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A Wonderful Heritage
Introduction In the mid-1950s there were over 1,800 assemblies gathering only to the Lord’s Name in the UK. Today, fifty years later there are around 1,100. So, in that time 700 have ‘disappeared’, so…
Roy Hill
2008 Volume 63 Issue 2
Exposition
An Alert Assembly
The privileges and the perils A New Testament ‘assembly’ is a group of believers, once sinners, but now converted and baptized and who recognize their Saviour as Lord. They gather to His Name and cont…
Roy Hill
2006 Volume 61 Issue 4
Exposition
Bethany
WE READ IN JOHN 11. 55 that ‘the Jews’ Passover was nigh at hand’. It is interesting to note that this phrase not only identifies the time of year, i.e. it is not only a time marker, but also identifi…
Roy Hill
1990 Volume 41 Issue 4
Exposition
Christian Year Publications
Christian Year Publications (CYP) started as a very small part-time publishing enterprise in 1990. The initial objective was to publish a diary for Christians which put the Lord’s Day as the first day…
Roy Hill
2005 Volume 60 Issue 2
Organisations
Concerning Joseph
In Genesis chapter 45 Joseph could not refrain himself in front of his brethren. He had listened to the dramatic, moving and compelling appeal of Judah on behalf of the lad Benjamin as he reported the…
Roy Hill
1989 Volume 40 Issue 2
Exposition
Correction
Note from Roy Hill, General Editor In the August 2011 Reports section of the magazine we included a story on page 28 entitled ‘Egypt’. This had already been published by a respected US assembly minist…
Roy Hill
2011 Volume 66 Issue 4
Editorial
Do We Look for Another?
John tiih Baptist held a very important position relative to Christ. He was the forerunner and his particular responsibility was to prepare the way of the Lord and to make His paths straight. His mini…
Roy Hill
1989 Volume 40 Issue 5
Exposition
Early Days
The news of what was happening in Antioch - many Gentiles turning to the Lord - soon travelled back to Jerusalem. Because this was quite a new phenomenon the elders decided that it should be investiga…
Roy Hill
The Church at Antioch
1991 Volume 42 Issue 4
Exposition
Editorial
‘There shall be one fold, and one shepherd’, John 10. 16. There is no doubt but that the Jews in the days of the Lord were enclosed in the fold of Judaism with all its constraints and commandments th…
Roy Hill
2009 Volume 64 Issue 4
Editorial
Editorial
‘So great salvation’, Heb. 2. 3 ‘The common salvation’, Jude 1. 3 It is a wonderful thing to be saved and a great privilege to be able to follow the Lord Jesus. We exult in the fact that our sins, th…
Roy Hill
2009 Volume 64 Issue 3
Editorial
Effective And Attractive Bible Study
One of the first things that new believers want to do is to read the Bible, and then to study it. Reading it is something that can be done by everyone in private. Many people devise their own reading …
Roy Hill
Vital Issues For Spiritual Renewal
2003 Volume 58 Issue 4
Contemporary Issues
Evangelical Mission Press, South Africa
EMP is located in Bellville, a town on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, and it celebrated its 75th anniversary with a conference held in November 2006 at The Civic Centre in the town. It was …
Roy Hill
2007 Volume 62 Issue 1
Report
Excuses, Excuses
There are very many today who are engaged in service for the Lord, yet their number is small compared with those who profess salvation but do not attempt to serve in any way. Many reasons are given by…
Roy Hill
1974 Volume 25 Issue 2
Exposition
Giving
When Moses was planning the building of the tabernacle during the wilderness journey he had very specific instructions direct from God Himself. In order to fulfil these it was necessary that Moses sho…
Roy Hill
1992 Volume 43 Issue 4
Contemporary Issues
Golden Censers and Vials; Revelation 5. 8; 8. 3-5; 15. 7.
The censer was a copper bowl used for carrying coals and for burning incense, hence the word ‘censer’. It was used in Old Testament days by the High Priest to carry incense into the holiest of all on …
Roy Hill
1995 Volume 50 Issue 6
Devotional
Introduction vv. 1-3
This little epistle was written by Paul to Philemon in order satisfactorily to deal with the problem of Onesimus which had been complicated conversion. 1. Paul the PrisonerInitially Paul describes him…
Roy Hill
Studies in Philemon
1993 Volume 44 Issue 2
Contemporary Issues
Its Foundation
THE DEATH OF STEPHEN was a major turning-point in the proclamation of the gospel and in the spread of Christianity as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. Chapter 8 opens in Jerusalem with Saul conse…
Roy Hill
The Church at Antioch
1991 Volume 42 Issue 3
Exposition
Joseph the Carpenter
It is interesting that in Deuteronomy 33, when Moses is speaking of the blessing of Joseph, he says that he handled ‘the precious things of heaven’. Similarly Jacob, in Genesis 49, in blessing his son…
Roy Hill
1990 Volume 41 Issue 1
Devotional
Many Mansions?
