New England Fall Bible Conference 2017
Springfield, MA
October 21, 2017
One day Bible conference
Bible Studies
Peace in Troubled Times
Psalm 85:8 "I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for He will speak peace unto his people and to his saints..."
Study 1: Peace with God
The following topics were covered in the reverse order (this is how it was in the original outline):
- The Gospel of peace - Romans 10:15, Ephesians 6:15
- Peace Preached - Acts 10:36, Ephesians 2:17
- Through the blood - Colossians 1:20
- Outcome of justification - Romans 5:1
Study 2: Peace from/of God
- Peace from God - Romans 1:7, 1 Corithians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:2, Glatians 1:3, Ephesians 1:2, Philippians 1:2, Colossians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2 Thessalonians 1:2, 1 Timothy 1:2, 2 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4, Philemon 2, 2 John 3
- Cure for anxiety - Philippians 4:4-7
- Ruling principle in life - Colossians 3:12-17
Study 3: God of Peace
- Abiding presence - Romans 15:33, Philippians 4:9, 2 Corinthians 13:11
- Preparer of what is pleasing in His sight - Hebrews 13:20
- Complete sanctification - 1 Thessalonians 5:23
- Ultimate victory over the enemy - Romans 16:20
Ministry
Ministry
Br. Milad Nasser
Lord's Day Ministry
Br. Brian Reynolds
In English and Nepali
"Through all of the book of Exodus, and the whole Bible"
Exodus 1
- Genesis 15:13 - Bondage for 400 years
- Malachi to Matthew - Also 400 years. See H.A. Ironside's book "400 Silent Years" - Persian, Greek, and Roman captivities
- This was a period of no prophets, silent period broken by the Lord Jesus in Matthew, and Moses in Exodus
- In both Exodus and Matthew, all male children were killed
- In Matthew, Jesus went down to Egypt for protection, just as Israel did at the end of Genesis
Exodus 2:14
- Who made you ruler and judge?
- His own received Him not; Jn. 1:11
Exodus 3:7-8, 14
- "I am come down"
- "I AM" is from the same root word as "Jehovah" - translated to "the eternal" in French, but "LORD" in English.
Exodus 12:2, 6
- Passover - Behold the Lamb of God
- The journey doesn't begin until the lamb's death. Just like Christ first had to die.
Exodus 14:21-22
- Satan’s power broken -- Egyptians drowned
- We have died in Christ -- Israel passed through the Red Sea
- God doesn't see us, He sees Christ
Exodus 15:1-2
- First mention of Singing in the Bible
- First mention of Salvation in the Bible
- First comes complete deliverance than comes singing
- It's all by grace
Exodus 19-24
- The giving of the Law
- Jewish tradition is that the Law was given on the day of Pentecost (~50 days after the Passover)
- Red Sea -- Redemption
- Mt. Sinai -- Giving of the Holy Ghost.
- Law was given on Mt. Sinai on stone tablets
- Now He writes His law on our hearts 2 Cor. 3:3
Exodus 25-27
- Pattern of the Tabernacle
- He wished to dwell among them Ex. 25:8-9a
- After the Passover
- Red Sea -- Redemption
- Mt. Sinai -- Giving of Holy Ghost
- The Church doesn't start until after these things
- Eph. 2:20, 21-22
- The assembly is a living building of all believers by the Spirit of God
Exodus 31:1-3,6
- Bezalel
- Chosen skilled workman filled with the Spirit of God
- Parallels to Paul
- Chosen to explain the mystery of the Church; Ac. 9:15
- 1 Cor. 3:10
Exodus 28
- The High Priest: Picture of Christ
- Priest bears stones representing Israel
- On his heart (Ex 28 29-30) - nearness
- On his shoulders (Ex28:12) - strength
- We go directly to HIM, not through priest or building or ...
- Hebrews is all about this.
- Hebrews is based on
- Tabernacle
- Psalm 110
- Leviticus 16 - The Day of Atonement
Exodus 32:1, 4-5, 24
- People jump to "Guess he's gone" regarding Moses
- "Let's build something we can see"
- Picture of Church's fall
- Lost hope of His return
- Church turns to building cathedrals / incense / music
- "Master has delayed his coming" - parable
- Gold, feast, party
- Gold formed with a tool into an image vs. 4-5
- Calf creation is attributed to miracle, though earlier it's clear it was man's hand
- 2 Thes. 2 - The end apostasy is "already at work"
Exodus 40:33-34
- Building the assembly; going to complete it
- Glory dwells there
- Rev 21:1 - A new dwelling place - with them
- Millennium – Vindication of God’s ways
- Eternal State - Satisfaction of His nature
- Rev 21:4
- Death, tears, and pain are gone
- God will be with us