Articles for the Issue –

A Word for Today: Fellowship (Gk. Koinonia)

One of the things that cricket enthusiasts are always keen to see, especially if they are English(!), is meaningful batting partnerships. This sort of partnership emphasizes the very English concept tha…

Brian Clatworthy

A Word for Today

Study

Bible Bytes – Ancient Biblical Manuscripts

This month, I will review websites that feature photographs of ancient biblical manuscripts. We know that the Lord has promised to preserve the scriptures, ‘My words shall not pass away’, Matt. 24. 35. …

Jeremy Singer

Bible Bytes

Bits & Bobs – You’re having a laugh!

Scientists recently studied laughter in different animals, such as rats and primates, by tickling them. One study compared the sounds made by humans and great apes. The researchers found many acoustic s…

Church Gatherings – Part 2 – Teaching and being taught

The last instruction given by the Lord Jesus to His own before His ascension established an order which is both spiritual and logical. ‘Go’, He said, and ‘make disciples of all nations, baptizing them ……

John Scarsbrook

Church Gatherings

Creating an assembly website – The Why?

The Why Have you heard the one about the minister of a small parish church who claimed he had a congregation of over 10,000? When the headlines first struck in November 2009 many were understandably clu…

Andrew Millar

Creating an assembly website

e-magazine

Have you seen it? Have you read it? Have you downloaded it and passed it on to fellow Christians? This new venture was commenced in December last year. It is an eight-page full colour magazine aimed at …

John Bennett

Editorial – ‘The fruit of the Spirit is love’, Gal. 5. 22

‘The fruit of the Spirit is love’, Gal. 5. 22. Evidence of spiritual life is paramount in any new Christian but you expect to see spiritual progress and development in every believer. None of us can be …

John Bennett

Editorial

Joash – The dependant King

Joash or Jehoash, the eighth king of Judah, reigned for forty years from 835-796 BC according to E. R. Thiele. His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba. His father was Ahaziah, a son of wicked Queen Athaliah …

John Griffiths

Joash

Malaysian assembly celebrates 100 years of God’s faithfulness (1911-2011)

The Klang Gospel Hall is situated in the town of Klang, five miles east of Port Klang, in the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Port Klang was formerly known as Port Swettenham named after Sir Frank Swette…

Martin Luther – Doctor of Theology – Part 1

History

Introduction Five hundred years ago this year, Martin Luther was awarded a doctorate by the University of Wittenberg. We may not think that this was anything out of the ordinary, but, in fact, this prov…

Brian Clatworthy

Martin Luther – Doctor of Theology

History

Personalities in the Pastoral Epistles (8) – Those who were devoted, dutiful and dear to Paul

Paul intended to send relief to Titus, who was working on the island of Crete, so that he could be free to meet him at Nicopolis. This relief was to be in the person of either Artemas or Tychicus, Tit. …

Howard A. Barnes

Personalities In The Pastoral Epistles

Devotional

Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 10

In order to further discredit false teachers in Philippi, Paul refers to his natural advantages and storied pre-conversion career in Judaism in verses 4-6. ‘He himself possesses all that to which they a…

Keith R. Keyser

Philippians

Question Time – What is scriptural marriage?

QUESTION What is scriptural marriage? ANSWER It may be that the questioner had in mind the marriage of believers and was seeking guidance as to what would constitute a scriptural ‘Christian’ marriage. H…

Richard Collings

Question Time

Radio Outreach

1912 was the year of the launch and demise of the mighty liner ‘Titanic’; it was also the year that The Cumberland and Westmorland Gospel Tent was launched. The tent work was the vision of two businessm…

Teaching and Guiding a Rising Generation – Part 2: What is Biblical Training?

Organisations

Reports

England Tyne and Wear From Gateshead, brother Jim McMaster writes, ‘As always, the backbone of the work continues to be the outreach to the homeless population of the area, most of whom are suffering de…

Sandy Jack

Report

Students of all ages regularly attend institutions of higher learning to gain knowledge in a particular field. The objective is usually to acquire accreditation to pursue a desired occupation. However, …

Warren Henderson

Teaching and Guiding a Rising Generation

The First Epistle of John – Part 3

1 John chapter 2 – Part 1 The fact that sinless perfection cannot be realized, 1. 8, 10, does not mean that we can be indifferent to sin. Chapter 2 verse 1 gives a further reason why John writes as he d…

Ken Totton

The First Epistle of John

The Sovereignty of God and Israel

Israel’s National Election When the God of glory called Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldees to travel to a land which He would later show him, He intended to form from him a chosen nation, Israel. Natio…

Malcolm C. Davis

The Two World Beasts

Before noticing the rise, activity, and ultimate destruction of the two beasts described in Revelation chapter 13, it is important to familiarize ourselves with the circumstances in which they appear on…

John Riddle

Trip to Israel – March 6 -16, 2012

On Tuesday 6th March, 99 readers of our magazine gathered at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport for PSi’s first-ever trip to Israel. Almost 50% came from Canada and the USA and the rest from the UK, Ireland,…

Roy Hill

Report

Unveiled – The History of The Kingdom of Heaven – Part 1

Matthew chapter 13 rates alongside Leviticus chapter 23 and Revelation chapters 2 and 3 as a passage that unfolds future events before they happen. The Feasts, a calendar of Israel’s agricultural year, …

John Griffiths

Unveiled – The History of The Kingdom of Heaven

A Word for Today

Views from the News

Twitter users invited to help choose the new Archbishop of Canterbury The Church of England is to use the social networking site Twitter to help select the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Spokesman for th…

Sandy Jack

Views from the News

Book Reviews in this Issue

Titanic. The Ship of Dreams – Robert Plant

Paperback, 176pp. Published by Christian Focus Publications, Geanies House, Fearn, Tain, Rossshire, IV20 1TW, Scotland. Price: £5.99. ISBN 978-1845506-41-4. As 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the Tit…

S.O.S. Titanic – Jill Silverthorne

Paperback, 126pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, UK. Price: £5.00. ISBN 978-1-84625-308-9. This is another book written with the 100th anniversary of the Titani…

No Other Doctrine – The Gospel and the Modern World – John F. Parkinson

Paperback, 198 pp, Published John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, Scotland. Price £7.99. ISBN 978-1-904064-29-9. This book has arisen from its author’s firm conviction that the messag…

Mountains & Valleys in Christian Living – Donald Norbie

Paperback, 90pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. W., Port Colborne, ON L3K 6A6, Canada. Price: £7.50.ISBN 9-781897-117941. Mountains & Valleys in Christian Living is a delightful,…

Daniel Rudge

Anticipating The End Times: A Concise Commentary on the Book of Daniel – Malcolm C. Davis

Paperback, 144pp, Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, Scotland. Price £6.99. ISBN 978-1-907731-02-0. Given the number of works already available on the prophecy of Danie…