Articles for the Issue –

Chairman’s Notes – November 2022

For many of us, 2022 has been a difficult year. Although the impact of Covid-19 infections has been lessened by the introduction of vaccines, the pandemic continues. Its impact is now being felt through…

John Bennett

Editorial

Drive-In Gospel Meetings – Northern Ireland

In 2020, much of the world ‘stood still’ because of a global pandemic! Suddenly all areas of our lives were affected, our work life, our home life, and our assembly life. Due to government restrictions,…

Clifford Law

Report

Editorial – November 2022

‘Now some are puffed up’, 1 Cor. 4. 18 Despite the centuries that have now passed since the KJV translation came into existence, it is interesting that many more modern translations have retained ‘puffe…

John Bennett

Editorial

Eliezer of Damascus

There are two men in scripture that we associate with the place called Damascus. One in the New Testament called Ananias, Acts 9. 10-18;1 the other in the Old Testament, ‘Eliezer of Damascus’, Gen. 15. …

John Tinkler

‘The Father, Who Raised Him From the Dead’, Gal. 1. 1

The whole edifice of Christian truth and doctrine stands or falls on the validity of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. If there is any question or doubt concerning the historical reality of the…

John Scarsbrook

The Father

Face Covered, but Hopefully Not Hidden

Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James version of the Bible By far my favourite radio programme was known as the ‘Lone Ranger’. Several episodes were featured every week. The storyline …

David Brauch

The Grace of Giving

‘Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all dili…

Mervyn Wishart

The Hand of God

Have you ever considered the varied ways in which we make use of our hands? We use them to feed ourselves, to minister to our needs, but likewise we might employ them to give a comforting touch or stead…

R. Catchpole

Anthropomorphisms

The Meekness and Gentleness of Christ

In the Days of Elijah

Thoughts on some of the ‘remnant companies’ of scripture It would seem that in every time of departure and decline spiritually, God has been pleased to preserve for Himself a faithful ‘remnant’. These …

Ken Rudge

Exhortation

Lamentations

Introduction The opening words of this book prepare the reader for what is to follow, ‘How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the…

Colin Lacey

Centre Pages

The words ‘meekness and gentleness of Christ’ in the first verse of 2 Corinthians chapter 10 ascend from the page as a rich and sweet fragrance to touch the heart of the believer. They cause us to look …

Roderick A Barton

Paul’s Third Missionary Journey – Part 1

Overview Paul’s first missionary journey consisted of a loop passing through Cyprus into southern Turkey, a region called Asia in the New Testament, then returning to Antioch in Syria. Paul’s second mis…

Frank Proudlock

Paul’s Missionary Journeys

Pauline Metaphors – Part 4: Slavery and Manumission

Slavery and Manumission1 Even though we have seen public demonstrations against those individuals and institutions that have benefited in the past from the slave trade, slavery remains an ugly feature …

Studies in Pauline Metaphors

The Parable of the The Lost Coin – Luke 15

The background to the story Although representing just ten per cent of the total verses, this story is an integral component of Luke chapter 15 and therefore, to understand it correctly, it is necessary…

Richard Collings

Economic Parables

The Power of the Word – Part 3

in the previous two articles, we pondered first the power of our Lord’s word in creation in the distant past,1 in providence in the present2 and in judgement in the future.3 We then focused on the irres…

Malcolm Horlock

Quebrada Amarilla, Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a small country located in Central America. It is bordered to the north by Nicaragua and to the south by Panama. It has a population of about five million. Its primary language is Spanish,…

Johnny Marin

Report

Question Time – What Is the Difference Between the Lord Jesus Acting As Our Intercessor and Advocate?

QUESTION What Is the Difference Between the Lord Jesus Acting As Our Intercessor and Advocate? ANSWER As our Great High Priest, the Lord Jesus, has, ‘offered one sacrifice for sins for ever’, dealing wi…

Frank Proudlock

Question Time

Studies in the Twelve (Minor) Prophets – Introduction

‘Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets’, Amos 3. 7.’ A short introduction The Minor Prophets come after the major prophetic books in the Old T…

Studies in the Twelve (Minor) Prophets

The Son of Man – Part 2

For the sake of ease, these eighty-four self-references can be clustered into three main groups of texts: Cluster 1 This is concerned with the work and activities of our Lord as the Son of Man on earth.…

Son of…

‘The Way of an Eagle in the Air’, Prov. 30. 19

‘The Way of an Eagle in the Air’, Prov. 30. 19. Looking up into a clear blue sky it is possible to see the streaks of cloud that are the sign that an aircraft has passed at high altitude. These clouds a…

John Bennett

Front Cover

‘We Rest on Thee, and in Thy Name We Go’, 2 Chr. 14. 11

‘We rest on thee’ are the stirring words of faith uttered by Asa, in the early years of his reign, probably around 900 BC, as he is confronted by an enemy army of huge proportions. They express his posi…

Bryan Charles

A Word for Today: Manna (Hb. Mannah)

Mana (Deny, keep, withhold)Manah (Portion, part)Manammim (Dainties) The third line of the first verse of William Williams Pantycelyn’s most famous hymn ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah’ refers to the ‘br…

A Word for Today

The Widow of Sarepta (Zarephath)

Sometimes we isolate ourselves from others. We may have been hurt or let down and hide ourselves away to avoid being hurt again. Some of us are happy to be alone and we are content with our own company.…

Frank Proudlock

The Widows of Luke’s Gospel