Fall Conference: Deeper

This weekend I went with the Intervarsity group on campus to the Fall Conference at the Downtown Marriot in Des Moines. The theme for the weekend was: "Deeper" and it was all about going deeper in our walk and relationship with Jesus. The first night we were reminded of the fact that God is Near and desires to be near to us. We came to the conclusions that God is always near (honestly, you can't get more near than actually living in a person) and it is us who fail to admit that he is near. Thoughout the weekend we were reminded that God delights in us. Also, that we are called to live in a way that makes God look glorious. We need to remember the goodness of God. We need to change the direction of our words. We need to remember the model of Jesus, and we need to do something life threatening together (that point was directed at our chapter groups). Those instructions are given to us, the church, from Paul in Philippians 1:27-2:15. One other neat thing I learned is that in Exodus 3:14 God gives us his name. The NIV says "I AM" but in Hebrew, the word for I Am is a small word with no vowels and is almost just like a breath. Interesting huh! Other things that happened: We we challenged to start Scripture studies with people we know on campus. Also, as a chapter, we agreed to do evangelistic prayer in the dorm rooms. Once every other week or so we are going to go around the dorms and if there is a door open, just offer to pray for the people within and ask if they have anything they want prayer for. We want to be known as the people who pray. Also, we agreed to pray blessings into the lives of two or three people in our IV group every day at least until Christmas. Probably my favorite part of the conference was just being surrounded by other people who love the Lord. Worshipping together with them is so great. Well, I should go finish up my homework.