IT IS FINALLY HERE FOLKS! THE READING BIBLE STUDY AFTERNOON IS TODAY, THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER PRESENTED BY THE OPEN BIBLE TRUST - A SPLENDID EVENT NOT TO MISS!!

DEAR FRIENDS,

THE READING BIBLE STUDY AFTERNOON IS NOW UPON US, AND TAKES PLACE TODAY, THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER PRESENTED BY THE OPEN BIBLE TRUST - A SPLENDID EVENT FULL OF FINE FELLOWSHIP AND MINISTRY, AND ONE NOT TO MISS IN ROYAL BERKSHIRE THIS WEEKEND!! THE VENUE IS THE SPLENDIDLY ATTRACTIVE ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, UPPER BASILDON, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG8 8LU (PICTURED BELOW) AND THE GATHERING TAKES PLACE FROM 2.30pm - 6.30pm.

ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH IN UPPER BASILDON. 

THE SUBJECT MATTER FOR THE SEMINAR WILL BE "WHY THE BIBLE" AND IT WILL BE SPLIT INTO APPROXIMATELY EIGHT SHORT SECTIONS DEALING WITH THE INERRANCY OF THE BIBLE; THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE; THE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE; THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE, AND HOW TO RIGHTLY DIVIDE THE SCRIPTURES FROM AN ACTS 28:28 DISPENSATIONAL APPROACH. THERE WILL BE FOUR MAIN SPEAKERS IN BETWEEN AN EXCELLENT TIME OF FELLOWSHIP, FOOD, FUN, AND SEVERAL DISCUSSION AND Q&A PORTIONS.

THERE WILL BE NEVILLE STEPHENS (PICTURED BELOW) FROM THE OPEN BIBLE TRUST WHO NOW LIVES IN THE VALLEYS OF SOUTH EAST WALES HAVING RETURNED TO THE LAND OF HIS FATHERS. FORMERLY FROM WATFORD, NEVILLE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PIONEERS WHEN THE OPEN BIBLE TRUST WAS FORMED IN 1984, AND ALWAYS HOSTS THE WELSH CONFERENCE OF THE OBT IN NEWPORT EVERY YEAR. HE WILL BE PRESENTING TWO COLOURFUL POWERPOINT PRODUCTIONS ON THE CORRECT APPROACH TO "RIGHTLY DIVIDE" OR "CORRECTLY HANDLE" THE WORD OF GOD (2 TIM 2:15).

NEVILLE AND HAZEL STEPHENS FROM SOUTH EAST WALES. 

NO OPEN BIBLE TRUST CONFERENCE OR STUDY GATHERING WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE OBT ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL PENNY AND ALSO HIS ELOQUENT WIFE SYLVIA (PICTURED BELOW), BOTH FROM READING, AND THEY WILL ALSO BE PREPARING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ON THE INSPIRATION AND AUTHORITY OF THE SCRIPTURES.

MIKE AND SYLVIA PENNY FROM THE OBT IN READING. 

THE FOURTH SPEAKER IS A RELATIVELY NEW NAME TO THE OPEN BIBLE TRUST, NAMELY ROY GINN FROM ESSEX WHO IS NOW A REGULAR AUTHOR FOR THE OBT PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS A VALUABLE SPEAKER AT BIBLE STUDY AFTERNOONS SUCH AS THIS ONE IN READING. HE IS WELL WORTH LISTENING TO. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS FELLOWSHIP AND STUDY AFTERNOON, BUT THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DONATION TOWARDS THE WORK OF THE OPEN BIBLE TRUST. FREE REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED BETWEEN THE SEVERAL SESSIONS.

AS USUAL THE OBT WILL BE PROVIDING A RESOURCES TABLE WITH A SPLENDID SELECTION OF RELEVANT BOOKS, BOOKLETS, CD'S AND DVD'S AS WELL AS OTHER LITERATURE AND VALUABLE INFORMATION. FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT MICHAEL PENNY ON 01491 671357 OR VIA EMAIL AT ADMIN@OBT.ORG.UK OR YOU CAN CONTACT NEVILLE STEPHENS ON 07808 251502.