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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

Knowing the counterfeit from the genuine

by Bob Gass

‘For even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.’ 2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV

In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul reveals 4 ways in which Satan works like a master counterfeiter.

1. Satan supplies a counterfeit saviour: ‘For even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.’ (2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV) So though there are cults that preach Jesus, they do not preach the Christ of Christianity.

2. Satan presents counterfeit servants: ‘For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ… So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds’ (2 Corinthians 11:13, 15 ESV).

3. He brings counterfeit saints: Paul identifies these false brethren as those who seem like your brother or sister on the outside but are secretly your enemy on the inside (see Galatians 2:4). 4. Satan offers us a counterfeit salvation: ‘But even if we or an angel from Heaven should preach to you a Gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.’ (Galatians 1:8 ESV)

Christians can, at times, behave like children of the devil, while the ungodly frequently appear to be righteous. God can distinguish a sinner from a saint, and you’re going to discover both inside the church just as you will outside it. And that’s a good thing because constant exposure to the Word of God is what changes people. Jesus never claimed that the church was perfect, and neither should we. Our awareness of these truths shouldn’t make us self-righteous or judgmental. Rather, it should make us paramedics of God’s grace and mercy and cause us to be more fully committed to Christ.

SoulFood: Phil 1–4, Luke 3:1–10, Ps 79, Pro 2:9–10

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