Snippets from the Conference

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We’re back home today from the
Brotherhood Conference in Gridley.
We had such a blessed time as elders’
wives together, and the conference on
Fri was both inspiring and convicting. I’d
like to share a few snippets from my notes.

 

2018 General Brotherhood Conference in Gridley, IL.

  • The Gospel is only about GOD – Jesus died, shed his blood, and rose again (I Cor 15:1-4)
      •   The Gospel is not the Ten Commandments.
      •   The Gospel is not “God helps those who help themselves.”
      •   The Gospel is not God wants us to be happy.
      •   The Gospel is not the two greatest commandments.
      •   The Gospel is not “let go and let God.”
      •   The Gospel is not repentance. (that’s our response to the gospel)
  • Faith is a noun, Trust is a verb – Faith we hold and in Trust, we act.
  • We need to remember where we came from…
    • We were born in sin. (Psalm 51:5)
    • Our hearts are desperately wicked. (Jeremiah 17:9)
    • None are righteous, all have sinned. (Romans 3:23)
    • The wages of sin is death. (Romans 8:6)
    • Out of the heart proceeds all manner of evil. (Matthew 15:18-20)
  • Christ died when we were still sinners. (Romans 5:6)
  • We were adopted into the family of God. (Ephesians 1:4-6)
  • Christ is our ONLY HOPE.
  • Justification is an Event, an Acquittal, and happens at the time we believe in our heart and confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord of our life and repent of the sin we were born into and the sin we committed.
    • Getting justification wrong leads to drifting from the simplicity that’s in Christ into legalism or license.
    • Getting justification right leads to seeing God in the right perspective, and peace, service, and growth flow out of love instead of fear.
    • Justification is not a lullaby to put us to sleep, but a battle cry to lead us forward into a life of faith.
  • Sanctification is a Process, is lifelong, and happens as we cooperate with God in the work he wants to do in us.
    • Sanctification is  the process of making us holy and is only accomplished by the grace of God.
    • It’s purpose is to bring God glory and make us ready to be used by him.
    • Sanctification is prohibited by pride and by not spending time in relationship with God through prayer, reading the word, and seeking to know him.
  • Justification without Sanctification is Fruitless.
  • Sanctification without Justification is Pointless.
  • As a child of God we are not whitewashed, we are washed white.
  • We are saints, a part of the family of God, and should represent the family well wherever we go. (Ephesians)
  • We can do nothing without him (John 15:5) AND we can do all things through him. (Philippians 4:13)
  • “The task ahead of you is not bigger than the power behind you.”
  • Have Faith only in Christ – not in what we do, what we think, what we believe, what we feel.
  • Everything will fail us, except God – God can do anything but fail.
  • As we ground ourselves on the solid rock and then push off to climb up or rappel down to the work God has for us, are we giving God the permission to hold our rope for us?

This is longer than I planned on, but what should I expect out of a full day’s teaching?!!
During the day on Fri, I was so moved by some of the teachings shared that I wrote in my notebook right then.  I’ve posted the song that resulted – My Only Hope.