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While I was at Liberate 2015, I posted several quotes on the blog.  Below I have provided links to find specific pre-conference speakers more quickly.  I will post main conference speakers later. Enjoy! Steve Brown-"Is it finished for your church?" here Shari Thomas-"Is it finished for your relationships?" here Paul Tripp-"Is it finished for you?" here Scotty Smith-"Liberating the heart of the church" here Jono Linebaugh-"Liberating Preaching" here Jessica Thompson-"Liberating Kid's and Family Ministry" here

Here are my favorite quotes from the speakers at Liberate 2015 from Thursday: When you see sin for what it is, you cannot hold onto the thought that the law is all you need. It doesn't work. (Paul Tripp) "Christ is all" is what parents need to hear. You can trust him with your success and failure.  It's more than just what you do.  We don't live under covenant of works but under covenant of grace. (Jessica Thompson) A sermon should meet at intersection of real questions and real pain & person of Jesus Christ. (Jono Linebaugh) Create a worship culture that makes it more likely the gospel moves from head to heart to hands. (Scotty Smith) It took me a long time to realize this and a war to live this: unless your ministry is firmly rooted in finished work of Christ, it will be uprooted by some form of ministry dysfunction. (Paul Tripp) I need someone constantly reminding me that "it is finished." It's not about how well we do. (Shari Thomas) If it is...

How do we preach the same sermon every week? What do we say? Love (Greatest Commandments) Where does it come from? Not from telling people to do it It comes from faith Romans 10:17-Word creates faith which is active in love. Minister's One Job-Preach the Word From where & to where do you preach the Word? What the heart desires determines what we do. Minister the Word to the heart. How? You can't. The Spirit is the only one who can. The first question is not about speaking, but hearing.  We need words from the heart to the heart. You do your reading and studying of Scripture in conversation with real life. A sermon shout meet at intersection of real questions and real pain & person of Jesus Christ. Two Kinds of Truth Preach the Law (diagnose sinners) Doing the work of diagnosis. How? Describe life as it really is. Tell honest stories & illustrations Preach the Gospel (deliver sinners) Speaking the promise of God in Jesus' ...