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2004 Volume 59 Issue 4

Articles in this Issue

A History of the Assembly at Manor Road Hall, Guildford, England

The earliest memories we have of an assembly in Guildford come from Miss Doreen Mersh, whose parents joined the assembly in 1923. They were commended from the meeting at Camberley, who ...

John Knight

History

An Experience in Open Air Gospel Testimony

The beginnings of the work Driving into Leicester on a Lord’s Day in May 1994 to attend the gospel meeting, due to commence at 6.30 p.m., we we ...

Alan Baguley

Exposition

Biblical Forgiveness

Part 2RELATING TO CHRISTIANS Living without forgiveness is unacceptable A matter of concern that many Christians are havin ...

Don Welborn

Biblical Forgiveness

Exposition

Celebrating 100 years of service for The Western Counties and South Wales Evangelisation Trust

This year commemorates the centenary of the Western Counties and South Wales Evangelisation Trust. Formed in 1904, the Trust was established following the exercise of brethren in the W ...

Keith Clayton

Report

Choice Gleanings

A Calendar with a difference This morning, as believers around the globe lift up their hearts to God to begin their day, a familiar component of ...

Keith Clayton

Organisations

Editorial

‘Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ, who risked their own necks for my life, to whom … I give thanks’, 1 Cor. 16. 3, 4.

Ken Rudge

Editorial

Gospel Work and Other Activities

SCOTLAND ORKNEY The believers in Kirkwall had another successful holiday club in the Meadows Gospel Hall with around forty c ...

Colin Hutchinson

Report

Has life always been good to you or do you live in quiet desperation?

Life often does not turn out as one had hoped It has been said that many people live their lives in quiet desperation. Youthful idealism has this ...

Donald L. Norbie

Exposition

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. Psalm 23. 2

The only creature that has more trouble sleeping than we do is a sheep. Everything must be just right: no wolves, no insect pests, and no hunger. Since sheep can’t find pasture, deal ...

Keith Clayton

Exposition

He Opened to us the Scripture

‘Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures’, Luke 24. 45. When considering the opening of the scriptures ...

Dennis S. Parrack

The Scriptures Expounded

Exposition

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 rega ...

Unknown

Young Precious Seed

Hezekiah’s Confession

The extent of Hezekiah’s confession is instructive. He does not skate over offences. As he seeks forgiveness so he is open and frank about the extent of the problem. He states clearl ...

John Bennett

Hezekiah’s Revival

Exposition

Is it right for a Christian to drink alcohol?

Question Is it right for a Christian to drink alcohol? Answer Total abstinence from alcohol is not taught directly in the B ...

Howard Coles

Question Time

Peter’s ‘Precious Points’

A GENTLE AND QUIET SPIRIT 1 Peter 3. 4 states, ‘the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very preciou ...

Graham Hobbs

Peter’s ’Precious Points’

Exposition

Power and Freedom by the Spirit

If you were asked to describe the character and atmosphere of the meetings of believers where you fellowship, I wonder what words you would use? In 1 Corinthians ...

Paul Clarke

Exposition

Red Sky at Night

Signs in the sky have long been used for weather predictions. About 2000 years ago the Gospel of Matthew records an ancient version of the rhyme many of us learned as children,‘Red s ...

David Humphreys

Science Shorts

Young Precious Seed

Reverence in the Local Assembly – An Important and Increasing Need

‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory … for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts’, Isa. 6. 3, 5.

David Dunlap

Exposition

Studies in 2 Thessalonians

INTRODUCTION Most matters of introduction are common to the first and second epistles to the Thessalonians, however in the current study we will ...

Tom Bentley

Studies in 2 Thessalonians

Study

The Fruit of the Spirit is

How soon autumn comes upon us. To some of us who are older, this rings true of life as we realize that we ourselves are now in the autumn of life. What kind of memories do past autumns ...

Bernard Osborne

The Fruit Of The Spirit

Exposition

The God of all Grace

The grace of God and the God of all grace Grace is an attribute of God, Neh. 9. 17; Ps. 111. 4. It is eternal, and unchanging, for God is eternal ...

Perhaps some future day, Lord, Thy strong hand Will lead me to the place where I must stand Utterly alone. Alone, O gracious Lover, but for ...

Elizabeth Elliott

Young Precious Seed

Who made God?

Everything we see and know around us had a beginning. It was either conceived, germinated or made.Once it was not and now it is, and there will probably come a time when it will not be ...

Ian Rees

Your God is too small !!!

Young Precious Seed

Windows on Worship

PREPARATIONS FOR THE LORD‘S SUPPER – SOME THOUGHTS ON EXODUS 35. 4-35 A word of command Illustrations ...

Gary McBride

Exposition

Wise words from the book of Proverbs

‘Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth; a stranger and not thine own lips’, Prov. 27. 2. There is surely nothing more insuffer ...

Ian Rees

Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World

Young Precious Seed

Book Reviews in this Issue

A Life of Faith and Works

ISBN 0-9548283-0-5, hardback, 256 pages, published by and available from Olivet Books, 36 Clachnaharry Court, Clachnaharry Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8LT, ...

Emily Gosse

The God of all Comfort – Reflections on Isaiah

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT. Reflections in Isaiah with Roger Ellsworth, 276 pages. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0 ...

Roger Ellsworth

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