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2019 Volume 74 Issue 2
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A Word for Today – Yeshu’ah
Yeshimon (desert, wilderness) Yeshu'ah (deliverance, salvation, help) Yesod (foundation) When our Lord met the woman at Jacob’s well and told her that ‘salvation is of [or better rendered “from"] the Je…
Brian Clatworthy
Study
Assembly Work and Testimony in Romania
‘As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country’, Prov. 25. 25. Country profile Romania is the largest country in South East Europe and is slightly smaller in area than Great Brita…
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Character Studies in the Book of Proverbs – Part 6: The Talebearer
Man is by nature an inquisitive being. There is, of course, nothing intrinsically wrong with that. It is a God-given attribute, which helps us to learn and develop through life and to acquire the knowle…
John Scarsbrook
Character Studies in the Book of Proverbs
Exposition
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‘And came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus’, John 6. 24. The ruined site of the village of Capernaum, modern site name ‘Tell-Hum’, is located close to the River Jordan on the north-west side of the Sea o…
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Do not be Content
The Bible instructs us to be content, Heb. 13. 5; 1 Tim. 6. 8, as a content heart is a thankful heart that can enjoy satisfaction and happy fellowship with the Lord, Phil. 4. 11. However, the Bible also…
Sam Taufeek
Devotional
Editorial
‘Jesus … touched him’, Mark 1. 41. Here we have the unclean in the presence of the clean, the true Nazarite from Nazareth, v. 24! Trace His steps in this chapter and note how the impeccable Christ moves…
Sandy Jack
Editorial
Headship is Expressed
Headship in principle When we speak of ‘headship’ we are describing a form of control and order that is unique. It is a principle of government that not only originates with God, but also displays how t…
Phil Coulson
An Assembly of the Lord’s people will be a people among whom …
Assembly Principles
Herod’s Temple
One of Herod’s most ambitious projects, started in 20 BC, was rebuilding the Jewish temple at Jerusalem. Much to the relief of the Jews, within two years the House was finished, its bright marble walls …
Jeremy Gibson
Devotional
Ishbosheth – The man who remained silent because of fear
Ishbosheth, ‘Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David’, 2 Sam. 2. 10. His name means ‘man of shame’ and he was orig…
Geoff Gordge
Exposition
Paul the Priest – The Presence of God – Part 2
On two occasions in the Epistles to the Corinthians the apostle Paul describes the church of God at Corinth as ‘the temple of God’, 1 Cor. 3. 16; 2 Cor. 6. 16. The word ‘temple’ naturally takes our mind…
Stephen Fellowes
Paul the Priest
A Word for Today
Question Time – Is it essential that an assembly should convene a weekly gospel meeting?
Question Is it essential that an assembly should convene a weekly gospel meeting? Answer Throughout the United Kingdom, and probably in many other countries, it has been the custom for assemblies to hol…
Richard Collings
Question Time
Tanzania – A land of many opportunites to serve the Lord
Compiled by Stephen Davies Tanzania, from contributions from missionary colleagues. The start of Christian missionary endeavour in Tanzania can be traced back to the 1860s, but it was not until the 1950…
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The Chronology of Revelation – Chapters 21 and 22 – Part 1
In this article I examine the chronology of chapters 21 and 22 in the book of Revelation. The article is in two parts. This first part considers the contextual issues and the second look at specific fac…
Alan Summers
The Chronology of Revelation
Exposition
The Epistle to the Colossians – Part 5
The majesty of Christ in new creation, 1. 19-23 A great day for the universe is yet to dawn when the Lord Jesus reconciles ‘all things unto himself’, v. 20. It will effectively be a new creation! Millen…
William Banks
The Epistle to the Colossians
A Word for Today
The Gospel of Mark – Part 6
The man with leprosy, vv. 40-45 As this first chapter draws to its close, it is interesting to look back upon the service of the perfect Servant and to see what He has accomplished. The demoniac in the …
John Bennett
The Gospel of Mark
Devotional
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 118
The setting of the Psalm In its position as the last of the ‘Messianic Psalms’, and also the last of the six ‘Hallel Psalms’, Psalms 113 to 118, Psalm 118 demands our particular interest. The Messianic …
Phil Coulson
The Messianic Psalms
Exposition
The Son of God His Eternality
Perhaps the first question we should ask ourselves is what we actually understand by the word eternality or eternal in relationship to God? At its most basic level, we mean that God in His essential bei…
Brian Clatworthy
Devotional
The Twelve Tribes of Israel – Judah
In the introduction to this series we noted that along with Joseph, Judah dominates Jacob’s closing discourse in Genesis. We also noted the chronicler’s words, ‘Judah prevailed over his brethren’, 1 Chr…
Lloyd Stock
Devotional
What Does the Bible Tell Us About the Future? – Part 3: The Judgement Seat of Christ
Introduction Whilst all believers should be longing for the coming of the Lord, many of us may not be so enthusiastically waiting for the judgement seat of Christ that immediately follows it. This event…
Richard Collings
What Does the Bible Tell Us About the Future?
Devotional
Book Reviews in this Issue
1 Corinthians – John M. Riddle
Paperback, 352 pages, Published by John Ritchie Publishing, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK. ISBN: 978-1-912522-42-2 As the back cover of the book indicates, the content of this book is ‘the su…
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Can science explain everything? – John C. Lennox
Paperback, 127 pages, Published by The Good Book Company, Blenheim House, 1 Blenheim Rd, Epsom, KT19 9AP, UK. ISBN: 978-1-784984-11-3 Those familiar with the name John Lennox will be encouraged to kno…
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Everyday Evangelism – Sharing the Gospel in Conversation – Paul McCauley & David Williamson
Paperback, 336 pages. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland KR3 1RL. ISBN: 978-1-912522-45-3 Books on the subjects of effective evangelism and Christian apologetics are not…
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The Ten Commandments – Craig Munro
Paperback 105 pages. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. ISBN: 978-1-912522-21-7 This book is the first in a planned series by Craig Munro under the general he…
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