I'll Be Honest

We ought to practice spiritual disciplines by faith regardless of how we subjectively feel. Q: In the process of adopting these spiritual disciplines and be alone with the LORD, what if I fall into some discouragement or legalistic bondage? What if I don't feel like anything is happening and that the LORD is with me?

Don Currin | Blessed are the peacemakers, according to James chapter 3. Could it be said that you are pursuing peace and unity within your church? Or is the testimony about your character that you constantly divide Christ's church like dynamite?

0:00 – Introduction and reading James chapter 3.

6:16 – Context of James chapter 3.

16:33 – Lessons Learned from the Life of RC Chapman

23:03 – Early on at HeartCry I was too confrontational when dealing with coordinators in Europe.

33:26 – My conclusion – Blessed are the peacemakers.

39:26 – Are you gospel driven in your peacemaking pursuit?

45:20 – Story behind the Nobel Peace Prize award.

Don shared this message with us men, his text is 1 Timothy 4:16.

0:00 - The sober reality of apostasy.

7:10 - Do not suddenly put people in leadership without truly knowing their character.

10:34 - Character is vital.

15:18 - 1 Timothy 4.12

30:56 - What produces godliness?

32:11 - Quietness and aloneness are vital for spiritual development.

37:05 - The discipline of beholding Christ in the Scriptures.

45:42 - Do you have an aim in view or are you aimless?

53:29 - Conrad Murrell - Old Prophets.

1:01:06 - Prayer

1:02:33 - Q - Other examples of people beating the air.

1:05:04 - Q - Discourage by well-known preachers compromising.

1:06:01 - Q - Can you clarify your comment about distractions from the Gospel?

1:08:04 - Q - Practical advice on having solitude to read.

1:10:49 - Q - How to not fall into bondage with devotionals.

1:16:41 - Q - Having discretion in conversations.

1:18:04 - Q - Consider yourself.

1:18:05 - Q - Once saved always saved?

1:21:32 - Q - How can you be such a good expositor but not live out what you are?

1:24:29 - Do not commit to more ministry than your devotional life can support.

Are you actively seeking godliness in your life? 1 Corinthians 9:26 - So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.

Bob Jennings | Let it be stated first that Christian parents are ultimately cast upon the grace of God. Good men, like Samuel, may not see their children walking in righteousness (1 Samuel 8:1f). Good Hezekiah’s Manasseh was extremely vile and hurtful before repenting at last. Conversely, many are the bad men whose sons were graciously snatched out of the fire and made sons of God.

“I have heard your sermon sir,” he said, “and I neither care for you nor your preaching unless you can tell me, why did God permit sin?” “Then I’ll tell you,” the preacher at once replied; “God permitted sin because He chose to. The man was taken aback by the ready retort referring this mysterious subject to God’s good pleasure, which permitted sin for reasons altogether wise, but not fully revealed to us.

Wolves and a snake seek to cause division and obstruct the truth. Those who take on the characteristics of the wolf and the snake should be avoided, and we should take care to not fall prey to the enemy's tactics.

0:00 - Text - Romans 16 - wolves and snakes.

1:40 - Preachers are often put in situations where they experience the very matter they are teaching.

2:54 - Are there wolves and snakes nearby?

5:21 - What are we supposed to watch out for?

9:24 - Remember Absalom? Take note of his strategy in attacking the leadership.

14:11 - Tim shares an example of how this happened at his old church.

16:22 - Beware of those who speak evil of church leaders.

21:41 - Are you awake to recognize what is going on?

23:24 - General observations about wolves.

28:57 - You might not realize that these wolves have a demonic influence.

39:27 - Wolves do not come in with 666 stamped on their foreheads.

42:19 - The smooth guy comes in and targets the pastor's rough edges.

46:27 - Wolves have flawed doctrine.

49:00 - Grandmother...you must be born again.

50:59 - People are deceived.

52:18 - The snake's head will be crushed.

John Greene | 2023 Fellowship Conference - Morning Prayer Meeting | Revelation 8:3 - And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne...

Are you aware of the power and impact of prayer on human history? As Spurgeon said, "it is not ONLY a prayer meeting." It is to pray before God, in faith, through having been cleansed by Christ's blood, that we can impact history by our prayers.

Nathan Rages | 2023 Fellowship Conference | Prayer Meeting | There are pressing needs that you and I have prayed about, and we have asked the LORD, "How long, O LORD?" But deliverance has yet to come, and we feel as David does. The temptation to give up is strong during that time. It can be easy to forget how many prayers the LORD has answered in the past when we are under pressure.

Don't make the mistake of the Pharisee. They had a perverted view of the sufficiency of Scripture. And such a view will leave you dead in your sins. Listen to what Jesus says to them in John 5...