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Ps. 130. 4. Some people grow through failure; others never recover from it. They speak only of the past because they cannot get beyond it. What’s the answer? See your mistakes as stepping-stones rath…

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2008 Volume 63 Issue 1

Exposition

‘Father God’

An aged brother, who had never previously written to any publisher of Christian literature, recently wrote to us. With his agreement we publish the following extract from his letter: "For some time no…

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1986 Volume 37 Issue 3

Exposition

“A Rigid System of Priorities”

“Precious Seed” finds itself in strange company. It was with a curious mixture of feelings we read in a recent issue of The Daily Telegraph Mr. C. B. Mortlock’s review of a Report published by the Soc…

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1948 Volume 1 Issue 15

Editorial

A brief history of Jalan Imbi Chapel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Assembly History Early assembly missionaries from Plymouth, England, arrived in Kuala Lumpur in 1891 and Bluff Road Gospel Hall was built in 1897. For the next twenty-five years the witness grew and t…

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 4

History

A Guide To Personal Work

There has been a lamentable tendency to leave evangelism to the evangelist and to neglect personal witness. We believe that many who are awakening to the danger of this will welcome counsel from a per…

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1948 Volume 1 Issue 16

Study

A truthful tongue avoids half-truths

Telling only part of the truth or combining truth and falsehood in one statement. Someone has said, ‘Beware of a half-truth; you may get hold of the wrong half’, Matt. 5. 37. A truthful tongue speaks…

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 3

Exposition

Appendix to the Sweet Saviour Offerings,

Two other items demand our consideration. 1. The Drink Offering. This is not mentioned in Leviticus 1-7, but it is associated characteristically with the sweet savour offerings, and it is important, N…

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1987 Volume 38 Issue 5

Exposition

Are Things Ready To Die? – And If So What Then?

This magazine was commenced just over two years ago in the conviction that there was a need to reemphasize the teaching of the New Testament with regard to the local church. Nothing has happened to we…

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1948 Volume 1 Issue 14

Editorial

Argument

Argument often degenerates into an unedifying attempt to display superior knowledge or skill. That a man gets the better of an argument does not necessarily prove the truth of his contention – it may …

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1948 Volume 1 Issue 15

Devotional

Behold the Lamb

The lamb sufficient for a man. “Abel was a keeper of sheep … he also brought of the firstlings of his flock”, Gen. 4. 2-4. The lamb sufficient for a family. "They shall take every man a lamb … a lamb…

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1985 Volume 36 Issue 6

Exposition

Believers under threat

Pastoral Articles are provided as and when we put together contributions from believers involved in the particular difficulty that is highlighted. They are set out so as not only to state the particul…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 1

Exposition

Bible Bytes

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN‘S WORK WEB SITES Those who are engaged in Sunday School or Children’s work will be aware of the difficulties of retaining the interest of the children in their care. Providing …

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2010 Volume 65 Issue 4

Children's Pages

Blairhall Assembly, Scotland

Blairhall is a small village of approximately 1000 people in West Fife, Scotland. The Gospel Hall is situated at the North Lodge of what was the original estate of Comrie Castle. During the early 1930…

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2010 Volume 65 Issue 4

History

Brass Tacks

Brass Tacks is a faith venture set up in the UK to offer practical and technical help to assist missionaries and others involved in the Lord’s work at home and abroad. Since 1986 our volunteers have c…

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2000 Volume 55 Issue 4

Report

Bryn Mawr Assembly, Philadelphia, USA

The saints meeting at Bryn Mawr recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the assembly at a dinner in a local hotel attended by over 80 past and present members of the fellowship. B…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 1

History

Caring for those who find themselves left to cope on their own

This is a new, periodic contribution of articles to the magazine that aims at trying to support elders and others who feel burdened about a pastoral ministry for fellow believers. These articles will …

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Pastoral Insights

2006 Volume 61 Issue 1

Exposition

Christ And You (Colossians)

