SPRING BIBLE CONFERENCE

MAY 5-7, 2023 honour and worship Him in spite of what is happening around you. Praise is not rooted in our circumstances but established in spite of them. Notice in Psalm 138:2 that David declares, “I will worship toward Your holy Temple (italics mine), and praise Your name…”. Did you notice the potential dilemma this verse presents? David’s praise is directed towards the Temple and the Temple has not even been built yet. We know that David longed to build the Temple and yet, because he was a man of war, God forbade it (1 Chronicles 28:3). As David penned this Psalm, the Tabernacle was in Shiloh. Although one could make the case that he is speaking of the Tabernacle, David’s love for the Temple and desire to see it come to fruition leads me to believe that he is longing for something that is currently out of his reach. Could this be the key to maintaining a heart of praise at all times? True praise is always clinging to, and rejoicing in, that which is beyond our current experience. In fact, this is the very nature of faith. Our praise is not being fuelled by our present problems but God’s future plan and purposes. If our praise is rooted in the here and now, we will be like Snoopy who said, “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh!” There’s so little hope for advancement.

Spring Conference is right around the corner. After three years of not hosting any events on our campus, we are thrilled to invite you back to enjoy great Bible teaching, fellowship and food. We will also have missionaries sharing about what God is doing through their ministries around the world. We will cap it all off with our Commencement Exercises on Sunday, as we honour and send out our current graduates. Our conference is scheduled for May 5-7. Our Bible teacher will be Dr. Wendell Calder.

Wendell was born on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada and was born again at an early age in his home church, North Road Baptist Church. He is a 1959 graduate of New Brunswick Bible Institute and began his pastoral ministry the week following graduation.

Instead, we boldly declare, “...we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). Your problems may abound but your praise is steadfast because it’s not rooted in problems but in a Person. Hebrews 13:15 says, “Therefore by Him (Jesus) let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” Your praise can be uninterrupted throughout life if it is focused on the unchanging nature of our gracious Redeemer. Your life may be falling apart but you are eternally attached to One whose isn’t. That is some food for thought and fuel for praise!