Christianity Explored
An excellent evangelistic Bible study guide! Jesus insisted that children be given access to Him. “Permit the little children to come unto Me, and do not forbid them,” He said. Somewhat confused, the disciples stepped back and gave way to these...
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Christian Giving
In 2 Corinthians 9, the Spirit of God brings before us in a very impressive manner our responsibility to give of our means both for the support of the Lord’s work and in order to meet the necessities of Christians...
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Using Our Time and Talents
It is always instructive to note likenesses between similar passages in the Bible. In Matthew 25 and Luke 19 we have two similar parables. In each parable a rich man, about to go on a journey, calls his servants to...
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2:42 Fellowship?
Another meeting? Is that what we need? Just a suggestion. Here’s something to think about. We know that the early believers were involved in private Bible study, enjoyed personal fellowship in each others’ homes, expressed individual worship throughout the week and...
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Hospitality
Heaven’s hospital, where love kisses away the hurts the doctor can’t see. Why, when I was a boy… I must be over 50; reminiscence comes easier all the time. Nonetheless it is true that the believers were often in one another’s...
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Prayer and Fasting
This small section is not intended to bring before the Lord’s people the vital importance of prayer. I believe that the prayer life of many Christians (the writer included) as well as the prayer ministry of many assemblies could be...
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Sacrificial Living
True Christianity is so radical it puts die-hard Communists to shame. I’ve seen it in China, and it made me wonder, If that’s Christianity, what are we playing at? There is a widely repeated view (even by those who claim to...
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All Bible Students
It was radical thinking when the brethren who met in Dublin and at Powerscourt discovered that the clergy-laity division which was taken as normative in Christendom was thoroughly unbiblical. And it is not unrelated that the standard Bible study helps—Wigram’s...
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Ceaseless Witness
I just asked a highly committed young disciple what he thought the Great Commission meant for him personally. His response: “to shine for the Lord where I live.” It is certainly true that the Lord desires that we function as...
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