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This term is an exciting term. While it becomes difficult to
motivate students the Gospel is still the Gospel. If that is true,
and I know the power of the Gospel is salvation, then this last
It has come to my attention that my Relay experience is drawing term is going to be amazing.
closer to its conclusion, but before then there is work to be done and
mission to be pursued. With the third university term slowly It can be easy to see the short term advancement of the
disappearing, CU meetings seizing and exams taking over the minds Gospel, but we should be looking for lasting change. While I
of students, the Relay work can quickly become disheartening. will be leaving, many students will remain in the CU for a
Students cancelling meetings and 1‐1s, coursework and revision couple more years. How can they be motivated by grace to
taking away precious hours reducing the CU mission to minimal reach the campus with Christ. I am thankful for the work of
impact level. Or is it? UCCF, the CU, the many speakers we have had, the 1‐1s, the
book groups, the social gathering, New Word Alive, new
It is fundamental this term, as with the other two terms and the rest leaders training weekend, the Pure Course, mission weeks
of my life, that I am motivated by the Gospel. My worth is not in how and much more that has been happening and is happening in
many 1‐1s I have, how many meetings I am asked to speak at, the order to advance the Gospel, and equip students to advance
amount of missions I can be involved in. My worth is in Christ. How the Gospel.
easy it is to forget that Christ is everything. Jerry Bridges puts it well
as ‘Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the
reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that
you are beyond the need of God’s grace.’
Pastor and Youth Worker
This applies for us all. Not just students and Relay workers, but all time…
manner of life that we find ourselves involved in. My identity is not in
Relay or youth work. It cannot be found in my gifts or my sin. It can
only be found in Christ.
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