I'll Be Honest

Mark LaCour | 2023 Fellowship Conference - Session #5 - In Matthew 22 Jesus compares his kingdom to that of a king who gave a wedding feast for his son and invited people to this feast. Have you responded to his invitation? Has it been lost in the mail? Is the clothing you are wearing appropriate?

This sermon was preached at the 2023 Fellowship Conference by pastor Mark LaCour (https://www.gracebiblefellowship.com/), he was burdened to share a sermon directed at the children.

0:00 - Matthew 22.14 - Making Your Invitation a Reservation

3:32 - The distinctions between the Old and New Covenant--we can touch the ark.

10:10 - Those whose invitation got lost in the mail.

11:55 - Those whose invitation they put in the wrong folder and don't prioritize it.

14:07 - Did you read the small print on the invitation?

15:51 - What does this wedding garment look like?

20:28 - Does it matter how much faith I have?

22:04 - What problems start to come in and affect our coming to Christ?

33:46 - You have been invited.

38:24 - Those who have heard and know are now more responsible.

39:15 - Children--come to Christ.

41:04 - Closing prayer.

We're here measuring our love, trying to gauge our love, comparing ourselves one with another. But God's love, as far as we're concerned, is settled. We know God loves us. It's our love that's vacillating, isn't it? And so the focus shifts from God's love for us to our love for God. And when this occurs, God's love becomes more difficult to experience because His love becomes based upon merit. - Michael Durham

Michael Durham | 2023 Fellowship Conference | Session 4 | What was the power of Christ's look to Peter after he had denied the LORD? And are you and I looking to the LORD to see His look to us? Are we resting in and trusting the unconditional love of God for us as believers?

You asked me, if my trying had done me any good; and I answered, that I did not know as it had. You told me then, that you could tell me the reason why it had not:—the reason was, that I had sought with only a part of my heart. You went on to say to me, you must search with all your heart, not half of it: ‘Ye shall seek me and ye shall find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart?’ (Jeremiah 29:13)

During the past few years, it has occurred to me that a man could have a deeply rich and fruitful ministry for most of his life, and then in his later years do, write, or embrace something that almost, if not actually, disgraces the Lord's name and casts a shadow on his entire ministry.

by Conrad Murrell | Gatepost | Vol. 4, No. 1 | January 1978

Geoff Thomas | 2023 Fellowship Conference | Session #3 | What is a Christian? How do you define a Christian when you go to the Scriptures? What comes to mind when you think of someone who is a Christian? What are improper ways that people view what it means to be a Christian?

0:00 - Introduction - Am I in a state of salvation?

1:20 - What does a Christian mean to you?

2:20 - To the preachers--why not do a series about this topic?

3:19 - Let us ask Paul what he would say - Galatians 2.20.

4:06 - Answer 1 - A Christian is a human being, "life I live in the flesh."

12:50 - Answer 2 - The Christian has human affections, "wished myself separated".

14:44 - Answer 3 - The Christian has native weaknesses and strengths that remain.

26:53 - Answer 4 - The Christian has a wonderful view of Jesus Christ.

43:07 - Answer 5 - The Christian has the assurance that this is true, "Son of God loved me..."

49:05 - Answer 6 - The Christian is someone who has unlimited access to Christ, "Christ lives in me..."

52:06 - Application - Am I a Christian? How do I come to this Christ?

55:45 - Closing prayer.

"I was saved when I was young. All seemed to go well until my twenties when I was plagued with blasphemous thoughts, which plagued me day and night for some years. Several ministers advised me to ‘trust the Lord’ or ‘pray about it – but the more I did so, the worse it became! I seriously contemplated suicide. It was at this juncture that I asked Doctor Martyn Lloyd-Jones, for help."

This is an unedited audio file of the 2023 Fellowship Conference question and answer session. Who is speaking? Mack Tomlinson, Michael Durham, Geoff Thomas, Lee Dodd, and Mark LaCour.

A fact of first importance is that Christ was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures.

Tim Conway | 9:11 | Excerpt | There is a longing in every one of our hearts for someone we can trust and count on. Everyone longs for someone who won't let them down. Someone who is trustworthy. We want someone who will not lie to us. Someone who won't let us down. Someone whose promises I can stand on. Believer, you have that in Jesus Christ, He did rise from the dead, our faith is not futile.