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‘Not I, but …’

The object of this study is to consider three statements penned by the apostle Paul, each in a different Epistle, in order to learn the practical and valuable lessons which they cont ...

Tony Renshaw

1975 Volume 26 Issue 2

Exposition

A New Year Meditation

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God}”,

Tony Renshaw

1975 Volume 26 Issue 1

Exposition

At His Feet (Published 1983)

Chapters 12 and 13 of John’s Gospel contain two remarkable narratives. They describe Mary at Jesus’ feet, 12. 1-9, and Jesus at the disciples’ feet, 13. 1-17.

Tony Renshaw

1983 Volume 34 Issue 4

Devotional

Baptist and Saviour

It is very instructive to consider certain striking contrasts between the upbringing and preparation for service of John the Baptist and of the Lord Jesus as recorded in Luke’s Gos ...

Tony Renshaw

Early Themes in Luke’s Gospel

1974 Volume 25 Issue 6

Exposition

How God Called Moses

Exodus 3 describes Moses’ crucial encounter with the living God. The day began like any other. He had no reason to expect it to be different. Forty years earlier he had fled from E ...

Tony Renshaw

1994 Volume 45 Issue 1

Devotional

How God Raised up Moses

The MidwivesJoseph had been the saviour of Egypt, but when his generation died, ‘there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph’, Exod. 1. 8. By then the Hebre ...

Tony Renshaw

1992 Volume 43 Issue 4

Contemporary Issues

Lessons from Martha

The five closing verses of Luke chapter ten give us the earliest glimpse in the gospels of a family in Bethany which became very precious to the Lord. The family consisted of two sis ...

Tony Renshaw

1987 Volume 38 Issue 5

Exposition

Meditations in John’s Gospel

Bethesda and Siloam, Chapters 5 and 9 These are the names of two pools in Jerusalem, which are linked with the miracles described in chapters 5 and 9. The first involved an imp ...

Tony Renshaw

1998 Volume 53 Issue 1

Devotional

Meditations in John’s Gospel

John the Baptist meets the Leaders, 1. 19-28 These verses describe an encounter between John the Baptist and a deputation of priests and Levites. The key phrases are ‘from Go ...

Tony Renshaw

1997 Volume 52 Issue 2

Devotional

Miracles in Contrast

The healing of the woman with the issue of blood, and the raising of Jairus’ daughter, illustrate some of the contrasted ways in which the Lord Jesus dealt with needy souls when ...

Tony Renshaw

1984 Volume 35 Issue 1

Study

Psalm 8 – Part 1

This psalm was born on a clear night. David had gazed up into the darkness, and had seen the moon and the stars shining like jewels. Nighttime brings its own vision. You can see mo ...

Tony Renshaw

1984 Volume 35 Issue 2

Exposition

Psalm 8 – Part 2

In the previous issue, verses l-4a of this Psalm were considered; we now examine the remaining verses 4b-8. “And hast crowned him with glory and honour” ...

Tony Renshaw

1984 Volume 35 Issue 3

Exposition

The Baptism of the Saviour

In chapter 1 verse 5 Mark describes the widespread response which John’s ministry produced, “And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were ...

Tony Renshaw

The Opening to Mark’s Gospel

1982 Volume 33 Issue 3

Study

The Character of Luke

A man often reveals most about himself when he least intends it. Luke does this in the first four verses of his Gospel. In explaining to his Christian friend Theophilus why he was wr ...

Tony Renshaw

Early Themes in Luke’s Gospel

1974 Volume 25 Issue 3

Exposition

The Cross and The Yoke (Part 1)

“And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me”; “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me…”, Matt. 10. 38 ...

Tony Renshaw

The Cross and The Yoke

1977 Volume 28 Issue 1

Exposition

The Cross and the Yoke (Part 2)

Having considered the significance of the cross for the Christian, we turn now to an assessment of the yoke which the Lord Jesus invites us to take up. The invitation forms part of t ...

Tony Renshaw

The Cross and The Yoke

1977 Volume 28 Issue 2

Exposition

The Defeat of the Devil

“And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness”, Mark 1. 12. This is a remarkable verse. The dove-like Spirit becomes the driving Spirit, brooking no delay. The wo ...

