Bethel Church of Houston

The Bible supplies many titles and images pointing to the coming Messiah. However, one vivid title used over and over again throughout the Old and New Testaments is the imagery of a lamb. John the Baptist, on seeing Jesus, states, "Behold, the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world." Indeed, Jesus is our Lamb of God who was slain for us.

As Jesus entered Jerusalem that Sunday so many centuries ago, he was greeted by adoring throngs and bitter hatred. Not much has changed in 2,000 years. Except now we recognize and reflect on His Cross - which has made all diffrence!

When everything is stripped away, what really matters in life? When it comes time to die, what will you treasure most? most value? most desire? The great Apostle Paul left Timothy (and therefore, us) a great example of dying well.

It is morbid, but each of us is marching towards death. As we look at our past, what did we live for? Presently, what grand mission are we sacrificing for? Paul is going to show us that our past and our present testimonies will dictate our future reward.

"Don't preach at me" is a stern warning in any relationship. In many churches, in most places, preaching has fallen out of favor. So how are we to respond to Paul's charge to Timothy: preach the Word?

Can we trust the gospels? What about the lost gospels? Aren't the gospels full of contradictions and errors? Dr. Peter Williams answers these and other questions. Educated at Cambridge University, he received M.A., M. Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in the study of ancient languages related to the Bible. Peter is a member of the Faculty of Divinity of Cambridge University and is the Warden (CEO) of Tyndale House, a residential biblical research library said to be the rudder of evangelical theology. John Piper and J.I. Packer are among the notable scholars who have spent month at Tyndale House. Peter Williams' resolute commitment to Christ and to His Gospel is evidenced in his leading summer evangelistic outreach teams.

We hope you enjoy this unique learning opportunity.

Competing voices of "wisdom" come from myriads of sources these days. How do we know whom to trust, where to find real answers? Has our saving God left us with any direction? If so, is it effective? sufficient?

Don Richardson, author of Secrets of the Koran, Lords of the Earth and Peace Child, spent 15 years among the Sawi, a Stone Age tribe of Irian Jaya. Don designed an alphabet suited to the Sawi language, authored 19 primers, taught the tribesmen to read their native tongue and translated the entire New Testament. More than half of the Sawi accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Since 1977, Don has served as ambassador-at-

large for World Team, a mission organization. Don holds an honorary doctorate of literature from Biola University in La Mirada, California, is an ordained paster and speaks at more than 40 church conferences each year.

2009 Missions Banquet's Guest Speaker: Don Richardson

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