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Spencer Davis | Pure and Holy 2022 | Sunday Morning The enemy has had years to perfect his algorithm of feeding us lies that align with the desires of the flesh.  We need to be on guard, ready to fight when lies about sex, marriage, sexuality, and anything else come our way.  We are at war with satan, but also against our own flesh.  We need to be mindful of what shows we watch, music we listen to...

Brody Holloway | Pure and Holy 2022 | Saturday Night In this session, Brody sits down with two couples and interviews them for the Pure and Holy retreat. He asks everything from “What's the biggest difference in your personalities ” to “discussing the importance of accountability in a relationship.” Learn more about our student and adult conferences at Swoutfitters.com .  P.S. If you liked th...

Brody Holloway | Pure and Holy 2022 | Saturday Morning  Zacchaeus’s life was changed by salvation.  He wasn’t perfect after he started following Jesus, but he never went back to being the man in control of his own life.  He gave every good and bad part of himself over to Jesus in repentance.  As Christians, our lives should show evidence of our repentance.  Our desire will change, we will be obedi...

Brody Holloway | Pure and Holy 2022 | Friday Night Jesus doesn’t do anything at random.  His mission here on Earth was planned and thoroughly thought out.  He came to Earth to seek out and to save the lost.  The story of Zacchaeus is a perfect example of this.  When Jesus found him and called him, he responded in obedience.  He no longer had to seek out worldly things that brought him momentary jo...

Spencer Davis  | Winter SWO 22  | Session Six Christians, we need to prepare our minds for action.  Our old self would give in to any desire it wanted to—not caring about any of its consequences. But now, we don't obey our old wants or listen to the cheap lie that sinfulness is freedom. The Holy Spirit will change our desires to look like His. As you study the Word you start to think, act, an...

Rob Conti  | Winter SWO 22 | Session Five The One who has saved and rescued us is the only One who has the power to keep us.  God has called you into His eternal glory in Christ to restore, conform, strengthen, and establish you. We need to stand firm in the Gospel. Trust the Lord with everything in your life, including your sufferings. Remember, just because you are a Christian does not mean our...

Rob Conti | Winter SWO 22 | Session Four The Word of God is central to our salvation and sanctification.  As believers, we need to examine what we are filling our heart, mind, and soul with.  The things of this world will only bring us temporary satisfaction, while the Word of God satisfies us completely.  We need to prioritize spending time in God’s Word and allowing it to cleanse and shape our h...

Brody Holloway | Winter SWO 22  | Session Three The weight of the crucifixion is necessary to understand the power of the resurrection. God has given us an inheritance with the promise that He will protect and guard what He has given us.  There are going to be trials and hardships, but our hope is in the One will go through the battle with us.  When our faith is tested, it makes us stronger.  Prep...

Brody Holloway | Winter SWO  22 | Session Two Ask yourself: Where are you putting your hope?  In your friends, talents, hobbies, or relationships?  Peter teaches us a lot about the “living hope.”  We can fully rely on the hope of Christ that will never let us down.  God’s love for us is unbreakable and powerful.  He is always working in the lives of those who follow Him.  As we grow in Christ, we...

Brody Holloway | Winter SWO 2022 | Session One The Christian life will be filled with highs and lows.   Throughout seasons of hardships, we need to keep our eyes on the Lord.  Peter’s endurance through trials should encourage and strengthen us to live a similar life for the Lord.  Growth happens when we are weary and get up after we fall down.   Even in our own failures and faults, Jesus is still...

Zach Mabry | College Retreat 2022 | Sunday Morning With everything that is happening in the world today, it can feel like we have no where to put our hope.  The answer to this is Christ - the one who took on the cross for us, defeated death, and rose Himself from the grave.  So why do we still doubt and question what He can do?  We live with doubt and fear everyday.  However, when we are tempted,...

Brody Holloway | College Retreat 2022 | Saturday Night How do we respond to God’s calling?  We take God at His word and let our faith drive obedience. We need to take action everyday in our faith that brings pleasure to the Lord, holding fast to His Word. Noah, by faith and trust in the Lord, acted in obedience. Abraham shows faith by trusting God, even when he did not know where he was going or w...

Rob Conti | College Retreat 2022 | Saturday Morning We need to listen to the warnings in scripture about having a heart of unbelief. During the Exodus of Egypt, the Israelites had faith to leave. However, when things became hard, they wanted to go back to the place they were enslaved. We need to guard against sinful pleasures that make us turn our backs on the eternal rest promised to those who ho...

