The Tuesday morning session opened in a challenging fashion with Dr. Trieber’s teaching on the home. He taught that you should deal with problems in the home the same way that the priest was to deal with leprosy. He said, “It is an awful thing for a Christian to destroy himself.” “It is an awful thing for a Christian to destroy his family.” He taught the importance of the father setting their house in order. The four things he stressed were to sanctify the house, shut the house by having family time, scrape the house through asking questions and smash the house by starting over from the foundation to rebuild the home. It was very evident from that session that Tuesday was going to be a great day.
The men and ladies split off with the men going to the dining hall to be taught by Bro. Domelle and the ladies going to the fellowship hall to get some great truths from Mrs. Sandy Domelle.
In the men’s meeting, Bro. Domelle gave five points to help the Sunday School. He show that the Great Commission is God’s model to perpetuity, and that it is for all ages. He showed that Sunday school is the tool that will help the church to bear fruit, bear more fruit and bear much fruit
In the ladies meeting, Mrs. Sandy Domelle talked about “Encouraging Your Encouragers.” She taught that the Holy Spirit is our Comforter from John 14:26. There are about four groups of people who a lady should encourage: her husband, children, pastor and pastor’s wife. She also showed how to encourage them. It was a great help for all the ladies attending.
Everyone came back to the auditorium to hear one last sermon that morning from Pastor Gray. After Soloist Alvin Martinez sang two songs, Pastor started his sermon. He taught that how we handle a problem is more important than the problem itself. He showed that there are four different types of problems: doctrinal, behavioral, procedural and potential. He taught that the pastor is always last to know the problems, and that some members look for problems. He continued to show how some members hang onto problems and like to gossip about them, but that mature members take their problems to pastor. Which member are you? He gave several helpful suggestions on how a person can properly communicate their problems to their pastor.
We came back that night to another rousing choir special with led into Dr. Trieber’s sermon out of Exodus 32:1-18. He said that we must watch out what is creeping in the doors of the church. He said that if Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, then why should we change? He showed that change occurs through worship and attire, and that we need to stay with the old paths that have never changed.
Dr. Bob Gray, Sr. closed the night out by preaching out of Luke 16:19. He asked, “Is There Really a Place Called Hell?” He showed that Hell is mentioned 162 times in the New Testament. Do we really believe there is a Hell? If we believed there was a Hell, he explained that we would be telling everyone about Jesus. He showed that we will answer to God if we don’t tell someone with whom we had a conversation or just passed them on the street about Christ. The Holy Spirit moved in a powerful way and it was obvious by the response during the altar call.
One more day is left for the Holy Spirit to work. Please keep the conference in your prayers.
-Mindi Higar and CJ DeGuzman