I'll Be Honest

As we seek to be diligent to grow in the Lord, one means it can be through is attending conferences. This will be the 11th year of Fellowship Conference, in which we come together for fellowship, preaching, and singing that center on the glory of God.

Covetousness is a heinous, horrible, damnable sin that will lead to everlasting punishment and unspeakable torment for those who practice it. And isn't it fearful how few people seem to even realize how wicked this sin is? May God help and keep us from being deceived by covetousness.

Do you believe the lie that your life consists in the abundance of possessions? Have you been deluded into chasing after something in this world thinking it's going to fill the void in your life? Wake up from that delusion and seek Jesus Christ as your all in all.

In this sermon, we look into the Old Testament and see that most of the good leaders start out well but finish badly, suffering moral failures later in their lives. Their sins all seem to fall into four problem areas: 1. Pride. 2. Choosing personal comfort (over personal sacrifice). 3. Putting family relationships first. 4. Friendship with the world. Knowing about their failures should help us avoid the same outcomes and cause us to appreciate the moral perfection of Christ in the Gospel.

Gideon (Judges 6-9)
Samuel (1 Samuel)
David (1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles)
Solomon (1 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles)
Asa (1Kings 15, 2 Chronicles 14-16)
Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 17-20)
Uzziah (2 Kings 14, 2 Chronicles 26)
Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29-32, 2 Kings 20)

Do you believe God can make you happier than anything else in the world? Do you believe that God can strip of you something dear, and yet fill you with more joy from Himself?

We often find ourselves needing to awaken the lost to the coming judgment and their need for a Savior. But are there times when we ourselves need to be awakened? May God keep us from falling asleep and letting our light go dim in this dark world.

One of the hardest decisions we have to daily face as Christians is how to best use our time. We have so many choices to sort through and wrestle with. How can we make the best use of our short time?

As ambassadors of Christ, we need to be balanced; we must not dare compromise the message, but we must also be respectful and compassionate to those we are sent to. In this excerpt, Mark shares how he sought to be faithful to Christ while sharing at the funeral of a lost person.

The world is not going to be drawn to Christ by seeing Christians live just as worldly as they can. They'll be drawn to Christ by seeing a new life and radical change that Christ has so wonderfully worked in us.

If we wish to see where the character of Christ has been displayed in amazing ways, we don't need to look much further than in the history of missions in the Church. The Spirit of Christ is a Spirit of missions. May He breathe upon us in a fresh way to carry out this impossible task of reaching all the nations for Christ.

(Used by permission from Banner of Truth and David Vaughn.)