Brody Holloway | College Retreat 2022 | Saturday Morning Don’t drift! Drifting may start off slowly, but drifting leads to a progression of doubt, dulness, departure, and disdain in our Spiritual walk. To counter this believers must aggressively submit everything to Jesus daily. No partial submission. As we look to Jesus the founder and perfecter of our salvation, believers will find strength to s...

Jamie Dew | College Retreat 2022 | Friday Night What does it mean to be a disciple? During the 2022 College Retreat, Jamie Dew answers this question using Mark 10:35-42. Sometimes we have a false idea of what a true disciple of the Lord should look like. Jesus makes it clear that discipleship is about submitting to him—not personal gain for us. To be a faithful disciple of the Lord, we have to die...

Brody Holloway | Fall Retreat | Sunday Morning We need the favor of God in our lives to withstand the world and constantly pursue Him. In this last session, Brody walks through Daniel 6. Daniel’s rivals found a way to make worship any god other than the king illegal. They wanted to trap Daniel for worshipping the Lord. Still, Daniel remained an example of steadfast faithfulness. We have the hope o...

Spencer Davis | Fall Retreat | Saturday Night True worship comes from the heart. In Daniel 3, King Nebuchadnezzar doesn’t care about the conditions of people’s hearts. He just wanted to be worshipped. But Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego didn’t bow to him.  They followed God’s Word even though they didn’t know His will. They knew God would deliver them.  In this session, Spencer walks through what...

Rob Conti | Fall Retreat | Friday Night It is easy to start making compromises in your faith. The world wants you to become more like it—and less like Christ. In this session, Rob walks through Daniel 1, where Daniel and his friends are taken from their homes and forced to adapt to a new culture. They were re-educated and forced to serve a new king.  But they stood firm and remained faithful to th...

Brody Holloway | Fall Retreat | Saturday Morning In this session, Brody presents an overview of Daniel’s life. Daniel shows us characteristics of godliness that we should strive for. He resolved in his heart to remain faithful to the Lord. The Spirit of God was with him and he listened. He shows us how to weather the storms of youth and grow up living faithfully to the Lord.  The pressure we face...

Brody Holloway | Marriage Conference | Sunday Morning How do we learn to live in unity and fellowship in marriage?  In this session, Brody shares how to handle conflict within marriage. If you’re both growing in the likeness of Christ, then you will have a better relationship. Life in the Spirit leads to grace in how you treat others. Let’s not excuse sin in each others' lives, but extend gra...

Brody Holloway | Marriage Conference | Saturday Night Marriage is a picture that God gives us to show what the Garden of Eden was supposed to be. People should see something different (than this world) in your marriage. It’s meant to reflect the Gospel and bring God glory.  Think of yourselves as Jesus does. Let’s measure ourselves against Jesus—not against our spouses and their shortcomings. Don’...

Zach Mabry | Marriage Conference | Breakout The Christian life is all about joyfully submitting to the roles God has called us to.  For marriage, husbands are called to love their wives sacrificially, and wives are called to submit to their husbands. Becoming unified is what we are striving for. This means we need to die to some of our individual qualities. Hold them loosely as Christ joins you to...

Corey Pendergrass | Marriage Conference | Breakout In this breakout, Corey Pendergrass (former SWO staffer) shared his personal story of divorce and remarriage. The Lord has taught him much through it. God provides grace for blended families—even in the midst of the pain and heartache that may be present.  Corey is quick to acknowledge how much he has learned about God’s love in the past several y...

Spencer Davis | Marriage Conference | Saturday Morning Very few people love others well.  In this world, we don’t love the way that we should. We tend to be selfish and always want something in return for our love.  Spencer walks through 1 Corinthians at the 2021 marriage conference, and shared Paul’s example of biblical love. Love is strong, selfless, and serves. It is patient and bears all thing...

Rob Conti | Marriage Conference | Friday Night There is no perfect marriage—but take hope in the truth that Christ is the perfect Savior. If we aren’t careful in our marriages, we will let unmet expectations grow into bitterness. The cure for this is Biblical forgiveness. We can’t look to any other source for wisdom, understanding, patience, apart from Christ. Let’s put our flesh to death and reme...