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A @Christadelphians Video: Description: King Manasseh was a king who set about hating God and trying to fight against Him and His prophecies. He brought great evil and idolatry into the nation of Judah. Despite this, God still worked with him. He caused the Assyrians to take Manasseh captive to the city of Babylon. While Manasseh was in prison, he prayed to God, God heard him, and was released and...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: King Manasseh was a king who set about hating God and trying to fight against Him and His prophecies. He brought great evil and idolatry into the nation of Judah. Despite this, God still worked with him. He caused the Assyrians to take Manasseh captive to the city of Babylon. While Manasseh was in prison, he prayed to God, God heard him, and was released and...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: King Manasseh was a king who set about hating God and trying to fight against Him and His prophecies. He brought great evil and idolatry into the nation of Judah. Despite this, God still worked with him. He caused the Assyrians to take Manasseh captive to the city of Babylon. While Manasseh was in prison, he prayed to God, God heard him, and was released and...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: King Manasseh was a king who set about hating God and trying to fight against Him and His prophecies. He brought great evil and idolatry into the nation of Judah. Despite this, God still worked with him. He caused the Assyrians to take Manasseh captive to the city of Babylon. While Manasseh was in prison, he prayed to God, God heard him, and was released and...

What is true? We live in a world abundant with half-truths and misleading information; those in authority are expert at ‘bending’ the truth.  What of the truth about God?  We suspect that underlying all the ‘denial’ by academics, &c, people still have in their hearts an underlying concept of God. Is not this concept ‘fed’ when they hear sung such things as Handel’s Messiah and watched the Diam...

Often as parents and grandparents we shield our worries from our children who can sense the attitudes of older people and acute anxieties ‘transmit’ into their minds so that they need the reassurance of faithful parents.  When such is absent, they are perplexed. In this ungodly 21st Century genuine reassurance that comes from real faith will become more and more necessary both for ourselves, and f...

Such are the means of modern communication rarely a day goes past without us hearing some news of events that are causing anxiety – even distress – among believers in some part of the world.  We reflected on this as we continued reading Jeremiah’s brief book of Lamentations.   It was obviously written after the tragedy of Jerusalem’s fall and the destruction of the Temple.  But today’s chapter 3 –...

Paul expresses himself from his heart in the above words.  After his astonishing encounter with Christ on the Damascus Rd he was overwhelmed by a sense of utter appreciation – followed by total commitment in the service of Christ for the rest of his life.  Our oft quoted chapter 15 in Corinthians today – must be read slowly, meaningfully, letting the emotion of Paul’s message sink deeply into our...

Today we read the completion of Paul’s earnest advice to the Corinthians to cease their misuse of the gift of speaking in tongues, that is, other languages, as had taken place in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2).  He sets the gift of tongues in contrast to the gift of prophecy – this gift did not give the ability to predict future events, but, as Paul expresses it, “the one who prophecie...

The church at Corinth was not functioning very well.  Today’s chapters (12 & 13) are about their misuse of the gifts of the Spirit that the first generation or two of believers were privileged to possess – it gave added impetus in the establishment of the church. The word church means the body of believers, not the building.  However, God was in control, but they largely failed to realize this...

Today’s chapter 11 in 1 Corinthians starts, “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.”  Paul, from the time Christ made himself known to him, had been the ‘role model’ (a phrase often used today) of his life. So many follow strange ‘role models’ today – but the Scriptures have the true ‘role models’ for us – especial Paul and Christ.  We have nearly completed reading Jeremiah, and in several senses...

It is wonderful to see the way the Almighty – our Heavenly Father – loves his creation.  But what happens when there is – endlessly – no response to his love, no appreciation of his creation – a total denial that he created it?  Our meditations on this arose from our long chapter (50) in Jeremiah today.  Much of it is about Babylon and their king  Nebuchadnezzar; they were at the peak of their tri...

In the last chapter of 1 Kings today, is about prophets, human prophets.   The kings of the northern kingdom of Israel gathered a lot of – what we might describe by the modern phrase  – “hangers on”!  Such always aim to be optimistic about the future and tell the king of their optimism – the king called them “prophets.”  It is not that different today – industry and Governments have a host of “adv...

