2009 August
Editorial
Editorial – Two Key Texts for Our Time
A key text that was present truth during the days of John Wesley was that without holiness no man will see the Lord.
Doctrine
Our lives would be much happier if we followed God’s commandments.” The Ten Commandments are never out of date; they are eternal.
Christian Life
The wedding garment represents the character which all must possess who shall be accounted fit guests for the wedding.
Christian Life
Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion. With earnest, fervent prayer, plead for purity of soul. Plead as earnestly, as eagerly, as you would for your mortal life, were it at stake.
Daily Living
Conversion, then, you see, does not put new flesh upon the old spirit; but a new Spirit within the old flesh.
Inspiration
Pen of Inspiration – The Gift of Giving
In the balances of the sanctuary, the gifts of the poor, made from love to Christ, are not estimated according to the amount given, but according to the love which prompts the sacrifice.
Question
“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” Luke 13:24.
Health
Obviously, the recommended daily allowances for the B vitamins are very small. However, no matter how small, it is easy to see how vital these amounts are to the body...
Children's Story
Children’s Story – Reap also Bountifully
Memory Verse: “But this I [say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.” II Corinthians 9:6.
Food
There are many specific benefits of exercise, one of which is the decrease in disease. Exercise increases the number of white blood cells (WBC’s) and their activity level in the body.
Recipe
2 cups cooked brown rice 1 cup cooked lentils 1 onion 1 bell pepper 1 cup celery 2 cups zucchini 3 cloves minced garlic 2 tsp chili-like seasoning 1 can Mexican stewed tomatoes Finely chop vegetables and sauté with garlic until tender. Add rice, lentils, and seasonings, simmering until flavors Are absorbed. Partially fill ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Pride and Destruction
August 30, 2009 - September 5, 2009 - Satan’s rebellion was to be a lesson to the universe through all coming ages, a perpetual testimony to the nature and terrible results of sin. The working out of Satan’s rule, its effects upon both men and angels,...
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Appeals for Salvation
September 6, 2009 - September 12, 2009 - The rulers of Assyria, instead of using their unusual blessings for the benefit of mankind, became the scourge of many lands. Merciless, with no thought of God or their fellow men,...
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Shepherds and the Flock
September 13, 2009 - September 19, 2009 - As an earthly shepherd knows his sheep, so does the divine Shepherd know His flock that are scattered throughout the world. …
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Revival and Reformation
September 20, 2009 - September 26, 2009 - The souls of those whom we desire to save are like the representation which Ezekiel saw in vision,—a valley of dry bones.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.