh and i also passed my PTC course Early Church histroy :)

Anyways God Bless, Go in Peace to love and Serve the LORD! The one and try Living GOD!

Laurence

I is back, Back to reality, The reality of suffering

Well. I am back, home sweet home. MYC was awesome. Main thrust was about How God has revealed himself, Through people, Word, Jesus, ect. Encouraged me personally to listen to Gods word in everything, Consider fulltime ministry and to change especially in my private bible and prayer time.

It is really depressing comming back to reality, The worlds view is just so opposite. Even in my parents, lol kinda paraphasing what they said, but to them, it seem stupid, what i am doing, why would i give up the pleasure of life, for something, that pays low, no money, ect. Well God is worth it. So i personally am erging to change, to lead in prayer, to read God's Word and find more about the knowledge of Truth!, and to stop my stupid sinning. well i can't fully stop, because i am still human, but i will try to make an effort to be holy. God has done so much for us yet we sin, its sad :(. JOY - Jesus Others Yourself! Jesus is Lord and IS highest priority, with putting others above yourself, you can't be joyful in the work of the LORD!, if we arn't concern for the lost, well we arn't in Christ. And finally we must have self control!

Well i accomplish one of the most difficulty things i ever found in life. A barreir which has been in me, Even harder then preaching and leading. I am too shy and scared, even to goto centerlink, it takes me alot of boldness. It took my friends all week, and even set it up, sorry changed what i was writing here, i wont tell you what it was, but i think God had a purpose in it, which took much boldness. Oh and fellowship, i kinda cryed silently going home, cause i really do miss my christian friends, who have encouraged me so much, to serve the one and true living God.

Anyways Peace be with you all
God bless
Laurence

MYC (Meet Your Companion) Finally

Yeap u geussed it, its finally myc (Mid Year Conference) tommorrow. The joy of packing cloths. I can't wait, should be good :), bringing my friend along from church aswell. Ive done some work on comic, fixed up characters, made a good storyboard, funny aswell. Penciled the first page, friend inked it. I havent scaned anything yet, though after myc i'll put some scan of it up for viewing.

Anyways God bless
Laurence

Comic Idea

Friend suggested i should make a comic. so i came up with some ideas. These a some rought scetches so dont expect them to be all in proportion

Winter, Winter, Winter, MYC, MYC

Well i finally finished up my exams, and boy were they hard. Well can't say i've had rest yet, been having to renavate the house non stop, stupid selling house. Not much has happened really, just friday night we had a thing called caffe manna, was good, eat togehter, talk to people christian and non-christian and have a short talk. Well its the 1st of July which means its getting colder, maybe snow, that would be cool, MYC is soooooon, hardly can wait. Anyways Thats all for now

God Bless
Laurence