The Christian finds the reason for his existence explained by Christ. He was created for the glory of Christ (1. 16). To Christ he is indebted for his redemption (1. 14). In Christ he finds his comple…

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1948 Volume 1 Issue 15

Devotional

Christian Websites

ASSEMBLY YOUTH www.assemblyyouth.net seeks to encourage young believers in a number of ways. There is a monthly ministry ‘magazine’ that covers a number of subjects. There are also a number of testimo…

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 1

Report

Christian Workers’ Relief Fund

For many people, overseas missionary work is considered exciting and out of the ordinary, whereas similar work in the homeland does not seem quite so special. Sadly, this disparity filters through to …

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2001 Volume 56 Issue 1

Report

E. W. Rogers

Spoken ministry irretrievably fades unless recorded, but written ministry lives on. This characterizes the exposi-tory teaching of our brother Mr. E. W. Rogers, who at the age of 84 departed to be wit…

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1978 Volume 29 Issue 2

History

Egypt And Babylon

There is a wide moral difference between Egypt and Babylon, which it is important to see and understand. Egypt was that out of which Israel came; Babylon was that into which they were afterward carrie…

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1947 Volume 1 Issue 10

Study

F. Cundick

Frederick Cundick’s ministry to Assemblies of the Saints spanned a period during which there were many changes among them, yet of him it can be said: He was unaccommodating to innovations which could …

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1975 Volume 26 Issue 5

History

False Teachers Active

What are we doing? Determined efforts are being made to spread, in our towns and villages, false teaching which involves a denial of the fundamental doctrines of the Christian Faith. The most active a…

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1950 Volume 3 Issue 4

Report

Family Life Decaying

“ God setteth the solitary in families,” but influences are at work in the world to reverse the process and to dissolve family life 90 that each member can pursue his solitary way. In certain strata o…

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1951 Volume 4 Issue 2

Exposition

Harold P. Hobbs

It is with much regret that the committee have to record the home-call of our brother, Mr Harold P. Hobbs, which took place suddenly on Thursday, February 1st, 1979. Our brother was invited to join th…

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1979 Volume 30 Issue 2

History

Harry Lacey

It is with deep regretthat we have to inform our readers of the Home-call of our brother Harry Lacey, on June 18th, at the age of 48. From his youth he gave himself to the careful study of the Scriptu…

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1951 Volume 4 Issue 3

History

He is coming

There’s a Man in yonder glory, I have loved for many years, He has cleared my guilty conscience and has banished all my fears. He is coming in ‘a moment' in ‘the twinkling of an eye’, And no time wil…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 4

Poetry

Henry Miles Linton

We regret the passing of an esteemed brother from the ranks and extend our sympathy at this time to his widow and family. Having put his trust in the Lord for salvation as a child he continued, ‘alway…

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1988 Volume 39 Issue 3

History

Heroes of the Faith

On January 11th 1956, five days after her husband had been killed, a widow wrote home to her parents,‘I want you to know that your prayers are being answered moment by moment as regards me – I am ever…

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2004 Volume 59 Issue 4

Young Precious Seed

How would we react to this Today?

(written in 1871) A more momentous subject could hardly engage the attention of a Christian parent than that of “books”. One of our greatest practical difficulties is to preserve our children from the…

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1985 Volume 36 Issue 4

Exposition

I have learned to be content

Phil. 4. 11. How can you find true contentment? By observing these three simple principles: Seek it. Make contentment a daily choice. Come to the place where you really believe that more does not eq…

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 1

Exposition

Information

LEONARD CAVEOur brother, and able Secretary for many years has now reluctantly relinquished his long association with the magazine. We would take this opportunity to record our appreciation of his ded…

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1987 Volume 38 Issue 6

Report

Is what you do for the Lord, a job, or a ministry?

Some people have a job in the local church, others involve themselves in a ministry. If you quit because somebody criticized you, it was a job. If you keep on serving, it’s a ministry. If you quit be…

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 4

Exposition

Joshua 14. 10.