John 13 described in vivid detail the trauma of the disciples as they faced the many challenges of their last days with the Lord Jesus. Seldom had so much happened in the course of a few hours. The ch…
Roy Hill
2004 Volume 59 Issue 3
Exposition
Missionary Interest – Sending Men
The Christians at Antioch were interested in not only sending money to help need where they saw it but also in sending men. Not only in helping existing believers but in making new ones. Thus the prop…
Roy Hill
The Church at Antioch
1992 Volume 43 Issue 1
Contemporary Issues
Not under Grace But under Law
COPYRIGHT LAW AND THE ASSEMBLY Copyright in the United Kingdom The question of copyright used not to be a problem for the assembly; but it is now. Assemblies have a responsibility to make every endeav…
Roy Hill
2007 Volume 62 Issue 4
Exposition
Obedience to Parents
When Paul is writing to the Colossians and to the Ephesians he is anxious to set out the responsibilty of believers in their relationships inside and outside their families. Husbands and wives, master…
Roy Hill
2006 Volume 61 Issue 2
Young Precious Seed
Onesimus, vv. 10-16
In this section of the letter Paul at last introduces the name of Onesimus, which means ‘profitable’. He has delayed doing so until the atmosphere is right and the sympathies of Philemon are aroused. …
Roy Hill
Studies in Philemon
1993 Volume 44 Issue 4
Study
Partners, vv. 17-25
In the last verses of the epistle we see three partnerships between i) Paul and Philemon, ii) Paul and Onesimus, and iii) Philemon and Onesimus. 1. ReceptionPaul suggests that Philemon should recall t…
Roy Hill
Studies in Philemon
1993 Volume 44 Issue 5
Contemporary Issues
Problems, Spiritual and Personal
Acts 11. 19; 13. 1-3; 14. 21 - 15. 41 The Church at Antioch had, in the Lord, the ability to withstand all the attacks of the evil one. When, inevitably, problems arose it was able to resolve them in …
Roy Hill
The Church at Antioch
1992 Volume 43 Issue 2
Contemporary Issues
Reports from By-gone Days
The Reports Section has been running from the inauguration of the magazine and here is a selection of interesting Reports from ‘days gone by’. From the very first edition of yhe magazine - 1945 1945…
Roy Hill
2005 Volume 60 Issue 4
Report
Seven Sights For Sore Eyes
John’s Gospel chapter 20 is an enthralling piece of writing describing as it does one of the greatest days the inhabitants of earth have ever seen. This quite remarkable day was of course ‘the third d…
Roy Hill
2004 Volume 59 Issue 1
Exposition
The Challenge of Youth
The scriptures that are referred to in this article use the word ‘child’ but readers of YPS should not be put off by that because in the Old Testament the meaning of the word is usually ‘youth’ or ‘yo…
Roy Hill
2006 Volume 61 Issue 1
Young Precious Seed
The Church at Laodicea
REVELATION 3. 14-22 Position Laodicea was about 45 miles south of Philadelphia and around 25 miles north of Colossae. When the messenger bearing the various letters arrived there he would have been du…
Roy Hill
The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor
2008 Volume 63 Issue 2
Exposition
The Faithful Prophet – Chapter 3 (running for God)
For the purposes of this article chapter 3 of this book can be divided into three parts: Restoration for Jonah, vv 1-4; Reaction in Nineveh, vv. 5-9; Repentance by God, v. 10. At the close of chapte…
Roy Hill
Jonah
2008 Volume 63 Issue 1
Exposition
The Faithful Prophet – Chapter 4 (running behind God)
Jonah’s Anger At the end of chapter 3, in verses 9- 10, we note that the Lord turned away from His fierce anger. No doubt the Ninevites heaved a huge sigh of relief and there would have been thankfuln…
Roy Hill
Jonah
2008 Volume 63 Issue 2
Exposition
The Fleeing Prophet – Chapter 1 (running away from God)
This series of articles on the book of Jonah will look at the record as follows: Chapter 1 – The Fleeing Prophet (running away from God) Chapter 2 – The Frightened Prophet (running back to God) Chap…
Roy Hill
Jonah
2007 Volume 62 Issue 3
Exposition
The Frightened Prophet – Chapter 2 (running back to God)
Jonah’s plightFinding himself in the belly of the whale must have really frightened Jonah. Nobody before had ever been is such a predicament. It is probably with hindsight that he realized where he wa…
Roy Hill
Jonah
2007 Volume 62 Issue 4
Exposition
The Gifts of the Spirit
The gifts of the Spirit have been misunderstood and even misrepresented to such an extent that this whole area of truth has become confused in some quarters. This article attempts to set out some of t…
Roy Hill
1996 Volume 51 Issue 5
Devotional
The Great Throne of Ivory Overlaid with Gold (1 Kings 10. 17-20)
IntroductionKing Solomon had an enormous income of gold and annually received over 20 tons of it. Consequently he was able to use it to beautify the house of the Lord and in a variety of other ways. F…
Roy Hill
1995 Volume 50 Issue 5
Devotional
The Ground
The exciting phenomenon of the burning bush which Moses saw in the wilderness is introduced to us in Exodus chapter 3. Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro and this work took hi…
Roy Hill
2006 Volume 61 Issue 3
Exposition
The Hour is Come
