The Indore Baptist Church typically hosts a Bible Conference every summer. This year, our Conference is scheduled for June 22-24. Services are set for Friday evening at 7PM, and Saturday and Sunday at 9:30AM. A total of (10) preachers are expected to attend.

Our Bible Conferences are intended to be a blessing and encouragement to our Church, and to all of the visiting saints of God. We desire to see God exalted, first of all; and to see the saints of God edified; and, if the Lord is willing, to see the souls of the elect brought unto a Repentance and Faith in Jesus Christ.

Pray for us and our Bible Conference. Plan to attend, if you are able.

"What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops." (Matt 10:27)

Here is a .pdf of our Bible Conference program for June 22-24, 2018.

1. "O preach my gospel," saith the Lord,
"Bid the whole earth my grace receive;
He shall be saved that trusts my word,
He shall be damned that won't believe.
2. "I'll make your great commission known,
And ye shall prove my gospel true,
By all the works that I have done,
By all the wonders ye shall do.
3. "Go heal the sick, go raise the dead,
Go cast out devils in my name;
Nor let my prophets be afraid,
Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme.
4. "Teach all the nations my commands,
I'm with you till the world shall end;
All power is trusted to my hands,
I can destroy, and I defend."
5. He spake, and light shone round his head
On a bright cloud to heav'n he rode;
They to the farthest nations spread
The grace of their ascended God.
Hymn #128
1. Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews,
And nobler speech, that angels use,
If love be absent, I am found,
Like tinkling brass, an empty sound.
2. Were I inspired to preach and tell
All that is done in heav'n and hell;
Or could my faith the world remove,
Still I am nothing without love.
3. Should I distribute all my store
To feed the bowels of the poor,
Or give my body to the flame,
To gain a martyr's glorious name;
4. If love to God and love to men
Be absent, all my hopes are vain;
Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal,
The work of love can e'er fulfil.
Hymn #132
Isaac Watts. Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Book 1.

Friday
7:00 PM Devotional – Jim Blaney
7:20 PM Doug Newell
8:00 PM Jeff Short
Saturday
9:30 AM Song Service
9:45 AM Andy Proctor
10:15 AM Tom Ross
10:45 AM Intermission – Song Specials
11:15 AM Timothy Hille
11:45 AM David Green
12:15 PM Lunch
1:45 PM Devotional – Joshua Stepp
2:00 PM Benjamin Stepp
2:30 PM Clarence Grigsby
Sunday
9:30 AM Devotional – Ronnie Holley
9:50 AM Timothy Hille
10:20 AM Leroy Pack
10:50 AM Dan Stepp
11:30 AM Lunch
“For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2Cor 4:5-6)

Preachers may, from Ezekiel’s case,
Draw hope in this declining day,
A proof like this, of sovereign grace
Should chase our unbelief away.
When sent to preach to mould’ring bones,
Who could have thought he would succeed?
But well he knew, the LORD from stones
Could raise up Abram’s chosen seed.
Can these be made a num’rous host,
And such dry bones new life receive?
The prophet answered, “LORD thou knowst
They shall, if thou commandment give.”
Like him, around I cast my eye,
And O! what heaps of bones appear!
Like him, by JESUS sent, I’ll try,
For he can cause the dead to hear.
Hear, ye dry bones, the Savior’s word!
He, who when dying, gasped, “Forgive,”
That gracious, sinner–loving LORD,
Says, “Look to me, dry bones, and live.”
Thou heav’nly wind awake and blow,
In answer to the prayer of faith;
Now thine almighty influence show,
And fill dry bones with living breath.
O make them hear, and feel, and shake,
And, at thy call, obedient move; The bonds of death and Satan break,
And bone to bone unite in love.
John Newton
Olney Hymnal. Book II. Hymn #15.

“Revival”
Hosea 6:1-3
Is a revival what is needed in our Churches today? Or, is a revival what is needed in our communities in which we live? What does it mean to have a revival service as a part of the public worship services of the Church of God? It seems that “Revivals” come and go – and still folks are not saved. It seems that “Revivals” come and go – and still the ones who claim to be saved, do not serve. It seems that “Revivals” come and go – and still the Churches of Jesus Christ dwindle in num-ber and in members. Today, I would like to consider some of the rea-sons why I think that it is appropriate for a Church – even a Church such as ours that believes in the Sovereignty of God in Salvation – to seek a Revival.
The Meaning of “Revival”
In the Holy Writ of God, we find that the word “Revival,” or a form of the word, appears 16 times in the King James Version. In order for us to get a little bit of the meaning of this word, I want to give you the definition as it appears in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: an act or instance of reviving : the state of being revived: as a: renewed atten-tion to or interest in something b: a new presentation or publication of something old c (1): a period of renewed religious interest (2): an often highly emotional evangelistic meeting or series of meetings. Ever since the seventeenth century (and perhaps earlier) this word “Revival” has often carried with it a Religious connotation. Hab. 3:2