‘I am eighty-five .. I am as strong now … as I was at forty’ Caleb is the champion of the second half. Listen, ‘Give me the hill country. Even though I'm eighty-five, I'm as strong as I was at forty’,…

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 2

Exposition

Leonard Cave

It is with sorrow that we record the recent homecall of our beloved brother and fellow-worker. Coming on to the Committee of Precious Seed in 1966 he fulfilled the role of Secretary for many years, un…

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1988 Volume 39 Issue 5

History

Let Every Man Take Heed – 1 Corinthians 3. 5-17

The popular interpretation which makes Paul’s words about building gold, silver and precious stones, refer to the individual believer’s responsibility to cultivate in his personal life those qualities…

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1949 Volume 2 Issue 5

Study

Low Waters Gospel Hall, Hamilton, Scotland

During the summer of 1899, a gospel tent was pitched on the open space at the bottom of Cadzow Rows. The gospel message was earnestly and faithfully preached by an evangelist, Mr. Alex Lamb from Dalme…

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2000 Volume 55 Issue 3

History

Mal. 4. 6.

‘He shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to the fathers’ Almost 20 million children in America grow up without a father – seventyfive percent of them in po…

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2008 Volume 63 Issue 1

Exposition

Managing your anger?

‘Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath’, Eph. 4. 26. Anger is not a sin; mismanaging it is! The first thing to remember when you get mad at someone is, it means you care!…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 2

Exposition

Neston Gospel Hall, Wiltshire, England

Exactly when a local group of Christians started meeting together in Neston, is not known. But what is known is that a certain Mr. John Edridge, the owner of Pockeridge House, held meetings in his dra…

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2000 Volume 55 Issue 4

History

No Replay Received!

In view of the persistent efforts to spread the false doctrine known iii Conditional Immortality’ we print a, letter which Mr. J. Monypenny, of Belfast wrote to the Conditional ha mortality Mission in…

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1949 Volume 2 Issue 8

Report

Pastoral Insights

Some helps in dealing with the circumstances when individuals or families leave an assembly suddenly and unexpectedly There are occasions when without any real indication, individuals or families deci…

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Pastoral Insights

2006 Volume 61 Issue 2

Exposition

Perfect

God’s Perfect Work is the Rock, his work is per- fect”, Deut. 32. 4. God’s Perfect Way “As for God, his way is perfect”, 2 Sam. 22. 31. God’s Perfect Word law of the Lord is perfect”, Psa. 19. 7. God’…

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1985 Volume 36 Issue 5

Exposition

Rebel without a Cause

To be a prophet in Old Testament times was a hazardous occupation. You only had one chance to get it right. ‘The prophet which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him …

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2004 Volume 59 Issue 3

Young Precious Seed

Request Clear Answers (Leaflet)

Keep this leaflet for reference, You will probably need it. If any man or woman tries to sell you religious books or to engage you in religious conversation REQUEST CLEAR ANSWERS to three questions (1…

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1949 Volume 2 Issue 8

Exposition

Some Salutary Questions

An aged Christian suggests that believers who wish to be vessels unto honour, sanctified and meet for the Master’s use, might profitably ask themselves these questions: – 1. Is it a great joy to be at…

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1948 Volume 2 Issue 1

Devotional

Springburn Gospel Hall, Glasgow

During 1859, a great time of revival in the preaching of the gospel gave rise to blessing which spread from Ireland to Scotland, and many souls were saved. This led to the formation of the assemblies …

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2001 Volume 56 Issue 1

History

Ten things God won’t ask on that day

‘Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in the body, acc…

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 3

Exposition

The First Day of the Week

From the times of the apostles, the first day of the week has been held in honour by Christians as The Lord’s Day, Rev. 1.10. The reasons for this are that it was on the first day of the week that the…

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1986 Volume 37 Issue 6

Exposition

The Moral Maze

DILEMMA BOX You are running a charitable project feeding homeless street children which has caught the attention of some non-Christians in the community. They are keen to help you financially and offe…

