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2025 Volume 80 Issue 4
1 Peter 5
As I suggested in my previous article, First Peter can be summarized under four general headings: Salvation, Sanctification, Submission, and, Suffering. Chapter 5 falls into the book’s final section u…
Stephen Baker
The First Epistle of Peter
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‘Above the Bright Blue Sky’ – Albert Midlane (1825–1909)
The name of Albert Midlane may be unfamiliar to readers today, but the chances are many will be familiar with his most famous work, There’s a Friend for little children, a hymn which has been sung in Su…
Steve Sherwin
History
The Assembly and the Challenges of Cultural Diversity
The global movement of people is a complex, emotionally charged, and sometimes tragic issue. Today, it is estimated that there are over 280 million international migrants,1often driven by the pursuit of…
Christo Benite
Frank Proudlock
Diversity
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Bethsaida – Light Bringing Responsibility
Bethsaida joins Jerusalem and Capernaum among the New Testament’s most prominent cities. Rather than its size or location, it was significant because of the Lord Jesus’ momentous ministry in and around …
Keith R. Keyser
Towns and Cities in the Life of the Lord
Devotional
Chairman’s Notes – November 2025
As Elijah and Elisha took their journey from Gilgal to Bethel, and from Bethel to Jericho, and over the Jordan river, it is interesting to note that the whole journey was set against the background that…
John Bennett
Editorial
Editorial – November 2025
‘And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness’, 1 Tim. 3. 16 Verses 14 to 16 of chapter 3 constitute the core, climax, and key to 1 Timothy and explain Paul’s reasons for writing. The focus…
Ken Totton
Editorial
The Glory of God Depicted
Introduction to the prophecy Ezekiel is possibly the most neglected prophetic book in the canon of scripture.1 Introductory matters to cover are abundant but we will constrain ourselves to those outline…
Graeme Andrews
Ezekiel the Seer
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Jehovah Tsebahoth – ‘The Lord of Hosts’
‘O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid’, 1 Sam. 1. 11. That this is the first time this title is uttered by human lips is remarkable. Not by a mighty king leading…
Andrew Ware
Titles of Jehovah
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Lessons in Prayer From Gethsemane
In this article, we briefly consider the time the Lord Jesus spent in the Garden of Gethsemane. There, we will see Him under immense pressure and in deep anguish of soul as He anticipates the work of si…
Philip Collier
Devotional
‘Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly’, Prov. 17. 12
‘Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet: a man, rather than a fool in his folly’, Prov. 17. 12 The bear is a formidable beast, known for its strength and power. They are omnivorous and feed on a variety o…
John Bennett
Front Cover
A Man of Perseverance
With the work of rebuilding and restoring Jerusalem’s wall underway, the following three chapters deal with problems encountered as the work continued. Chapter 4 addresses external challenges. The unite…
Tom Merriman
Nehemiah
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The Men at the Cross
The men are not as prominent as the women at the cross. The Lord’s disciples fled when He was arrested, thus fulfilling the prophecy, ‘I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scat…
Ernest Abbott
Reflections on the Cross
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Old Testament
When God made the different parts of His creation, He gave them names - day night, heaven, earth, seas, Gen. 1. 5, 8, 10. God also named the rivers that flowed out of Eden, 2. 10-14; and Psalm 147 verse…
Mervyn Wishart
The ‘I AM’ Statements of Scripture
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The Shunamite, the Son and the Seer
These ‘last days’ are characterized by the exchange of truth for lies and corresponding lawlessness, 1 Tim. 4. 1, 2; 2 Tim. 3. 1-9, 13. The Lord Jesus predicted it, saying, ‘Then many false prophets wil…
Keith R. Keyser
The Life and Times of Elisha
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Uganda
I have posted Bible teaching videos and audio on various social media platforms for many years. My initial aim was to make Bible teaching available to believers in the UK who may not have come across Ne…
Stephen Baker
Report
Words at the Cross – Part 7
‘When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost’, John 19. 30. The Bible begins with the account of the finished work of creation. ‘…
Mervyn Wishart
Devotional
Zechariah (2025)
‘How great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty!’ Zech. 9. 17 Zechariah’s ministry is overwhelmingly positive. In a region of our Bible that is unsurprisingly less visited, due to the focus bein…
Jeremy Holifield
Studies in the Twelve (Minor) Prophets
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