“search the scriptures” John 5:39

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2004 Volume 59 Issue 2
Articles in this Issue
… a place for you … where I am
Though you are homeless, Though you’re alone, I will be your home. Whatever’s the matter, Whatever’s been done, I will be your home. I will be your home, I will be your home, In this fearful, fallen pla…
Michael Card
Young Precious Seed
‘Do not say that!’
The writer of the Epistle of James is an intensely practical teacher. He is writing to people who do things together, worshipping, working, travelling; and whenever people meet they talk. They talk abou…
Gordon L. Bissett
Exposition
1 Corinthians 15-16
CHAPTER 15 – PART TWO Introduction The previous article offered (i) an outline of 1 Corinthians 15 and (ii) some expository comments on verses 1-19. The present article provides expository comments on v…
Malcolm Horlock
Studies in 1 Corinthians
Study
Altars In The Life of Abraham
We have seen Abraham the altar builder, raising altars to the glory of God and as a testimony of his obedience to Him and of his own stranger-ship in the world. The second altar: The Altar of the Pilgri…
Mikhael Boushra, Dr.
Altars In The Life Of Abraham
Exposition
Christ – Is He not omniscient, all knowing?
Question Christ – Is He not omniscient, all knowing? Answer In Mark 13. 32 it mentions that the Lord Jesus did not know the hour or day of His second coming – does this mean He is not omniscient, all kn…
Howard Coles
Question Time
Christ my Life
Lord, Let me see Thy glory,That like Thee I may grow;Transformed to Thy blessed image,While I am here below.Like Thee alone, blessed Saviour,‘Tis my desire to be;To share the joys and sorrows,United now…
Margaret J. Lucas
Poetry
Editorial
'if we deny him, he also will deny us: if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself’, 2 Tim. 2. 12, 13. In this, the final of Paul’s letters in our New Testament, the Spirit of God…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
From Scripture to Structure
Expository preaching is the communication of a biblical concept, derived from a literary study of a passage in its context, which the Holy Spirit first applies to the preacher, then through him to the h…
Dr. David Corbin
Exposition
Gospel Work and Other Activities
ENGLAND BUCKINGHAM New Bradwell Norman Mellish and Aaron Colgan (Magharafelt) were with the assembly at New Bradwell, Milton Keynes for two weeks gospel meetings in February. A week of children’s meetin…
Colin Hutchinson
Report
Hezekiah’s Revival
If we were to consider which two kings stood out as the most notable in the history of Judah, following the division of the kingdom in the days of Rehoboam, surely Hezekiah and Josiah would be amongst t…
John Bennett
Hezekiah’s Revival
Exposition
Peter’s ‘Precious Points’
‘Precious’ is not a word we see frequently. We reserve it to describe certain metals and stones. We often refer to a newborn babe as God’s precious gift and we sometimes describe memories as precious. S…
Graham Hobbs
Peter’s ’Precious Points’
Editorial
Pointers for young and not so young preachers
Opening the meeting for another speaker Remember, your brother is the speaker so do not unduly occupy his time. Avoid long and wordy greetings, they are rarely needed. Do not repeat ‘welcomes’ if peopl…
David Boyd Long
Exposition
Seed Sowers
What is ‘Seed Sowers'? How often have we sat back in a gospel meeting and listened to preachers try to convince us that we ought to believe the gospel? By careful argument and skill they make use of the…
Tim Briercliffe
Organisations
Studies in Luke: Chapter 7
Aspects of the authority of the Lord Jesus and the fallibility of human judgement 1. The Authority of The Lord Jesus Verses 1-10: The Centurion’s Servant Healed The Jewish elders besought the Lord to h…
J. Wesley Ferguson
Exposition
The Christian Life
STUDIES IN ROMANS: CHAPTERS 6,7 and 8 What overcomes indwelling sin? Romans Chapter 8 In Romans chapters 6 to 8 it is the truth of winning the war over sin that we are considering. The believer is save…
Randal Amos
The Christian Life, Studies In Romans 6, 7 and 8
Exposition
The Order of Melchisedec
THE ARGUMENT OF HEBREWS CHAPTER 7 Apart from the historical record of the meeting of Abraham and Melchisedec contained in Genesis 14 and one obscure reference in Psalm 110 v. 4, we are totally indebted …
Brian Clatworthy
Exposition
The Reality of Christ in the Mids
‘Where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them’, Matt. 18. 20 What a tremendous statement this is – expressing a seemingly impossible promise, a unique Person and…
Peter Wee
Exposition
The Scriptures opened, expounded and understood
HEARERS – actively engage your understanding Although, when considered in the context of the scripture, the three activities of ‘expounding’, ‘opening’ and ‘understanding’ sometimes occur simultaneously…
Dennis S. Parrack
The Scriptures Expounded
Exposition
Timeless truths about the local assembly
The Church – its nature Having heard the gospel and taken the first two steps of obedience in response to it, it is vital for each new believer to follow the example set by the first Christians. The fir…
Unknown
Behaving Ourselves in the House of God
Young Precious Seed
What does God look like?
What a question! Why should the appearance of God be so important? Surely that is a most trivial thing to ask. Is it? When you pray, what do you see in your mind’s eye? Is God, as Michaelangelo famously…
Ian Rees
Your God is too small !!!
Young Precious Seed
Who says the Word of God is not important?
‘Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom’, Col. 3. 16 NKJV Too many of us are suffering from spiritual malnutrition, and it shows up when a crisis hits us. For your soul to prosper, God…
Keith Clayton
Exposition
Winshill Gospel Hall
Burton on Trent – England Centenary Year The saints gathered to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ at Winshill, Burton on Trent, give thanks to God this year for 100 years of testimony. The work commence…
Keith Clayton
Report
Wise words from the book of Proverbs
Can a man take fire unto his bosom and not be burned?Proverbs 6. 27 Surely no one would be so daft as to pick up a handful of burning coals from the embers of a fire and place them on one’s chest.To do …
Ian Rees
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
Young Precious Seed
Book Reviews in this Issue
God is Faithful
Thrilling missionary stories of the Lord’s care for those He tenderly calls ‘His own’. Complied by J. B. Nicholson Jnr. 280pp., Paperback. ISBN 188270189-5 Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly S…
J. Boyd Nicholson
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What the Bible Teaches – Numbers
By John J Stubbs. 453pp. £17.95. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. ISBN 1-904064-19-1, and in N. America for Gospel Folio Press. The fourth book of Moses des…
John J. Stubbs
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