The aim in these articles is to encourage prayerful contemplation and invigorate discussion on how we can faithfully and effectively present the Truth to the world of today. Having considered the role that lectures play, we will move on to other preaching methods that can be used.
Lectures are by…
Having interested friends home Read More »
Australia’s former Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer devoted a recent article in Adelaide’s daily newspaper, The Advertiser, to the devastating civil war in Syria. He concluded: “Assad will fall but not without a terrible fight with many deaths. Democracy will come.” That final comment migh…
Syria and Damascus Read More »
John Glenn has said that there is no cure for the common birthday. As the days pass, we inexorably age, wrinkles appear, body parts wear out, and the birthdays continue to arrive until we die. Someone once noticed that after age 30 the body seems to have a mind of its own; instead of the quick deft …
When the Queen of Sheba made her celebrated visit to king Solomon, the Bible records that among other gifts, she brought “very much gold, and precious stones” (1 Kings 10:2). Indeed, the record goes on to say that she gave Solomon “an hundred and twenty talents of gold” (1 Kings 10:10). It n…
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The second book of Kings continues the story of the divided monarchy of Israel in the north and Judah in the south. The breakup of the book of Kings into two books by the Septuagint translators is unnecessary as 2 Kings continues straight on from 1 Kings without an obvious break. 1 Kings ends with t…
The Second Book of the Kings Read More »
In this editorial we will continue our contemplations on the price that was paid for our salvation, what was involved in our Lord ‘bearing our griefs, and carrying our sorrows.’ As the time approached, “when he should be received up,” his impending death in Jerusalem weighed more heavily upo…
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Picture a young girl, fresh with innocence and purity. That is the image that comes to our minds every time we read the account of Mary’s interaction with the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:26–38). How did she come to be such a person?
Years of preparation
Yes, we believe that divine guidance must …
Mary’s willing response Read More »
At times we may become depressed because there is such little response to our preaching efforts today. People do not come to lectures in the numbers they did a few decades ago, and seminars often attract less interest than they did some years ago. The question is often asked, “What does your eccle…
A brief look at the past Read More »
Hosea was sent at a turbulent period in Israel’s history. He began to prophesy approximately 180 years after Jeroboam the son of Nebat took the throne of Israel.
An apostate nation
The false worship he ordained was founded upon a watering down of God’s law, in order to make worship less �…
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From this title, taken from Jesus’ words in Mark 10:33–34, it is clear that he knew in detail what would befall him in Jerusalem at the hands of Jew and Gentile.
Caiaphas had obtained the confession from Jesus that he was the Son of God, Israel’s King, which he could use to persuade Pilate,…
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