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Aughrim Gospel Hall – County Londonderry, NI

Situated in South Derry, at the heart of the Mid-Ulster countryside mid way between Castledawson and Magherafelt, Aughrim Gospel Hall has stood as a beacon of Christianity for a hundred years. In 1903, …

Bits and Bobs – Men and Women See Differently … Literally

History

A husband and wife don’t always see eye-to-eye. Sometimes, this is simply because they have differing preferences, but often it is because they are wired with differing thinking patterns. Researchers no…

Sandy Jack

Clasped Hands

‘For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee’, Isa. 41. 13. There is always something touching about seeing humans holding hands. Whether it is a wife a…

Creating an assembly website – What now?

We see examples of this in the New Testament, and Paul’s Letter to the Philippians, is an example. Paul had visited there on his second missionary journey and had seen the first church in Europe establi…

Andrew Millar

Creating an assembly website

Editorial – ‘Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you’, Matt. 28. 20.

‘Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you’, Matt. 28. 20. In the Lord’s commission to His disciples there was the command to ‘Go … into all the world, and preach the gospel to…

John Bennett

Editorial

I’m Justified

I'm Justified God’s sovereign grace selected me To have in heaven a place; ‘Twas the good pleasure of His will I’m justified by grace. In due time Christ on Calvary died; Flowed that crimson flood Which…

Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 12

Poetry

Paul returns to the theme of the ‘mind’ in verse 15, calling on the believers to share the same viewpoint of striving toward ‘the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus’, v. 14 NKJ…

Keith R. Keyser

Philippians

Exposition

Question Time – Can I use my natural skills in the service of the Lord?

Question Can I use my natural skills in the service of the Lord? Answer Throughout the book of Acts, and in the Epistles, there are numerous examples of servants of the Lord engaging in a diversity of s…

Richard Collings

Question Time

Recognising Elders

The title of this article may create the impression that it will focus on the recognition given to those brethren who are already acknowledged as being elders, and who have served in that capacity for a…

Richard Collings

The Glory of God – Part 1

Reports

England Nottinghamshire On June 23rd the small assembly at Kirkby-in-Ashfield held their second Evangelism Day assisted by Stephen Baker, (Liverpool). Twenty young people from across the East Midlands g…

Sandy Jack

Report

The glory of God is the great theme of the ages. It is the reason creation took place, as the heavens declare God’s glory and mankind was made for His glory. The grand plan of redemption is all to the g…

Gary McBride

The Glory of the Lord

The Great Tribulation

Bible prophecy makes clear that there is going to be a unique and unparalleled period in the world’s history. It will be the world’s worst forty-two months. This period is known as the Great Tribulation…

John J. Stubbs

The Priesthood of all Believers

The entrance of sin into the world had many tragic consequences. One of these was the breakdown of fellowship which man had enjoyed with God in the garden. It is one of the great truths of the Bible tha…

Sinclair Banks

The Sovereignty of God Regarding Individuals

By the sovereignty of God we mean His purposeful, active control of absolutely everything, as Paul speaks of ‘him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will’, Eph. 1. 11. This includes His…

Stephen Arbuthnot

United We Stand – Divided We Fall

Unity is at the heart of Christianity. In the upper room, just before His suffering, the Lord Jesus laid foundational truths for the church. He taught that love for fellow believers is a proof of discip…

Jeremy Gibson

Exhortation

Unveiled – The History of the Kingdom of Heaven (3) – (II) The Parables of the Contamination of the Kingdom

Parable No. 2 Parable No. 3 Parable No. 4 The Wheat and the Tares The Mustard Seed The Leaven False Disciples False Development False Doctrine Parable No. 2 – The Wheat and the Tares vv. 24-30;…

John Griffiths

Unveiled – The History of The Kingdom of Heaven

Exposition

Views from the News

Australia votes against redefining marriage The Parliament of Australia has overwhelmingly rejected attempts to legalize gay marriage in two decisive votes. Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, w…

Sandy Jack

A Word for Today

We Preach Christ

Throughout the New Testament there are four major themes to the preaching of the apostles: The problem of sin, Acts 13. 38; 1 Cor. 15. 1-3; The Person of Christ, Acts 5. 42; 17. 18; The provision of Go…