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November 17–18, 2017

Kent Hughes · Peter Jones · Tom NettlesDennis Cahill · Scott Oliphint

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Table of ConTenTs

Conference Schedule .................................................................... 2

Speakers ......................................................................................... 8

Restaurant Guide .......................................................................... 15

The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, Board of Directors, and staff would like to express their gratitude:

to all attendees for making the sacrifice to come to this conference

to our partnersP&R Publishing and WFIL Radio for supporting our mission

to the speakers for sharing their time and wisdom

To our exhibitors:Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Reformed Theological SeminaryWestminster Theological Seminary

to our host church, Grace Bible Fellowship Church, and the many volunteers who gladly give of their time to serve the Lord

and His people at this conference

to God alone be the glory!

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sChedule aT a GlanCe

Friday, November 17, 2017

6:00 p.m. Registration

7:00 p.m. Our Ancient Foe in the Garden, Kent Hughes

8:15 p.m. Know Our Ancient Foe, Tom Nettles

Saturday, November 18, 2017

8:30 a.m. Late Registration

9:00 a.m. Exposing the Lies of Our Ancient Foe, Peter Jones

10:15 a.m. Deliverance from Our Ancient Foe, Kent Hughes

11:30 a.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Workshops

· A Life of Repentance: The Path to Joy, Dennis Cahill

· How Did We Get Here, and Where Is the Culture Going? Evangelism and Our Ancient Foe, Peter Jones

· Has God Really Said? A Particularly Protestant View of the Authority of Scripture, Scott Oliphint

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. The Final Demise of Our Ancient Foe, Tom Nettles

4:00 p.m. Closing Announcements and Benediction

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sChedule of evenTsfriday eveninG, november 17, 2017

Registration (6:00 p.m.)

Prelude (6:50 p.m.) Colin Howland Director of Music Tenth Presbyterian Church Philadelphia, PA

Call to Worship (7:00 p.m.) Ronald Kohl Chair Quakertown Conference on Reformed Theology

Invocation *Hymn 92: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Ein’ feste Burg Welcome to the 2017 QCRT Ronald Kohl Senior Pastor Grace Bible Fellowship Church Quakertown, PA

Scripture Reading: Genesis 3:1-24 Robert Lacock Pastor of Ministry Providence Presbyterian Church Quakertown, PA

Prayer Robert Lacock *Hymn 282: Lift Up, Lift Up Your Voices Now Waltham Our Ancient Foe in the Garden Kent Hughes Professor of Practical Theology Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA

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Break (8:00 p.m.)

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20 Daniel Williams Senior Pastor Trinity Bible Fellowship Church Blandon, PA

Prayer Daniel Williams

*Hymn 575: Soldiers of Christ, Arise Diademata

Know Our Ancient Foe Tom Nettles Professor of Historical Theology The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY *Hymn 455: And Can It Be That I Should Gain Sagina

*Benediction

Postlude Colin Howland

*Please stand if physically able

saTurday morninG, november 18, 2017

Registration (8:30 a.m.)

Prelude (8:50 a.m.) Colin Howland

Alliance Welcome Karen Ciavolella Director of Development and Marketing Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Call to Worship (9:00 a.m.)

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Invocation *Hymn 691: It Is Well With My Soul Ville Du Havre

Scripture Reading: 1 Timothy 4:1-6 Dennis Cahill Senior Pastor Christ Community Bible Fellowship Church Piscataway, NJ

Prayer Dennis Cahill

Exposing the Lies of Our Ancient Foe Peter Jones Executive Director Truthxchange Escondido, CA

Break (10:00 a.m.)

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 Barry Parsons Senior Pastor Harvest Fellowship Church Boyertown, PA Prayer Barry Parsons *Hymn 311: Hail to the Lord’s Anointed Aurelia

Deliverance from Our Ancient Foe Kent Hughes Announcements

Lunch (11:30 a.m.)

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Workshops (1:00 p.m.)A Life of Repentance: The Path to Joy Dennis Cahill/Rooms 104–106 How Did We Get Here, and Where Is the Culture Going? Peter Jones/SanctuaryHas God Really Said? A Particularly Protestant View of the Authority of Scripture: Scott Oliphint/Rooms 113–115

Break (2:30 p.m.) Scripture Reading: Revelation 20:1-3, 7-10 Scott Wright Senior Pastor Redeemer Bible Fellowship Church Eagleville, PA

Prayer Scott Wright *Hymn 274: Thine Be the Glory Maccabaeus The Final Demise of Our Ancient Foe Tom Nettles *Hymn 296: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name Coronation

*Benediction

Postlude Colin Howland

*Please stand if physically able

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May 18-19, 2018

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abouT The speakers

Kent Hughes is professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary with more than 40 years of experience in pastoral ministry, including youth ministry, church planting, and 27 years as senior pastor of College Church in Wheaton, IL. He has authored over 30 books, including Disciplines of a Godly Man and Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome. He is also senior editor of the acclaimed Preaching the Word commentary series, authoring many of the New Testament volumes himself, including Mark: Jesus, Servant and Savior, which received the ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award for best commentary in 1990.

