john-17:4

"And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit... Read More

"Two can accomplish more than twice as much as one, for the results can be much better. If one falls, the other pulls him up; but if a man falls when he is alone, he's in trouble.....And one standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer; three is even better... Read More

One of the first things we read that happened to Adam as soon as he sinned, and when God came and spoke to him, was that he got afraid. It’s the first time that fear is mentioned in the Bible. When God came to him and He asked where he was hiding among the trees. And he said, “I was afraid,” and eve... Read More

"From Him are all things" (Rom. 11:36) Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven belonged to the poor in spirit (Mt. 5:3). He also said that only those who do the will of the Father would enter that kingdom (Mt. 7:21). The kingdom of heaven is eternal, and only that which has been done in the will of Go... Read More

Summary of Bible-studies given at a Conference in Bangalore India - December 26 to 28, 2000) Reading: Exodus chapters 25 to 31; and 35 to 40. The Old Testament tabernacle was to be a sanctuary where God could dwell in the midst of Israel (Exod.25:8). It was also a picture of Jesus Who came in the fl... Read More

Our calling under the new covenant is not to live long on earth, but to complete the task God has assigned us before we leave. It is possible for a wholehearted brother to finish in 35 years what another good brother would take 70 years to complete. Even where the ground is good, the harvest can sti... Read More

Jesus said in John 17, “I pray for them.” At the right hand of the Throne of God in Heaven, “He ever liveth to make intercession for us.” Now, if Jesus at the right hand of the Father is praying for His own, what does this mean for you and me? I’d like to relate an experience I had years ago—one of ... Read More

The love of the Father for the Son is the ultimate of loves. In John 17, the Lord Jesus speaks of the Father’s love for Him being before the foundation of the world (v. 24), showing that it preceded all creation, originating singularly in the Godhead, and being from eternity past. No other love is l... Read More

To my fellow-believers in our Lord Jesus Christ gathered in Church fellowship at Unity Chapel, Bristol. BELOVED FRIENDS, In accordance with the resolution passed at a recent meeting, I have here set forth my views upon the question we have been lately discussing, namely, Whether the Word of God give... Read More

"If Christ to His throne had not bidden farewell, Sad indeed were the tolling of life's passing bell; If Christ on the cross had not suffered and died, Dark indeed were the passage of death's somber tide. If Christ from the grave had in triumph not risen, Bleak indeed were the dungeons of that dread... Read More