Published December 28, 2020

Waiting at the River Ahava

Ecclesias are our cities of refuge in this life. In a world filled with chaos and confusion, our ecclesia is the place where we find like-minded brothers and sisters, with similar priorities. ...continue

Published December 28, 2020

Men Loved Darkness

“In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” John 1:4-5 ...continue

Published January 21, 2021

The Lesson

How did Jesus ever come to be in what we now call Lebanon? We know about his excursion there because of his encounter with a woman, called Syrophoenician by Mark, Canaanite by Matthew. Why was he there? ...continue

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January 2021

Volume 83, Number 11

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INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE:

Waiting at the River Ahava
Dave Jennings

A New Kind of Righteousness
Ted Sleeper

Men Loved Darkness
Caleb Osborn

Quotable

“Confidence derived from our value to God and appreciation for Christ’s sacrifice is so much more powerful than confidence derived from any inherent merit we may falsely believe we possess. “
~ Jessica Miller
“Paul’s Transformed Source of Confidence and Implications for Us”

Editorial

Water Crystals

A Poem

Exhortation and Consolation

Motivation

Our motives matter because God cares primarily about who we are becoming, not what we are achieving.

Life Application

Keeping the Faith in the Last Days – Conclusion

Let us now direct our attention to conditions associated with losing one’s faith, with the understanding we are speaking in the most general terms.

First Principles

The Rich Man, Lazarus and Abraham (Part 2)

The parables of the New Testament are not simple stories like the fairy tales that we tell children. They can be, and were intended to be, difficult to understand.

Exposition

Bible Study Tips (3): Chiastic Structure

A chiasm helps us understand the importance of repeated words in the Biblical text. Reading the Biblical text while understanding the power of chiasms, which are used extensively in Scripture, is a powerful Bible study tool.

Music & Praise

Midland’s Praise Day

I grew up playing piano and guitar. By the age of 14, I had stopped attending anything to do with the ecclesia, and I was off following my other interests. For those four or five years I did not have any real connection with Christadelphian meetings—my parents both went to the ecclesia regularly, but I had always found it so boring!

Music Resources

Great music & praise is being created around the world. Find some of this material here.

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Preaching Resources

Free resources to assist with public outreach initiatives. Includes PDFs, videos, presentations and predesigned templates.

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Retiree Resources

Dedicated to collecting words of wisdom, spiritual insights, practical ideas and volunteer opportunities for our seniors.

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History Resources

We can learn much from the faith and works of prior generations of brothers and sisters. View some of this material here.

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Sunday School Resources

Providing teachers and parents with material for use in Sunday School - free to download!

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