Swedish Fish: Weekend in Bristol

This past weekend I was able to attend a conference in Bristol, England with our organization. The conference gathered more than 150 students from all over Western Europe for a weekend of fellowship, training, and sharing their faith. I had 3 incredible students join me from Sweden. Friday evening a fellow, Duncan, spoke on Luke 19:1-10. We took a look at what Jesus did in making disciples.

Here are some points mentioned:
*Jesus always drew a crowd, even if they don't agree, they can't stay away-they want to see.
*Jesus drew unlikely people. Hold out the Gospel to everyone - don't you, yourself, decide if they're going to be "receptive" or if they should get to hear it or not. (Here, Duncan told us that he was the unlikeliest of people to become a Christian, but after 18 months of being pursued by believers and asking questions, he came into a relationship with Christ).
*Jesus goes after lost people - He enters their world... He doesn't expect/wait for them to come into His world
*Jesus revolutionizes lives - people were radically changed when they meet Him.

In the end we find that Jesus' mission was found in verse 10...
"the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."

If we, as believers, are becoming more and more like Christ, then we too are here to seek and save the lost.... what a thought to be in on this priviledge.

Here's a few pics from the weekend....