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2004 Volume 59 Issue 1
Articles in this Issue
1 Corinthians 15-16
CHAPTER 15 – PART ONE INTRODUCTION The background In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul was concerned with the resurrection of the dead, and with the resurrection of believers in particular. Verses 12, 34 and 35 he…
Malcolm Horlock
Studies in 1 Corinthians
Study
Abel – A Keeper of Sheep
Abel’s shepherd ministry – in his times Abel is the first of a number of Old Testament individuals who we are told were occupied with the care of sheep. The word used for ‘keeper’ in this case conveys …
Dennis S. Parrack
Shepherds And Shepherding
Exposition
Altars In The Life of Abraham
The book of Genesis records that, at different times in his life and in different locations, Abraham used to build altars. There are four different altars in the Scriptures that are attributed to Abraha…
Mikhael Boushra, Dr.
Altars In The Life Of Abraham
Exposition
An Appreciation of Ivan Steeds
Our brother Ivan Steeds has come to the time when he feels, on account of family needs, no longer able to continue on the committee of the magazine. Ivan has always given fully and freely of his time an…
Keith Clayton
Testimony
Broken Things
‘Bread flour must be ground:’ Isaiah 28. 28. Brokenness isn’t a popular subject, especially in a world that applauds bravado. Yet it’s usually the price of success as far as God is concerned. In most of…
Willie Houston
Exposition
Editorial
‘Son, go work today in my vineyard’, Matt. 21. 28. The question that provoked the exchange between the Lord and the chief priests and elders, of which our text is part, was the question of authority. Wh…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
Gospel Work and Other Activities
ENGLAND WINSHILL Winshill Gospel Hall, Burton-on Trent, conducted a meeting considering the issues of drugs and asking: ARE CHRISTIANS PREPARED FOR THE REALITY? The purpose of the meeting was to promote…
Colin Hutchinson
Report
How Does A Christian Deal With Feelings of Guilt?
Question How Does A Christian Deal With Feelings of Guilt? Answer Firstly, do not ever think that you are alone in having feelings of guilt. Most Christians, at sometime or another in their experience, …
Howard Coles
Question Time
John Mark, Meet For The Master’s Use
Mark appreciated ‘Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry’, 2 Tim. 4. 11. What praise is this! Mark must have well earned it for Paul’s standards were very high. …
Jim Voisey
Exposition
Nearing Home
Nearer home, yes one day nearer To our Father’s house on high, And His love is growing dearer, As the days glide swiftly by, Sorrow’s storm will soon be over, Tempests never more will come, Tents no mor…
Joseph Pellatt
Poetry
New Testament Assemblies In Shetland – A History
The first New Testament assembly was planted in Shetland in 1864 when five born-again and baptized believers sat down in a room in Mounthooly Street in Lerwick to remember the Lord in the breaking of br…
Philip S. Moar
History
Prayer The Powerhouse
‘Men ought always to pray and not to faint’, Luke 18. 1 ‘What, could ye not watch with me one hour?’ Matt. 26. 40 Getting started in relation to prayer The Lord Jesus Christ was a man of prayer, see M…
Brian Gunning
Vital Issues For Spiritual Renewal
Exposition
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 day…
Roy Hill
Exposition
The Christian Life
Chapter 7. How not to serve God – the obstacle to serving God Here are some keys to unlock the ideas set out in the chapter. Key question: ‘Is the law sinful?’ 7. 7. The subject: the discovery of indwel…
Paul Clarke
The Christian Life, Studies In Romans 6, 7 and 8
Exposition
The Deity of The Lord Jesus
When here on earth, the greatest single issue that divided men regarding the Lord Jesus was His claim to be the Son of God, and therefore equal with God. This is seen in John 6. 17-18, and 10. 30-33. Th…
Alastair Sinclair
Exposition
The Little Maid
Notice the background: Naaman had been used by God to give deliverance to Syria, and that evidently included success against Israel. God controls the affairs of nations, and takes account of character. …
John Riddle
Exposition
The Lord Jesus as the Word of God in John’s Gospel
Introductory References to the Lord Jesus as the ‘Word of God’ occur in John’s gospel, 1. 1-5, 14. Here He is seen as eternally divine, the Creator of everything, the source of life and light, yet beco…
J. Wesley Ferguson
Exposition
They Are Not of This World
Introduction We have been taught that though we are in the world, we are not of it. Sadly, the world has so encroached upon us as Christians that the distinction has been seriously blurred. In this pray…
Peter Davies
Exposition
Trusts And Trustees, Additional Clarification
Additional clarification Re: ‘Registration as a Charity’ Section 3(5) of the Charities Act 1993 indicates as follows: ‘no charity is required to be registered in respect of any registered place of worsh…
Brian Knowles
Contemporary Issues
What Is Your Motivation For Serving God?
People may go into the Lord’s work for various reasons. Some may feel there is prestige connected with being in full-time Christian work. If one is lazy he might think he could get by while doing very l…
Donald L. Norbie
Exposition
Work In Schools
It has been said, ‘School was loved or loathed’ and no doubt many reading this article would tend to agree! There will be countless reasons why you either loved it or loathed it. But for all that, the d…
David Tinkler
Contemporary Issues
Book Reviews in this Issue
In Trouble and Joy, Four Women Who Lived for God
By Sharon James. 288pp. Cloth bound, £13.95. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington. DL3 0PH (or Evangelical Press U.S.A., P.O. Box 825, Webster, New York 14580, USA.)…
Sharon James
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The Holy War, A Modern English Version
By Thelma H. Jenkins. Published by Evangelical Press. 176pp. Paperback. Price £5.95 ISBN 0 85234532 1 This is a long awaited reprint of one of Bunyan’s best writings. Thelma Jenkins in her version, ha…
Thelma H. Jenkins
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Themes and Issues from Pilgrim’s Progress
By Barry Horner. 400pp. Large paperback. £11.95. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, England (or Evangelical Press U.S.A., P.O. Box 84, Auburn, MA 01501 U…
Barry Horner
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