The Sunday night celebration at Bible by the Beach was packed out as the doors were opened for all who would come, to come for free… simultaneously there was a free youth event called Curious? with music from Simon Brading and Andrew Wilson speaking.
The Congress theatre was packed, apparently the last complete sell out event was ‘Hank Marvin and the Shadows’… maybe next year will be a complete sell out!
The Sunday night event always has a strong mission focus… last year we heard from Ben Kwashi, Archbishop of Jos (Northern Nigeria), this year we heard a video report from him, praising God for his faithfulness in the midst of great persecution. We also heard from Ray of Hope Amazon, a charity working to support the practical and spiritual needs of 80,000 untouched villages along the Amazon river.
We were encouraged to give generously to support these two projects and the on going work of Bible by the Beach – if you’d like to donate you can give online. Stuart Townend and Phatfish lead us in joyful praise to God.
Wallace Benn, Bishop of Lewes, and chairman of Bible by the Beach took us to John 18… the Garden of Gethsemane… showing us how John explains what the cross is all about… The King crossing the Kidron Valley, a scene in a garden, the cup… Wallace pointed us to the Biblical allusions, to the true meaning of the cross… loving explaining the doctrine of penal substitution.
This evening was head informing, heart warming and will changing… a great night celebrating the cross of Christ and his call to take the gospel to all nations.
You’ll be able to buy this talk in the Bible by the Beach shop.
