Thursday evening 6 pm session with Pr Geoff Youlden.
The thought that God could be on trial might be a new thought to some, but the book of Job gives us an insight into the controversy going on between God and Satan. Job is presented as an amazing man in his life and relationship with God despite the trials he experienced. Tragedies in life are not an indication that God does not love us or that we have done bad things. While Job has long since gone, today we are all witnesses to God by our lives and our faithfulness to Him.
Thursday evening 7 pm session with Charissa Torossian.
The evidence for God’s existence is everywhere. If we seek Him, He has promised that we will find Him. God’s greatest desire is to have an eternal friendship with you.
We see evidence for belief in God through: 1. Creation––God is seen in the works of nature around us, and in the amazing way we are created; 2. The Word Of God––God reveals Himself through His word, which is reliable and trustworthy. Prophecy confirms the truth and reliability of the Bible; 3. Personal Experience––Through the power of the Holy Spirit, God has changed my life and the lives of others.
Friday evening 8 pm session with Pr Barend Nieuwstraten.
The only way to overcome an undue bias, is through the acceptance of the actual scientific facts. From the perspective of biological, cosmological, physiological, and geological considerations, the odds are overwhelming in favour of “special” creation and a subsequent global catastrophic flood. It would be more than fair to credit the “Genesis” record, as recorded in the Bible, with being historically correct.
Many believe the God of the Old Testament is a different God to the one in the New Testament. However, Jesus is the God of both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The stories of the anti–deluvians, Sodom, and Jericho, are only three of the many stories in the Old Testament that show the grace of God. It is important that we understand God’s unchanging character, which especially matters to those of us living in the last days.
Sabbath morning 11 am session with Dr Sven Östring.
What is the Messiah and why is a Messiah needed? There is plenty of evidence for Jesus as a real, historical character, not a children’s fairy tale figure. Compared to Jesus, no other individual in history has come close to his impact on the world as a whole.
Sabbath afternoon 2 pm session with Pr Marty Thomson.
Although largely overlooked by many who read the Bible, the sanctuary is at the very heart of the Scriptures. Every truth that is necessary for our salvation is found within the sanctuary. Through types and symbols, God communicated to His people in ancient Israel how He would save them from their sins. As we study the sanctuary in the light of what Jesus has done, and is doing, we see the truth and the beauty of the gospel more clearly. This cannot but draw our hearts closer and closer to Jesus.
One of Satan’s greatest end-time deceptions is to convince the Christian world that it is no longer necessary to keep God’s law. The Cross of Christ, far from being the reason that the Law has been done away with, is an unanswerable argument to the immutability and righteousness of the law. The central issue in the Last Days’ final crisis that divides the world over loyalty or rebellion to God, is the issue of worshipping God according to His Commandments. Only those who correctly understand the Cross of Christ and keep the commandments of God, will be prepared to meet Jesus when He returns.
Saturday evening 6 pm session with Pr Marty Thomson.
STEP 1: Yield to the conviction of the Holy Spirit. STEP 2: Come to Jesus as you are. STEP 3: Confess your sin and turn away from it. STEP 4: Lay hold of the gift of God’s grace. STEP 5: Continue giving yourself to Jesus every day.
Saturday evening 7 pm session with Pr Justin Torossian.
God’s law goes far beyond the written words or the 10 commandments. It’s synonymous with His character, and is as eternal as God Himself. He desires to write His law on our hearts through Bible memorization. Through having His word in our hearts, it enables His Spirit to give us victory, blending our characters with the character of Jesus and preparing us for an eternity with Him.