Peter Jones is the director of truthXchange and adjunct professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary California. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, he served as a professor/missionary in France for seventeen years and as a professor at Westminster Seminary California for eleven years. He is the author of several books, including the Gnostic Empire Strikes Back, Spirit Wars, and Cracking Da Vinci’s Code. Peter and his wife Rebecca have seven children and seven grandchildren.

Tom Nettles is widely regarded as one of the foremost Baptist historians in America. He came to Southern Baptist Seminary from the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he was professor of church history. He previously taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Along with numerous journal articles and scholarly papers, Dr. Nettles is the author and editor of nine books. Among his books are By His Grace and For His Glory; Baptists and the Bible, which he co-authored with L. Russ Bush; Why I Am a Baptist, co-edited with Russell Moore; and James Petigru Boyce: A Southern Baptist Statesman.

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abouT The speakers

Dennis Cahill was born in Trenton, NJ, and raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He came to faith in Jesus Christ during his freshman year of college. Since that time, it has been his passion to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible. He is a graduate of Florida Bible College (B.A.), Biblical Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Westminster Theological Seminary (Th.M.), and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (D.Min.). Christ Community Church began in the Cahills’ living room in 1988. He has served as a lead pastor of the church for the last 31 years. Dennis is married to Patricia and they have three grown children, one daughter-in-law, and two adorable granddaughters.

Scott Oliphint is professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to coming to Westminster, Dr. Oliphint, an ordained pastor in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, was a pastor in Amarillo, TX, his hometown. Dr. Oliphint is the author of Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology and God with Us. In addition to these (and other) books, Dr. Oliphint has authored numerous scholarly articles. He has lectured around the world, from London to Jakarta to Hong Kong.

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BROADCASTINGThe Bible Study Hour Preparing you to think and act biblically. Clear biblical preaching that serves as both a model to pastors and a stabilizing source of biblical truth for lay people featuring James Boice. TheBibleStudyHour.org

Every Last Word Teaching the whole Bible to change your whole life. A rich diet of expository preaching to help people grow and apply God’s Word to everyday life with pastor, author, Christian college president Philip Ryken. EveryLastWord.org

Mortification of Spin A casual conversation about things that count. Culturally relevant and often controversial topics taken on in funny, thoughtful, and unpredictable ways with Carl Trueman, Todd Pruitt, and Aimee Byrd. MortificationofSpin.org

No Falling Word Instilling the Scriptures in an urban culture. Proclaiming and applying the Gospel from the center of one of America’s largest cities, hosted by Liam Goligher. NoFallingWord.org

Theology on the Go A brief conversation about eternal truths. Pastors and theologians join Jonathan Master to discuss important topics in a thoughtful and accessible way showing how theology is relevant today. TheologyontheGo.org

Dr. Barnhouse & the Bible Making God’s Word plain. Scholarly exposition of God’s Word that is concise and captivating, with one of the most widely acclaimed American preachers for half a century, Donald Barnhouse. DrBarnhouse.org

The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is a coalition of pastors, scholars, and churchmen who hold the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed faith

and who proclaim biblical doctrine in order to foster a Reformed awakening in today’s Church.

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PUBLISHINGreformation21 Encouraging biblical thinking, living, worship, ministry, and constructive cultural engagement. Providing an authoritative, Reformed perspective on historic matters and current issues to inform, inspire, and challenge Christians. reformation21.org

Place for Truth Exploring the depths of what we believe. Thoughtful yet accessible biblical, systematic, and practical theology, as well as church history exploring the importance and relevancy of what we believe. PlaceforTruth.org

The Christward Collective Where doctrine and life meet. Like Calvin, these younger contributors wed theological study to an all-in-life experiential godliness, applying biblical truth to a very contemporary culture. ChristwardCollective.org

Meet the Puritans Where the dead still speak. Sharing the theology and piety of the Puritans to reconnect Reformed Christians with their heritage, introduce evangelical Christians to this heritage, and give the world the answers this heritage provides. MeetthePuritans.org

Daily Devotionals from James Boice and Matthew Henry sent daily to complement your time in the Word. ThinkandActBiblically.org and MatthewHenry.org

Reformed Resources 60 Years of Reformed Resources. Thousands of audio on both CD and MP3, video, book, booklet, and e-book resources from trustworthy authors and Alliance speakers. ReformedResources.org

The Shepherd Leader Shepherding to the Chief Shepherd’s glory. Tim Witmer provides regular insight and on-going coaching material for church leaders. His system contextualizes biblical principles for the specific ministry roles and needs found in today’s Church. TheShepherdLeader.org

EVENTSPhiladelphia Conference on Reformed Theology and Regional Events Sound doctrine, boldly preached. The oldest, continual, national Reformed conference in North America, and regional events including theology and Bible conferences. AllianceNet.org/Events

Reformation Societies Encouraging, Emboldening, and Equipping. Encouraging, emboldening, and equipping pastors and church leaders for the work of biblical reformation in the church. ReformationSocieties.org

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Tune inTo allianCe broadCasTsVisit Oneplace.com to hear The Bible Study Hour and other Alliance speakers any day of the week at any time. Alliance broadcasts can also be heard on satellite radio. The Bible Study Hour airs on 170 XM at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays and on 9781 SkyAngel at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays. And Every Last Word airs on 9781 SkyAngel at 10:00 p.m. on Sundays.

