Hope Fellowship Community Church

Wow!!!! I just attended a conference that was life-changing. Exponential Conference... http://www.exponentialconference.org/

I don't even know where to begin and I don't know that I have enough time or space to put everything that I learned from there so I will put down the biggest thing I received from the conference.

If we don't have God in our church, we might as well pack it up. If we are not Spirit-filled and Spirit-led, we are worshipping nothing. God should be the center and only focus of what we do. Also, if we only express our faith in the context of the church, we are limiting Christianity. If we do not show Jesus to people everyday, in everything we do, we are hindering his work. When we are Spirit-filled we show the fruits of the Spirit- LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL.
Are there one or two or three of these that you struggle with? Are you accurately representing Jesus in your words and your actions? Do you lose your temper easily? Are you rude to people? Are you kind and gentle to other people?
If we are filled with the Spirit and are led by the Spirit, these fruits should be evident in our lives. If not, we need to evaluate where we are, get off the couch and into the game. Pray, read the bible and seek God all the time. Allow God to fill you so that you can spill his love to other people.

It is all about God. Get it right with him and then work out the other stuff.