Brothers Ken Mooney, Mark Ruthe & Ray Mulligan sit down and share with us about their experiences of Christ at our fireside chat.

0:00 - Intro
2:31 - (Question 1) The brothers often emphasize that we need to thoroughly clear the past. There are some things in my past, such as certain sins, that I feel I cannot deal with. If I do not deal thoroughly with my past, does that mean that I'll never be an overcomer?
15:36 - (Question 2) Sometimes, when I wake up, I get distracted and waste time, and it's hard for me to have a time with the Lord and/or read the Bible. Any suggestions on how to discipline myself to do these things in the early morning? Also, sometimes I feel really discouraged when I need to miss a message (like the dive session). I also tend to feel discouragement and condemnation when (pre-Coronavirus) circumstances sometimes prevent me from going to the meetings, shepherding others, or going to conferences. How do we recognize God's sovereignty when sometimes our circumstances appear adverse to God's will for our lives, such as when they prevent us from doing spiritual things?
27:57 - (Question 3) Can you provide words of fellowship about financial anxieties? I grew up in a family that struggled a lot affording basic necessities, and I think that has resulted in me being anxious about money as a young adult. I’ve recently had some emergencies, a car accident, and expensive healthcare bills. I’ve had to pay for things with a credit card, and now I'm very anxious about my bills. How can I enjoy the Lord when I'm so anxious about finances? It seems like I might need to file bankruptcy, yet I feel a lot of condemnation about that. Can you provide fellowship related to finances and bankruptcy? Part of me feels like filing bankruptcy is not a Christian thing to do and that as a Christian, I need to pay all my bills. But they are also beyond what I can afford.
39:49 - (Question 4) Can you provide any fellowship on giving money to the Lord while one is under financial strain?
43:42 - (Question 5) As a recent graduate, I have been very stressed with my job search. It is very hard to get hired. It's stressful and scary, having filled out so many applications for months without getting hired. Do you have any comforting words of fellowship?
54:01 - (Question 6) I'm naturally very shy, and it's hard for me to reach out to people, including the saints. But I want to get built up and connected. How can I reach out to them as a shy person? I'm an introvert. How do introverts last in the church life? It's hard for me to be social and to spend much time being social.
1:04:40 - (Question 7) Due to some surgeries that didn't go as planned, I have a lot of chronic pain. How do you enjoy the Lord when you're physically in much pain? Also, how do you enjoy the Lord when you are in a lot of emotional pain?
1:23:21 - (Question 8) How do we spread the gospel to someone we care about but who is not open? How can my gospel preaching be effective? I have preached the gospel to several friends but they haven’t come to the church life because I don’t know how to shepherd them properly. How can I learn to shepherd new ones? How can I explain to my unbeliever friend that we need to not only be good and nice, but also to seek Lord?