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2022 Volume 77 Issue 4
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A Brief Look Into the Death and Burial of Jesus Christ – Mark 15. 33–47 – Part 2
The death The Lord Jesus Christ cried with a loud voice and ‘gave up the ghost’, v. 37. The word for giving up the ghost used by Mark and Luke translates as ‘expired / exhaled’, while Matthew uses a wor…
Dejice Jacob
Devotional
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
Devotional
‘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
Study
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
Devotional
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
Devotional
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
Study
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 Meekness and Gentleness of Christ
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
Devotional
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
Study
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 …
Brian Clatworthy
Studies in Pauline Metaphors
Study
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
Study
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
Study
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…
Brian Clatworthy
Studies in the Twelve (Minor) Prophets
Study
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.…
Brian Clatworthy
Son of…
Devotional
‘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
Devotional
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…
Brian Clatworthy
A Word for Today
Study
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
Devotional
Book Reviews in this Issue
Christian Experiences and Spiritual Growth
Christian Experiences and Spiritual Growth by Winston G. Litchmore161 pages, Paperback. Published by Austin Macauley Publishers, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AA.ISBN: 978-1-398467-89-7 …
John Scarsbrook
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Collected Writings of E. W. Rogers – Volume 2
Collected Writings of E. W. Rogers - Volume 2 Compiled by Mervyn Wishart 412 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN 13. 978-1-914273-16-2. We are gra…
John Scarsbrook
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