New England Spring Bible Conference 2019
Springfield, MA
May 4, 2019
One day Bible conference
Bible Study
Faithfulness of Christ and his Servants
We often read and talk about the faith of various individuals in Hebrews 11. In the same measure, there are faithful individuals in the New Testament whose path of faithfulness is not to be overlooked even though the Spirit of God has highlighted specific individuals for their faithfulness in Hebrews 11. The desire in bringing out this subject is to read and discuss about the faithfulness connected with certain individuals in the New Testament, their personal faith, coupled with their labor and service to the Lord.
Study 1: The Faithfulness of Christ
- Revelation 1:4-6
- Revelation 3:14
- Revelation 19:11-13
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - Establishes and keeps
- 2 Timothy 2:11-13 - He remains faithful
- Hebrews 2:17 - Merciful and faithful High Priest, in things pertaining to God
- Hebrews 3:2 - Faithful to God - over the house
- Hebrews 10:23 - Promise maker and keeper
- Revelation 1:5 - The faithful witness - communicating special revelation
Study 2: Faithful Men and Women - Part 1
- Paul - Faithful steward of the mysteries of God 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, 1 Timothy 1:12-14
- Barnabas - Acts 4:36 - gave of his resources; Acts 9:27 Willingness to reach out to newly converted Paul; Acts 11:22-26 Encouraged the saints and with Paul taught much people in Antioch; Acts 13:1-2 Called by the Lord; Acts 13:42-46 - Gospel to the Gentiles
- Timothy - 1 Corinthians 4:17 - Faithful in the Lord - to remind what Paul had taught; 2 Timothy enjoined to each other faithful men able to teach others
Study 3: Faithful Men and Women - Part 2
- Lydia - Acts 16:14-15 - Demonstrated in hospitality
- Aquila and Priscilla - Acts 18:24-28 Mentored Apollos; Romans 16:3 Paul's helpers
- Tychicus - Ephesians 6:21-22, Colossians 4:7-8 - Communicated Paul's affairs and comforted the saints
- Epaphras - Colossians 1:7
- Being strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus
- Enduring hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ
- Striving lawfully for the crown
- Laboring as a husbandman to be the partaker of the fruits...