I'll Be Honest

Ryan Fullerton, excerpt from: The Sunrise of Jesus' Ministry: Preaching, Discipling, & Miracles | When we come to know Christ we tend to get rid of the "big" sins, but then often we start to tolerate what some call, "respectable sins". We no longer look at porn, but we might be discontent in our hearts and bitter. Be a believer who is yet still continually repenting and turning from that which might seem to be some subtle sin.

How should we read the Bible? In this study, Tim talks about different things the believer should have when they come to read and study the Scriptures.

0:00 - How do I read the Bible?
1:50 - Why even read the Bible?
4:58 - Can anybody come along and understand spiritual realities?
How to study the Bible?
10:30 - 1 - Don't be prayerless (Psalm 119.18).
15:51 - 2 - Actually open the Bible and read it!
22:32 - 3 - Believe that you CAN UNDERSTAND the Bible.
34:20 - 4 - When you read, ASK QUESTIONS about the text.

Tim Conway | The excerpt is taken from the full sermon, "Consider Your Ways: What Are Your Priorities?". Has it ever struck home to you that there is something you need to forsake and say, "No more!" and just determine that enough is enough and you are going to follow Christ in that area?

Conrad Murrell | 5:09 | Audiobook | We are often asked, “How can I tell whether it is God speaking to me or the devil.” Now anyone who tells you it is easy is a novice. It is not easy because the enemy is subtle, and he knows us well. He is a master at deceit. There are no few quick tricks you can learn that will assure you that you will never be deceived. - Conrad Murrell

How did King David begin his day? If so we can peer in and see how he often did then could we not glean something about how to imitate this man of God? Psalm 5:1 To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. 2 Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. 3 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.

0:00 - Psalm 5
2:40 - 1 - We have a personal audience with the King.
3:58 - 2 - David begins his day by praying to the Lord.
5:05 - 3 - David directs his prayers--he is not aimless.
6:11 - 4 - He is expecting the Lord to do great things.
7:19 - Conclusion

This exhortation is from the 2022 Fellowship Conference, which Nathan Rages shared prior to a morning prayer meeting that was had there.

As believers, we require the Holy Spirit's help when we pray. Do you rely upon the Spirit when you pray? Do you follow the promptings of the Spirit to pray and how the Spirit burdens you during your time of prayer? Without the Holy Spirit's help, our prayers can be flat as a pancake.

Billy McCurrie was 12 years old when his dad was killed by the IRA and consumed with fury, Billy joined the Ulster Volunteer Force at 16, and a year later he was ordered to kill someone. Sentenced to life at 17, Billy spent 10 years in prison and it was there that the Lord saved him. He shared his testimony recently at the 2022 Fellowship Conference UK.

0:00 - Preview
4:59 - My Dad was shot dead by the IRA.
11:00 - Murdering a man in cold blood.
13:02 - Beginning his prison time.
15:40 - How Peter would evangelize to others in jail while cutting their hair.
18:34 - God sending magazines from New Zealand?
23:26 - I had never felt guilty for murder.
28:20 - His mother's conversion.
30:57 - Baptizing ourselves in prison.
32:13 - What happened to the girl who would write him every day?
34:32 - During the hunger strike.
35:56 - The wicked Roman Priest's involvement in the hunger strike.
37:20 - Released from prison in 1985.
38:26 - Met a man who had massive hatred, even 53 years after the offense.
41:32 - Christ gives hope to sinful and wicked men.

With every abortion, there’s a mother involved. There’s a woman bearing that child. That’s what I want to talk about here – the woman who has had an abortion. Abortion is not an unforgivable sin. Jesus Christ paid the penalty on that cross for all types of sins and yes, even abortion.

Question: How should I share the gospel with an atheist? So I was saved about two years ago from, well, atheism, and I have a pretty atheistic family. And so I’ve been trying to share the gospel with them. Ever since I was saved. And just finally, recently, I’m engaged in a conversation with my sister, and she’s wanting to get into a discussion about evidence and I’m just curious if you guys can touch on should I engage in that or not? And if not, at what point do you draw the line and you know, I’ve listened to sermons on not casting your pearls before swine and just kind of lost as to where to go from here.