There is no doubt that reverence and awe, accompanied by a deep sense of the majesty and holiness of God, are becoming rare in the evangelical world, leading to the demise of convicting power as entertainment genres of music sweep into the churches. Dr Makujina exposed the many fallacies on which the contemporary worship movement is confidently based, answering the justifications – such as the ­supposed neutrality of music and harmlessness of rhythmic musical genres – thereby demonstrated the priceless value of generations of godly traditional worship.

David A Reed was once a Jehovah's Witness elder and presiding minister, who came to see his need of spiritual life through personal study of the Bible. For many years now he has published materials and videos, and given counselling to help cult members. His books have enjoyed an immense circulation. To have sensitive and effective advice on helping JWs and others to find spiritual life is of immense value in the present climate.

Preparatory Devotional Address (Psalm 116): The spiritual responses and resolutions of a serving heart to the love of God.

We revisited this vital topic from a different perspective as it is pivotal and decisive in securing instrumentality in both witness and preaching. What is the correct view of the order of salvation? Dr Masters showed the authentic Calvinistic doctrine and the practice of Puritan preachers and 18th-19th century worthies of awakenings alike.

There are many examples of matters once considered essential by evangelicals, which are now neglected or discarded, such as the right use of the Lord’s Day, standards of discipleship and service for the Lord, the honouring of church order, and the contentious issue of ­departure from worldliness. Obedience to the Lord is fundamental to true spiritual usefulness, and Dr Masters and other speakers advocated a return to scriptural faithfulness to these fading ­principles.

The impact of the social revolution on evangelical churches and the contrasting advantages of obedience to the biblical pattern of church life.

Pastor Skaff of Beirut’s largest Reformed congregation spoke on the situation of believing churches in Lebanon and the Middle East, with the new opportunities, especially in ministering to Moslem refugees, and the new perils.

The work of preaching may be divided into four categories – Evangelism, Doctrinal, Exhortational and Glorifying. How may justice be done to the Exhortational? Pastor Ibrahim focused on the encouraging and urging, and also the beseeching, warning aspects of the teaching of Christian sanctification, and highlighted neglected aspects.

The ethos of churches in past times of blessing was vastly different from that of today. The watchword of the past may be expressed thus – ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, without which we will act foolishly, our strategies will be wrong, our efforts will be wasted, we will lose our way, and we will not be Christ’s churches any more’.

Pastor Zenker spoke on ‘Excuses I have heard’ – for not engaging in Sunday School Ministry – and the answers and encouragements from the heart of a Sunday School pioneer and advocate. What will become of the rising generation if churches surrender this vital department of the Great Commission?

How the traditional two-nature model of sanctification best enables applied teaching for subduing of sin and advance in holiness. The doctrine established, and examined.

There is no doubt that reverence and awe, accompanied by a deep sense of the majesty and holiness of God, are becoming rare in the evangelical world, leading to the demise of convicting power as entertainment genres of music sweep into the churches. Dr Makujina exposed the many fallacies on which the contemporary worship movement is confidently based, answering the justifications – such as the ­supposed neutrality of music and harmlessness of rhythmic musical genres – thereby demonstrated the priceless value of generations of godly traditional worship.

There is no doubt that reverence and awe, accompanied by a deep sense of the majesty and holiness of God, are becoming rare in the evangelical world, leading to the demise of convicting power as entertainment genres of music sweep into the churches. Dr Makujina exposed the many fallacies on which the contemporary worship movement is confidently based, answering the justifications – such as the ­supposed neutrality of music and harmlessness of rhythmic musical genres – thereby demonstrated the priceless value of generations of godly traditional worship.

David A Reed was once a Jehovah's Witness elder and presiding minister, who came to see his need of spiritual life through personal study of the Bible. For many years now he has published materials and videos, and given counselling to help cult members. His books have enjoyed an immense circulation. To have sensitive and effective advice on helping JWs and others to find spiritual life is of immense value in the present climate.

David A Reed was once a Jehovah's Witness elder and presiding minister, who came to see his need of spiritual life through personal study of the Bible. For many years now he has published materials and videos, and given counselling to help cult members. His books have enjoyed an immense circulation. To have sensitive and effective advice on helping JWs and others to find spiritual life is of immense value in the present climate.

There are many examples of matters once considered essential by evangelicals, which are now neglected or discarded, such as the right use of the Lord’s Day, standards of discipleship and service for the Lord, the honouring of church order, and the contentious issue of ­departure from worldliness. Obedience to the Lord is fundamental to true spiritual usefulness, and Dr Masters and other speakers advocated a return to scriptural faithfulness to these fading ­principles.

The ethos of churches in past times of blessing was vastly different from that of today. The watchword of the past may be expressed thus – ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, without which we will act foolishly, our strategies will be wrong, our efforts will be wasted, we will lose our way, and we will not be Christ’s churches any more’.