The world is in a terrible state and yet the Bible speaks of a multitude from every tribe, people and language that no one can count gathered together around the throne and in front of the Lamb.
How will a lost world be saved? That’s the question to which around 100 young people (aged mostly between 15 and 25) sought the answer at a weekend called Saved2Serve, which took place at All Nations Christian College, 8–10 April.
Lost in sin, needing the gospel
The aim of Saved2Serve is to glorify God by propelling young people into the Lord’s service for the strengthening of the churches. The theme for 2016 was Mission – how ‘lost’ the world is and how the gospel provides the answer. The speaker was Matt Gamston, a young pastor from Gloucester who had served for a decade with local churches in the Philippines. He spoke with authority from the Bible, illustrating his talks in relevant ways for the young people and sharing stories from his time abroad. We looked in depth at the problem of sin before seeing the wonder of the gospel and how mission finds the lost, using Ephesians 2 and Paul’s first missionary journey in Acts.