The Bible’s Meanings of Revival
1) Revive can be applied to those that were dead. Examples in Scrip-ture exist of dead bodies coming to life, or of souls being returned to the physical body. 2) Revive can be applied to those that are Physical-ly Weary, and in need of Strength. A human body must be renewed, from time to time, especially after undergoing great strain. In this case, it is only a return to a normal physical vitality. 3) Revive can indicate Spiritual Revival, in the case of those that are Distraught, Distressed, or just not where they should be in their Love and Service for God. As human beings, even those who desire to know and serve God, we grow weak, discouraged, and perhaps yield to despair. We can be re-vived in the spirit—and we need such revival! 4) We can even see in the word “Revive” a picture of the Salvation that first comes to those souls that are converted and turned unto God. 1Ki. 17:22; 2Ki. 13:21; Rom. 14:9; Judges 15:19; Hos. 14:7; Ge. 45:27; Ps. 85:6; 138:7; Isa. 57:15
A Scriptural Example of Revival
Ezra sought Revival in a Land, Israel, that was in desperate need of Revival. Perhaps we can say that our circumstances are not unlike Ez-ra’s. We, too, live in a land that is in desperate need of Revival. We, too, live in a land that once feared God, and once was known as a Peo-ple of God. And yet, now this land is full of sin. And you and I, too, just like Ezra can say, “…I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.” And yet, still, there is hope. Notice that Ezra mentions the word “Reviving” twice in his prayer. His desire for Israel was that there would come a reviving, and souls would be renewed, and a people would be zealous for God. we notice that Ezra speaks of Reviving. And, we notice that Ezra speaks of Grace. And we notice also that Ezra speaks of Mercy. I think that it is interesting that both Grace and Reviving appear in v. 8, and that both the words Mercy and Reviving appear in v. 9. The reason that this is an important observation is because I believe that we cannot have Re-viving (or Revival) without the Grace of God and the Mercy of God. Ezra 9:1-5

"Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth." (Hos 6:1-3)

Each Sunday our Church prints the weekly bulletin for that Lord's Day Service. The bulletin always contains an outline of the Sermon, with the Scripture references. This is posted as a blog post on the website.

Click Indore Baptist Church - Bulletin 4-29-18 for the .pdf of this week's Church Bulletin.

"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy." (Hab 3:1-2)

"Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation." (Ps 85:6-7)

"And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem." (Ezra 9:8-9)

“Sufficient For the Work”
Exodus 36:4-7
It is amazing that the Children of Israel, a nation that we use so often to demonstrate the failures of man, was told in this instance that they had brought enough, and that they were “Sufficient for the Work.” There were certainly times in the history of the Nation of Israel that they seemed to be close to the Lord their God. And there were times and places where they seemed to be very faithful and obedient to the Lord. However, in reality, isn’t whole-hearted and complete and faith-ful service unto the Lord what we all should be striving for, all the time? And isn’t this whole-hearted service what God should expect of us? Ex. 24:3; 39:42-43; Live. 8:36; Num. 32:10-13; Ex. 33:11
Freely Offering Unto the Lord
The Children of Israel, at this point in their History, were willing to give Freely unto the Lord. In fact, they were willing to give Freely of all that they had, and they did not hold back – there was nothing that they held back in their service unto the Lord. These men and women offered freely. They did not desire a Return, nor did they desire Fame or Recognition. This should be our attitude as well. Having been given so much, and having been given it in such a Free manner, we, too, ought to be willing to Freely give unto the Lord and unto others. Ex. 36:3; Ezra 2:68; 2Cor. 8:7-15; Mt. 10:8; Hos. 14:4; 1Cor. 2:12

