Across three sessions including a Q&A with our youths, Dr. Sean McDowell took on interesting topics surrounding the Christian faith.
As the sofas were carried up the stage, many of us realised it was going to be a different kind of weekend service. Soon after, Senior Pastor Garrett and a few students took to the stage for a Q&A Session with Dr. Sean McDowell.
Listed amongst the top 100 apologists, Dr. Sean McDowell is an Associate Professor of Christian Apologetics at Biola University. He has also written, edited or co-authored over twenty books, and speaks at camps, churches, universities and conferences. Beyond just being a gifted communicator, Dr. Sean has a passion for equipping the church, especially young people, to make the case for the Christian faith.
As a church, we first heard Dr. Sean McDowell speak during the pandemic, when he recorded a sermon for us. But over the weekend, he was in town and at HOGC! The best part? Our youths got to ask Dr. Sean McDowell tough questions on the Christian faith!
And they certainly came prepared. “Is the Bible true?” “Why are there evil and suffering?” “Who created God?” These were just some of the questions and topics the youths wanted to explore with Dr. Sean McDowell.
Want to know how Dr. Sean McDowell answered all these questions in a clear, Biblical and fun way? Check out the entire Q&A session Dr. Sean posted on his YouTube channel!
Beyond just answering questions, Dr. Sean McDowell also reminded us about the heart behind it all. The goal is not just to get to the answers, but to get closer to Jesus. Both the young and young at heart in attendance that day were definitely inspired!
And that was not all that happened over the weekend! Dr. Sean McDowell also spoke in two other sessions.
In one particular session on ‘Chasing Love’, he taught us about understanding true freedom and navigating love and relationships as God has designed.
In another session, Dr. Sean spoke about how ‘Jesus Was No Moralist’, and how we can come to Him, imperfect as we are, to have a relationship with Him that will transform us.
After the entire weekend of sessions with Dr. Sean, our mindsets on both the Biblical worldview and Christian living were lifted. We could not wait to continue diving deeper into the Bible and to keep loving God with our hearts and minds!