Tony Renshaw

The Opening to Mark’s Gospel

1982 Volume 33 Issue 4

Study

The Field and the Sepulchre

Two men were present in Jerusalem during the closing days of the earthly life of the Lord Jesus, each of whom had been concealing the truth about his relationship to the Saviour. ...

Tony Renshaw

1975 Volume 26 Issue 4

Exposition

The New Commandment of Love

The Gospel of John records how, in the upper room in Jerusalem, the Lord Jesus began to reveal to the disciples the imminence of His departure from them, “Little children, yet a ...

Tony Renshaw

1983 Volume 34 Issue 4

Devotional

The Preaching of the Baptist

The first thirteen verses of Mark’s opening chapter contain all that he has to say before beginning to describe the period of the Saviour’s public ministry. He thus reaches thi ...

Tony Renshaw

The Opening to Mark’s Gospel

1982 Volume 33 Issue 2

Study

The Prodigal and the Saviour

Luke 15. 11-32 unfolds the third section of a three-part parable, the familiar story of the prodigal son’s departure from and return to his father’s house, and of the reception h ...

Tony Renshaw

1993 Volume 44 Issue 5

Devotional

The Rod and the Branch

The first ten verses of Isaiah 11 contain a brief but comprehensive prophecy of the coming into the world of the Messiah and of the kingdom which He will finally estabfish. The pas ...

Tony Renshaw

1983 Volume 34 Issue 2

Devotional

The Sayings from the Cross, 1

The Lord Jesus Christ spoke eight times from the cross. Three times He prayed, addressing Himself twice to His Father and once to His God. Three times He addressed people, speaking t ...

Tony Renshaw

The Sayings from the Cross

1985 Volume 36 Issue 1

Exposition

The Sayings from the Cross, 2

The Promise to the Thief. “And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day sha ...

Tony Renshaw

The Sayings from the Cross

1985 Volume 36 Issue 2

Exposition

The Sayings from the Cross, 3

We now have two further sayings for our meditation, the first being the cry of dereliction “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” recorded by both Matthew and Mark, and the ...

Tony Renshaw

The Sayings from the Cross

1985 Volume 36 Issue 3

Exposition

The Sayings from the Cross, 4

We conclude with John’s crucifixion narrative, which includes four of the eight sayings from the cross; see 19. 23-30. He omits the two prayers which the Lord uttered at the beginn ...

Tony Renshaw

The Sayings from the Cross

1985 Volume 36 Issue 4

Exposition

The Witness of the Local Church

4. The Witness of Christian Teaching, 1 Cor. 14. 24-25. Paul’s immediate concern in the context of this reference is to show that stranger ...

Tony Renshaw

The Witness of the Local Church

1987 Volume 38 Issue 3

Exposition

The Witness of the Local Church

Christian witness is usually thought of as involving the various forms of gospel outreach undertaken by believers and local churches. It is thought of as including personal evangelis ...

Tony Renshaw

The Witness of the Local Church

1987 Volume 38 Issue 2

Exposition

Three Lovely Titles

Among the many titles given to the Lord Jesus in the Gospel by John, there are three which invite consideration and comparison by their use of the same adjective. He is described a ...

Tony Renshaw

1983 Volume 34 Issue 1

Devotional

Two Feasts

John chapter 2 describes two feasts, a wedding feast at Cana and a Passover feast at Jerusalem. The first was a local event and the second was a national one. The presence of the L ...

Tony Renshaw

1993 Volume 44 Issue 4

Exposition

Two Momentous Births

The two opening chapters of Luke’s Gospel record the angelic visits to Zacharias and Mary, and the conception and birth of John the Baptist and the Lord Jesus Christ. The way in wh ...

Tony Renshaw

Early Themes in Luke’s Gospel

1974 Volume 25 Issue 5

Exposition

Warfare by Prayer

In Ephesians chapter 6 Paul deals with the Christian’s armour, for he saw the Christian life as a life of conflict. The call to service for Christ is essentially a call to battle. ...

Tony Renshaw

1987 Volume 38 Issue 4

Exposition

Zacharias and Elizabeth

Why were Zacharias and Elizabeth so privileged as to be chosen to become the parents of the last and greatest of the prophets of the old covenant period? Luke does not furnish an ext ...

Tony Renshaw

Early Themes in Luke’s Gospel

1974 Volume 25 Issue 4

Exposition

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