Lautoka Bible Conference
“Light in the Dark”
This conference was held November 6 – 8, 2023 at the Gospel Retreat Center, Johnson Road, Lautoka, Fiji.
Stewarding the history of the Protestant Reformation,
to make much of Christ in the gospel of God is the aim of this conference. Light in the Dark is a theme that
emphasizes the importance of rightly handling the light of sacred Scripture and
shining its centrality of Christ in the church. God works in and through history.
All history belongs to God, but not all history is equal. We are stewards of history
and are therefore responsible to know and make known God’s works in times past.
This is a conference that through church history, promotes Christ to God’s glory and man’s joy!
The presentation slides from each of the sessions taught by Pastor Pereira are listed below.
Session 1: Introduction
The aim of this session is praise to God for the rediscovery of the gospel through the Protestant Reformation.
The Reformation is a sacred providence that outstrips the likes of any history since the time of Christ and the apostles.
It is a history that, rightly understood, extols the praises of God in the vastest convergence of divine grace outpoured in nearly two thousand years.
And we are stewards of history.
We celebrate the Reformation to make much—not the Reformation—but of Christ.
We steward this sacred providence to glorify God and increase our joy in Him.
Christ is the light of the world and His church His light bearer.
If the brilliance of Christ does not shine in and through His church,
darkness will mark both the church and the world around her.
The stakes are exceedingly high.
When the light of Christ is diminished or concealed in the church,
God is robbed of glory and man is robbed of grace.
And the quality of the church’s light rises and falls on her love for Christ.
See also: Stewards of History
This session introduces the Reformation battle cry for Scripture alone.
See also: The Solas
Session 4: Faith Alone
This session introduces the chief controversy of the Reformation.
Reformation was over how a sinner could be set right with God, that is how a sinner could be justified!
See also: The Solas
Session 5: Grace Alone
This session introduces the indispensible ground of salvation.
The Reformation celebrated the rediscovery of God in His amazing grace.
See also: The Solas
Session 6: Christ Alone
This session introduces the glorious center salvation.
Christ alone saves. Without Christ there is no salvation.
See also: The Solas
This session introduces the aim and apex of salvation and the full realization of the chief end of man.
From start to finish, the celebratory chorus of the Reformation is that God is the sole author and finisher of salvation and therefore God alone is to be glorified.
See also: The Solas