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 2

Young Precious Seed

The Valley of the Shadow

This is Grace’s story. She was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1989. She was a beautiful, sweet-natured girl who was well loved by her peers. Her face always glowed with unusual warmth and vivacity and he…

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 3

Young Precious Seed

Timeless truths about the local assembly

The Church – its nurture ‘God is not the author of confusion but of peace’ - ‘Let everything be done decently and in order'are instructions from God to an assembly of Christians, 1 Cor. 14. 33, 40, an…

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Behaving Ourselves in the House of God

2005 Volume 60 Issue 1

Young Precious Seed

Timeless truths about the local assembly

The Church – its nature Having heard the gospel and taken the first two steps of obedience in response to it, it is vital for each new believer to follow the example set by the first Christians. The f…

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Behaving Ourselves in the House of God

2004 Volume 59 Issue 2

Young Precious Seed

Training for Missionary Work

“Training with a view to Missionary Work” was the subject under consideration at a Meeting of Brethren held during the course of the Missionary Conference at Cardiff recently. After Mr. P. L. Gould ha…

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1947 Volume 1 Issue 11

Report

Views from the News

CHRISTIANS CONDEMN UNIVERSITY BAN ON ‘GAY CURE’ ABSTINENCE COURSE Christian leaders have condemned Edinburgh University for banning students belonging to the Christian Union from teaching an abstinenc…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 1

Report

Views from the News

MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR RESTRICTIONS ON EVANGELIZING MUSLIMS Most of Malaysia’s sixteen states have laws which prohibit the propagation of other religions amongst Muslims. Recently Malaysia…

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 4

Report

Views from the News

Charles Clarke opposes creationism Charles Clarke (recent Home Secretary) stepped into the controversy over creationism by declaring that he was ‘totally opposed’ to the concept. Mr Clarke, who said t…

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 3

Report

Who Cares?

Without doubt, to have a faith focused on Christ, which fights in earnest and functions in love, is really something, especially in our society today. Our current culture is concerned with the visible…

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 4

Exposition

Winning souls with tracts

The need for the seed Do we have a responsibility to the unsaved? Can we look at the unconverted around us, heading unconsciously toward destruction, without being moved? Can we think of the doom that…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 2

Exposition

Book Reviews by this Author

‘Day by Day through the New Testament’ and other books available

On the rear cover of the magazine we always print a list of books available by post, or by personal request when possible, since some committee members have copies with them when they visit other asse…

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1980 Volume 31 Issue 2

Nelson’s Ultimate Bible Reference Library

Software. Published by Nelson Electronic Media. Available from Sunrise Software, Wesley House, PO Box 300, Kingstown Broadway, Carlisle, CA3 0QS. Price £44.95 (discounts available). For a price as l…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 2

On-line Bible, Version 2.10

On-Line Bible Foundation, 12 Birkfield Place, Carluke, ML8 4PZ, Scotland or Timnathserah Inc, 11 Homewood Street, Winterbourne, Ontario, Canada This new version of the popular Bible software program…

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 3

Remember the Children and the Adults at Christmas

Stepping stones through the Bible day by day This book fills a gap in the children’s book market and comes in full colour. The target purchasers are parents and grandparents of children in the age ra…

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2010 Volume 65 Issue 4

Sharing Christ with Muslims – A Basic Guide

20pp. Available at £2.00 (Church pack, min. 20 copies, £1 ea. plus carriage) from FRONTIERS, P.O. Box 600, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9UG. This booklet has come to hand, and in the light of the treme…

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2001 Volume 56 Issue 3

Symposium of Bible Doctrine

The reception given by the Lord’s people to our previous publication Church Doctrine and Practice has encouraged us to prepare a new 400-page book covering a wide variety of Christian doctrines. Consi…

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1977 Volume 28 Issue 3

The 1989 Christian Year Diaries

Desk Diary, £3.45. Pocket Diary, £2.80, Sunday School & Children’s Diary, 85 pence. For post and packing add 50p. Professional Book Services, Acorn House, Salisbury Road, Bath BA1 6QX. The objec…

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1988 Volume 39 Issue 6

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