Awaken

So this past Saturday I went to hear my good friend Jake speak at the Awaken 2009 conference at NorthStar Church in Kennesaw. It was a great time, with Chris Huff leading worship. I saw a lot of old friends, and made some new ones!!

Here are my notes and quotes from Jake’s talk:

(keep in mind these are the shorthand that I wrote during his speech, but I think they make sense)

-”They were the cool Christian kids who didn’t dump over porta-potties.” – Jake Dudley

-More women go to church than men.

-Jesus was living, breathing, walking Love.

-As long as Jesus is being preached, it doesn’t matter what color carpet the church has, what type of pre-service music, etc…

-People talk about Jesus 2000 years later

-God sent Jesus down to Earth, and to die for the sins of men and women

-What if I, through everyone’s junk, life, etc…, just loved them the way Jesus does?

-The World says that for any problem, there is a program, pill, or person to solve it. That is crap. Jesus is the answer.

-Mark 12:28-31

-John 15:12-13

-”Sometimes leading people to Jesus is being Jesus to the people”

-Jake also talked about the Christy Nockels song “By Our Love”
-Check the lyrics here

-”If the world is supposed to know us by our love, then why do they know us for what we hate?”

Jake did a great job and so did the guys putting the conference on.

P.S. – I also bought John Mayer tickets in the parking lot right after Awaken. Pretty stoked on it. Fosho