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2020 Volume 75 Issue 3
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1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 – Readiness for his coming
This is a chapter of challenge on the one hand, and cheer on the other. It opens with a call to holiness and concludes with the call to heaven. In view of the fact that we are a heavenly people, the apo…
Peter Davies
1 Thessalonians
Exposition
An Assembly of the Lord’s people will be a people among whom – Worship Arises to God – Part 8
As we examine the scriptures, we discover that the churches of the first century came together for at least six different kinds of meetings. Due to the prevailing social conditions, they may not have be…
Alastair Sinclair
An Assembly of the Lord’s people will be a people among whom …
Exposition
An overview of Job
Introduction The title of the book is taken from the person whose experience it records. That Job was a historical figure is confirmed by later references to him in the scriptures. Ezekiel makes referen…
R. Catchpole
Exposition
Aspects of Calvary – The blood of Christ in Hebrews – Part 2
There are twenty references to blood in the Epistle to the Hebrews, most of which deal directly or indirectly with the great matter of sacrifice. It would be impossible to embrace all the references wit…
Stephen Fellowes
Aspects of Calvary
Devotional
Assembly work in the Northern State of Pará, Brazil
The place For many years, servants of the Lord in this region of Pará, Brazil, have proved the precious promise of Isaiah chapter 43 verse 2 in a very literal way, as they often have to ‘pass through th…
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Report
Balaam – Part 1: Numbers 22. 1-38
The chapter opens with the children of Israel pitched in the plains of Moab, east of the River Jordan, over against Jericho. The wilderness journey is concluded, the next movement is to cross the Jordan…
R. Catchpole
Balaam
Exposition
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‘Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men’, Mark 1. 17 NKJV At the time of the creation we read that God gave man the authority to rule over the fish of the sea, Gen. 1. 26. Since then, man …
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Editorial ‘We … sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre … and finding disciples, we tarried there’, Acts 21. 3, 4
As we read through the narrative of the Acts of the Apostles, it is often perplexing to know why the inspired writer should record in places the minute detail of Paul’s journey. The opening verses of th…
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Editorial
Hagar
Hagar was a slave. She had no rights. She could not request time off for rest and recuperation. She could not express her opinion. She couldn’t campaign for better working conditions. She did as she was…
Frank Proudlock
Old Testament Women Who Appear in the New Testament
Exposition
Open Air Work
For the purpose of street preaching, I use a magnetic board, very similar in principle to the decorator’s pasting table, which is hinged and can be opened out. The upper section is a black magnetic part…
Ian Campbell
Report
Question Time – Is it right for Christians to gamble?
QUESTION Is it right for Christians to gamble? ANSWER Since there are no specific verses in the Bible that either sanction or prohibit gambling, we need to use spiritual common sense and apply fundament…
Frank Proudlock
Question Time
The Epistle to the Colossians – Part 10
The significance of being raised with Christ, 3. 1-4 – ‘ye have been raised with the Christ’ JND. Continued. ‘Seek those things which are above’, v. 1, ‘where’; practical, external The fact of our being…
William Banks
The Epistle to the Colossians
Exposition
The Gospel of Mark – Part 11
As we continue our studies in chapter 3 and the Galilean ministry of the Lord, we come to the choosing of the twelve. The servants, vv. 13-19 The Lord chose those that were to be His special companions …
John Bennett
The Gospel of Mark
A Word for Today
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 102: The Messiah, Afflicted Yet Victorious
People sometimes feel overwhelmed by life’s struggles. Amid physical, emotional, and spiritual difficulties, they wonder where to turn. The Lord Jesus promised, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit: for thei…
Keith R. Keyser
The Messianic Psalms
Exposition
The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ
The resurrection is central to Christianity. Every fundamental of our faith depends on it. Put simply, if there is no resurrection Christianity falls apart and is just another false, dead religion. In 1…
Alastair Sinclair
A Word for Today
The Storm on the Lake
References are from the NKJV unless stated Although violent storms were common on the Sea of Galilee, clearly this was no ordinary storm. Even experienced fishermen were filled with fear, Mark 4. 40. We…
Malcolm Horlock
Devotional
The Twelve Tribes of Israel – Issachar
Scripture’s record of the tribe of Issachar is most interesting. There are several surprises as well as other details which are just plain obscure and difficult to unravel with any certainty. A quick bi…
Lloyd Stock
Exposition
What does the Bible tell us about the future? – Part 4 – Israel – The persecution of the nation
Introduction The nation of Israel has often been the victim of the most bitter persecution ever since they became a nation in Egypt under the Pharaohs after the time of Joseph’s administration there. As…
Malcolm C. Davis
What Does the Bible Tell Us About the Future?
A Word for Today
William Henry Bennet (1843-1920)
The life of William Bennet is a good illustration of how God equips a dedicated soul to serve Him in ways that the individual might originally be unaware of. William Bennet eventually became one of the …
Howard A. Barnes
History
Word for Today – Anastasis
anaspao (to draw up) anastasis (resurrection) anastatoo (to stir up, excite, unsettle) Who would have thought that in a very short space of time, practically the entire world would be in a state of loc…
Brian Clatworthy
Study
Book Reviews in this Issue
Traditions to Treasure – Continuing Steadfastly
Bert Cargill and James Brown 242 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978-1-912522-67-5. I recall as a young boy, that my father had a book called …
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How shattered dreams became reality (Lessons from the life of Joseph) – Jack Hay
139 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978-1-912522-74-3. The life and character of Joseph has attracted the attention of many writers over t…
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