Diligently Offering Unto the Lord
The Freeness of the Offering of the Children of Israel, in this particular instance, was, perhaps, exceeded only by the Diligence that they showed in their Service and Giving unto the Lord. They not only gave Freely, but they were Consistent and Diligent in their Service. Whatev-er it was that Moses commanded them, they were Faithful to follow. An addiction to offering and giving in the service of the Lord is a won-derful and godly addiction. To help and support others; to give of who and what we are and of that which has been given unto us; this is a grace and a service that should be desired by each of us. The service unto the Lord – giving of ourselves, and giving of what we have been given – is not a random service, nor is it an optional service, nor is it an occasional service. Rather, consistency, joy, and dedication ought to be evident in our giving unto the Lord and His cause and His Church. Phil. 4:16; 1Cor. 16:14-16; 2Cor. 9:6-8
Success in Offering Unto the Lord
The Success of the Children of Israel, at least as far as this particular passage is concerned, is found in that they were Commanded to Cease in their Bringing unto the Lord. In fact, the very end of our text verses says, “…So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.” (Ex. 36:6-7.) In reality, this is what Successful Service to the Lord requires – that is, that we are to be Sufficient for all the Work. Surely, success in serving and offering of ourselves and ours unto the Lord, is something that is in and of the Lord God. We need the leader-ship of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We need the strength that comes from the Hand of God upon us. In these times, we can be certain of success. Instead of looking to our own designs, or depending upon our own abilities, we should submit to God and succeed in Him. It is God Who supplies all our need, and His riches that are delivered to us through and by Christ Jesus. We give of what He has first given unto us. We give because of a desire to serve and an inclination to partici-pate in the service of the Lord, which is felt in us and evident in our lives, because of the working of the Holy Spirit of God. Ex. 36:6-7; 36:2; Phil. 4:14-19; Eph. 3:20-21; 2Cor. 8:1-4

And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. (Exod 36:4-7)

"According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work. And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them." (Exod 39:42-43)

"Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God." (1Cor 2:12)

"But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:" (2Cor 9:6-8)

When you stop to think about it, this is indeed a Wonderful and Mar-velous thing which the Lord has said. Consider that this is the Son of God; and Consider that this Son of God is one Part of the Trinity; and Consider that Jesus Christ has been from Everlasting. And yet, here in our text verse He says plainly, “I can of mine own self do nothing…” Today, I want us to consider the unity and the perfectness of will that exists between the Son and the Father. I also want us to apply the statement that Jesus made, to each of us, as we labor and serve under the strength, authority, and purpose of our Lord and Saviour.
Ability
In order for us to come to grips, in some measure, with this Passage of Scripture that we are studying today, I think that we need to under-stand a very important fact. This Scripture that I am using for my text verse, and in particular this phrase at the beginning of the text verse, is not a Verse or a Phrase that in any way Limits or Reduces the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ. You see, when the Lord Jesus Christ says, “I can of mine own self do nothing…”, He is not Limiting Himself, or making Himself less Important. Rather, He is instead Identifying Him-self, and Allying Himself with the Father in Heaven. Do you see what I mean? This verse that we have as our text verse today, is one of the most important verses in the Gospels concerning the Deity and the Ability of our Lord Jesus Christ! We, as Christians, don’t work Apart from Christ, but in Conjunction with Him; the Lord Jesus, as the Sav-iour of men, did not (and does not) work Apart from the Father, but in Conjunction and Unity with Him. The Power and Ability that He had at His disposal was Omnipotent, because God the Father, and the Son in Unity with Him, was and is Omnipotent. Jn. 10:37-38; 5:17-20; Mt. 26:53; Phil. 4:13; Jn. 14:12-14; Mt. 21:21-22

Authority
Not only are these Words of the Lord Jesus spoken concerning His Ability, and how closely His Ability is entwined with that of the Fa-ther; but I believe that the Lord Jesus is also speaking concerning the Authority that He shares with the Father. We might say that the Lord is demonstrating to the Jews, that the Right or Authority that He had in His Possession, was the same Authority and Right that the Father might have in His Possession. All of the people, when they Saw and Heard the Lord Jesus Christ, were forced to marvel at the Authority which He so obviously possessed. The fact that Jesus Christ has All Power and All Authority gives Him ever Right to delegate that Au-thority in the way that He sees fit. In a very real way, this has a pro-found effect on you and on me. Mk. 1:21-22, 27; Mt. 21:23; Jn. 5:26-27; Mt. 28:18-20; Lk. 9:1-2; Mk. 13:32-34
Will
The Will or Desire of the Lord Jesus Christ, was a Will or Desire that He shared equally with His Father in Heaven. Not only did the Father give the Son the Ability to do what He did; and not only did the Fa-ther give the Son the Authority to do what He did; but, also, the Father gave (or we might rather say, Shared) the Will and Desire to the Son, so that the Will of the Father might be worked out on this Earth. This very Attitude that the Lord Jesus Christ manifested, should be the Attitude that we, as the Servants of Christ, should manifest. The Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Jn. 5:30; Lk. 2:49; Jn. 4:34, 32; Mt. 26:39-42; Heb. 10:5-10; Jn. 18:37; Mt. 7:21; 12:50; Phil. 2:13

