“Christ or Chaos”:

Challenge and Blessing in Perth and Esperance

Press Release 6th May 2006

‘Christ or Chaos’ was the challenging theme of this year’s Keswick Conventions in Perth and Esperance, Western Australia, which commenced on April 21 2006 with Jonathan James as the guest speaker.

 Mr James, the International Director of the Asia Evangelistic Fellowship spoke passionately and powerfully of the fact that the Church in the 21^st Century is at the crossroads.  “It can choose Christ and go with him all the way or ignore Christ and invite chaos, anarchy, degradation and destruction”, Mr James remarked.

  Opening with the message entitled “Jesus Christ in an age of Pluralism” Jonathan, a noted preacher, author and Gospel singer spoke of the uniqueness of Christ—how unlike other religions, it is the unique Christ that makes the  message of  the Gospel unique.

The Perth convention was well attended with numbers ranging from 800-1000 at the various meetings while the Esperance Convention attracted around 150-200 people.                                        

At both conventions lives were touched and several folk stood up to dedicate themselves afresh during the prayer of commitment. Mr James’ message on “The Cross- driven Life” was most moving and several people remarked how they were greatly blessed by the simplicity of the message and its refreshing adherence to the historic, biblical tradition.

 “Exalting Christ among the Nations” was the concluding message and again the irresistible challenge was given that unless we evangelise the people of Australia and the nations “our sin will find us out” (Numbers 32; 23). Mr James quoted how the North African Church was a strong centre of Christianity up till the 7^th Century but because of its failure to evangelise the Berber and Punic communities of its day “the Church’s sin found them out and today North Africa is a bastion of the Islamic faith closed to the Christian Gospel” Mr James challenged.

All the messages were recorded on CD and DVD formats and are available for purchase by contacting Mr Bill Lockyer, 8 Elshaw, Queens Park WA 6107. Tel (08) 9458 9282 or Asia Evangelistic Fellowship on e mail aefi@iinet.net.au

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