Lunchtime Bible Talks

This month we are giving you a snapshot of one of ECU’s key activities, the weekly Lunchtime Bible Talks.

Steph writes: As part of our role in working alongside ECU, Matt and I serve on the Lunchtime Bible Talk committee along with two students, Matt and Karina. We are responsible for putting together the Lunchtime Bible Talk (or LBT) each week. The Lunchtime Bible Talk happens every Wednesday during uni session. Students come to meet together and hear God’s word taught. We are blessed at ECU with two great Bible teachers, Richard and Rob who share the preaching at LBT. This year we have worked through Malachi, 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians and Rob has just fininshed Isaiah after 3 big years of working through it with us.

My role on the Luncthime Bible Committe involves organising students each week to do various jobs like MCing, reading the Bible, praying and welcoming. Thankfully there are many students willing to serve in that way. I also help photocopy and fold the bundle of things that people get each week (The Page, talk outline, comment cards). I have a learnt a lot about finding joy in admin and learning to remind myself that the work is done in order to enable God’s word to go out and bear fruit.

Matt writes: We have also been responsible for producing a one page handout aptly named The Page each week. This consists of an article usually written by a student, some prayer points and any up-coming events. This year we’ve had articles on religion, the bigness of God, Good Friday, Toy Story 3, bible reading, hope and many other things. (click here to see the latest one to go online and many others.) Each week we also run what is known as preLBT (pre-Lunchtime Bible Talk). Here a group of us meet to read through the passage for the week, discuss it a bit and pray all to prepare ourselves for hearing God’s word.

IN OTHER NEWS: What’s happen ing in 2011?

We are happy to announce that we both have been accepted to study at Moore Theological College in Newtown next year (Steph is enrolled for 3 years and Matt for 4). We also have been offered housing at MooreWest in Parramatta. And we also also have been offered student ministry placement at Oatley Anglican.

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