Will the Church Go through the Great Tribulation? by E.W. Rogers (1893-1977) Will the Church go through the Tribulation? This question is perennial: it is always cropping up, and the phrase is almost hackneyed. Only to the ears of those who have […]
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 worst sort of misogyny and sexism. The radical feminist movement and other equal rights advocates […]
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 us. That holds true as to the subject of this article. Some people act as […]
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 have ever tried explaining to one of your friends that you are part of a […]
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 through conversion in a typical year. What to do about it? Convinced by market research […]
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 Greek word ‘psallo’ – usually rendered ‘to sing’ – proof that instrumental music was employed […]
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 to give up or change tack. Why? Because they had an unshakeable confidence in the […]
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 Jesus Film, Heaven is For Real, Son of God, God is Not Dead, The Case […]
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 churches in the first century assembled for a variety of regular meetings, among them; prayer […]
“Will the Church go through the Great Tribulation?” by E.W. Rogers (1893-1977) is a 48 page book that gives a scriptural defence of the pre-tribulation rapture. It is a handy volume answering those who wrongly assert that the church will […]
A handy A4 chart outlining what the New Testament teaches about the nature, function and purpose of a local church under four headings: plan, purpose, principle and pattern. Click here for a PDF copy or click on the chart below to […]
Why I am in a New Testament Assembly Audio sermon by Michael J. Penfold After defining the words “fellowship” (Gk: koinonia) and “assembly” (Gk: ekklesia), this sermon sets out 3 reasons “Why I am in fellowship in a local assembly”. […]
Why Peter is Not the Rock on Which the Church is Built Audio sermon by Michael J. Penfold In Matt 16:18-19, the Lord said “Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of […]
When God deals with mankind creatorially He sees but one group. There is but one human race, despite differences of colour, culture and creed. God created humanity “of one blood” (Acts 17:26). However, when God deals with men redemptively He […]
In October 2015 a conference on the subject of “dispensations and ages” was held at the Gospel Hall in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Understanding the Bible’s dispensations greatly aids in appreciating its overall flow, structure and goal. These sessions will repay careful […]
What about Transubstantiation and the Mass? by Michael J. Penfold Once a matter of life and death, transubstantiation is now generally a matter of indifference. Turn the clock back 450 years and transubstantiation is one of the hottest issues of […]
The Church is Not the New Israel Audio sermon by Michael J. Penfold The church is not a continuation of Israel – it is something entirely new that began on the Day of Pentecost in Acts Ch 2. In this […]
The Difference Between the Kingdom and the Church Audio sermon by Michael J. Penfold A sermon on the distinction between the kingdom and the church. Two aspects of the Kingdom of God are outlined – the “universal” kingdom, and the […]
The Difference Between the Universal and Local Church Audio sermon by Michael J. Penfold A sermon on the distinctions between the “church which is His body” (Matt 16, Eph 5) and the “church of God at…” (a local assembly, Matt […]
