2024 Fellowship Conference
Sermons and Clips From The Conference
Putting Prayer in Perspective: Our Father's Vast Universe
May 3, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Matthew 6
Stuart shared the following exhortation prior to a morning prayer meeting at the 2024 Fellowship Conference. The thoughts shared really helped put prayer in perspective: in view of our Father's vast universe, He yet looks down and hears us!
Calvary's Miracles: Darkness, the Torn Veil, Earthquake, and the Resurrection of Saints
March 28, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Matthew 27
Stuart Olyott delves into the profound miracles at Calvary, exploring the mysterious darkness, the tearing of the temple veil, a mighty earthquake, and the resurrection of saints, as recounted in Matthew 27. 0:00 Introduction and Scripture Reading 2:44 Overview: The Four Miracles at Calvary 3:19 Miracle 1: The Mysterious Darkness 5:43 Miracle 2: The Veil of the Temple Torn 8:43 Miracle 3: The Earthquake and Splitting Rocks 11:01 Miracle 4: Resurrection of the Saints 14:04 Reflecting on Our Response to Christ's Sacrifice
Not An Eclipse: Three Hours of Global Darkness
April 8, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Matthew 27:45
The total eclipse is a global spectacle, but did you know there was an event where complete darkness lasted for three hours? And it was not caused by an eclipse. Our Lord came into the world miraculously. He started His public ministry with a miracle. Throughout the three and a half years of His ministry, He performed many miracles. And it's completely fitting that, as the Son of God is on the cross, He continues to work miracles. The first is a mysterious darkness. Did you see it there? Verse 45, now from the sixth hour, and Luke says, over all the earth, and it's not an eclipse. - Stuart Olyott
Fall In Line Behind Your Warrior Captain
March 31, 2024 • Lee Dodd • Joshua 5
Lee Dodd | Session 1 | 2024 Fellowship Conference | Here in Joshua 5 we have a theophany. God appears to Joshua in the form of a man. Does God join us or we join Him? Are we in our place? Is it about how God fits into our plans or how we fit into His plans? Who's Captain and King? Do we exalt God enough as a Man of War? 0:00 Joshua Chapter 5 1:52 Opening Prayer 3:03 Introduction to Sermon 5:16 What Is a Theophany? 7:38 What Led Up to These Three Verses? 10:51 Point 1 - The Commander's Identity 25:13 Point 2 - The Commander's Worship 29:51 Point 3 - The Commander's Orders 40:02 Closing Prayer
God Is Not Far From Each One Of Us
April 3, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Acts 17:27
Stuart Olyott | 2024 Fellowship Conference | Session 2 | Acts 17:27 - So that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 0:00 - Introduction and a Comment on America and Texas 1:42 - Text - Acts 17:27 2:53 - Is God Far Away? 4:51 - Point 1 - How Does the Bible Teach the Nearness of God? 16:48 - Point 2 - A Message to Those Who Don't Know God 28:17 - Point 3 - To Those Who Do Know the Lord 34:51 - Do You Want to Win Souls to Christ? 36:13 - Lastly, Let Us Think About Your Death
An Unseen Bubble: Divine Protection From A Present God
April 4, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Psalm 46
A woman approached a pastor, troubled by a recurring dream. She described living in a protective bubble, impervious to illness, spite, accidents, and disasters until an authoritative voice granted these misfortunes passage, allowing them to affect her. Seeking an explanation, she learned from the pastor that this was not merely a dream, but it reflected a Biblical reality where nothing could harm her without God's permission.
Is Grace Still Amazing? Rediscovering Awe in God's Presence
April 5, 2024 • Michael Durham • Isaiah 6
Michael Durham challenges the congregation to reevaluate their perception of grace, contrasting it with the righteous judgment of God. Through an exploration of Isaiah's vision and personal reflections, the sermon calls for a renewed sense of wonder at God's grace and a deeper fear of His holiness.
