With the passing of Bill Raws, former director of America's Keswick, forced me to think again at the unique ministry Keswick has and the roots of the ministry. It has been my privilege to speak there these past 12 years as i will this coming August 10-15. But what many might not know Keswick is modeled after the great English Bible Conference KESWICK and the model of teaching and preaching that was conducted at the conference. The "Keswick Conference" followed a very strict pattern of preaching and a specific order of messages to the week long conference. There were six primary messages that were preached expositionally from the Bible. the topics were:
Day One - SIN - How has sin separated us from God and what are the ravages of sin on our lives?
Day Two - SALVATION - The remedy of sin was salvation found in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ and placing our trust for redemption in Grace alone by faith alone in Christ alone.
Day Three - SANCTIFICATION - through Christ we have the potential to be changed by the power of the indwelled Holy Spirit and we now can live a life set apart from sin.
DAy Four - SURRENDER - Geniune sanctification is impossible without complete surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the authority of the Word in our lives.
Day Five - SACRIFICE - A life surrender means that there will be sacrifices of personal rights and resources for kingdome purposes.
Day Six - SERVICE - a fully surrendered and sacrificing life is one who is in service for Christ in the church and through missions in the world.
I think that there should be one additional day....committed to the idea of SPLENDOR....for the life which practices and ordered there life with the Keswick message of the "Victorious Christian Life" was a life experiencing the splendor and delight of doing the will of God and experiencing the blessing of God.