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6 Quotes Challenging Our Complacency

One of the biggest dangers of our modern culture today is that our everyday can lull us into a false sense of security – we go with the flow but don’t realise we are drifting slowly, but surely, in the wrong direction. Here are some Bible verses and quotes to reflect on and be challenged by so we can be intentional and proactive in how we live out our lives in Christ.

1. "We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away." - Hebrews 2:1 (NIV)

2. "Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present or there will be no manifestation of Christ to His people. He waits to be wanted. Too bad that with many of us He waits so long, so very long, in vain." - A.W. Tozer

3. "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth." - Revelation 3:15-18 (NIV)

4. "We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behaviour." - John Stott

5. "People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; we drift toward superstition and call it faith. We cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation; we slouch toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped legalism; we slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been liberated." - D.A. Carson

6. "Our primary problem as Christian women is not that we lack self-worth, not that we lack a sense of significance. It's that we lack awe." - Jen Wilkin

Overcome Complacency at OneLove 2024!

Our lives are shaped by routine – from workplaces to home life, from fitness classes to even church services. With this, the beauty of the gospel risks becoming over-familiar, leading to complacency and indifference. Despite our best efforts to reignite the passion we once had, time and time again we find ourselves slipping back into our schedules, where our faith becomes just another part of our daily lives. I wonder if you know this cycle well?

OneLove24 will be an opportunity to pause, to reflect and rediscover the sheer joy of being known and loved by the Father. Through songs, shared stories and Biblical talks, we will seek to know Him better, his boundless Love for us and the joy that it brings. Our prayer is that you’ll leave the conference with a fresh view of what it means to be a child of God and how it shapes everything you do. We hope you will join us!

OneLove women’s conference is happening on Saturday 24^th August at the Hillsong Convention Centre. Tickets are now available from our website: https://onelovewomen.com/register/

Discounted tickets are also available for full-time students, interstate and regional delegates. More information available from our website: https://onelovewomen.com/register/#prices

One of the biggest dangers of our modern culture today is that our everyday can

By Mary Jung

5 Reasons Not to Miss BASECAMP 2024

BASECAMP men’s conference is just around the corner, with BASECAMP City kicking off next Saturday at the Roundhouse in UNSW. It’s not too late to grab a few mates and join (get your tickets before this Sunday 28th July to avoid the Last Minute ticket rates!)

Here are five reasons not to miss it:

Challenging talks to move you in your faith

Take the opportunity to really focus and listen to God’s Word, and move yourself out of your everyday routine. Sam Allberry and Jonathan Andrews will be speaking on how to build brotherhood, looking at Jesus as our inspiration and model.

Prayerfully thought-out program that isn’t boring

The BASECAMP team are excited to be bringing you a men’s conference that speaks to your real life and faith, and more to enrich and complement the talks you’ll be hearing on the day: heartfelt worship of our Father; real, down-to-earth stories of faith lived out; practical tips for living out what you hear; and lots of laughs along the way.

_{Back in 2020 we met Keith Lord, a farmer from the Riverina region of NSW. In his interview, Keith mentioned his Christian mate Steve and the importance of their friendship – especially during tough times. We’re looking forward to interviewing Steve and Keith at BASECAMP this year, and exploring what Christian brotherhood means to them.}

Full-day catering to fill your physical ‘soul’ (your belly!)

No brown bags here – BASECAMP means business when it comes to keeping you nourished and well-fed. Enjoy full-day catering with morning tea and a hot lunch, along with hot drinks to keep you warm in the winter.

Easy venue, easy parking

Whether you’re coming up to the Blue Mountains for the weekend, or dipping into the one-day event in Sydney, it couldn’t be easier to come along with your group. See more venue information here!

Broaden your perspective with fellowship and our ministry partners

With men from all over gathering for the conference, you have a precious opportunity to fellowship with other Christian brothers – as well as those you came with! Have a chat with our ministry partners too; they do some amazing work out in the world and closer to home.

Don’t miss out – register today!

BASECAMP men’s conference will be held over two weekends in three different formats:

BASECAMP Sydney (3 August 2024) – A one-day recharge held at the UNSW Roundhouse in Kensington
BASECAMP Mountains (9–10 August 2024) – An overnight retreat held at StayKCC in Katoomba
BASECAMP Online (9–10 August 2024) – An online livestream of BASECAMP Mountains that can be aired from your church hall, lounge room or shed!

