SBC President Steve Gaines to speak at SBTC Bible Conference

By Keith Collier
October 25, 2016
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AUSTIN SBC President Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis, Tenn., will be the final speaker of the 2016 SBTC Bible Conference, which runs Sunday evening, Nov. 13 through Monday afternoon, Nov. 14.

“The Holy Spirit is the power every Christian needs to take the gospel to our culture,” Gaines told the TEXAN. “With every passing day America is becoming more anti-Jesus, anti-Bible, anti-church and anti-Christian. I will preach from Acts 1:8 to show that the Spirit empowers every Christian to be a bold, compassionate gospel-sharing soul-winner.”

The theme for this year’s conference will be “The Holy Spirit,” with the theme verse Zechariah 4:6—“Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.” The conference, which is free to the public, will be held at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin and precedes the SBTC Annual Meeting, which begins Monday evening and concludes Tuesday night, Nov. 15.

“Steve Gaines is such a Spirit-filled and powerful preacher, a modern-day prophet who speaks the truth in love,” said Bible Conference president Danny Forshee, pastor of Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin, which is hosting the Bible Conference and Annual Meeting, Nov. 13-15.

“I am convinced that every person who comes and listens will hear a message from the heart of God through his faithful messenger. He will tell us and show us what a Holy Spirit empowered preacher of the cross looks like. I’m very excited about him closing out our Bible Conference.”

Other speakers at the Bible Conference include: Rhys Stenner, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Ga.; Matt Carter, pastor of The Austin Stone Community Church in Austin; Dante Wright, pastor of Sweet Home Baptist Church in Round Rock, Texas; Juan Sanchez, pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin; and Steven Smith, preaching professor and vice president for student services at Southwestern Seminary.

For more information on the Bible Conference, including schedule, the Sunday evening Spanish session and purchasing tickets for the Ministry Café, visit sbtexas.com/bc16.