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20Twenty Interview

Grant Kennedy

Recently UCB Asia Pacific’s Project’s Manager, Grant Kennedy, was interviewed in Australia on Vision Christian Radio’s 20Twenty program about UCB’s work in the pacific.

Listen as he and Vision’s Andrew McLennan talk about what is happening here in Vanuatu and in our neighbouring countries.

UCB Asia Pacific is our partner and helps Laef FM with a lot of what we do, including organising the design and printing of our devotional book The Word for Today.

Preaching to Empty Auditoriums

Pastor Jeff Vines shares his perspective on what it’s like to preach to an empty auditorium, while reminding us that it’s now more important than ever to continue meeting, even if we have to find new ways of doing it.

For the first time in modern history, many Pastors around the world are finding themselves in the position of having to preach to an empty auditorium. What does it feel like to have no crowd?

“A huge part of the art of communication is reading your audience”, says Jeff. “You often allow them to help you decide what direction to take, and particularly to know if your jokes are going over well!”

While an empty auditorium is not ideal, Jeff points out that in a crisis, more people than ever are turning to the church for answers.

“Suffering and illness is not something any of us ever want to see”, continues Jeff. “But we can use these tragedies to teach people to pray, and to point as many people to God as possible.”

Jeff believes it is often seasons of suffering that wakes people up to what really matters. When we are living a life of affluence and peace, it’s very easy to become spiritually lazy. This is the time for the church to lead, and we all need to work together as best we can to defeat this disease.

“We need to find ways of caring for each other, without spreading this disease”, Jeff says. “When our church meets together online, there are 20,000 people coming together at once. We must be good citizens and save lives.”

But Jeff also believes God inspires the church to be ready for what’s coming. God is always preparing the way for the gospel to go out, regardless of the political or social events that are happening around us.

“God does not promise us protection, even when what we are doing is honest and true. People have always been persecuted for the sake of the Gospel”, Jeff continues. “We should come together whenever and however we can, whether it be in a small group, a life group or in our homes watching. But we must continue to honour the sacrifice that Jesus made for us all.”

But Jeff reminds us, there is no guaranteed protection against suffering for doing the right thing. However, he believes we all have a responsibility to do it anyway.

Jeff Vines is heard weekdays on Laef FM

UCB Asia Pacific

Dealing with death the right way

by Bob Gass

‘Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me …’ Psalm 2 3:4 NKJV

Here is the truth about death:

1) It’s a sure thing. The story is told of a hypochondriac who put these words on his gravestone: ‘Maybe now you’ll believe I was sick.’ Seriously, if you’re wise, you won’t obsess about death, but you will prepare for it.

2) It’s a sojourn. The word ‘walk’ means each step you take brings your departure date one day closer. The word ‘through’ tells you it’s only a temporary passage and not your final destination. The word metamorphosis pictures a humble caterpillar being transformed into a beautiful butterfly that can soar. Likewise, the Bible describes your new body in these words:

a) Incorruptible, meaning you will never again contend with pain or sickness (see 1 Corinthians 15:53).

b) Immortal, meaning you will be ageless and incapable of dying.

,) Shadow. Now, a shadow might frighten you, but it cannot harm you. Indeed, the only way to have a shadow is to have a light shining. Don’t you find it interesting that many of the people who have died and come back tell others about emerging from a tunnel into a bright, celestial light?

No wonder we need ‘fear no evil’. Why? Because the Lord is with us, and He has conquered death, hell, and the grave. Jesus said, ‘“I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death”’ (Revelation 1:18 NKJV). Rejoice; the key to your eternal destiny is not in your own hands or anybody else’s but in the hands of the One who loves you.

SoulFood: Exo 28-29, John 4:1-12, Ps 89:38-52, Pro 26:23-26

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