Since January 1, 2007 Nathan Attwood is the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Alabama West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. His responsibilities include: resourcing and consulting the youth ministries and young adult ministries of the 738 congregations of the conference; directing the Annual Conference Youth page and delegate program and the Conference Council on Youth Ministries; working as member of the bishop’s CORE team and extended cabinet; relating to the eight Wesley Foundations (college campus ministries) for this conference; developing and implementing youth programs such as Spring Fling, Energize, Student Leadership Institute, Hungry College Retreat, Youth Workers’ Sabbath Retreat; developing and re-implementing the youth director training program; advising the Conference for regarding the Student Forum (a national UMC college student summit); and representing the Conference with the National Youth Workers’s Movement.
In this message Nathan Attwood reviews the salient relationship of the Easter season and lectionary readings from the Book of Acts in the New Testament:
Acts 5:27-32
5:27 When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them,
5:28 saying, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man's blood on us."
5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than any human authority.
5:30 The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree.
5:31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
5:32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."
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