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2019 Volume 74 Issue 4
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‘On the way to the match’
Crete Gospel Hall in Anfield, Liverpool stands just a stone’s throw from Liverpool Football Club’s stadium, the sixth largest football stadium in England, with a seating capacity of 54,000. It has been …
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1 Thessalonians Chapter 1
Introduction I have chosen this title for the first chapter because it is the way the apostle describes this remarkable company of believers, ‘ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Acha…
Peter Davies
1 Thessalonians
Exposition
A Word for Today – ‘Ol (Yoke)
Oklah (Food, fuel, meat) ‘Ol (Yoke) Olah (Ascent, burnt offering) The use of a yoke or harness in modern-day farming, especially in the West, would be regarded as a somewhat backward step, almost anachr…
Brian Clatworthy
Study
An Overview of the Book of Ezra
Introduction Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther complete the historical books which form the earlier part of the Old Testament. They follow the books of Chronicles, which rehearse the history of the mediatorial…
Malcolm C. Davis
Exposition
Assurance
I lay awake one night as a teenager with the darkness pressing in and the panic rising: ‘Was I saved, or heading for the blackness of hell?’ Eventually I opened my Bible; relief came as it opened at the…
Michael Buckeridge
Devotional
Care is Demonstrated
Among the many metaphors that describe the church in the New Testament, the images of the family and the body resonate most personally. The world of unbelief is a cold place and when people are exposed …
Keith R. Keyser
An Assembly of the Lord’s people will be a people among whom …
Assembly Principles
Chairman’s Notes
As another year draws rapidly to its close, for many 2019 has brought significant change. The political, economic and social landscape of the United Kingdom has altered quite dramatically. With the cons…
John Bennett
Editorial
Character Studies in the Book of Proverbs – Part 8: Women of Vice, Voice and Virtue
We cannot fail to notice as we read through the Proverbs that the wise man is totally impartial in his dealings with the various characters brought before us. He is forthright, honest, incisive and clea…
John Scarsbrook
Character Studies in the Book of Proverbs
Exposition
Image Cover – Volume 74 Issue 4
‘And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved’, Matt. 21. 10. In ancient times gates were not simply thoroughfares but were often meeting places, as well as places where business and leg…
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Editorial – ‘That your faith and hope might be in God’, 1 Pet. 1. 21.
As Peter lifts his pen to write the first of two letters from him that appear in the New Testament, he is writing at a time when Christians are suffering tremendous opposition. A variety of trials, attr…
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Editorial
Ministering to the Widowers
For many years, my wife and I hosted dinners for international students every four to six weeks. However, about ten years ago, God clearly redirected the focus of our hospitality ministry toward widower…
David Brauch
Contemporary Issues
Paul the Priest – The Perfume of the Offering – Part 4
Two scriptures from Paul’s writings will occupy our thoughts in relation to this subject; the first one is in Ephesians chapter 5 verse 2, where we have the fragrance of Christ’s offering; the second is…
Stephen Fellowes
Paul the Priest
Exposition
Personalities in the Early Years of the Lord – Simeon
During the eighteenth century, John Newton, a converted former seaman and slave trader, wrote the following moving words in one of his many hymns: ‘How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear…
Colin Lacey
Exposition
Question Time – Can a Christian commit the unpardonable sin?
Question Can a Christian commit the unpardonable sin? Answer This question reminds me of an incident that occurred many years ago at a gospel meeting in a small assembly in one of the South Wales valley…
Richard Collings
Question Time
The Epistle to the Colossians – Part 7
Warnings and answers, 2. 4-19 The clever deceiver, vv. 4-7 – beguiling ‘with enticing words’ This paragraph, and indeed this whole section to verse 19, begins with a connection to what has gone before. …
William Banks
The Epistle to the Colossians
A Word for Today
The Establishment of Itawa Gospel Hall Assembly, Ndola, Zambia
Itawa Township is a low density residential area comprising council, private and company housing. The township is separated from the city centre by the Kafubu River, from which water is supplied for alm…
Henry Mwenya
Report
The Gospel of Mark – Part 8
As we continue in the Galilean ministry of the Lord, we come to: The call of Levi, vv. 13-17 As we shall see from this second section, the Lord calls Levi from the receipt of custom to become one of His…
John Bennett
The Gospel of Mark
Exposition
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 8
Introduction This brief but magnificent Psalm is a revelation of the majesty of God and, at the same time, a celebration of the unique dignity and responsibilities He conferred on His creature, man. Whi…
Ken Totton
The Messianic Psalms
Exposition
The Son of God – His Humanity – Part 3
Introduction At the incarnation, the Son of God became a real man. His body, soul and spirit were all as real as ours are. He spoke about His body which He gave for us, Luke 22. 19, His soul being troub…
Bert Cargill
The Son of God
Exposition
The Twelve Tribes of Israel – Naphtali
In our series on the twelve tribes of Israel readers will have sensed that we reached a mountaintop whilst looking at Judah, so far as the purposes of God are concerned. We gave the reasons and backgrou…
Lloyd Stock
The Twelve Tribes of Israel
Devotional
Two Kingdoms – A study in Matthew 12
We read in Matthew chapter 12 about a miracle performed by the Lord Jesus Christ – a blind and dumb man possessed by a demon; a picture of the sinner. Only the Lord Jesus could heal him. He could not se…
Sam Taufeek
Exposition
What does the Bible tell us about the future? – Part 5 – The Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb
The direct reference to these two subjects comes in the closing book of the Bible and connected with events that are a precursor to the fulfilment of God’s prophetic programme, Rev. 19. 7-9. The bride C…
R. Catchpole
What Does the Bible Tell Us About the Future?
A Word for Today
Book Reviews in this Issue
All you need to know about the Bible – Brian H. Edwards
Paperback, 6 volumes, each of 144 pages. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. ISBN’s 978-1-84625-584-7, 585-4, 586-1, 587-8, 588-5, 589-2. This review concerns not ju…
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Seven Postures of Christ – Mervyn Wishart
Paperback, 128 pages. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978 1 912522 62 0. As the Psalmist takes up his pen to write, he immediately directs our attention to …
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The New Believers Hymn Book
700 Hymns, Hardback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RL. ISBN: 978-1-912522-38-5. Hymns and hymnbooks, suitable for the regular meetings of the Lord’s people can be a ver…
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The Nine Beatitudes – Craig Munro
Paperback, 94 pages, Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978 1 912522 49 1. This is the second book in a series bearing the overall title 10-1. The author’s pla…
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