Make sure you purchase your tickets before 28 July (AEDT), before Last Minute ticket rates apply!

Special discounts also apply for students, interstate and regional delegates. Click here for more information.

BASECAMP men’s conference is just around the corner, with BASECAMP City kicking off next Saturday

By Mary Jung

An Invitation from Blair Linne

Blair Linne is the author of Finding My Father: How The Gospel Heals The Pain of Fatherlessness. She is a Bible teacher, actress, spoken word artist, and the creator of the podcast GLO with The Gospel Coalition. Blair has toured globally and is known as one of the originators of the Christian Spoken Word genre. Proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ through speaking and spoken word is her passion. She lives in Portland with her husband Shai Linne and their three children.

We are excited to have Blair join us next month for OneLove women’s conference!

To help women address this topic, OneLove women’s conference will be exploring the theme, “Overcoming Complacency: How the Joy of the Father Can Reignite Your Devotion”. Guest speaker Blair Linne will open the scriptures to help women pause, reflect, and rediscover the sheer joy of being known and loved by the Father.

Along with powerful preaching, OneLove will inspire you to overcome complacency through worship songs and shared stories. Our prayer is that you’ll leave the conference with a fresh view of what it means to be a child of God and how it shapes everything you do.

Join us at OneLove this August!

OneLove women’s conference will return on Saturday 24^th August at the Hillsong Convention Centre. Tickets are now available from our website: https://onelovewomen.com/register/

Discounted tickets are also available for full-time students, interstate and regional delegates. More information available from our website: https://onelovewomen.com/register/#prices

Blair Linne is the author of Finding My Father: How The Gospel Heals The Pain of

By Mary Jung

Reaching Out to Build Brotherhood

Have you felt loneliness creep in lately? Or feel like your day-to-day has pushed out not just your relationship with God, but also with others, to the sidelines? Do you know anyone else feeling the same?

We don’t often spend a lot of time thinking about how we build brotherhood, how to be a brother – or how we reach out when we need a brother.

This year at BASECAMP Men’s Conference, we will be thinking together about how God has designed us as men to link arms and encourage one another in our life with Jesus. We’ll think about how we can be men that other men can trust and lean on, inspired and helped at every step by our perfect older brother, Jesus.

Speaker Sam Allberry will be joining us in 2024 for another unmissable BASECAMP.

Why not take a step to reach out to a brother today, and go together?

“It has dealt with a topic that has sat unresolved in my faith for the last few years, in a way that nobody has been able to do thus far.”
BASECAMP23 Attendee

Keen to build brotherhood?

BASECAMP men’s conference will return this August over two weekends in three different formats:

BASECAMP Sydney (3 August 2024) – A one-day recharge held at the UNSW Roundhouse in Kensington
BASECAMP Mountains (9–10 August 2024) – An overnight retreat held at StayKCC in Katoomba
BASECAMP Online (9–10 August 2024) – An online livestream of BASECAMP Mountains that can be aired from your church hall, lounge room or shed!

Make sure you purchase your tickets before 28 July (AEDT), before Last Minute ticket rates apply!

Special discounts also apply for students, interstate and regional delegates. Click here for more information.

Have you felt loneliness creep in lately? Or feel like your day-to-day has pushed out

By KCC Staff

Why Conference?

Have you ever felt the need to break out of the everyday, or feel stuck in some area of your life and faith?

We can keep doing what we’re doing and pray we’ll see some change – but sometimes that change comes through shifting what we do, or commit to doing.

Conferences aren’t the silver bullet for our life questions, but often they can be one small catalyst for change in our lives. We have seen lives transformed through the ministry here at KCC: vital seeds sown at BASECAMP that have gone on to make over marriages; convictions set in at KEC that finally changed a daily habit; new commitments to Christ at KYCK, or doubting seekers softened at OneLove.

Do you long for something different in your faith or life right now?

Could we encourage you to commit to a day (or a weekend) spent at BASECAMP or OneLove this August? Bring friends or family, and soak in the time under God’s Word together.

