“The love of Christ constrains us as believers to act with gratefulness toward God and with great responsibility toward our neighbor. We have the task to proclaim Christ’s message of salvation and His word teaches us not only how to do it, but also what are the characteristics and the responsibilities of the messengers.”
“The love of Christ constrains us” was the theme of this 2006 Conference, with the topic of evangelization. We know that Italy is a difficult mission field and that thousands of cities and villages are still without any type of Evangelical Gospel witness.
The messages from Pastor William Standridge helped us reflect on the only method that our Lord has established for the spread of His Gospel: preaching. Even if there are many ideas and methods on how to attract unbelievers’ interest, the only method that the Lord uses to touch peoples’ hearts remains His word, preached with clarity and faithfulness.
Dr. John MacArthur’s messages guided us in thinking about our dependence on God for any spiritual results. Furthermore, his teaching on the joy of the Lord, stemming from the salvation of the lost, was a great encouragement to all present.
In light of the responsibility of evangelizing Italy and the biblical methods to accomplish this task, Pastor Tom Pennington reminded us that the Lord has given us gifts and that we must use them for His glory.
For this conference we had the opportunity to publish and distribute the newly translated second volume of the Commentary on Romans, the one on chapters 9-16, written by Dr. John MacArthur, and also the book written by William Standridge, “Lord, free me from a hidden divorce.” This book, only in Italian, contains tremendous biblical and practical advice on protecting a marriage.
We thank the Lord for how He has blessed every aspect of this conference, renewing our hearts to a deeper commitment to evangelize and to do it in a manner that will glorify Him.
Listen to, or download, this year’s Focus Conference messages.
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