I'll Be Honest

The world we live in is a corrupt putrifying cesspool that is in the power of the evil one. But thankfully, Jesus is saving people out of this wicked world and making them new creations. But if He's saved you out of the world, He now expects you to be like salt and make an impact on the world around you. Too many professing Christians go either to the extreme of thinking they need to become like the world, or the extreme of isolating themselves from the world. But if we are to be salt, we must both be different from the world and yet still make contact with the world.

What are some principles that can help with being a godly spouse and a godly parent? In this video, Paul Washer deals with multiple topics and in the second half answers questions from the audience. This was a spontaneous extra session from the 2021 Fellowship Conference.

0:00​ - Introduction
6:26​ - Are you putting ministry above your family?
18:13​ - Be subject to one another?
27:20 - An area I have failed in.
28:46​ - A husband needs his wife's respect.
1:09:28​ - Now, as a Christian, how do I train my daughter?
1:20:52 - How do I discern if my child is truly saved?
1:27:46​ - How do I prevent my child from being self-righteous?
1:33:14​ - What about sinful aspects of my spouse's culture?
1:37:27​ - What about parental authority?
1:44:56​ - What about a husband who neglects his wife?
1:50:32 - How do you maintain joy in the home?

One of Jesus' well-known "I AM" statements was that He is the Light of the world (John 8:12). But we need to remember the amazing truth that by virtue of our union with Christ, He can then look at us and declare that WE are the Light of the world. Jesus doesn't point to the brilliant scientists with sharp IQ's and colossal intellects as the Light of the world. He doesn't direct us to the people with the most power and money who control the affairs of our world. Jesus Christ looks at simple, humble, weak people who believe in Him and calls them the Light in this dark world.

Our Bibles declare that God is light (perfectly holy and morally pure), and if He's made you a child of light who loves the light, you need to always remember that the blood of Jesus has permanently secured your fellowship with God. Every accusation of hell falls before the cleansing blood of Christ. And as you continue to walk in the light and agree with God, your fellowship with Him will be continual and sweet.

0:00 - Opening Prayer
2:02 - Text - 1 John 1.5-10
5:38 - Proposition - God's goal tonight, for the rest of your life here and beyond this world, is for you to rejoice in this fact: That you are a sinner saved by grace.
7:46 - Summary of four points.
8:21 - [Point 1] - God is holy.
17:50 - Michael shares about his son, saying he knew he was a sinner, but did not genuinely sense the reality of his guilt.
19:43 - Illustration - I believed I could find my way out in my own power.
25:35 - [Point 2] - Christianity's essence is fellowship with God.
38:18 - A man from the audience stands up and says he wants to be in the light.
39:07 - Is the passion for Christ still there?
41:22 - How can you walk in God's light and still have sin?
47:40 - Does cleanse us from all sin deal with sanctification or justification?
52:48 - Quick playing Satan's game and condemning yourself.
1:00:06 - How can we walk in the light and sin and still have fellowship with God?
1:06:34 - Illustration - Bertha Smith taking pains to clear her conscience. Keep your confession of sin up to date.
1:13:38 - Closing Prayer

In Mark 11:22 and Jesus answered, saying to them, “Have faith in God.” This is a command, isn’t it? He does not say, ask for faith. He does not say wait for faith. He does not say, “Well, maybe in a year or two some faith will show up.” But he says: You do this. You believe in God. Have faith in who? On God; it does not say have faith in your feelings of faith.

If you are a Christian, you are a person who is a light in a world full of darkness. And as much as the world hates it, you must not hide your light. Your light shining through your good works is one of the means that God can use to save others and bring them also into the light. A light under a basket is good for nothing. Christian, don't hide your light.

Question: Can a believer still have assurance of salvation if he remembers a time in his life when he was more godly than he is now?

0:00 - Mack reads the question.
0:12 - Paul Washer's response.
3:08 - Michael Durham's response.
5:04 - Mack Tomlinson's closing comment.

Jesus said that He didn’t come to abolish the law but rather to fulfill it. What does Jesus mean when He says that? Does His fulfillment of the law nullify any obligation on our part to obey the law? How does Jesus’ fulfillment of the law relate to our law-keeping?

0:00 – Reading of text and introductory comment.
2:43 – Don’t tune out and think this is too complicated to understand.
8:29 – Today we want to consider and unpack our Lord’s first three words.
12:43 – Hermeneutics 101 is to compare Scripture with Scripture.
20:14 – What was Christ’s relationship to the Old Testament?
25:11 – What is the golden rule?
28:00 – “Do not think that I came to destroy the law and the prophets…”
35:59 – Did you do the will of God? Christ did on your behalf.
40:57 – A study of the doctrine of obedience.
45:50 – Keep the righteous requirement of the law.
50:54 – God changes us to where we naturally keep God’s standard.
58:35 – Closing prayer.

The Pharisees were the religious leaders in Jesus' day and they were looked up to as a standard of righteousness. But Jesus came along and declared that these Pharisees are hypocrites who are going to hell. And then He points at us and tells us that our righteousness must exceed the hypocritical righteousness of the Pharisees. Does your righteousness consist of an external list of do's and don'ts, or has God given you a heart-righteousness?

0:00 - Matthew 5.20 is connected to the previous verses.
2:23 - Scenario - What must be true of me to get to heaven?
5:15 - Often, we are afraid to sound like Jesus sounds!
12:08 - Lloyd-Jones quote on the Scribes and the Pharisees.
14:32 - The ordinary person was in awe by these religious leaders.
17:26 - Notice how often Jesus deals with the Scribes and the Pharisees.
19:47 - A survey of the religion of the Scribes and the Pharisees.
24:49 - Luke 12.1 the Lord really sums it up.
34:22 - Can all of us be honest with ourselves?
43:40 - They were killing the Messiah but did not want to become unclean at the same time...hypocrites!
48:48 - We are not perfect; I recognize that.
53:38 - The following verses in Matthew 5 might have a legal feel to it, but the heart of the matter is people who are longing to serve the Lord.
57:57 - Closing prayer.

Michael Durham | 2023 Fellowship Conference New York | Session 7

Mark 9:28-29