Welcome to the Big Day In!
A warm welcome to Covenant Church’s Big Day In! Below you’ll find important information during the event!
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Schedule
Saturday
| 3:30pm | Check In Begins |
| 4pm | Welcome Message & Event Rundown |
| 4:15pm | Group Games |
| 5:30pm | Dinner |
| 7pm | Prayer & Praise Night |
| 9:15pm | Free Time |
| 11pm | Christ College Hall Closes |
Sunday
| 9am | Breakfast |
| 10am | Talk 1 |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea |
| 11am | Talk 2 |
| 12pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Group Photo |
| 2pm | Q&A with Ian Smith |
| 2:45pm | Free Time |
| 5pm | Big Day In Ends |
Important Information
Introducing our Speaker
Ian Smith
Ian has been part of the Christ College faculty since 1995. Now, he is the Principal of Christ College and lecturer in New Testament and Greek Exegesis. Prior to this, Ian was the minister of Griffith Presbyterian Church and then served as a missionary with Australian Presbyterian World Mission in Vanuatu. He is married to Jenni, they have four adult children and love being grandparents to their four grandchildren.
Important Contacts
First Aid
Jasmine Lai: 0423 135 352
Benita Ng: 0414 745 941
Event Co-ordinators
Jackie Xiang: 0423 370 682
Crystal Pan: 0433 808 839
Clean Up Duties Schedule
After Saturday Dinner – Terrence’s CG
After Sunday Breakfast – Joe’s CG
After Sunday Lunch – Dan Chu’s CG
Talk 1
Covenant God
Genesis 15
Covenant
Noah – Genesis 6:18 But I will establish my covenant with you …
Eden – Genesis 3:15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head and you will strike his heel.
Abram – Genesis 12:1-3 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonours you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Abram’s doubt – Genesis 15
Covenant Sign (Circumcision) – Genesis 17:11
Passover
Temple – 2 Samuel 7
New Covenant – Jeremiah 31:31-14
God’s Spirit – Ezekiel 37
Talk 2
Covenant Community
Acts 2:1-8, 36-47
Jeremiah 31:31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah”
Ezekiel 37 valley of dry bones
- What do we mean by “new” when we talk about the new Covenant?
Ezekiel 36:26-27
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
2. What difference does the new covenant make?
Pentecost
Acts 2:4, 8-11 tongues
Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
Acts 2:42 to the breaking of bread.
Acts 2:39 This promise is to you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.
Gentiles
Children
Baptism
The Lord’s Day
Priesthood
Sacrifice
The People of God
Q&A with Ian Smith
You can submit your questions anytime during the event by heading to the Slido below. You’ll have a chance for your question to be answered during Sunday’s Q&A session with Ian Smith.