There where some power hitting sermons at the national conference last week. Shoot – I’m still processing a few of them!

The good news is that they are now online!

Session 1: Bert Waggoner

This was a great session outlining the future of the Vineyard Movement, the challenges faced and the opportunities ahead.

Session 2: Cherith Fee-Nordling

Wow! Cherith preached one of the best and hardest sermons I have ever heard. She called us to “die” so that Christ can “resurrect” us into a new life. If you only have time to listen to one session, listen to this one![@more@]

Session 3: Don Williams

A powerful look at the empowerment of the Holy Spirit – no matter what we do as believers, we need God’s Spirit to guide us and empower us. You may remember that yesterday's post was about this session and the ministry time that followed.

Session 4: Jay Pathak

Jay did a wonderful job at calling the church to be the church instead of building up walls and trying to protect itself from “evil”. I loved his comment about if you want to reach people, go where they are (ie. the bars, clubs, parks, streets, etc) instead of waiting for them to come to you (ie. the church building).

Session 5: Wess Stafford

This session was a close second to Cherith Fee-Nordling’s session – but in a different way. Wess is the president/ceo of Compassion International and boy did his heart for the young and forgotten ring out across that hall. I have never seen a man so passionate about reaching children in my life! This session would be the second session I would listen too if I had to pick.

Session 6: Rich Nathan

Hmm…I have to admit that I did not attend this session as we had to catch a plate back home. I will listen to it though as I have been enjoying reading Rich’s book “Who Is My Enemy? Welcoming People The Church Rejects”.