Today’s chapter in Corinthians is an answer to specific situations there.  However, it contains many principles which apply to believers in all ages. Paul is responding to “matters about which you wrote” [1 Cor.7 v.1] and it is like hearing one side of a conversation.   Corinth was a very immoral city and the idolatry and fleshly living that surrounded the believers created many problems: they had...

There are many things we do not know – but most of these “many things” are of no serious consequence. Paul addresses the Corinthians as to the things it is essential they understand – and the most challenging are his comments on their lack of spiritual perception of the reality of their relationship with things Divine.   The believers in Corinth were on a steep learning curve – out from their paga...

Elijah showed he was a man of great faith when he challenged the wicked king Ahab on Mount Carmel, fire miraculously burnt up his offering and 450 prophets of Baal were killed. Then three and a half years of drought came dramatically to an end!  But after that he had a remarkable collapse of faith.  We suspect that, after the remarkable climax of events on Mt Carmel he thought everything was going...

How we respond to challenging events “ will disclose the purposes of the heart”  [1 Cor. 4 v.5] and reveal to our Lord – and to ourselves – if we are honest with ourselves – the real purposes, the real objectives that dominate our minds.  The Bible contains numerous examples of this and we read several today.   Elijah challenges Ahab and the prophets of Baal!  They had served Baal for the fleshly...

A @Christadelphians Video: Summary: The text explores Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine through the lens of biblical prophecy, particularly Daniel chapter 2, connecting historical events to current geopolitical tensions. Highlights 📖 Biblical Prophecy: Daniel chapter 2 provides a framework for understanding current events in Ukraine. 🏛️ Historical Context: Putin’s actions are tied to historic...

Today we start reading the first letter to the Corinthians.  There are many believers there; Paul had spent much time there and his letters to them total 29 chapters containing a great many lessons appropriate for us today.  The return of the Lord was very much in his mind, but he had no idea when; he was ultimately to tell Timothy in his last letter of all that “I have fought a good fight, I have...

A @Christadelphians Video: Summary: Hezekiah’s faith and challenges are paralleled with the Philippian jailer’s experiences, emphasizing the importance of trust in God amid trials. Highlights 🙏 Hezekiah’s faith saved Jerusalem from Assyria. 📜 Babylon’s influence warns against religious complacency. 💔 Personal battles, like Hezekiah’s leprosy, are crucial. 👑 Hezekiah, the “captain of my people,...

A @Christadelphians Video: Summary: Hezekiah, facing the Assyrian threat, inspires courage in his people by reminding them of God’s power, emphasizing faith over fear. Highlights 🛡️ Hezekiah rallies his people to be strong and courageous against the Assyrians. 📖 He draws on scripture to comfort the fearful, showing the power of faith. 💪 “With us is Yahweh” emphasizes reliance on God over human s...

A @Christadelphians Video: Summary: Hezekiah’s early reign was marked by significant reforms and leadership, focusing on restoring worship in Jerusalem amidst the threat of Assyria. Highlights 🏛️ Hezekiah began temple restoration on his first day as king. 🎉 The Passover was celebrated in the second month, showcasing unity and devotion. 🙌 Hezekiah appointed the priests and Levites to ensure prope...

A @Christadelphians Video: Summary: Hezekiah’s reforms in Judah emphasize returning to faith, the importance of unity, and the call for repentance among Israel’s tribes. Highlights 📖 Hezekiah gathers leaders for spiritual reform and sacrifices in the temple. 🎶 Levites are appointed to lead worship with musical instruments, restoring traditional practices. ✉️ Letters are sent to Israel and Judah...

A @Christadelphians Video: Summary: Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, reformed Judah by restoring true worship, emphasizing reliance on God, and cleansing the temple, contrasting his father’s failures. Highlights 📖 Hezekiah’s reign began after Ahaz, focusing on reforming worship. 🔑 Hezekiah opened the doors of the temple, restoring true worship. ✝️ His mother, Abby, played a crucial role in his faith devel...

A @Christadelphians Video: from The 2024 Mid-Atlantic Christadelphian Bible school Summary Ahaz, the wicked king of Judah, led the nation into darkness by shutting the doors of the temple and following the sinful practices of Israel, ultimately neglecting true worship. Highlights 📖 Ahaz began his reign at age 20, ruling for 16 years without following Yahweh. 🔥 He engaged in terrible practices, i...