This August at BASECAMP Men’s Conference we’ll be looking at how we build brotherhood, looking at Jesus as our model and inspiration. At OneLove Women’s Conference we’re tackling our battle with complacency in the everyday, and how knowing the joy of being a child of God will help us in this.

Join us at BASECAMP this August – only 3 weeks left!

BASECAMP men’s conference runs over two weekends in three different formats:

BASECAMP Sydney (3 August 2024) – A one-day recharge held at the UNSW Roundhouse in Kensington
BASECAMP Mountains (9–10 August 2024) – An overnight retreat held at StayKCC in Katoomba
BASECAMP Online (9–10 August 2024) – An online livestream of BASECAMP Mountains that can be aired from your church hall, lounge room or shed!

Make sure you purchase your tickets before 28 July (AEDT), before Last Minute rates apply!

Special discounts also apply for students, interstate and regional delegates. Click here for more information.

OneLove women’s conference is happening on Saturday 24^th August at the Hillsong Convention Centre. Tickets are now available from our website: https://onelovewomen.com/register/

Limited time group discounts available just for OneLove!

For a limited time, we’re offering $10 off each ticket with 5 or more tickets purchased in one transaction, or $15 off per ticket if you purchase 10+ tickets in one transaction!*

No code required, discount is applied on check out.

Be quick – this offer lasts only until midnight, Wednesday 31st July. Click here to register!

* Offer applies to in-person tickets only. Not applicable to online or Student tickets. Offer expires midnight on Wednesday, 31 July (AEST). Valid only on new ticket purchases.

Have you ever felt the need to break out of the everyday, or feel stuck

By KCC Staff

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Help Build a Life-Changing Library You Can Trust

Formed in 1903, Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC) has been bringing Christians together under God’s word for over 120 years. Our passion is to see our nation transformed by Jesus Christ through the powerful preaching of the Bible.

KCC serves the church by hosting events and conventions that:

Gather Christians from across generations and denominations;

Call Christians to personal holiness through Biblical, Christ-exalting preaching; and

Transform Christians into the likeness of Jesus Christ.

“I found all of the talks quite helpful & was buzzing when I came home. Members of my family were convicted over not reading the Bible & are now trying to implement quiet times with the Lord.”
Katoomba Easter Convention, 2024 Attendee

“It made me recommit my life to God. Being around my brothers and sisters in Christ is so uplifting it shows that no matter how alone in my faith I feel I am not, and there are so many people that share my beliefs.”
KYCK Youth Conference, 2024 Attendee

While thousands of delegates benefit from KCC preaching events each year, there are many Christians who are hungry for God’s word but unable to access it in the day-to-day. We think of the overseas missionaries missing their home church, Christians in rural areas, the persecuted, new parents craving quiet times, teenagers with unbelieving parents, families with health issues, financial strain or disability—all members of the body Christ who could be blessed by digital access.

KCC One is KCC’s mobile app, custom-built and developed to allow the ministry of KCC to be accessible anywhere, at any time. No matter where you are, you can use the app to access 3,000 sermons and resources in video, audio and text formats.

This June, we are asking for your help to build a life-changing library. We need your help to keep the work going, and to make the app experience the best it can be, so it can continue serving, encouraging and strengthening all who use it.

What does your gift help build?

Brand-new content to grow a library you can trust: Your gift will build capacity for KCC to create brand-new content for the library that you can trust, and to continue making our archive of event talks available on the app – both in our wonderful free library, as well as through our low-cost subscription option (KCC+).

Brand-new features: We’ve got some wonderful new features in mind, inspired by your feedback, that we’d love to bring to life with a bit more financial backing.

Cover important back-end costs: Your gift will also help to cover those not-so-exciting backend costs like media hosting for all our content, keeping up with Apple and Google requirements for development, and having the right team to consistently produce the resources you can count on to enrich, challenge and encourage you in your everyday walk with God.

As the end of the tax year approaches, we would love if you could consider a tax-deductible gift, one-off or monthly, to the KCC App Library Fund.

Give today: https://kcc.org.au/support-us/donate

This June, we are asking for your help to build a life-changing library you can trust.

By Heidi Tai

5,000+ Youth Meet Their Creator God at KYCK

Over three weekends, more than 5,000 teenagers and youth leaders attended the KYCK conference in Katoomba. Founded in 1993, KYCK is a Bible preaching event aimed at inspiring high schoolers to live for Jesus alone. Each year, delegates are invited to hear and respond to God’s word through powerful Bible talks, uplifting worship in song, inspiring testimonies, and fun youth-appropriate activities.

