We are so excited to announce that the Laney Wootten and Feminar Worship Band songs from Feminar 2013 have been recorded and ready for purchase on iTunes!!
Each song can be purchased individually for $0.99 or you can purchase all 6 songs for just $5.94!!
1. All Things Possible
2. Whom Shall I Fear?
3. 10,000 Reason
4. Our God
5. Waiting Here for You
6. Mighty to Save
Please click here to preview and purchase these songs in iTunes!!
“Praise God for the privilege of being in Christ’s family and being called by His Wonderful Name.’ 1 Peter 4:16
Feminar 2013 was SO Refreshing!! I learned so many great nuggets of wisdom from Godly Women!
Some of my notes:
• Comparison KILLS contentment. Are you searching for earthly applause OR Heavenly Glory?
• Grief happens. Bring it out of the darkness: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
• If we never needed comfort, we would never KNOW the Comforter!
• Since when did I become an average Christian? Sin does NOT disqualify you.
• Humans will fail you, God will NOT! I don’t expect my husband to provide my joy; I will trust the Jesus IN HIM!
• God will see you through the valley. It is NOT a place for a camp out!
• If Satan can’t make you bad, he will make you busy. Distractions lead to demise. UhOh…..
• Remember when you first met Jesus…………
Although there are many other nuggets, I am camping myself on the last one for this devotional. Remember when…..
One of the speakers, Karen Ehman, talked about remembering your Baptism, bringing you back to your First Love. She told us to write down 2 words that described how we felt. Okay, Sheri…two words…you KNOW ALOT of words, you speak them CONSTANTLY…….just two…come on…two. How you felt. TWO words?!! You HAVE a pen in your hand! Just two words. Make up something, WRITE!!!
No words, just a pit in my stomach. I can vaguely recall the FCA room I was in with my friend, Jennifer McKenzie Fett, when she led me to Christ. The ROOM? But NO WORDS? No old feelings stirred. I watched others pens wiggle as they wrote. I watched a lady stare off into the distance and smile at her memory. I quietly mourned that day, mourned my lack of memory. {Blessed are those who mourn…..} I know deep in my soul that God lives in me. I know it! The Holy Spirit speaks words to me all the time! I was baptized in the church in downtown Edmond. I can barely see the church in my mind, or the day. Lord, You are so Real to me right now! Why can’t I scribble two words?
I went to church the next day. The first song was Redeeming Love and guess what our Pastor preached on? That’s right, Baptism! I was taking notes during the sermon. Notes like, ‘Baptism is for believers’, okay, God, HELLO? I believe in You! ‘Baptism does not wash away sins’…Lord, I know that! If it did, I would have the chronic condition of the too-long-in-the-bath-wrinkled skin. “Biblical Baptism was performed after salvation”…whoa. But I don’t remember my salvation experience. I couldn’t write down two words. Lord, I CLEARLY remember You after dad’s death and on many, many instances since.
The pastor went on explaining different occasions where a person needs to be baptized. He rang in my heart when he said…if you were “dunked”, back slid, then saved, you need to get baptized. I FELT THE Lord say, “Sheri, that’s you.” {…for they shall be comforted.} And I knew it. But, enter Satan, the prince of lies. In that pew, I fought with him…”what will your friends think, they will think you are a fraud, all those devotionals you write, what a joke, how can you teach Sunday school, what a fraud”………I can truly say I literally FELT the PULL of Satan in that pew. But, Thank the Lord, He pulled me closer to Him with the verse in 1 John 4:4,”He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
The second Bro. Keith called for invitation; I slipped out of the pew into a new chapter. I walked up to him crying and I said, I WAS DUNKED! WWWAAAHHHH!!! I didn’t CARE what people thought, I heard the Lord in my heart and I have been down the road of disobedience and I don’t like it. Bad things happen….. I probably have a road NAMED after me! It forks and forks and forks. I am sure the maker of Google Maps doesn’t like me!! HA!
I’m ready to stay The Path! To walk the narrow road that leads to Jesus, to Joy and to Eternity. Will I have trials? You betcha! I had trials before, but these will not be in my own strength. Because I heard the Maker of my soul speak to my heart and I will never be the same. And in the name of Janet White, I am not trusting my memories….I’m writing down my victories!!!!
What is the Lord saying to you? Slip out of your pew, your trial, your circumstance and start your new chapter with the true Author of your life!!!!
Be Blessed, Sheri Kay Battles
There is something exciting in the works that we would like to share with you!!
Laney Wootten and the Feminar worship band are currently in the studio producing a project containing all of the songs they did at Feminar 2013. You will soon be able to purchase one or all of the songs on iTunes!! We will announce the completion of the project as soon as it is available.
