January – February 2017
The new year, 2017, may prove to be an exciting year from a prophetic point of view. The reason for saying this is that God often works in cycles of 50 years.
When we look at the chart below we can see that there are a remarkable number of anniversaries that are going to occur this year in rela…
2017 – Looking Back and Looking Forward Read More »
On a sailing vessel which narrowly escaped loss with all hands on a voyage to America in 1832 there was a young medical man, John Thomas. Faced with death and taking stock of his religious beliefs, he realized how slender they were. He vowed that if his life was spared he would not rest till he had …
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The man we come to remember week by week spoke with power and grace. We recall that Sabbath day, when he closed the book, gave it to the minister, and sat down. On that occasion the eyes of every person in the synagogue were fixed on him and they wondered at the gracious words which came out of his …
“Let Your Speech be Always with Grace” Read More »
B. Live in the Spirit, not in the Flesh (5:13–26)
iv. The Fruit of the Spirit (5:22–23)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
22. From stern and unambiguous warning Paul turns t…
Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians Part XVI Read More »
The Throne of the LORD
We know from many New Testament references that after his resurrection, Jesus “sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool”. As the table of NT references from Psalm 110:1 below shows, this theme is constantly repe…
What Think Ye of Christ? (Part 2) Read More »
In the previous two articles, we have considered how David had confronted some of the ‘caves’ of his life, either in physical or mental peril and anguish. We conclude this theme, continuing David’s experiences and contrasting them with those of Jesus Christ.
6) Reaching Out to Others
In 1 Sa…
Overcoming the Dens and Caves of Life (Part 3) Read More »
I was down to present a lecture titled, Proof the Bible is Inspired. Since I first came nto the Truth, I hadn’t really considered this subject as I accepted 2 Timothy 3:16: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God…” This was sufficient for my belief that the whole Bible was inspired. Bu…
Our Sure Foundation Read More »
The human eye is a wonderful thing. Blind people think a lot more about eyes and sight than those with normal vision because it is common to take for granted the many blessings we enjoy and only think about the things we want and do not have.
Although most of us are blessed with vision of some de…
Situated to the east of the Jordan River and to the north of Israel, the kingdom of Geshur was in the region of Mount Herman, Maachah and Bashan (Josh 12:5). Although the territory was designated as a possession of Manasseh, when Israel entered the land under Joshua the Geshurites were not expelled,…
The Powerful Kingdom of Geshur; and an Ancient Biblical Scroll Virtually Unwrapped Read More »
Silence is highly important in Scripture. As Ecclesiastes states there is a time to keep silence and a time not to. We need to know when it is appropriate to listen, when to say nothing and when to speak. Silence is often used of the reverence we should show to the Almighty, to demonstrate our humil…
Bible Quiz – Silence Read More »
