Saints,
I wanted to bring this question out to believers here on the forum. You can also email me personally any impressions you receive. Do you think it would be good to have another SermonIndex conference?
What topics or emphasis do you feel would be important? Do pray that God would lead in this if there would be another conference. I want to be willing to do what He desires.
Saints:
I was really encouraged by the burden behind the Broken Before the Throne conference: where the emphasis was on prayer. I am just a nobody, but the idea of having another conference where we sit under a teacher and the rest of the body is silent does not interest me, but if it interests God then I would like to be a part.
I only know what I read in the book of Acts and revival history, but I have never seen a revival, per say. I also thought the burden behind Gospel Fellowships was encouraging and maybe God would use it to bring His body together in local fellowship to learn how to submit to the Head, one another in the fear of the Lord, to reach the lost, mature in Christ, etc.
I am burdened for a move of God where the fruit remains; not just a short lived conference that lasts for a week that only gets our emotions stirred up, but yet it does not change us nor does it continue with us after the conference in the secret places of our heart and whole manner of life, in our home and in our community.
How we truly need to hear God speak to us in our secret place and in a corporate gathering!
Just some initial thoughts...
KM
Yes. The regional conferences last year were topically spot on and the one I attended was Spirit led and sweet. I cant suggest anything except seek God about it.
I attended the conference in 2009 in Indianapolis and maybe 2011 or thereabouts in Atlanta. We don’t need just "another conference”, but it seems the people who attend SI conferences are those who for the most part are following hard after God. Yes, seek God about it....
This last year has been for me focused on the presence of God and worship. These words are often used often but i am starting to relize the depths of these phrases are at the very core of the redemption and work of christ and the whole point of our existence and being.
So my heart would suggest a theme of "Gods Presence"
"One important point many fail to understand is that the Bible was never meant to replace God; rather, it was meant to lead us into the heart of God. Too many Christians stop with the text and never go on to experience the presence of God.” AW Tozer
Hi Christian,
Good to hear from you! Great quote from Tozer.
We never did meet up in Sweden, maybe another time?
I'm guessing any conference will be in the USA, so us on this side of the world will probably have to listen in online.
" What topics or emphasis do you feel would be important? Do pray that God would lead in this if there would be another conference. I want to be willing to do what He desires."
Greg, This morning after reading your request that the believers on this forum would pray for the leading of the Lord concerning having another conference, I immediately got the impression that you should set up a phone conference prayer call to seek the Lord.
I agree with the brother that a conference should not only be about getting more teaching, but should be a time that the Body could really minister to the Lord through praise, worship, and prayer.
What does the Lord want to do through another conference?
I believe that there is enough spiritually mature brothers and sisters on this forum that are hungering and seeking after more of God, and this could really be a time of seeking the face of God, drawing closer to Him, and hearing His voice.
I remember the remnant meetings we had in Missouri a few years ago. There was no agenda. We gathered as one before the Lord. There would be periods of worship and the singing of hymns and spiritual songs. There would be sharing from the members of the body. The Holy Spirit was the leader. There were spiritually mature brothers who could step in and direct as needed. But basically it was a wonderful time of us being gathered around the Lord Jesus Christ ministering to one another.
Also we were in a period a fasting before the Lord during that blessed time. Again there was no main speaker but the Holy Spirit. Jesus speaking through the members of his body.
How I would love to see such a meeting again among God's people.
My 2 cents.
Blaine
Amen Bear! Holy Spirit led meetings
will always reveal God’s will and
purpose for the gathering.
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
(Acts 13:2)
If it was in the U.S. I might be able to attend, God willing.
Amen to 'all' the comments above and in particular seeking the Lord about how all the saints in different parts of the world could be involved.
Quote from Mike:
"Greg, this morning after reading your request that the believers on this forum would pray for the leading of the Lord concerning having another conference, I immediately got the impression that you should set up a phone conference prayer call to seek the Lord."
Brethren,
Thank you for your sharing, burdens, ideas and heart. This is already helpful. Though the conferences include many saints that are not daily contributing in the forums, there is an important for some to speak out for what they feel would be encouraging and a blessing.
Please continue to share anything else.
Possible Theme of Conference:
From Sermon Index:
No matter what Christian background, we are able to find the common ground of being true disciples of Jesus Christ by picking up the cross and following Him (Luke 9:23). SermonIndex did not begin with any ambitions of ministry succcess but rather the Holy Spirit leading to its inception (Zechariah 4:6). Revival speaks to us of the very worship of God and His presence, meeting with and experiencing Jesus Christ. We see a picture of this genuine presence of God in, Isaiah 6, where God is seen 'high and exalted.' Another picture of this we see in Revelation 5 where there is 'a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain.' Revival is about experiencing and knowing this very Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.
I’m one of those who have been greatly encouraged by this Site and visit frequently but rarely post. I’ve never been to any previous SermonIndex Conference so I have no reference point. I did attend the meeting in Olathe, Kansas a year or so ago and found it to be refreshing. I too would have little interest in just another teaching/preaching Conference with some fixed program or man-made agenda. A participatory gathering of the saints, seeking His face through the leadership of the Holy Spirit””- well that would be a meeting I’d travel some distance to attend and support. If ever there was a time we (I) need, the Body needs and the world needs His manifest presence and power IT IS NOW!!
Dick
I loved the sermonindex conference specially the one in Grenock
Saints,
I wanted to write a short update that there is planning right now for a SermonIndex Conference in the USA in 2018. Details cannot be shared yet, speakers have been asked.
