
Resisting the Temptation to Sideline the Lord’s Supper
Resisting the Temptation to Side-line the Lord’s Supper by Michael J. Penfold Church, in many parts of the world, has developed into a competitive, consumer-facing
Resisting the Temptation to Side-line the Lord’s Supper by Michael J. Penfold Church, in many parts of the world, has developed into a competitive, consumer-facing
Is “One Man Ministry” Scriptural? by Michael J Penfold A young man feels ‘called to the ministry’. His pastor recommends him to go to Bible
Why is Biblical Church Leadership Male? by David K. Vallance God’s Word entrusts authority and leadership in human relationships to males. Thus, in local assembly
Is the Local Church Meant to be Autonomous? by Thomas Bentley No subject has provoked so much thought over the years of testimony, as the
“New Testament Church Basics” – Available in Portuguese The book New Testament Church Basics (see here for the English edition), published by John Richie
Are Women to be Silent in Local Church Meetings? by Dan Shutt (MI, USA) In our secular, western world, any restrictions upon women suggests the
Do Appearances Really Matter? by Eugene Higgins (NJ, USA) We seem to be incurable creatures of extremes. Apogee and perigee have a strange appeal to
The Value of the Assembly’s Gospel Meeting by Norman Crawford (1927-2013) The gospel pioneers, who came to my home country of North America with a
Isn’t Everyone Gathered to His Name? by Dr. A.J. Higgins (New Jersey, USA) Isn’t everyone gathered to the Name of the Lord Jesus? If you
The Purpose Driven Church (a critique) by Michael J. Penfold It’s a depressing statistic. A majority of Western churches do not see a single addition
My Reasons for not Being Free to Engage in Inter-denominational Service by William Trew (1902-1971) This is a transcript of a powerful and persuasive message
Can Musical Accompaniment in Church be Defended from the Greek Verb “Psallo”? by Vine, Fereday, Rodgers and Baillie Is the New Testament’s use of the
Should Churches be Doing Social Work? by Michael J. Penfold Despite being continually mocked, threatened and beaten for preaching the gospel, the apostles refused either
7 Reasons Not to Have A Church Movie Night by A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) Passion of the Christ, The Shack, War Room, Ben Hur, Noah, The
How to Have a Profitable Assembly “Bible Reading” by Michael J. Penfold A feature of many congregations of God’s people around the world for the
Are “Bible Readings” Scriptural? by Sinclair Banks (Scotland) A feature of many assemblies of God’s people around the world for over a century has been
Arriving in Good Time for Meetings by Michael J. Penfold I’ll never forget the sight of an exasperated British Airways stewardess shouting across JFK airport
The Emergent Church Examined by Mervyn Hall PART 1 – Introduction to the Emergent Church In May 2007, an unknown Canadian author by the name
What makes a meeting an “assembly gathering”? by Michael J. Penfold A survey of the Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline epistles reveals that
All That Generation Died by Michael J. Penfold “And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation” (Exod 1.6) It was the end
Contributing to Your Local Assembly Bible Reading by Jack Coleman (Hatboro, New Jersey, USA) Understanding the importance of the assembly Bible reading should cause us
New Testament Church Basics Introduction It’s common nowadays to ‘choose a church’ based on personal preference. If the kids’ programme is cool, the Pastor is
New Testament Church Basics Chapter 2 – The Local Assembly Manifests the Divine Presence Our thoughts now turn to a second fundamental purpose of a
New Testament Church Basics Chapter 3 – The Local Assembly Exhibits Divine Design We have seen that the Lord both owns the assembly and dwells
New Testament Church Basics Chapter 4 – The Local Assembly Administers Divine Authority In previous articles we have examined a number of basic truths about
New Testament Church Basics Chapter 5 – The Local Assembly Displays Divine Order We take our leave of the subject of “lordship” to look now
New Testament Church Basics Chapter 6 – The Local Assembly Provides Divine Care What a place the assembly is! – where God’s glory is preeminent;
New Testament Church Basics Chapter 7 – The Local Assembly Proclaims Divine Truth Before looking, in this chapter, at the local assembly’s role as a
New Testament Church Basics Chapter 8 – The Local Assembly Fulfils the Divine Commission Our thoughts now turn to “the great commission” in which the
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