What Would Happen If We Actually Put God First In Our Lives?

A.W. Tozer once said, “Our number one problem is a faulty concept of God.” Tozer was right. It is only when we have a proper view of God that we can begin to develop a proper understanding of who we are and what our roles are as men of God. When you put God first, you begin to experience the abundant life that Jesus speaks of in Matthew 6:33 and John 10:10.

This ministry was born out of a passion to see our men live lives of lion-hearted boldness for the Lord!

The Righteous Are Bold as a Lion

Philip DelRe has been teaching in conferences across the country and around the world for the last 20 years. His clear, direct, passionate, no-nonsense approach to preaching is filled with illustrations and real-life stories that God is using to bring real transformation to the lives of men.

This is not your typical “cowboy up and do better next time” men’s meeting. Phil’s deep understanding of the Gospel avoids the trap of a man centered, works righteousness.

Many conferences are little more than pep-rallies filled with fluff, and have little or no power for real life change. Devilerence from fear is a work of grace, that is something nly God can do, paradoxically, our part must be factored in. In Gal. 5:22, God’s Word says, “The fruit of the Spirit… is self-control.”

We have a series of messages that can be adapted to fit a Sunday morning sermon, a Saturday seminar, a men’s retreat (actually we should be advancing not retreating, but you get the idea) entitled,

The Fear of Man Vs. The Fear of God — How To Get Out out of the Wilderness and into the Promised Land.

This seminar began as a sermon. Originally preached at a 3,000 member church, we had no idea how the Lord was going to use it. The response was so overwhelming, the message became a seminar and a book.

We have received e-mails, letters and  phone calls from men sharing their testimonies of how God used this message to deliver them from the fear of man. The impact that has been sustained in the lives of our men especially, has been very encouraging. Many of our men are coming out of the closet of fear, and learning how to live lives of lion-hearted boldness for Jesus Christ.

One brother emailed us after attending an Iron Sharpen Iron men’s conference and said,

“God bless you Phil! We men were absolutely blessed by your  presence last Saturday at the Iron Sharpens Iron conference in New Lenox. And what an incredible work of Christ this tract is. I sent out a clarion call to all the Brothers and Sisters on my e-mail list that included your URL and the PDF copy of that tract. It went all over the United States this morning. Thank you!”

Dave Kent

Here’s another one we received from a pastor,

“My son and I attended the Iron Sharpens Iron conference this past March in O’Fallon, IL, where we met you and attended your seminar. As a pastor, I was leading a group of men to the conference, but my real concern was my 18-year-old son who has had some tough challenges in the past year. He has wavered in his faith — questioning what and why he believed. This also spilled over into some poor choices and bad relationships in his life.

“Your seminar was exactly what my son needed! Your dynamic personality and engaging presentation of the Gospel totally connected with my son. He laughed, took notes, and was challenged that the Christian faith was intellectually credible in the secular arena of life!

“He so loved your seminar he wanted me to buy all the resources available (which I happily did!). Since that time, there has been a dramatic change in his life. Unhealthy relationships have been severed and he has a renewed joy and commitment for Christ. I thank God for this timely and sovereign appointment for my son and your ministry. Thank you for being the choice instrument that God used in his life.” Praise the Lord!!!

Here is another letter from a very grateful father who attended a conference with his son,

“I also wanted to share something with you. My 14-year-old son, Jack, attended with me that day. Your seminar really set off a spark in him and he gave his life to Jesus and was baptized on March 13th.”

In Christ, Jim Kerry

This is what happened at a church in Southern Illinois after this sermon,

“Without a doubt Philip DelRe is anointed. When Philip came to our church he spoke on The Fear of Man. The response was tremendous. The Holy Spirit dealt deeply with our hearts and the altar call lasted well over thirty minutes-not by manipulation but by genuine conviction. Philip DelRe and Voice in the Wilderness Ministries is unique, relevant and timely.”

Todd Greiner, Senior pastor of Community of Faith Church for over 20 years and founder of Church Without Walls in Southern Illinois.

I was privileged to preach this at the Village Church of Lincolnshire. Dr. Robert Coleman, author of the best-selling book, The Master Plan of Evangelism said this,

“My dear brother, that was a word from the Lord. That was a powerful, powerful, message, and I want to thank you for it.”

I leave you with this quote from Francis Shaffer,

“We must recognize that this country is close to being lost. Not first of all because of a humanist conspiracy, but because the Bible believing Christians in the last 40 years who have said that they know that the final reality is this infinite personal God, who is the Creator, they said they have known it, and they have done nothing about it. As the consensus has changed, there has been a vast silence.”

If you would like to see the men in your congregation or youth group take a giant step in learning how to live the Christian life in a non-Christian world, our Overcoming the Fear of Man conference is right for you. Contact:  Voice in the Wilderness Ministries today at  jesus@safeplace.net

Phil has been privileged to speak at hundreds of churches across the country and around the world. He is an annual presenter at many of the Iron Sharpens Iron men’s conferences as well as Districts, a huge youth rally in Green Bay.