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2008 Volume 63 Issue 2

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Introduction In the mid-1950s there were over 1,800 assemblies gathering only to the Lord’s Name in the UK. Today, fifty years later there are ...

Roy Hill

Exposition

And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord

Isa. 54. 13.In the early 1800s, the Swiss educator, Johann Pestalozzi wrote, ‘The best way for a child to learn about God is to know a real Christian. ...

UBC World for Today, Daily Reading

Exposition

Bits & Bobs

Thumbs up for permanent Catholic–Muslim forum Pope Benedict XVl has given the green light to establishing a continuing Catholic– Muslim Forum ...

Stephen Baker

Report

Code name: Confusion

‘Come near to Me, hear this. I have not spoken in secret from the beginning’, Isa. 48. 16. The Bible Code was introduced in 1988 by three Is ...

Keith Clayton

Exposition

Cyril Hocking

21st JUNE 1925 - 5th FEBRUARY 2008 Cyril’s story began in 1925, when a well-known Christian evangelist of the time, Mr. Victor Cirel, held a we ...

Malcolm Horlock

Exposition

Editorial

I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God, and said, ‘O my God, I am ashamed and blush’, Ezra 9. 5-6. There is no d ...

Ken Rudge

Editorial

Equipped by God to serve well

Spiritual gifting is an essential for service All the natural talents in the world are insufficient for the work that God is accomplishing amon ...

James R. Cochrane

Daniel, a Man for all seasons

Exposition

For Me

We did not seethe horrors of that day,The blood, the dust, the flies,Nor hear the cries,Curses of men dying in agony,Nor hear that other voiceof One ...

Gordon L.

Poetry

God is …

He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the EndHe is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of allHe is the Architect of the universeand The Manager of all times. ...

Keith Clayton

Poetry

God, the believer and work

Adam, the steward of God’s earth The final act of God in creation was to create man in His own image, Gen. 1. 26, 27. He created man both male ...

Brian Griffiths

God, the believer and work

Exposition

Gospel Work and Other Activities

ENGLAND: MIDLANDS AND SOUTH Holiday Bible Club at Manor Road, Guildford In preparation for the Holiday Bible Club the believers in Guild ...

Stephen Baker

Report

How Children leave Home makes all the Difference

There are more stories about young adults in the Bible than any other stage of family life. The Old Testament is replete with accounts of the tr ...

James P. Trotzen

Exposition

I cannot understand

I cannot understand The why and wherefore of a thousand things. The crosses, the annoyances, the daily stings. I cannot understand – But I can tru ...

Keith Clayton

Poetry

Parental Responsibilities – the Blessing and Burden of having Children

It was with some conviction that King George V stated a view that few of today’s leaders would dare to endorse, ‘The foundations of national glory are set in the homes of the peopl ...

Tom Wilson (1)

Exposition

Preach (and teach) the word

A formal lecture led into a general discussion In our first article mention was made of the word dialegomai (to dialogue), a method whic ...

Graham Hobbs

Preach (and teach) the word

Exposition

Stephen

A Man full of the Holy Spirit In the early days trouble arose from within There was trouble in the early d ...

Cliff Jones

Exposition

The Bow Assembly, Devon, England

The origin of Junction Road Meeting Room, now Bow Gospel Hall, may be traced to the early days of the establishment of local assemblies, an unnamed homeworker being listed as working here in the earl ...

Keith Clayton

History

The Church at Laodicea

REVELATION 3. 14-22 Position Laodicea was about 45 miles south of Philadelphia and around 25 miles north o ...

Roy Hill

The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor

Exposition

The Days when the Judges ruled

The design of the book Among the many words of wisdom in the book of Proverbs, there are some which serve both as statements of fact and at the s ...

John Scarsbrook

The Days when the Judges ruled

Exposition

The Faithful Prophet – Chapter 4 (running behind God)

Jonah’s Anger At the end of chapter 3, in verses 9- 10, we note that the Lord turned away from His fierce anger. No doubt the Ninevites heaved ...

Roy Hill

Jonah

Exposition

The Son and the Father

A STUDY OF THE CLAIMS OF THE LORD JESUS IN JOHN‘S GOSPEL TO A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WIYH THE FATHER Continuing our thoughts on this theme we note ...

J. Wesley Ferguson

The Son and the Father

Exposition

The Song of Solomon

Introduction In the first two chapters the Song describes the delight the lovers experienced in each other’s fellowship. Over the next three ch ...

Andrew Wilson

Studies in the Song of Solomon

Study

The Welland Canal Mission

It is repeated 4 times in Psalm 107, ‘Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men’. One of these acts of ‘goodness’ a ...

Arthur Taylor

History

Views from the News

UP TO DATE STATISTICS ON WORLDWIDE PERSECUTION OF BELIEVERS This year’s No.1 spot on Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List is no stranger:

Stephen Baker

Report

What happens to a christian when they die?

Question What happens to Christians when they die? Answer The scriptures clearly indicate that the moment a believer dies h ...

Howard Coles

Question Time

What is Relational Evangelism?

Some writers, emphasizing the kind of relationships we should develop with unbelievers, call it ‘friendship,’ ‘one-on-one’ or; ‘personal’ evangelism. Other writers, stressi ...

Keith Clayton

Exposition

Book Reviews in this Issue

Can we be good without God?

Paperback, 40pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £1.50. ISBN 978-0- 85234-651-8.

John Blanchard

Lost at Sea, Found in Heaven

The Arthur Taylor Story Paperback, 136 pages. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St West, Port Colborne, ON, L3K 6A6, Canada. Available in UK from Jo ...

Bob Cretney

Oh Death Where is thy Sting?

Paperback, 122 pages. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St West, Port Colborne, ON, L3K 6A6, Canada. Available in UK from John Ritchie Ltd. Price £ ...

Doug Kazen

Striving against Satan

Paperback, 126pp. Published by Bryntirion Press, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4DX, Wales, UK. Price £6.95, ISBN 1-85049-219-0.

Joel Beeke

The Church, A Discipleship Manual for the Body of Christ

126 pages, Paperback. Published by Everyday Publications Inc., 310 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 6A6, Canada. Available in UK from John Ritchie ...

Randal Amos

The Olive Plants

Raising Spiritual Children. Paperback, 122 pages, Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St West, Port Colborne, ON L3K 6A6, Canada. Ava ...

Warren Henderson

What the Bible Teaches About Guidance

Paperback, 204pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £6.95 ISBN 0-85234-611-3.

Peter Bloomfield

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