“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” (John 5:30)

Each Sunday our Church prints the weekly bulletin for that Lord's Day Service. The bulletin always contains an outline of the Sermon, with the Scripture references. This is posted as a blog post on the website.

Click here for the .pdf of this week's Church Bulletin.

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it." (John 14:12-14)

"Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick." (Luke 9:1-2)

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." (Matt 7:21)

“A True Witness”
Amos 5:15
All around us can be broken down into two classifications: good and evil, righteous and wicked, light and dark, truth and lies. I think it is fair to apply such a reckoning to the way that men behave towards each other in mortal or physical matters, and the way in which men behave towards each other – and towards themselves – in spiritual matters. A True Witness will convey the truth in all things; a Deceitful Witness will obscure, cloud, or deny the truth. Which one are you? I hope this sermon will remind each of us that, in order for us to portray an honest, truthful, and godly witness in spiritual matters, we need to be careful to demonstrate honesty and integrity in our day to day lives. We can’t hope to properly relay the Truth of God unto others, if we have a habit of indulging in deceit! We can’t hope to portray a proper and righteous account of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, if our own lives are full of lies, dishonest means, or even perversions of the truth.
The Case for Honesty
I want to begin this sermon by making a plea for the honest behavior of men and women in our society. Too often lies and hypocrisy are the rule of the day. Our children are not taught to tell the truth. The examples that the adults leave them, will only influence the children in a negative way. In our society there is no adverse reaction to lies, or to the liars that speak the untruth. In our society there is no admiration for the honest ones, and for those who speak the truth. In our world it would be wonderful if each Christian who names the Name of Christ, would be known as a “true man,” or a “true woman” – a person who is acquainted with honesty, a person who conducts himself in an open and forthright fashion. Isa. 59:2-4; Heb. 13:18; Phil. 4:8; Eph. 4:25

Speak the Truth
Consider the great travesty that is being perpetrated across Christianity, wherein the truth is not proclaimed. Rather, the religious world – even Christianity – will proclaim words and works which exalt men and which are meant to obscure the wickedness of man behind a false vail of goodness or worldly morality. Christianity has a way of handling the Word of God in a deceitful fashion.Our desire should be to manifest the truth, not walk in craftiness. And yet, Christianity is full of persons who either deliberately or ignorantly will hand the Word of God deceitfully, and will, with crafty words, devise their own gospel and their own ideas of human worth and human abilities. Dishonesty and deceit from the world at large has intruded into, and overwhelmed Christianity. The motivation of the deceitful witness is always selfish, or worldly. The motivation of the true witness is always the good of others and the glory of God. 2Cor. 4:1-2; Eph. 4:13-15; Ps. 15:1-3; Zech. 8:16-17; Rom. 10:1; Jer. 9:3-6
Delivering Souls
The context of the proverb might lead us to believe that the “True Witness” is one who stands up in the judgment, tells the truth, and delivers justice – freedom to the innocent, and punishment to the wicked. What Christ did for us, was to deliver us from damnation, from the fear of death, into the love and the service of the Lord God Who has saved us. Jesus Christ is the ultimate “True Witness,” delivering the souls of men! This should also be the goal of those who proclaim and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ – not that we will save or deliver any soul based on our own efforts or abilities. But, rather, that we should point men to the One Who can certainly deliver them from death unto life. The Truth can set the sinner free. Heb. 2:14-15; Gal. 1:3-5; Jn. 8:31-32; Lk. 18:13; Eph. 1:12-14; Jer. 6:13-14; 1Tim. 3:15

“Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.” (Amos 5:15)

Each Sunday our Church prints the weekly bulletin for that Lord's Day Service. The bulletin always contains an outline of the Sermon, with the Scripture references. This is posted as a blog post on the website.

Click here for the .pdf of this week's Church Bulletin.

"But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity." (Isa 59:2-4)

"Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God." (2Cor 4:1-2)

"Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." (Heb 2:14-15)