Bridges to Freedom

Saturday: Date to be Announced...

It is more than just a seminar, it is an introduction to a journey that every man must undertake to discover his real self and to recover what God always intended a man to be. For the most part, men intuitively know that there must be something more than the current story of their lives.

There is more, and a major part of that discovery of more is learning about the view that God has of men, and learning to live in the realisation of that view. God does not see men in a depreciating light.
We do not have a wimpy  God who is discouragingly distant from His created beings. God is strongly active about transformation, change and growth on a grand scale. He does want us to be restored to how He originally created us.

Seeing oneself from His point view is part of that transformation. Our introductory journey and learning to do battle. The best way to describe what our introductory journey will be like is to describe it in terms of battles in a time of war.

The typical battle is not the whole war.  Winning a solitary battle does not necessarily mean that the war is won, and neither does losing a single battle mean that the war is lost.  During World War II, the Allies lost many battles before they started winning.  Winning most of your battles, and particularly the one that turns out to be the last battle, wins the war. However, as in all wars, starting to win, and keeping on winning is essential to a successful conclusion to a war.  D-Day (June 6, 1944) was the beginning of the end of WWII. It was the day that launched the greatest invasion ever devised. Many battles over many months were needed to be fought before final victory. Most battles were significant victories.

Some battles were spectacular failures, but we can learn from even disastrous mistakes.

Bridges to Freedom takes us through the stories of three significant battles of World War II.  All were fought during and after D-Day, all were battles to take strategically significant bridges. Taking and holding the bridges were essential to victory. They were essential to taking territory held by the enemy, and they were essential to the defense of Allied armies. These bridges (and their associated battles) are illustrations of the strategic battles men conduct in winning the war of purpose and identity. 

By the way... this seminar is a lot of fun!

Seminar Leader: David Crabtree, Senior Leader of DaySpring Church

Seminar date: Saturday Date to be announced.