The Old Paths Conference started Monday night with the combined choir of seminary students, LCA students, and the LBT choir. The 90-plus voices lifted to the Lord as they sang, “Empower Me.” After the choir special, the congregational joined in by singing, “Saved by the Blood.”
As the custom of the conference has been, Pastor Bob Gray II asked all the men to come to the altar to pray for God to bless the conference. After a time of prayer, Bro. Alvin Martinez lifted his voice in song with his cheerful and encouraging singing.
Bro. Domelle preached the first sermon of the night, “The Fingerprint of the Holy Ghost.” He preached that everywhere we go, we leave a fingerprint. He used Stephen who was a layman, but he had the fingerprint of the Holy Ghost on his life. Stephen’s words about Jesus convicted the people so much that they stoned him. Bro. Domelle showed that there are four things that the Holy Ghost will give when a person has the fingerprint of the Holy Ghost on his life. The final point he gave made the greatest impact on the attending crowd. He showed that the fingerprint of the Holy Ghost gave Stephen the strength to forgive those who deeply hurt him. He asked, “Who is the one person who caused the most hurt in your life?” He showed how forgiveness of those who have hurt you the most is not hard 
when the fingerprint of the Holy Ghost is on your life. God worked on hearts as Bro. Domelle gave the invitation. People made decisions for God.
After a special, Pastor Gray introduced Dr. Jack Trieber, which started the second sermon of the conference. Dr. Trieber went to II Samuel 15:12, 31; and asked, “Why did Absalom send for David’s right-hand man?” He asked, “What was David feeling when this happened?” He showed that Ahithophel’s counsel was as if God spoke to them. He asked, “Why would Ahithophel betray David?” He then showed that Bathsheba was Ahithophel’s granddaughter. He showed how Athithophel waited for the day to get back at David, and his bitterness built until he had the opportunity to get revenge at David through Absalom.
Bro. Trieber asked the crowd how they were at home? He showed how children are watching what you do. He asked if you are a different person at home than in the pew? Do you have bitterness against God, spouse, parent, pastor, people of God? There is always a root of bitterness. He taught the Scriptural principle, “Let not the sun go down upon thy wrath.”
God worked the two sermons together and spoke to people’s hearts. The altars were filled as people dealt with this subject. It was a great start to the conference.
The people left the service anticipating what God was going to do the next day. Stay with us as we learn more about the Old Paths.