Articles for the Issue –

A Word for Today: Price of Release, Ransom (Gk. Lutron)

In his famous paraphrase of Psalm 103 (‘Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven’), Henry Lyte compresses verses 3 and 4 of the psalm to simply read, ‘ransomed, healed, restored, fo ...

Brian Clatworthy

A Word for Today

Study

Are you standing by the cross?

In John chapter 19 verse 25 it is recorded that ‘there stood by the cross’ three Marys. They did not stand with the crowd. They stood by the cross. Are we standing by the cross?

Frank Lonney

Devotional

Bible Bytes – Daily Reading Series

In the frantic rush of busy working life, I always appreciate moments of calm in the day when I can read a Bible verse or enjoy a spiritual thought. Here is a selection of Christian on ...

Jeremy Singer

Bible Bytes

Bits and Bobs

Rare King James Bible found in Wiltshire village church A rare original King James Bible has been discovered on a shelf in a Wiltshire church. ...

Sandy Jack

Report

Christ’s Meeting with Nicodemus John 2. 23-3. 21

The last three verses of John’s Gospel chapter 2 set the background to the account in chapter 3 of Christ’s meeting and discussion with Nicodemus. Nicodemus, a leading religious fi ...

Cyril Cann

Devotional

Editorial

‘God remembered Abraham’, Gen. 19. 29 Abraham had risen early in the morning and taken the journey to the vantage point he had occupied befor ...

Elder and the role of Leadership in the Local The Church

Editorial

EDITOR‘S NOTE: This is the second of a short series on this very needy and practical area of elders. It is designed to emphasize the spiritual nature of this work and how we need ...

John Griffiths

The Elders

Facing the Future – Part 1

This article considers from scripture the various mind frames in which we often view the future, varying from complete hopelessness, through deep interest, to joyful expectancy. Whatev ...

Malcolm C. Davis

Facing the Future

God’s Pleasure in His Son

Gardenstown Assembley

Gamrie, Scotland 1946 to 2011 Gardenstown is a small fishing village on the Moray Firth in the North East of Scotland and up until the end of the Second World War ...

Anonymous

History

‘This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him’, Matt. 17. 5; 2 Pet. 1. 17. ‘Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him, he hath put him to grie ...

Drew Craig

Personalities in the Pastoral Epistles (4) – Those who were a delight to Paul (continued)

King Asa

‘Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?’ Gal. 5. 7. Thus might run the epitaph of Asa, King of Judah. His start was auspicious but his end lamentabl ...

‘That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth’, Acts 13. 47 Media tabloids frequently tag the 21st century as being the age of the Digital Revolu ...

Romel Ghossain

Organisations

TITUS Titus was one of Paul’s fellow-workers who, over the space of nearly twenty years, undertook some difficult and demanding tasks at Paul ...

Howard A. Barnes

Personalities In The Pastoral Epistles

Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 6

Disunity was a problem in the Philippian church, affecting even veteran servants in the fellow-ship, Phil. 4. 2-3. The epistle’s second chapter uses the lives of four men as examples ...

Keith R. Keyser

Philippians

Question – Will there be different levels of reward for believers?

Question Will there be different levels of reward for believers? Answer Each person who becomes a Christian passes through ...

Richard Collings

Question Time

Reports

England Northamptonshire In March, the believers in Spencer Bridge Road, Northampton, hosted the Ayrshir ...

Sandy Jack

Report

So Great Salvation

In Luke chapter 15, the Lord Jesus presents three variations on a theme that depict different aspects of the ‘great salvation’ we have come to know. In this article, we want to exa ...

Jeremy Singer

The Local Church – Its Character and Constitution

Part A: The Church’s Character Character is a property that defines the apparent nature of something. Looking at the character of Christ’s ...

Randal Amos

The Parable of the Pounds – Part 2

Luke 19. 11-27. Part 2. INTRODUCTION In Part 1 of our study of the so-called Parable of the Pounds, we considered the c ...

Malcolm Horlock

The Practical application of some of our Lord’s parables

The Pattern

Exodus 25. 8-9 Proper order in worship and, indeed, in the affairs of life is exceedingly important to God, ‘for God is not the author of confusion but of peace ...

Warren Henderson

Train up a child in the way he should go; and …

Editor’s Note: The authors of this article are anonymous and this is appropriate for this anonymity derives solely from the depth of love felt for the family, even though their s ...

Anonymous

Why a pre-tribulation rapture?

Views from the News

Equality Commission sorry for Christian ‘infection’ jibe The Government’s equality agency has said sorry for a sneering remark that impli ...

Sandy Jack

Views from the News

The event described in passages such as 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, John chapter 14 and 1 Corinthians chapter 15, often referred to as ‘the rapture’, is mentioned to reassure, comfo ...

Alastair Sinclair

A Practical Theology of Missions: Dispelling the Mystery; Recovering the Passion

Book Reviews in this Issue

A Practical Theology of Missions: Dispelling the Mystery; Recovering the Passion Eric E. Wright Paperback, 380pp. Published by Day One Publications, Rye ...

Empty Arms – Keren Baker

Empty Arms – Keren Baker. Hardback, 128pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £7.95. ISBN 978-0-85234 ...

On wings of prayer

On wings of prayer Reggie Weems. Paperback, 106pp, Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. Price £5.00. ISBN 978-1-84625-178-8. ...

Psalm 119 For Life: Living Today In The Light of The Word

Psalm 119 For Life: Living Today In The Light Of The Word Hywel R. Jones. Paperback, 156 pp. Publisher: Evangelical Press, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH ...

The Church the Body of Christ

The Church the Body of Christ Andrew Craig. Paperback, 36pp. Published by Brooklands Gospel Centre, c/o 2 Cherryhill Crescent, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 1JQ, No ...