I am posting this so that prayer can be given over this and God would speak to the speakers He wants to confirm.
Lots of exciting information to share soon. It will be a simulcast event so churches, house churches etc can join and become locations to broadcast it live.
Also it will be streamed on Facebook Live.
Thank you for your prayers.
A right now, Holy Spirit given word from a godly minister would be wonderful. I would not be in favor of filling time slots with well-known speakers just so we could say "the most right reverend highly exalted and most sanctified Dr. so-and-so is coming".
To me an important element is godly worship, inviting someone who can lead a congregation into godly worship, prayer, praises, and room for the Spirit of God to speak to us would be wonderful.
Everything and anything that we all know God values and esteems should be priority one. Giving place for godly worship, godly teaching, godly fellowship, godly prayer, godly silence, godly edifying each other should signify to the Lord an invitation to be present in our midst.
I believe it would be in order to have one nite with an open mic for personal testimonies .
Excellent thoughts brothers.
Yes, the meeting will be focused on meeting the Lord and acknowledging His presence. We are asking any speakers who come to fast and pray for a message from God and not treat this as a light thing.
That is a good idea towards an testimony time, we have had that in past conferences and it was very powerful to hear many changed lifes and testimonies coming forth.
I remember the 2 in the U.K. especially the prayer meetings seeing David legge on his knees and the massive time of prayer that was up in Greenock where every church leader spent more time in the prayer time than witnessing , especially Denny kensengtion who has passed away and Keith Daniels,
My life is such a mess at the moment
I think the prayer meeting at Greenock changed my life forever and witnessing on the streets at Greenock , god never does the things we expect or in the same way ,
Gods way are not are ways
I too remember those prayer meeting Dominic, I had the privilege of leading them. If you remember, we had our prayer group back in the States call in and join in. We also had a school of blind children praying in Africa at the same time. Intercessors from many countries were there. I believe there were major breakthroughs due to the prayer that was going on. Carter Conlon decided to come back the following year and brought 250 people from his church and conducted multiple outreaches in schools, prisons, old folks homes and on the streets. Tremendous, the power of prayer brought helped rend the heavens and God came down and met us.........bro Frank
Glad to hear this, Greg. Looking forward to learning more.
Loving the sound of this.
However I'm weary of conferences where there's much speaking on the need for prayer/revival but not much actual prayer, edifying/convicting music or testimony time.
However I'm weary of conferences where there's much speaking on the need for prayer/revival but not much actual prayer, edifying/convicting music or testimony time.
Dear brother,
Thank you for your feedback. The conference is not going to be "informational" as you stating you are weary of but messages on repentance and change. It is our hearts that need to respond and change. We are the ones hindering revival.
There will be times of prayer and worship, waiting on God in silence etc.
Thank you for sharing your burden for testimony time as another brother highlighted this also.
It seems to be house churches and institutional churches need revival. Both are hindering the Spirit and "rivers of living water" are not flowing from either impacting a lost world. May God in His mercy work in our hearts. All your comments and others saints posted are appreciated and taken to prayer.
Faithworketh by love
The real trouble comes in here, we want revival but we want it on our terms and to some degree for our benefit. Sure we want to see people saved.healed.delivered etc... but in the end it serves to benefit our role calls in various fellowships. Not all fellowships need revival as I believe some are already following The will of God. I believe the next move of God in America will be in the highways and byways . Orchestrated through Christian nobodies ,no cameras, no fan fair , just ordinary people loving on thoughts they minister to. It will sneak up on the church and serve as a rebuke on local levels causing a ripple effect and genuine repentance within the more organized fellowships. Than the type of revival everyone seems to want will happen. If you want a God ordained conference lay the foundations of historical witnessing and send people out. Salvation Army comes to mind, what Conlon did in number 2 maybe. Don’t get me wrong C of G holds my papers, and there is a placed for organized religion,but I believe as to how things from Heaven will fall on America what I wrote will happen, as to other countries, I have no idea.
Brethren I have attended 2 SI conferences and they have been a blessing. But the greatest blessing was when we had a simple meeting of the saints in Missouri a few years ago. In those meetings there were no main speakers and no agenda. We simply gathered around the Lord Jesus Christ in His simplicity. We waited upon the Lord and simply shared as He spoke to our hearts.
We were in an attitude of fasting before the Lord in the 2 1/2 days as we met yogether. Those who attended said that they were blessed and refreshed. I know I was.
Thus my question is do we really need another conference with well-known speakers that we all know and respect. Rather should we not pick a central part of the country or different parts of the country that are accessible to the saints and meet in radical simplicity and dependence ipon Jesus? And letting the saints share what Jesus speaks into their hearts. This I believe it's more New Testament oriented.
But then, these are simply my thoughts.
Bro Blaine
I too remember those prayer meeting Dominic, I had the privilege of leading them. If you remember, we had our prayer group back in the States call in and join in. We also had a school of blind children praying in Africa at the same time. Intercessors from many countries were there. I believe there were major breakthroughs due to the prayer that was going on. Carter Conlon decided to come back the following year and brought 250 people from his church and conducted multiple outreaches in schools, prisons, old folks homes and on the streets. Tremendous, the power of prayer brought helped rend the heavens and God came down and met us.........bro Frank
Amen
Dom
My family and I went to the last three conferences in Atlanta, and were richly blessed by them, particularly the Fear of the Lord conference in 2011. I could see how it would be great blessing to many to hold another conference like those. I have found conferences to be far from unnecessary when done rightly, but are times of refreshment for the saints. I will be in prayer about this for SI and will await whatever decision is made. God bless!
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