For now, we hope you enjoy this video of Laney Wootten and the Feminar worship.
First of all, thank you for taking time out of your normal schedule to attend Feminar 2013. We are still praising God for the mighty and powerful ways He worked past this weekend at Feminar 2013!!
Now that Feminar is over, we would love to hear your stories!! We know that many of you have testimonies to share with us about what God taught you this past weekend. We want to know how God is working in your life as a direct result of Feminar 2013.
If you have a Feminar 2013 story to share, please leave us a comment here on our blog, on Facebook, and/or send us an email at feminar@macbc.org.
Can you believe that Feminar 2013 starts is just over 30 hours!? We know that you are just as excited as we are for Feminar to begin! Even now speakers, musical guests, and ladies from all over the U.S. are beginning to make their way to Longview, Texas for this incredible women’s conference!
It is more important than ever to pray for Feminar 2013! Below is a list of prayer requests to remember over the next 24-48 hours! Even if you cannot attend Feminar this year, please pray for those of us who will be there.
- Pray for safe travels this weekend, as many people make their way to Longview for Feminar.
- Pray against distractions and discouragement in the lives of the women who will attend this conference. Pray that for two days they will be able to forget what they left at home and focus on their relationship with the Lord.
- Pray for that God will use each one of the speakers to speak His word and penetrate the hearts of each woman in attendance.
- Pray for the Feminar Committee and Macedonia Men who will be working hard behind the scences to make sure that Feminar goes off without a hitch.
One final reminder -
Don’t forget to post pictures of yourselves and the ladies that you are with at Feminar 2013 on our Facebook and Twitter!!
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First of all, we are excited to announce that Feminar 2013 is SOLD OUT!! We are so thankful that God has blessed this women’s conference in such amazing ways over the years!! We cannot wait for you all to join us in just a few weeks!!
We are so sorry if you were unable to get Feminar tickets this year.
To ensure that you do not miss out on Feminar 2014, please make sure that you are on our mailing list. If you would like to be added to our mailing list please email feminar-registration@macbc.org and include your name, address, and phone number.
Secondly, we want to be able to keep our Feminar database current and up to date, for those of you who are already on the Feminar mailing list. As a result, if/when you have an address change, please send us an email to feminar_registration@macbc.org with your updated information.
Finally, Don’t forget to Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook to receive updates about the Feminar conference all year!
We are so excited about our “I Am Note Alone” theme for Feminar 2013!! For those of you who don’t know, our theme comes from an old Natalie Grant song.
As you listen to “I Am Note Alone” and read the lyrics below, ask God to prepare your heart for Feminar 2013. If you are not attending Feminar this year, ask God to prepare the hearts of the women who will be coming to this conference. Ask God to make the hearts of these ladies soft and ready to hear what He has to say to them during this upcoming event.
I Am Not Alone Lyrics
Natalie Grant
You’re Here
In My Heart
You’re the Light
That Guides Me Through The Dark
You Walk Beside Me
The Night Seems Cold
Each Time I Fall
Your Arms Are There To Hold
[Chorus:]
You Walk Beside Me
Giving Strength I’ve Never Known
I Am Not Alone
You Walk Beside Me
You’re Here
In My Mind
I talk To You
And All My Fears Unwind
I Know I’m Loved For who I am
You Make Me Wanna Be The Best I can
[Repeat Chorus]
And I rely on your patience
When I face the unknown
And because of you
I am not alone
In the sun, In the rain
Through the good times and the pain
I reach out for your hand
I know that you understand
[Repeat Chorus]
Prayer Matters!
It is time for Feminar! Picture God’s ear turned to our prayers. Let’s begin corporately praying now! Make plans to attend as we worship His Holy name and grow together in the Lord!
“Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.” – Psalm 116:2
Let’s pray that heaven will come down! May it be done on Earth as it is done in heaven!
Here is a list of specific prayer requests for Feminer 2013 on February 22 & 23.
- Obstacles removed so ladies can attend
- May God be glorified and lifted higher and higher
- Salvation for the lost
- Christians to be taken to the next level in their walk with God
- Details that surround Feminar
Feminar 2013 is in 43 days!
Over the next several weeks, leading up to our Feminar Women’s Conference, we would like to share two video testimonies with you. If you were at Feminar 2012 you have already seen these videos, because they were shared at last year’s Feminar Conference. However, these testimonies are powerful enough to share again!
Today’s video testimony features Miranda Allbright, an East Texas girl who became a Christian as a direct result of the Feminar Conference. Miranda shares about how she found peace with God and her very own church home! To read more about Miranda, please click here to visit her blog.