Burning Hearts: The Nature of Spiritual Experience
April 12, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Luke 24
Stuart Olyott, author of "Something Must Be Known and Felt," discusses the nature of spiritual experiences in his sermon based on Luke 24. May our hearts indeed burn as we read the Scriptures and walk with Christ. 0:00 Intro 1:24 Luke 24, Burning Hearts 6:07 Who Were the Two People Walking on the Road? 7:43 1 - Analyzing the Passage: Two Disciples' Experience 11:54 The Nature of Spiritual Experience: Understanding the Three Legs 14:20 2 - Shared Spiritual Experience Between Two Disciples 18:55 3 - The Author of That Experience 21:48 4 - The Means of That Experience 27:35 What Are Emotions? Understanding Strong Movements of the Will 32:32 Manipulating Emotions 33:59 Reciting Sequence for Emotional Manipulation: 1 2 2 3 36:01 5 - The Result of That Experience 46:06 My Heart Burns When I See Christ in the Scriptures 48:56 Closing Prayer
Boring Sermons – and How Not to Preach Them!
April 17, 2024 • Stuart Olyott
Stuart Olyott, author of "Preaching Pure and Simple," discusses how to deliver sermons in a manner that is captivating and impactful. He outlines five characteristics of preaching that effectively communicate the message of Jesus from the Bible in a memorable way. 0:00 - Preview 0:37 - Introduction to 5 Great Characteristics of Good Preaching 5:42 - Characteristic 1: Use Your Imagination 24:45 - Characteristic 2: Dramatic Power 42:13 - Ordinary Voice 49:39 - Characteristic 4: Bombs - Assaulting the Conscience 55:42 - Characteristic 5: The Spirit of God 1:05:48 - QA1 - Can Unction Be Expected Every Sunday? 1:08:44 - QA2 - If Unction Is All That Is Needed, Why the Other 4 Points? 1:09:29 - QA3 - Give Specific Applications or Let the Spirit Do So? 1:11:28 - QA4 - Exegesis 1:13:02 - QA5 - People Taking Notes? 1:16:27 - QA6 - How Do You Decide What to Preach On? 1:18:02 - QA7 - How Did You Do Family Devotions? 1:20:49 - QA8 - What Advice Do You Have for Growing in Prayer? 1:22:40 - Closing Prayer
Supernatural Christianity
April 19, 2024 • Tim Conway • Mark 16
Tim Conway | Session #6 of the 2024 Fellowship Conference | The question often arises: If the supernatural described in Mark 16:14-18 is relevant today, where is it? Why aren't we seeing it? However, folks, this often stems from a kind of defensive exegesis of scripture. It involves looking at ourselves in the mirror and seeing nothing, yet when we look in the scriptures, we see something. Then, we define what's real based on what we observe in ourselves rather than what we find in the scriptures. 0:00 - Mark 16 3:34 - Opening Prayer 3:54 - Do You Take Mark 16 to Be Scripture? 7:12 - Trying to Cast a Demon Out in Nepal 13:08 - How Do These Experiences Compare to Mark 16? 23:25 - I Challenge All of Us... 38:21 - The World Needs the Church, Do You Believe That? 44:21 - I Long for Us to Have This Same Effective Energy for the Lord 46:11 - Closing Prayer
Why There's No Reason to Ever Lose Your Peace
April 23, 2024 • Stuart Olyott • Philippians 4:6–9
Is there anything in your life that you haven't talked to the Lord about? The Apostle Paul teaches us to take every concern and anxiety to the Lord—with thanksgiving. (0:00) A Warm Greeting (0:35) Philippians 4 (1:54) Who Is Paul Writing To? (5:06) Why Is Paul Writing This Letter? (9:02) One of the Saddest Verses in the New Testament (11:53) One of the Greatest Verses—No Reason to Lose My Peace (14:41) Question 1 - What Sort of Peace Is Given? (21:37) The Peace From Christ (27:40) Question 2 - How Do I Get This Peace? (36:15) Question 3 - What Does This Peace Do to You? (42:45) In Closing (43:42) Closing Prayer (45:19) QA - In Practice, How Do You Pursue This Peace? (47:14) QA - Where Have You Gone Wrong in This Area? (48:37) QA - Can You Lack Assurance and Have True Faith?
How To Say Goodbye To Anxiety Today
April 25, 2024 • Geoff Thomas • Philippians 4:6–8
"So, how do you deal with your worries then? Well, Paul's counsel: 'But in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.' So what do you do? Well, firstly, let Him know. Are you weak and heavy-laden? Take it to the Lord in prayer. Bail it out. Don't keep it to yourself. Don't bottle it up in a 2 o'clock-in-the-morning tossing and turning. Have you trials and temptations? Take it to Him! What a privilege to carry everything to the Creator of the universe in prayer." - Geoff Thomas
