UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT AT THE 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE TRANSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

Thanks to the generous financial support and prayers of several ministry friends; I will be speaking on Wednesday morning to several institutional decision makers at the 2011 annual conference for the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). The conference will offer a wide range of sessions designed to provide practical help with the issues and decisions facing Christian higher education in the 21st century.

My topic is "Higher Education and Gospel Stewardship." I will be focusing on how Christians can remain faithful to the Gospel mandate by "offering quality education through transformational teaching and learning." This workshop will place an emphasis on critical thinking and the need to consider higher education within its larger social, historical, and intellectual contexts. Please pray that the Holy Spirit empower and use me through His transformational power to speak to these world changers, history makers, and dream shapers!

The TRACS conference will be hosting administrators from over 100 colleges, universities, and seminaries from across the United States and the world. This year's meeting is being held from November 9-11 in beautiful Nashville, Tennessee. I am looking forward to the opportunity to network in a relaxed and personal environment while participating in hands-on, intensive workshops for business, student service, and academic officers, as well as college presidents and board members.

Your Spiritual Freedom Matters to God

“And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

Today, I would like to take the opportunity to draw your attention to a freedom that is greater than human freedom. As we honor those who have died for human freedom, let us treasure the freedom that was brought by the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Do not get me wrong, I am all for freedom from any form of dictatorship or tyranny but I am even more for freedom from the tyrannical rule of Satan. God says that He not only desires to give us human freedom, His ultimate goal is for us to live in the freedom that Christ offers.

Human/ Political Freedom

This weekend, Americans everywhere took the time to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It has been 234 years since our forefathers declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and for that we thank God for His many blessings upon this country. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. It is said that this nation spends billions of dollars during the July 4th weekend each year, but it breaks my heart to know that that many have ignored the price that was paid for their spiritual freedom and independence from Satan.

Spiritual Freedom

What is the cost of Spiritual freedom? I was reminded again and again that spiritual freedom isn’t free. Christ paid the price with His precious blood. I fear that an increasing number of Christians have lost the art of living in the freedom that Christ offers.

As part of our covenant relationship with Almighty God, we have received the promises and provisions made through the dispensation of grace. This is God’s appointed time and season of total victory over the powers of darkness. The Word of God gives the promise that “Whatever is born of God overcome the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith” (I John 5:4).

Let us not steep down to living in sin and allow ourselves to be enslaved by the enemy of our souls. I exhort you and beseech you in the compassion of Christ, faint not, weary not. There is a great necessity of heaven; you must have it. We have spiritual freedom from sin, death, hell and the grave. Dear friend in the name of Christ I urge you not to seek freedom from your dependence upon Almighty God. May we all embrace our freedom in Christ, the grace of the Lord be with you!