Over the years, KYCK has become a treasured space for teenagers to explore and deepen their faith with like-minded company. Each year, teenagers travel far and wide for fellowship in Katoomba. We are so encouraged that in 2024, we had groups join us from the ACT, Northern Territory and Queensland!

This year, guest speakers Alan Au, Brett Hookham, Sam Low, and Andy Stevenson opened Genesis to introduce youth to their Creator—a powerful and loving God who was there from the very beginning. Talk topics touched on the creation story, the supremacy of Jesus, humanity’s identity and purpose. Special guests Polly Butterworth and Patricia Weerakoon also joined the platform to share what it means for humanity to be created in the ‘Image of God’ and ‘Male and Female’.

“I loved the relevance of the talks, the confidence of speakers, the unashamed focus on the beauty of the way God has made us, and the way we were encouraged to fix our eyes on Jesus throughout it all. There are big parts of Genesis 1-3 that many conferences today would brush over, but I am so thankful to KYCK for addressing them head on with such conviction and compassion.”
– KYCK 2 Leader

We praise God that from hearing His word preached, 68 teenagers became a Christian for the first time, 356 recommitted their lives to him, and 49 left the conference wanting to learn more.

“KYCK made me recommit my life to God. Being around my brothers and sisters in Christ is so uplifting, it shows that no matter how alone in my faith I feel, I am not, and there’s so many people that share my beliefs.”
– KYCK 3 First Timer Youth

“My favourite thing about KYCK 24, as always, is hearing the gospel preached and seeing young lives turning to him! 6 of ours responded! And seeing them move forward in their discipleship!

– KYCK 3 Leader

For teenagers who are already following Jesus, KYCK gives them an opportunity to access speakers beyond their church network—to hear old truths with fresh perspectives. For many, it also serves as a powerful reminder that they are not alone in their faith, and that their beliefs are shared by thousands across Australia. This encouragement is especially important for teenagers in smaller youth groups, isolated rural areas, or who face opposition for their faith at home or school.

It was just amazing experience to be in a room with so many teen Christians and be able to worship together.
– KYCK 1 Youth

KYCK is such an encouragement to our young people and leaders. It’s great to see many of God’s people worshipping together.
– KYCK 1 Leader

“KYCK is the youth’s pinnacle event of the year to fellowship around God’s Word, other youth and singing.”
– KYCK 3 Youth Leader

Hosted as a hybrid event, youth groups can choose to experience KYCK in-person at StayKCC in the Blue Mountains, or KYCK Online; a high-quality livestream promising a ‘front row’ seat from the convenience of a living room or church hall. Delegates who joined KYCK in-person could take part in optional fellowship activities including the ‘KYCK On’ Soccer Cup where youth groups Christ Church Gladesville and Nowra Baptist Church took home the crown; and the Saturday Night BBQ where over $6,100 was raised to support Scripture teachers.

Early Bird tickets are still available for KYCK this September!

KYCK will return for a fourth weekend on the 27-29 September in Katoomba. KYCK 4 Early Bird tickets are still available until 30 June AEST from our website: https://www.kyck.org.au/

5,000+ youth and leaders met their Creator in the book of Genesis at KYCK conference.

By Heidi Tai

Feeling Stuck in Your Faith? Overcome Complacency at OneLove

Are you feeling stuck in your faith?

Does what you know about God no longer match how you feel about Him?

Have the pressures of everyday life caused you to push God and spiritual disciplines to the sidelines?

Join us at OneLove this August!

OneLove women’s conference will return on Saturday 24^th August at the Hillsong Convention Centre. Tickets are now available from our website: https://onelovewomen.com/register/

Discounted tickets are also available for full-time students, interstate and regional delegates. More information available from our website: https://onelovewomen.com/register/#prices

OneLove women’s conference will be exploring the theme, “Overcoming Complacency: How the Joy of the Father Can Reignite Your Devotion”.

By Heidi Tai

“Your Front Facing Camera is Lying to You” by Matt Sparks

In this talk from Katoomba Easter Convention 2024, Matt Sparks empowers us to resist worldliness with a cultural commentary of our world’s call to expressive individualism of forging and finding your identity on a journey of self-actualisation.

