2016 June
Editorial
Editorial – The Work in the Cities
“It is God’s design that our people should locate outside the cities, and from these outposts warn the cities, and raise in them memorials for God. There must be a force of influence in the cities, that the message of warning shall be heard … .”
Prophecy
We first need to know who the beast is so we can avoid his mark. Then we need to understand what the seal of God is and how to receive it.
Salvation
The glorious good news of the gospel is this: No matter what situation you are in, no matter how many problems surround you, no matter how many weaknesses and infirmities you have, God has a way to use you right where you are with all the difficulties and problems that beset and upset you. God ... Read more
Doctrine
"...How important,...that every mind contemplate often the solemn scene when the judgment shall sit and the books shall be opened, when, with Daniel, every individual must stand in his lot, at the end of the days.”
Children's Story
Children’s Story – Child at Prayer
A beautiful sight it was, that child at prayer, in the midst of the busy, thoughtless throng. He alone, of this worldly multitude, drew nigh to heaven.
Current Events
Current Events – Pope insists conscience, not rules, must lead faithful
Pope Francis insisted that individual conscience be the guiding principle for Catholics negotiating the complexities of sex, marriage and family life...
Keys Storehouse
Keys to the Storehouse – Step Fast, But Not Back
Now is not the time to be going backward. There is no time to reverse our direction or step back from that narrow path leading to the heavenly country.
Inspiration
Inspiration – Some Who Will Not Be There
Saul knew that in this last act, of consulting the witch of Endor, he cut the last shred which held him to God. He knew that if he had not before willfully separated himself from God, this act sealed that separation, and made it final. He had made an agreement with death,...
Question
Q & A – What does it mean to ” succor ” (Hebrews 2:18)?
“Succor” means to relieve; it is help rendered in danger, difficulty, or distress.
Health
Health – Save that Garlic Sprout
“They found that garlic sprouted for five days had higher antioxidant activity than fresher, younger bulbs, and it had different metabolites, suggesting that it also makes different substances."
Salvation
Sermon on the Mount Series – Mercy Triumphs
If we are unmerciful, then we cannot obtain mercy ourselves. Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” In this beatitude, there is restated by Jesus, not something new, but an old truth,...
Food
Eggplant is a good source of fiber, and is rich in vitamins B1, B3 and B6. B vitamins play an essential role in the proper function of the central nervous system, energy production, hormone balance and healthy liver function.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – May I Have Your Attention?
June 26, 2016 - July 2, 2016-How has God tried to get the attention of various people in the past? How is God trying to get our attention today?
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Practical Listening
July 3, 2016 - July 9, 2016-“We need to have far less confidence in what man can do and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul. He longs to have you reach after Him by faith. He longs to have you expect great things from Him. He longs to give ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – God’s Voice in Nature
July 10, 2016 - July 16, 2016-“Look at the wonderful and beautiful things of nature. … The sunshine and the rain, that gladden and refresh the earth, the hills and seas and plains, all speak to us of the Creator’s love.”
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – God’s Ambassadors
July 17, 2016 - July 23, 2016-“Kindly, earnestly, tenderly, parents are to work for their children, cultivating every good trait and repressing every evil trait which develops in the character.”
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – God’s Voice in the Church
July 24, 2016 - July 30, 2016-“Every church member should understand that God is the One to Whom to look for an understanding of individual duty. It is right that brethren counsel together; but when men arrange just what their brethren shall do, let them answer that they have chosen the Lord as their counselor."
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.