It is true to say that the books of Chronicles contain many names; however, those names, inserted by Ezra through the Spirit, are merely a sample of the millions of names that existed in the nation of Israel throughout time. The genealogies in 1 Chronicles 1–9 were not intended to be a successive …
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Our struggle each day can be summarised in this way: “Do we follow our own will, or do we follow the will of God?”
Our Lord Jesus went through this same struggle, a contest outworked in his final hours in the Garden of Gethsemane. As he faced the terror before him, conscious of the weight of …
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There are four occasions in the New Testament where the words, “Lord, Lord,” appear, and the context of each provides a sober reminder of the grave responsibilities we have in Christ.
The first occurrence is in Matthew 7:21-22. Jesus is bringing his discourse on the mount to a conclusion. He …
Recently a team of Australian and Filipino fieldworkers visited Timor Leste. Fieldworkers from other countries within the Asia Pacific region can make significant contributions to a fieldworker visit because of cultural and language similarities and the shared opportunities and challenges that many …
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What started in 2023 as a joint Singapore and KLCC (Malaysia) ecclesial get together, blossomed this year, with our Lord’s blessing, into something much more amazing.
Brothers, sisters, young people and interested friends from Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Myanmar and Indones…
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This series is an abridged version of the notes for the Australasian Youth Conference to be held in April, 2025, God willing. May we all encourage our young people and each other concerning the topic of 1 Timothy.
Summary
The fourth chapter of 1 Timothy warns Timothy of the impending dangers o…
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A recent article appeared in Vox magazine, written by its environmental correspondent, Benji Jones, which explores the uniqueness of a particular vine found in South America. These are the main points drawn from his article.
“More than a decade ago, a plant ecologist named Ernesto Gianoli went …
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Genesis 1:3-19
Day 1 – Light Appears (v3-5)
Verse 3
“And God said” God’s Word is powerful to bring order out of chaos (Psa 33:4; 2 Pet 3:5).
“Let there be light” Light is divine (1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 1:5). The first act of creative power was to cause “light”. The light of G…
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Questions
In what valley did the Israelite spies cut down one of cluster of grapes to illustrate the fruitfulness of the land?
Where was Achan the son of Zerah and his family stoned to death and burnt with fire?
What is the name of the valley which will be used for the graves of the host o…
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Truth versus Church teaching
Our series has established that the spirit of God works in diverse ways. These have their common origin in God, being “breathed” out of Him. The spirit power of God enabled people to do supernatural things at particular times in history to accomplish God’s will….
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