Agape Week

Agape Week is a weeklong series of student-planned events with the dual purpose of unifying student organizations on campus and engaging the NYU community in discussions about God, Christianity, and faith. Each event is planned with the participation of different fellowships and may be intellectual, cultural, musical, and/or service oriented in nature.

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How much does your lifestyle really cost? Find out just how prevalent and near to us modern slavery is.

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Our second to last event is tonight!  Hope to see y'all there :)

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Professor Tom Gerety and Teaching Fellow David Wood shared their thoughts on suffering Monday night in Kimmel.  Whether you had the opportunity to listen in then or not, we hope you'll join us as David Wood returns to NYU tomorrow in conjunction with Nabeel Qureshi.

David and Nabeel will share their unlikely stories of encountering Jesus at 6:30 pm in the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life, Room 95.  Let us know if you're coming!

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Not sure what you're doing with your life for the next 2 hours in 37 minutes?  We've got a great idea..

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Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is there suffering and pain in this world when God is all powerful, all loving, and all good? How can we make sense of all the evil that exists? Come hear David Wood offer sensitive, credible answers to these tough questions, followed by a discussion with Professor of Law and Philosophy, Professor Thomas Gerety from the NYU Law School. The Q&A session will be moderated by David Pinsof, President of Atheists, Agnostics, & Freethinkers at NYU. 

Tonight in Kimmel E&L from 6:00 - 8:00.

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Last night, Annie Lobert shared her personal story of redemption, followed by a reading of Isaiah 61, which speaks of the pains and promises of waiting on God's justice and joy.  In between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, we hope you'll take a minute to consider the areas in your life that desperately call out for God's faithfulness, and trust that His resurrection makes all things new.

Isaiah 61 The Year of the LORD’s Favor

 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,     because the LORD has anointed me     to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,     to proclaim freedom for the captives     and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor     and the day of vengeance of our God,  to comfort all who mourn,   3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—  to bestow on them a crown of beauty     instead of ashes,  the oil of joy     instead of mourning,  and a garment of praise     instead of a spirit of despair.  They will be called oaks of righteousness,     a planting of the LORD     for the display of his splendor.

 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins     and restore the places long devastated;  they will renew the ruined cities     that have been devastated for generations.  5 Strangers will shepherd your flocks;     foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.  6 And you will be called priests of the LORD,     you will be named ministers of our God.  You will feed on the wealth of nations,     and in their riches you will boast.

 7 Instead of your shame     you will receive a double portion,  and instead of disgrace     you will rejoice in your inheritance.  And so you will inherit a double portion in your land,     and everlasting joy will be yours.

 8 “For I, the LORD, love justice;     I hate robbery and wrongdoing.  In my faithfulness I will reward my people     and make an everlasting covenant with them.  9 Their descendants will be known among the nations     and their offspring among the peoples.  All who see them will acknowledge     that they are a people the LORD has blessed.”

 10 I delight greatly in the LORD;     my soul rejoices in my God.  For he has clothed me with garments of salvation     and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,  as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,     and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.  11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up     and a garden causes seeds to grow,  so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness     and praise spring up before all nations.

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On Good Friday, we remember that Christ was broken to make us beautiful.  Join us this Friday to hear Annie Lobert share her personal and unique story of redemption.

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What are you looking for?

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Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

Lamentations 3:22-24.  Happy Monday morning!

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Watch last year's promo video to get an idea of what to expect for Agape Week this year!  And if you're still bummed about missing the live taping of Glee in Washington Square Park last year, word on the street is that our very own budding filmmakers are shooting this year's promo in the park this afternoon!