Brother Borden reviews prior sessions on the ministry of the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the need to be filled with the Holy Spirit, that is, to be controlled by Him. He then taught on 1 Thess. 5:19 and the idea of stifling or suppressing the ministry of the Spirit. He emphasizes that what is needed to live the Christian life has already been given by God to every believer.

For the final message of our Bible conference, Pastor Matham preached on the servant songs in Isaiah 42, 49, 50, and 52-53, focusing on the latter passage.

Pastor Matham preached on Psalm 24, covering the rightful owner of the universe, the righteous people of the Lord, and the returning king. Scripture reading was from Matthew 13, and Pastor Postiff offered prayer for a newly graduated police officer in our church. We give thanks to all first responders for their service to our nation, and particularly for this young man giving himself in service to his people.

Pastor Matham preached on 1 Timothy 2:1-7 and reported on the work that God is doing in South Africa, including the threats against that work. He suggests that evangelism is threatened by a lack of edification. Democracy is threatened by disorder. Profession of Christianity is threatened by pluralism. The gospel is also threatened by the rise of African traditional religion (ATR). A fascinating fact he shared concerned the global shift of the focus of Christianity from the north and west to the south and east. Receiving nations are now becoming sending nations in terms of missionaries.

He taught a little quip based on John 14:6 to remind us of the exclusive claims of Christ: Jesus taught that He is the way, and without the way, there is no going; He is the truth, and without the truth, there is no knowing; He is the life, and without the life, there is no living.

A number of questions and answers were given at the end of the session.

Pastor Wilfred Matham reported on recent ministries and reflected on the eye problem he experienced while with Fellowship Bible Church about 9 years ago. For the opening message in our Fall Bible Conference, he preached on an overview of the three stages of salvation from Philippians 3. The stages are justification, sanctification, and glorification.

A report was given on today's ministry at American House apartments, followed by Pastor reporting on the chartering service at Fellowship Bible Church of Howell. Then Pastor reported on the Bible Conference in Salem Ohio at which he spoke, and then on the ministry trip to Chile, South America. Such reporting is Biblical, inasmuch as Acts 14:27 models it for us in the lives of the apostles and early church at Antioch.

Pastor Postiff carefully explains the four soils, six outcomes, four levels of fruit (zero, 30-, 60-, and 100-fold). The main point of the parable is that where there is fruit, there is a picture of salvation. Where there is no fruit, there is no salvation.

We learn more about the Holy Spirit's ministries. Last time we looked at the convicting, regenerating, sealing, baptizing, and indwelling ministries of the Holy Spirit which begin at the moment of salvation and are permanent going forward for the believer. Now we consider how the Spirit continues His work in us in the ministry called the filling of the Spirit.

Pastor O'Dell makes four basic observations from Daniel 4 and 5 before serving the Lord's Table. The observations are: 1. Salvation is instant, but evangelism is a process. 2. Pride is a sin that brings God's judgment. God judges pride in believers and unbelievers. 3. No one can know whether I'm saved but me and God. It is a personal issue/transaction.4. That which we often view from our human perspective as a defeat, is in God's hand something that is a great victory. Like the cross of Christ--seen as a great defeat by the world, but providing a great victory for God's people.

Pastor O'Dell emphasizes the historicity of this account in Daniel. In other words, it is not a story that Daniel was thrown into the lions' den. It actually happened.

Daniel gives us lessons about how to stay faithful in difficult times. We see Daniel's character, his job, and his test. God delivered Daniel through the trial and right out of it; other times, God sees fit to deliver people through the trial by having them enter the gates of heaven.

Pastor O'Dell makes some application to our present electoral situation.