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2010 Volume 65 Issue 3
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A Word for Today: Be Just, Righteous (Heb. Sedek)
The Semitic word-group known as the ts-d-q family from which the Hebrew word sedek arises, generally relates to individual behaviour (right conduct) or some form of implied status (being right) derived …
Brian Clatworthy
A Word for Today
Exposition
Aberdeen New Year Conferences
On 1st and 2nd January 2010 around 220 believers met in New Year Conference in Aberdeen. Over the two days there were four sessions of ministry including one home worker’s report. The ministry was provi…
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History
An Introduction to a Study of Future Events
God has never been involved in prediction or speculation, such actions are the feeble attempts of mere mortals to ascertain the future. In contrast to these deficiencies, James reminds the Council of Je…
Richard Collings
Study
And God said, let Us make man
That man is unique and distinct from the animal world around him is clearly evident from the first occurrence of the expression found in Genesis chapter 1 verse 26, ‘And God said, Let us’. We are made p…
Anonymous
Exposition
Bits & Bobs
100th Anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s death Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on 12 May 1820 and was named Florence after her birthplace. Florence and her sister Parthenope were both taught a…
Sandy Jack
Report
Editorial
‘He saved others’, Luke 23. 35. There are many times when we are brought back to a particular text or passage of scripture. It may be that the Spirit of God needs to impress the lessons of that portion…
John Bennett
Editorial
Gospel Work and Other Activities
ENGLAND Surrey The assembly at Manor Road Evangelical Church, Guildford, held a holiday Bible club in February. Twentytwo children were present on the Monday increasing to thirty-three on the Tuesday an…
Sandy Jack
Report
Greater than the Temple
Matthew chapter 12 verses 1-6 While venturing through ripened grain fields on the Sabbath Day, the Lord’s hungry disciples plucked and ate a few heads of grain. Their actions were abruptly challenged by…
Warren Henderson
Exposition
Motorway Text Trust
As a result of seeing secular adverts, two separate groups of believers became exercised about displaying the word of God by the side of motorways. One group attempted using fabric signs but without suc…
Dennis Noon
Exposition
Personalities In the Pastoral Epistles
Introduction The last letters written by the apostle Paul were to Timothy and Titus, the socalled Pastoral Epistles. In them the apostle referred to some twenty-seven people by name ranging from those w…
Howard A. Barnes
Personalities In The Pastoral Epistles
Exposition
Principles of Powerful Prayer in the Book of Acts
Its Nature and Purpose Prayer is always an expression of our complete dependence on God, and often also of our urgent need for help and deliverance. But the primary purpose of prayer is to bring our liv…
Malcolm C. Davis
Exposition
Question Time
Question In light of the truth of election, is it right to pray for the salvation of a specific individual? Answer Ever since the first century there have been many doctrinal controversies that have div…
Richard Collings
Question Time
Samson a model of inconsistency
It is not difficult to understand why God would use a fearless warrior like Othniel, a patriot such as Ehud or the self-effacing Gideon; men who ‘subdued kingdoms … waxed valiant in fight, turned to fli…
John Scarsbrook
The Days when the Judges ruled
Exposition
The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel
Chapter 1: The Gospel’s Progress Amidst Opposition and Suffering Section 1: Verses 1-11 – Introduction: Greetings, Thankfulness, and God’s Work in the Saints’ Lives (continued) The Glorious, Immutable D…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
Exposition
The Mysteries of the Kingdom of God
The interpretation of passages relating to prophecy is a topic liable to generate differences of opinion amongst believers. The views expressed in this article are not those commonly taught or necessari…
Jeremy Gibson
The Mysteries of the Kingdom of God
Exposition
The Parable of the Unjust Steward – Part 1
(UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ALL QUOTATIONS OF SCRIPTURE ARE FROM THE NEW KING JAMES VERSION) The Parable of the Unjust Steward.1 Luke 16. 1-13.2 Part 1. INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT In Luke chapter 16, the …
Malcolm Horlock
The Practical application of some of our Lord’s parables
Study
The Prize
Text: Philippians 3. 4-14. Unless otherwise stated scripture quotations are taken from The New King James Version As a former enemy of the Christian community, Paul expresses amazement that he, too, wi…
James R. Cochrane
Paul, the Runner
Exposition
The Universal Church of God
Matthew chapter 16 marks a watershed in the ministry of the Lord Jesus and the manner in which things would unfold thereafter. The Lord asked His disciples, ‘Whom say ye that I am?’ Matt. 16. 15. At tha…
William Burnett (2)
Exposition
Views from the News
Pagan police win the right to take time off for festivals Pagan police officers have been given the right to take days off to celebrate festivals where they leave food out for the dead and take part in …
Sandy Jack
Report
We’re Starting Married Life … Help and Advise Please
We need to remember that marriage is not an end in itself. We need wisdom from God to make our marriages successful. Early Days The wedding day is over and the happy young couple are settling into the j…
John Salisbury
Fundamental Steps Towards Vital Decisions
Exposition
Book Reviews in this Issue
The Pilgrim Church – E. H. Broadbent
Hardback, 456 pages, Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON. L3K 6A6, Canada. Price £19.50; ISBN 978-1-882701-53-7. First published in 1931, E. H. BROADBENT’s The Pilgrim Church w…
E. H. Broadbent
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Our Three New Publications …
Day by Day Bible Questions, edited by Ken Totton The Day by Day series has proven its value as an aid to study and meditation in the scriptures, and has been well received by the Lord’s people. Encoura…
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Opening Up James
Paperback, 176 pages. Day One, Ryelands Road, Leominster, England HR6 8NZ. Price £6.00; ISBN 978-1846251658. The author writes lucidly, divides up the letter helpfully, dealing with a section at a tim…
Roger Ellsworth
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Jesus Christ: The Prince of preachers
Paperback, 172pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. Price £8.00; ISBN 978-1-84625-108-5. In his introduction the author observes that while many books have been wr…
Mike Abendroth
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Hallmarks of Design
Paperback, 230pp. Published by Day One Publications, PO Box 66, Leominster. HR6 0XB. Price: £8.00; ISBN 978-1-84625-139-9. The book is subtitled ‘Evidence of purposeful design and beauty in nature’. T…
Stuart Burgess
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Chains of Grace
Paperback, 128pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. Price £6.00; ISBN 978-1-84625-127-6. The book is sub-titled ‘Peter Jeffery’s Story’. In a foreward to the book …
Peter Jeffery
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