At the feet of Jesus

Apostle Allison Smith Conliff centers on “the persons at the feet of Jesus”, the crowds who deliberately moved toward Christ because His name carries power and His presence draws people for healing, transformation, and truth. The preacher emphasizes that background does not determine whether God will use you; rather, it is your decision, determination, and willingness to serve that positions you for God’s use. She frames love as the defining evidence of real Christianity, warning that spiritual gifts, good appearance, or church activity without love and visible fruit equals religion without transformation. She challenges listeners to examine what “comes out” when they are pressured or angered, arguing that believers must reflect their new Father (God) rather than the old life, and that even anger must be governed by holiness (“be angry but sin not”).Using Matthew 15:29–39 (Jesus healing the lame, blind, mute, and feeding the multitude), she highlights how the crowds brought the broken directly to Jesus, even up a hillside, removing excuses and modeling persistence. She confronts modern inconsistency: people stay home from church for minor discomforts but show unwavering commitment to work or money, stressing that prioritizing God is essential and that what you sow is what you reap. She also stresses giving God one’s “best” (attention, reverence, preparation), applying it to both in-person worship and livestream participation.A major theme is that Jesus not only healed but also had compassion and provided practical care, noting He tracked that the crowd had been with Him three days, teaching that God takes account of time spent in His presence. She calls for believers, especially those called to ministry, to seek God deeply so He can use them mightily, lamenting that the church can become “wealthy but weak” when focus shifts from love and power to material priorities. She urges gratitude (even before meals), obedience to divine instruction, and faith to place even “small” resources in God’s hands so He can multiply them, linking this to generosity, stewardship, and refusing jealousy/comparison.She corrects spiritual extremes that shame people for using medical help (loans, surgeries, C-sections), arguing that God can provide in different ways and that wisdom matters, miracles and medical procedures are not mutually exclusive. The sermon concludes with a strong call to witness and evangelize, insisting people should be drawn to believers because Jesus is evident in their lives, not because they “bombard” others with religion. The closing prayer asks for healing, deliverance, restoration, peace, and divine intervention for physical illness and personal crises, encouraging listeners to “touch” God by faith as the woman with the issue of blood did, and to recommit to honoring God’s mercy and grace.Rec. Date: 28th July, 2024