Featuring: Lisa Harper
In a tender, powerful, and deeply personal message, Lisa Harper opens Kerygma 2024 by inviting attendees to engage not just with their minds, but with their hearts. With her signature blend of humor, vulnerability, and gospel truth, Lisa reminds us that Christianity is not primarily about intellect or performance—it’s about intimacy with a God who loves us more than we can comprehend.
Through honest storytelling—including a supernatural encounter that marked her life—Lisa testifies to a Savior who meets us in our shame, trauma, and striving, and calls us His own. She urges us to release the “unholy trinity” of observation, interpretation, and performance, and receive the Spirit’s invitation to rest in our identity as God’s beloved daughters.
Referencing John 5:39 and the story of her own spiritual formation, Lisa pleads with us not to miss Jesus by clinging too tightly to knowledge or platforms. This isn’t about gifting or prestige—it’s about gratitude, devotion, and the transforming love of a Savior who sees us, calls us by name, and says, You’re my favorite.
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