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Why this Week has been So Special
Today is a day for rest and reflection after a very busy week. We have just concluded our annual Baptist Friends Conference. This is always a special time of reunion with friends and wonderful preaching. This year was special. I cannot remember a meeting where the Lord’s presence was so strong. Day after day and message after message the Holy Spirit worked in our hearts. It was a deep work – convicting, searching, teaching. God was among us. As I have thought on what made this year’s conference so special, one thought seems to keep surfacing. It was all about the Lord Jesus Christ. It was not the preachers. This conference was not a preaching competition or a platform to…
Read MoreHow to Pray for a Special Meeting
Today we begin our annual Baptist Friends Conference at Temple Baptist Church and Crown College. Pastor Sexton and our precious people love hosting this meeting and seeking to encourage hundreds of friends in the work of world evangelism. There are always so many people working hard to prepare for a meeting like this. Yet we have learned that the most important preparation is not physical but spiritual. The greatest preparation is the work that is done in prayer. Remember, when we pray GOD works! We always have a 24 hour prayer vigil on the Friday and Saturday before the Conference begins. For the last several weeks teams of our people have visited in all of our member homes gathering prayer…
Read MoreResources Just for Youth Workers
Today we had the privilege to host a number of youth directors on our campus at Crown College. In the luncheon we discussed plans to begin a new youth fellowship for East Tennessee, the Smoky Mountain Youth Fellowship. I am excited about the possibilities and encouraged to know so many youth workers with a heart to reach and teach Teens for Christ. We shared with these fine people a number of resources that have been designed to help youth workers in local churches. I wanted to share them with you. Take advantage of all that you can and feel free to share them with others. We don’t have all of the answers. (The longer I work with teens the more…
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