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Matt Craig |
First Lisburn Presbyterian Church was the
venue for last Saturday night�s meeting of the popular monthly
youth event - Focus. Following a barbeque held at the front of
this city centre church, nearly 100 young people gathered in the
church building for the last meeting of Focus prior to the
summer break. Matt Craig, Youth Worker at First Lisburn,
welcomed the young people and introduced the theme for the
evening - �Live a Life of Worship�. Matt said that Focus, which
is normally held in a church hall, was meeting for worship
tonight in one of the oldest churches in Lisburn. He explained
that people have met for worship in First Lisburn Presbyterian
Church since 1688 and in the present building since 1768. He
went on to emphasise the need to worship God not just in a
traditional church building like First Lisburn but, - at work,
at leisure and in our everyday life. In an interview with
Stephen Auld (Youth Worker at Elmwood and a former under 19
International rugby player) Matt further emphasised the need to
live a life of worship - even on the sports field.
Clare Norris, Jonny Mills and musicians
from local churches led the lively praise and the band played
quietly as Mark Robinson read a portion of Scripture. Guest
speaker Philip Kerr, an evangelist from Crown Jesus Ministries,
gave a challenging and practical closing address to the young
people as he continued on the �Live a Life of Worship� theme.
