I'll Be Honest

Have you ever considered Luke 13:24? In response to someone asking if only a few are saved, Jesus says, "Strive to enter through the narrow door." What does that mean? And why does Jesus say only a few will do so? What does Hebrews also say? "Let us." How do you get in? By what? Striving. Now look at Hebrews 4:3: "We who have believed." Anybody feel better now? Here's the thing—apparently, the author of Hebrews believes that making every effort to labor to enter God's rest and believing to enter God's rest are not incompatible. Striving and believing go hand in hand.

How many times have we heard, "I had to sacrifice so much for my family to do God's will"? If you've ever said that, you really need to go before the Lord and repent because He's going to call you on the carpet. What you've done is accused Him. - Paul Washer

This sermon from James 2 invites us to reflect on the significance of partiality in our lives and its deeper implications. Tim focuses on how favoritism violates the royal law, "Love your neighbor as yourself," and stresses that partiality is not just a small flaw but a serious matter of love, law, mercy, and judgment. James connects partiality to judgment, reminding us that mercy triumphs over judgment, and that God will look for this mercy in His people on the final day. The message explains how true Christianity is a phenomenon—a transformation from selfishness to genuine compassion.

Paul Washer | 22:43 | Q&A | 2024 Fellowship Conference New York | In this video, we dive into the misconceptions surrounding short-term mission trips and the biblical definition of a true missionary. Using real-life examples, we address the danger of sending untrained youth to the mission field and why missions should be focused on elder-qualified men who are proclaimers of the gospel. We also discuss the importance of understanding that the Great Commission is a theological endeavor and explore the vital roles of evangelists, pastors, and teachers in missions.

My friends, have you ever watched a free climber hanging on the side of a cliff, hundreds of feet in the air, with nothing but his fingertips and toes keeping him from falling to his death? It's a terrifying sight, but it's also a powerful picture of what it means to hold fast to our hope in Christ.

In this sermon, we'll be looking at Hebrews 10:23, where the writer exhorts us to "hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering." We'll explore what it means to have a confession of hope, how to maintain an unwavering grip on it, and why the faithfulness of God is our ultimate foundation.

We'll also be looking at the many ways in which our hope can be challenged, both from within and from without. But we'll see that, by the grace of God, we can stand firm in the faith and hold fast to the confession of our hope, even in the midst of the storms of life.

How do you approach areas of life or certain situations that arise that might not be sinful in and of themselves and might even be necessary, but can easily become entanglements in your heart or easily become idols? For example, in the past, I talked to sisters about fasting and how it might start out well, but then the motive of losing weight creeps in.

(0:00) The Question

(7:04) Part 1 - Avoid Legalism

(30:55) Part 2 - Bring Your Conscience Before God

(42:50) Part 3 - God Promises to Cleanse Us of Our Idols

(1:11:41) Part 4 - So What Do I Do?

Stuart Olyott | 2024 Fellowship Conference United Kingdom | This sermon explores the Christian life through the lens of God’s "unbreakable chain" as outlined in Romans 8:28-30. It vividly describes the five links in God's plan of salvation—foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification—showing how they secure the believer’s eternal destination.

Emotional affairs often begin subtly, forming deep, inappropriate attachments that can devastate marriages and dishonor God. These connections, though initially hidden and seemingly harmless, can lead to destructive consequences, both emotionally and spiritually, for all involved. As Christians, we must guard our hearts with diligence, seeking fulfillment in Christ and maintaining purity in our relationships.

0:00 - Introduction

3:56 - Example of how subtle this is...

9:03 - What does the Bible say?

13:00 - Is there a root cause?

15:38 - Vulnerable circumstances

16:23 - Workplace evangelism

17:02 - Women discipling men?

17:59 - What about an age gap?

20:07 - Don't overreact!

21:18 - Is your conscience clear?

22:49 - Where does this all end up?

25:08 - Conclusion

I want it to be so clear what the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is, so that you can conclude, I hope, that you have not committed it, and so that you can rest assured that every other sin will be forgiven. - Ryan Fullerton

The Bible calls us to put off the old man with his practices, and one practice, in particular, is lying. Interestingly, one of the reasons Paul tells us to put off lying is because we are members of one another. When we lie to others in the church, it damages our fellowship with them. If we are going to live as new men and have good fellowship with others in the church, we need to put off lying and start speaking the truth.