In the gospel of John we are told on five occasions concerning our Lord that ‘his hour had not yet come’, cf. 8.20, and in the same gospel we are also told on five occasions that ‘the hour is come’, c…
Roy Hill
1989 Volume 40 Issue 4
Exposition
The Isle of Patmos
This article is a preface to our new series that will take us through the seven letters to the churches in Revelation, chapters 2 and 3. It was written by our brother after his recent visit to the Isl…
Roy Hill
2006 Volume 61 Issue 1
Exposition
The Lord Stood with Me
In chapter 4 of 2 Timothy the apostle Paul details the relationship he had with various brethren and in particular highlights those who either stood by him or deserted him. We shall look at some of th…
Roy Hill
1992 Volume 43 Issue 3
Devotional
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 16
‘The book of Psalms is a limpid lake which reflects every mood of man’s changeful sky. It is a river of consolation which, though swollen with many tears, never fails to gladden the fainting. It is a …
Roy Hill
The Messianic Psalms
2017 Volume 72 Issue 4
Exposition
The Mistery of Godliness
The apostle Paul in writing to Timothy, who was then located in Ephesus, was concerned that he might not be able to visit him and the saints there for quite some time. He is anxious to ensure, should …
Roy Hill
2009 Volume 64 Issue 3
Exposition
The Polished Shaft
IN ISAIAH CHAPTER 49 there are some delightful pictures of our Lord JesusChrist. He is the Servant of Jehovah; the Saviour of the world; the sharpmouth in His preaching; and the shaft that is polished…
Roy Hill
1990 Volume 41 Issue 3
Devotional
The Polished Shaft
IN ISAIAH CHAPTER 49 there are some delightful pictures of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Servant of Jehovah; the Saviour of the world; the sharp mouth in His preaching; and the shaft that is polish…
Roy Hill
1990 Volume 41 Issue 2
Exposition
The Race
In any race there are at least three stages: starting; continuing; finishing. Each is equally as important as the other in that any one missed means there will be no result. In some sports the strong …
Roy Hill
2006 Volume 61 Issue 3
Young Precious Seed
The True Vine
THE NATION OF ISRAEL CONSIDERED ITSELF to be the vine that God had planted.We are told in Psalm 80 that God had brought this vine out of Egypt, hadmade room for it, by casting out the nations in the p…
Roy Hill
1990 Volume 41 Issue 5
Exposition
The War in Yugoslavia
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is in fact the third to bear that name. It was inaugurated on 27th April 1992 and consists of Serbia and Montenegro – the former states of Slovenia, Croatia, Macedon…
Roy Hill
1999 Volume 54 Issue 2
Contemporary Issues
These Things the Soldiers Did
The ministry of John the Baptist was compelling in that it reached the hearts and minds of his audience and encouraged them to ask questions. Often we respond to ministry in an analytical way by descr…
Roy Hill
1989 Volume 40 Issue 3
Exposition
Tour to Israel, May 2013
This year we had a group of 49 made up of people from all parts of the UK, plus some from Canada and the USA. The weather was glorious throughout, non-stop sunshine, and temperatures ranging from a lo…
Roy Hill
2013 Volume 68 Issue 3
Organisations
Trip to Israel – March 6 -16, 2012
On Tuesday 6th March, 99 readers of our magazine gathered at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport for PSi’s first-ever trip to Israel. Almost 50% came from Canada and the USA and the rest from the UK, Irelan…
Roy Hill
2012 Volume 67 Issue 2
Report
Where do we go from now?
I don’t know whether the founders of Precious Seed thought that the magazine was only something that would serve the assemblies in the immediate post-war years or whether some had the vision to see it…
Roy Hill
2005 Volume 60 Issue 4
Report
Book Reviews by this Author
A Pastor in New York
Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Industrial estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH, hardback, 224 pages, ISBN 0-85234-512-7. Spencer Houghton Cone (1785-1855) is a name unknown in the secular wo…
Roy Hill
2004 Volume 59 Issue 3
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Collected Writings of J. M. Davies Vols. 1-3 Compiled by Mervyn Wishart
Paperback in 3 volumes, 1428 pages, Published by STL, Cookstown, N. Ireland ISBNs: 978-1-909789-25-8; 978-1-909789-26-5; 978-1-909789-27-2. Mr. J. M. Davies was born in South Wales, UK, in 1895. He …
Roy Hill
2018 Volume 73 Issue 4
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Missionary Interest – Sending Money
The disciples were first called ‘Christians’ at Antioch and one of the characteristics of a Christian is a sympathetic consideration for others who are in any kind of need. Some say that this is a des…
Roy Hill
The Church at Antioch
1991 Volume 42 Issue 5
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The Assemblies Address Book – Sixth Edition
Christian Year Publications, The Glebe House, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4EH. Price £7.00. ISBN 1-872734-30-8. Available from Gospel Folio Press and John Ritchies Ltd. The latest edition of this we…
Roy Hill
2006 Volume 61 Issue 1
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