Rising Lights // Messages and Seminars

Everyone is born in Adam, destined to perish. But Jesus calls people to be one with him, to share in his joy.Sharing the gospel includes speaking about judgement and hell. It prepares the way to proclaim Jesus as the way to eternal life in the place of eternal death, turning hell into heaven.Four "seeds" to sow into conversation to get to talking about Jesus' solution to what's wrong in the world and how we can be one with Jesus:What gets you down?What gets you through?That's why I'm weird...That's what I love about my church...This is the final of four seminars in the Evangelism for Normal People track at Rising Lights (6-10 April, 2026). ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Glen Scrivener is a speaker, writer, and ordained Church of England minister. He serves as the Director of Speak Life, an evangelistic ministry that seeks, through preaching and media, to captivate both church and world with the love of Jesus.ABOUT RISING LIGHTS:Organised by FIEC but for everyone, Rising Lights is a chance for us to gather as believers, to be refreshed, and to grow in our faith. Taking place in Torquay, Devon, during the week after Easter. Find out more: http://risinglights.co.uk.FOLLOW:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RisingLightsUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RisingLightsUK

Adam represents life as it is, in all its fallenness and death and curse. Jesus represents life as it's meant to be, in all its life, light, and love.Speaking in these categories can help us share the good news of Jesus with those around us.This seminar begins with a Q&A.This is the third of four seminars in the Evangelism for Normal People track at Rising Lights (6-10 April, 2026).ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Glen Scrivener is a speaker, writer, and ordained Church of England minister. He serves as the Director of Speak Life, an evangelistic ministry that seeks, through preaching and media, to captivate both church and world with the love of Jesus.ABOUT RISING LIGHTS: Organised by FIEC but for everyone, Rising Lights is a chance for us to gather as believers, to be refreshed, and to grow in our faith. Taking place in Torquay, Devon, during the week after Easter. Find out more: http://risinglights.co.uk.FOLLOW:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RisingLightsUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RisingLightsUK

It is fruitful in evangelism to be Trinitarian, speaking speaking of the true God of the Bible: Jesus, the Son of the Father who is filled with the Holy Spirit.Because the kind of God we believe in is key to why we believe in him.Two "seeds" to sow into conversation to get to talking about this God are:Which God do you believe in / which god don't you believe in?That's what I love about Christianity.This seminar is followed by a Q&A.This is the second of four seminars in the Evangelism for Normal People track at Rising Lights (6-10 April, 2026). ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Glen Scrivener is a speaker, writer, and ordained Church of England minister. He serves as the Director of Speak Life, an evangelistic ministry that seeks, through preaching and media, to captivate both church and world with the love of Jesus.ABOUT RISING LIGHTS: Organised by FIEC but for everyone, Rising Lights is a chance for us to gather as believers, to be refreshed, and to grow in our faith. Taking place in Torquay, Devon, during the week after Easter. Find out more: http://risinglights.co.uk.FOLLOW:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RisingLightsUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RisingLightsUK

Jesus taught that evangelism is like a farmer sowing seeds, falling in different places with different results (Matthew 13:1-23).The job of normal people who want to share the gospel is simply to "sow seeds" to help people see that Jesus is Lord and that he reveals the truth about life.In the first part of the Evangelism for Normal People track at Rising Lights 2026, Glen Scrivener introduces different "seeds" for people to sow into conversation to help point them to Jesus.This is the first of four seminars in the Evangelism for Normal People track at Rising Lights (6-10 April, 2026).ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Glen Scrivener is a speaker, writer, and ordained Church of England minister. He serves as the Director of Speak Life, an evangelistic ministry that seeks, through preaching and media, to captivate both church and world with the love of Jesus.ABOUT RISING LIGHTS: Organised by FIEC but for everyone, Rising Lights is a chance for us to gather as believers, to be refreshed, and to grow in our faith. Taking place in Torquay, Devon, during the week after Easter. Find out more: http://risinglights.co.uk.FOLLOW:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RisingLightsUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RisingLightsUK

This section of Exodus captures the remarkable encounter Moses has with the Lord. He cannot see him, yet he can know him.And now the God reveals himself in his Son, a greater and more perfect picture of all that he is.This is the final of four messages given during the evening celebrations at Rising Lights 2026 (6-10 April, 2026).ABOUT THE SPEAKER:John Stevens is FIEC’s National Director, a role he took up in September 2010. He is currently one of the pastors of Christchurch Harborough in Leicestershire, and is a member of the Affinity Council, Evangelical Alliance Council, and TGC-UK Forum. He teaches at several UK seminaries and ministry training courses.ABOUT RISING LIGHTS:Organised by FIEC but for everyone, Rising Lights is a chance for us to gather as believers, to be refreshed, and to grow in our faith. Taking place in Torquay, Devon, during the week after Easter. Find out more: http://risinglights.co.uk.FOLLOW:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RisingLightsUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RisingLightsUK