At the end of time, will we receive the crown of righteousness at the hand of our righteous Lord as a reward for loving His appearing? In our day and age, where is the comfort found in I Thessalonians 4: 17-18? “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet them in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” In contrast to this, have we simply made ourselves comfortable in our daily lives, enjoying what prosperity brings us and reveling in what the world gives, rather than in what our relationship with Christ gives?
A couple of weekends ago we were blessed to have the opportunity to host the 2013 NC FEW Conference. It was a blessing and encouragement to be challenged in your relationship with Christ, your family, and others as we were taught from the Word of God and fellowshipped with each other. The goal of the Family Encouragement Weekend was once again played out as many like-minded families joined together in the name of Jesus to encourage each other, learn from one another, and pray together. Praise the Lord!
~ Preparation and Set-up ~
~ Wonderful and Blessed Fellowship ~
~ The Ladies’ Tea ~
~ Discipleship ~
~ Encouraging and Challenging Sessions ~
Neely Team,
My family and I really enjoyed seeing the pictures from the conference and had fun thinking back on it! I’m thankful the Lord allowed us to be able to attend this year and can’t wait for the 2014 FEW!
God bless you all!
Amber
Looks like a wonderful blessed time! Really wish we could have been there. Thanks for sharing pictures! Oooh – I see Sunny got to speak this year. 🙂 And I see new faces/families as well. That’s wonderful! I hope the FEWs grow and grow, and grow!
…Love all the pictures of Amanda and Matthew. 🙂 🙂
Oh those pictures of Matthew and Amanda are just priceless!!! What a blessing and encouragement to see what God is doing in your lives!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing the pictures! I had a hard time waiting for someone to post something about the FEW Conference.
Our family greatly enjoyed coming to the 2013 NC FEW Conference! It was such a blessing and we came away extremely encouraged and blessed! 🙂
Hurray, a post on the conference! My, I have not been able to do much blogging! It sure was a blessing to be there, and to spend some additional time with you before the conference. Looking forward to the next one!
Yes, we are looking forward to the one in Virginia. The Lord continue to remind us to love His “appearing” today. Thank you for your example of zeal for growing in Christlikeness.
Our family really enjoyed the VA FEW. It was so fun to meet you all. You were so sweeeet!
Lydia