The energy on the last day of EN2010 is the same as when the conference began 3 days ago. With over 19,000 delegates, the SMX Convention Center was filled with people refreshed with the presence of God. For most of us, if not all, it’s true what our first EN2010 speaker Grace Aiyedogbon said, “None of you will come out the same way you came in!”
Steve Murrell: Honor
Honor. Steve Murrell’s message boils down to this one word. We need to give God praise and honor due his name.
Honor is a sign that reminds us where our place is. – Steve Murrell
There are different ways to show honor. The Japanese bow to show honor. Filipinos do the mano po where they hold the hand of an elder and put it on their forehead to show honor. No matter what expression, honoring is knowing where our place is. No matter what situation we are in.
Steve Murrell remembers way back 26 years ago at his “office” in Dunkin Donuts when he wrote down on a piece of napkin the purpose of our church: we exist to honor God. Systems of doing church may change, methodologies may change – but one thing remains the same – we exist to honor God.
What does it look like to honor God?
Steve Murrell shares, Generosity honors God. Kindness to the poor honors God. The sincerity of our hearts honors God. It is our place to praise God no matter what’s going on in our lives. We need to give him praise and honor due his name.
A Discipled Nation
“Without God in us, we don’t have enough love to love ourselves; we cannot love others.” Dr. Jun Vencer, first speaker on day 3, talked about a topic he is most passionate about: Discipling the nations.
