Man, it was very awesome. I would highly recommend all the messages (I’m completely serious; I plan to relisten to them myself). My opinion is (and the general the general sentiment seem to be, as well) that perhaps the best message was the last one, “The Love of the Father,” by C.J. Mahany, on Adoption. Josh Harris said there was no one else he’d rather give this message than C.J., and he was totally right. Very powerful! Also, John Piper’s second message on the Word of God was also really great.

For those of you who are going to graduate at some point in future (which is hopefully all of you in five15) I would say you should absolutely, definately go to NA if at all possible!

God did so much this weekend. He showed me love in a way that I would never have asked for, but it was exactly what i needed.

see, upon arrival, the pain in my joints got really really bad. i was hobbling around on a cane most of the time. it hurt, it was distracting, it was annoying, and i wanted it to stop.

but God planned this so perfectly. there were many times when the emphasis was on people who are suffering and reminders of God’s goodness and love were prevalent. had i not been in pain, i might have dismissed these reminders. i tend to live in the moment, if i’m not in pain presently, i don’t think i need those prophetic words for people who have chronic illness or i may not listen as carefully to the message about God’s love and goodness in the midst of trial. but because i was in pain, every word touched my heart as a reminder of how much my Father loves me.

i went to na expecting passionate worship, conviction of sin, and grace to fight the sin of which i was convicted. but what i got was a sweet, sweet reminder of God’s goodness.

i also deepened several friendships, got to see friends i don’t see often and i got a t-shirt.

what could be better?

And I just want to let you all know, Mo was really amazing at the conferance. She might have been convicted to do better, but her regular emphasis on the grace of God and her humble reliance on Him throughout this last weekend were very impressive. I think I speak for a lot of us there, but if I could have faith like yours Mo, I would be in great shape.

I loved how all the messages went together. My favorite two messages were the adoption mesage by C.J. and the one by John Piper (I can’t remember its name). I was encouraged to trust God no matter what was going on in my life. I dealt with a few physical things that hadn’t been going on in a month, so I was reminded of how much I need to trust God during this time. I was also amazed at God’s love for me. I had a wonderful time fellowshiping with others after the message. It was a very encouraging time. I cried the last day when they were reading in Revelation about the new heaven and earth - where there will be no pain and sickness. I will be able to run around to my heart’s content and (most importantly) be with my loving God and Savior. Praise God!

P.S. I agree with what Joseph said about Mo.

Well, It was amazing–but not in the way I was expecting.
It was not crazy emotional. There was Rock Solid Truth. They would read from the Bible before or during every worship time and preface it with the words “These are the Very Words of God” (or something like that).
I found I could Worship God passionately even if my emotions didn’t agree with the truth just then. Then, as I sang loudly because I was dead and now I’m alive and everything God has done for me is so true, the affections for God would follow. Even when they didn’t, Everything God has done for me is still True.
The teachings were really really great. Everybody download them and listen to them. Especially both of CJ’s and John Piper’s second one.
I guess the main thing God showed me was that I could live by faith in Him and what He’s promised in His Word over and against what I may be feeling at any given time. My feelings are right only when they’re in accord with God’s Word.
And there was lots more, like about how I think about God’s Word. Josh Harris and Mark Dever both were talking about that.
I’ll write more later if I can. It was great.