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"Hidden Treasure; The Unfathomable Riches of Christ" Women's Conference Featuring Susan Heck Coming to Simpson Creek Baptist Church

By Julie Perine on February 12, 2019 via Connect-Bridgeport.com

Featuring Susan Heck of Tulsa, Oklahoma, LightHouse of Hope Ministries brings its 2019 Women’s Conference to Simpson Creek Baptist Church March 29-30.
 
Titled “Hidden Treasure; The Unfathomable Riches of Christ,” the conference is for women who are discouraged by the trials of life and feel pressed on every side; for those in need of encouragement, strength, wisdom, discernment and understanding.
 
“I think sometimes we think that the Lord is way up there. We know in our head the fact that he’s with us, but we women tend to go by emotions and to really know the truth and to know that - if you are a believer in Christ - you have Christ not next to you, but within you, is tremendous hope and tremendous strength,” said Tressa (Pollutro) Shaw. “There are a lot of women going through so many, many things and we need to know not just the love of Christ, but a life in Christ.”
 
A Bridgeport resident, Shaw has ministered to women for many years through LightHouse of Hope Ministries. It was during preparation for women’s bible studies that she discovered Susan Heck and thereafter utilized her materials in class.
 
“The response I got back was that she has a very inductive study and she goes verse by verse and wants to keep it within context of the verse she is talking about. Women said that they understand her, that she wasn’t talking over them, but clearly teaching them how (scriptures) apply to their lives,” Shaw said. “I saw then that these women were enjoying her – which is great, enjoying God’s word through how she teaches.”
 
Shaw said we can lose sight by having the truth in our head, but not living from our hearts. With foresight to host a conference specifically for women and touching on that truth, she reached out to Heck, asking her to facilitate the conference, which begins 7 p.m. Friday, March 29 at Simpson Creek Baptist Church and continues there the following day from 8 a.m. through noon.
 
It is estimated that the Friday night session will last about two hours. The Saturday session will begin with fellowship time 8-9 a.m., followed by time with Heck in the sanctuary through noon. The conference is open to women of all denominations and all ages. Shaw encourages all to make plans to attend.
 
Susan Heck is one of eight children and the daughter of a Baptist preacher, who became the wife of a pastor. Through childhood and into her young adult years, she considered herself a Christian, but ultimately came to the conclusion that her head knowledge wasn’t accompanied by a sincere heart for her Savior. She gave that heart to God – no strings attached – and has since been blessed with a hunger for the word and desire to share it across the U.S. and beyond. A ministry to women is her specialty.  
 
“She presents the word of God to get us into a right relationship with God, but also to enjoy him – and I think people miss that,” Shaw said. “He is a God to know in spirit and in truth, but also to be enjoyed. Jesus said this is eternal life – to know God and his son, the Lord Jesus. Knowing God is a joy, a privilege - and a treasure.”
 
Registration is $20. Tickets can be purchased and more information obtained HERE. Childcare can be arranged by reaching out to Shaw at 304-629-9471.
 
Learn more about Susan Heck’s ministry at www.withthemaster.org.
 
Editor's Note: Pictured from top are Susan Heck, Simpson Creek Baptist Church and Tressa Shaw with husband Ray Shaw.



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