Five women are mentioned in the royal genealogy of the Lord Jesus in Matthew 1. Four of these women are specifically named, three are Gentiles (Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth), two likely were alive at the same time (Rahab and Ruth), and one has an Old Testament book bearing her name.
Ruth’s mention i…
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Our introductory article explained the purpose of the book of Chronicles. This is identified by the Septuagint title for the book, “the acts left out”, alerting us to the fact that it is a selective history. By the omission of some details and the insertion of others not found in the book of Ki…
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The account of Christ walking on the water has been known to us for as long as we can remember, from growing up in Sunday school or learning about this for the first time as a new Bible student. It remains a standout story of the biblical record, one of those stories that excites the mind in it…
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The shortest psalm in the Bible is Psalm 117, which consists of two verses:
“O praise Yahweh, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of Yahweh endureth for ever. Praise ye Yahweh.”
It predicts a time when all the wor…
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Brother Jason and Sister Ruth Hensley from Simi Hills ecclesia in California visited the brothers and sisters and young people in Sydney in August, bringing with them their four daughters, Bethany, Sarah, Grace, and Moriah (ages 6 to 12).
The central focus of their visit insofar as local ecc…
Sydney Combined Weekend 2024 Read More »
Our annual June weekend is always a highly anticipated ecclesial event for Blackburn and not to be missed! A working bee is held to spruce up our hall and gardens, children’s activities are organised, an ecclesial outing is arranged, WhatsApp posts become more and more prevalent as the days draw …
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The 53rd Australian Christadelphian Family Conference held in July was blessed with almost 1200 attendees, including 140 young people and 180 children. These all descended on Avondale University in Cooranbong near Newcastle in New South Wales for the 2024 Australian Christadelphian Family Conferenc…
53rd Australian Christadelphian Family Conference – Newcastle 2024 Read More »
Every year we have an inter-ecclesial camp for the Brisbane region, which is held in a little country town called Crows Nest. We hire out nearly the whole caravan park and have a wonderful long weekend together. A huge marquee is put up, in which we enjoy the studies. This year we stretched tha…
Crows Nest Camp – 3 to 6 May 2024 Read More »
With God’s blessing, a very successful Handel’s ‘Messiah’ concert was held in the Adelaide Town Hall on the evening of Saturday, 1 June. It was designed both as a fundraiser for the Asia-Pacific Christadelphian Bible Mission South Australia (ACBM SA) and as a preaching opportunity to th…
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An armoured terrorist lurks in the city. Suddenly, thousands of pieces of sticky rope fly at him from all directions. They bind together, immobilising him in a net. The net dissolves the intruder’s armour, and simultaneously signals for miniature robotic snipers to land on the net and use it …
Newly Discovered War Machines in the Immune System Read More »
