Conference Wrap-up

Give me Jesus was the theme. The messages were on The new Jerusalem & The Throne, What makes a ministry glorious, The role of the Worship Leader with the Senior Pastor, Openness to Receiving from the Lord, The Premminence of Christ (actually missed this one), and Intimacy with the Lord.

The worship teams all seemed to have this focus. There was really only one time I felt what was being done was inappropriate. I was really blessed by song selection and, for the most part, the intention to disappear.

The Lord brought me to tears through conviction and forgiveness. Micah 7:18-20:

Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity

And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.

He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.

You will give truth to Jacob and mercy to Abraham,

Which You have sworn to our fathers from days of old.

This passage was the last verse quoted at the conference, and it was also quoted by Pastor Jeff this past Sunday. I belief this is quite intentional by the Holy Spirit. Many of us have a real hard time letting go of things we have done even though we have repented. However, if we don't let go, we limit the work of Jesus and the Holy Spirit in our lives to free us from our iniquity, to sanctify us, and set us apart for His purpose. It was truly a rich time.