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2019 Volume 74 Issue 2

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

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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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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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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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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