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The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is a coalition of confessional pastors, scholars, and churchmen who hold the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed faith and who proclaim biblical doctrine in order to foster a Reformed awakening in today’s Church. Our members join for Gospel proclamation, biblically sound confessional doctrine, fostering of reformation, and the glory of God. We work and serve the Church through broadcasting, events, and publishing.

The work started in broadcasting – The Bible Study Hour with James Boice, Every Last Word featuring Philip Ryken, Mortification of Spin with Carl Trueman, Todd Pruitt, and Aimee Byrd, No Falling Word with Liam Goligher, Theology on the Go with Jonathan Master, and Dr. Barnhouse & the Bible with Donald Barnhouse. These broadcasts air throughout North America and online at AllianceNet.org.

Place for Truth is our online magazine—a free “go-to” theological resource. Christward Collective is a theological conversation on a wide range of questions and issues. reformation21 provides cultural and church critique. The Shepherd Leader is a resource for pastors and church leaders. Meet the Puritans shares the theology and writing of the Puritans with a modern audience. Our online daily devotionals include Think and Act Biblically and MatthewHenry.org, a resource fostering biblical prayer.

Our events include the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, the oldest, continual, national Reformed conference in North America and regional events including theology and Bible conferences. Pastors’ events, such as Reformation Societies, continue to encourage, embolden, and equip church leaders in pursuit of reformation in the Church.

Alliance publishing includes books from a list of trustworthy authors including titles such as Knowing the Trinity, Zeal for Godliness, Our Creed, and more. We also offer a vast list of affordable booklets, as well as eBooks such as Learning to Think Biblically and How to Live a Holy Life.

The Alliance further seeks to encourage sound, biblical doctrine by offering a wide variety of CD and MP3 resources featuring Alliance broadcast speakers and many other nationally recognized pastors and theologians at ReformedResources.org

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resTauranT Guide

A–Target shopping center has these restaurants:Chick-Fil-AFrank’s TrattoriaRed RobinStarbucks (located inside Target)Wawa

B–Trainer’s Corner shopping center has these restaurants:TGI Friday’sMcDonald’sBurger KingGiovanni’s Pizza and Italian RestaurantBest Food in Town (Chinese)StarbucksFive Guys Burgers and FriesJersey Mike’s Subs

C–Richland Crossing shopping center has these restaurants:Applebee’sArby’sGarden Buffet (Chinese)Panera BreadSubway (located inside Wal-Mart)

D–Quakertown Plaza shopping center has these restaurants:Boston MarketThe PubSakura Supreme Buffet (Chinese)Italian Delight (Pizza)

E–The following restaurants can be found south of Quakertown along Route 309 (before 309 becomes an expressway):Dairy QueenDragon Penn Chinese FoodDunkin Donuts Embers CaféFrank’s PizzaFries’ Rebellion Kitchen and TaphouseLee’s Hoagie HouseLittle Caesar’sPapa John’sPizza HutRossi’s PizzaSal’s Pizza RandaSubwayTaco BellWawaYellowtail Grill & Bar (Japanese)

F–The following restaurants can be found in the center of Quakertown along or in sight of Route 313:Karlton Café China WokDunkin DonutsDominick’s PizzaTijuana Tacos

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1. Brick Tavern Inn

2. Quakertown Family Restaurant (Diner)

3. Yum Yum Bake Shop

4. Wendy’s

5. John’s Plain and Fancy Diner

6. Popeye’s Chicken

7. Roma Pizza

8. McCoole’s at the Historic Red Lion Inn

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Session 1: Our Ancient Foe in the Gardenby Kent Hughes D-17QRP01 $6.00 Session 2: Know Our Ancient Foe by Tom Nettles D-17QRP02 $6.00

Session 3: Exposing the Lies of Our Ancient Foeby Peter Jones D-17QRP03 $6.00

Session 4: Deliverance from Our Ancient Foe by Kent Hughes D-17QRP04 $6.00

Session 5: The Final Demise of Our Ancient Foeby Tom Nettles D-17QRP05 $6.00

Workshop 1: A Life of Repentance: The Path to Joy by Dennis Cahill D-17QRS01 $6.00

Workshop 2: How Did We Get Here and Where Is the Culture Going? by Peter Jones D-17QRS02 $6.00

Workshop 3: Has God Really Said? by Scott Oliphint D-17QRS03 $6.00

All 5 sessions and 3 workshops on CDs with free case SD-17QR $48.00 All 5 sessions and 3 workshops as MP3s on CD media in paper sleeve SM-17QR $8.00 Quakertown Anthology: 69 MP3 messages on $69.00thumb drive from 2008–2016 M-QRANTH $34.00

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