Matt helps us to see that while slogans such as “you do you” and “be true to yourself” are popular life scripts for our generation, living by these mottos will put you in opposition to God’s calling for us to be formed into the image of Christ.

This talk will help listeners grow in discernment of our culture’s emphasis on forging an identity of feelings, ‘authentic’ living and sexual expression, while encouraging us to see how worldliness may have creeped into our personal values and world views.

Key quote:

“The irony of modern-day identity formation is it says, “I can be whoever I want to be and do whatever I want to do”, and at the same time it will demand that society validate their chosen identity.”

Easter Convention 2024 Talks Now Available on KCC+

At Katoomba Easter Convention (KEC) this year, over 2,300 delegates joined to be empowered in their faith and to consider how they can conquer worldliness. Through sermons, topicals and inspiring testimonies, delegates were encouraged to remain faithful to God despite the attractiveness of secularism and opposition to Christianity in the Western world.

Program highlights included expository talks by John North, Tim Blencowe and Matt Sparks; Rachel Ciano’s biographical talks of the lives of Richard Baxter and Gladys Aylward, and livecross interviews with Paul Tripp and Glen Scrivener.

All 11 talks are now exclusively available on the app for all our KCC+ subscriber family. Subscribe now from only $4.99/month to get instant access to these talks and much more!

Matt Sparks empowers us to resist worldliness with a cultural commentary of our world’s call to expressive individualism and self-actualisation.

By Heidi Tai

Conquering Worldliness: KEC24 Talks Now on KCC+

All 11 talks are now exclusively available on the app for all our KCC+ subscriber family. Subscribe now from only $4.99/month to get instant access to these talks and much more!

“I found KEC24 to be one of the best so far, as the teaching was really practical. It had good biblical content but was practical in giving encouragement of how to live the Christian life in our current challenging secular times.” – Anne, KEC 24 Delegate

The Pull of Being Remembered in This World

Rachel Ciano shares with us the inspirational stories of Richard Baxter and Gladys Aylward; stories of Christian faith lived out against the world.

A Biblical Worldview of Worldliness

In this 4-part series, John North leads us in shaping up a biblical view of worldliness: what the Bible says it is, how it affects us, and how God wants us to engage with the world we live in.

Jesus Christ, Our Greater Treasure

Enjoy this 4-part short talk series from Tim Blencowe reminding us from four ‘landmark’ texts for the Christian life, how Jesus is our greater treasure.

A Beautiful Resistance

These three evening talks from Matt Sparks guide us through three areas of life where we may face the battle against worldliness in the 21st century.

While we live in a prosperous country filled with beautiful treasures and alternative wisdoms, it is our hope that these talks will give you a renewed confidence in God, the greatest treasure and wisdom for all of life. Join the KCC+ family to get instant access!

11 talks from Katoomba Easter Convention 2024 are now available on the KCC+ app.

By Heidi Tai

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6 Quotes Challenging Our Complacency

Overcome Complacency at OneLove 2024!

5 Reasons Not to Miss BASECAMP 2024

An Invitation from Blair Linne

Join us at OneLove this August!

Reaching Out to Build Brotherhood

Why Conference?

Join us at BASECAMP this August – only 3 weeks left!

Help Build a Life-Changing Library You Can Trust

5,000+ Youth Meet Their Creator God at KYCK

Early Bird tickets are still available for KYCK this September!

Feeling Stuck in Your Faith? Overcome Complacency at OneLove

Join us at OneLove this August!

“Your Front Facing Camera is Lying to You” by Matt Sparks

Easter Convention 2024 Talks Now Available on KCC+

Conquering Worldliness: KEC24 Talks Now on KCC+

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Overcome Complacency at OneLove 2024!

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Reaching Out to Build Brotherhood

Why Conference?

Join us at BASECAMP this August – only 3 weeks left!

Help Build a Life-Changing Library You Can Trust

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Early Bird tickets are still available for KYCK this September!

Feeling Stuck in Your Faith? Overcome Complacency at OneLove

Join us at OneLove this August!

“Your Front Facing Camera is Lying to You” by Matt Sparks

Easter Convention 2024 Talks Now Available on KCC+

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