The Bible tells us that the word of the Lord “sounded forth” from the believers in Thessalonica, so much so that their message and faith was widely known in Macedonia and Achaia (1 Thessalonians 1:8). There is no finer way of getting the message across than personal contact and living […]
A preacher’s notebook (No. 6) – Media opportunities
The Bible is rightly at the heart of the Christadelphian Bible Mission. We are not reaching out to people with a message we have dreamed up ourselves. We are bringing the word of God to them – “the sacred writings, which are able to make (us) wise for salvation” (2
A Preacher’s Notebook (No 7) – Bible talks
The work of the Asia-Pacific Bible Mission continues apace. Our overseas brothers and sisters, our field workers and the many brothers and sisters involved in the support work of the ACBM have been exceptionally busy over the last twelve months. But without the support of the angels of our God
Dear Brothers and Sisters The ACBM is pleased to commend to you this review of the areas of its labours on behalf of our brotherhood in God’s vineyard for the year ending 30 June 2015. Foremost in our mind is a spirit of deep thankfulness as we look back over
Release of the ACBM Annual Report for 2015
Kerala is that unique tropical state in the far south of India. Missionary work seems to have begun here as much as 1,900 years ago, as this was the ‘spice coast’ and there was a main Greek trade route here from 200 BC to AD 600, and forms of Christianity
Why did Israel build such an elaborate temple? There is no doubt that heaven, not the temple, was the dwelling place of God himself. It is a point that Solomon makes repeatedly: “Hear from heaven your dwelling place.” Solomon himself states that “heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain (the LORD), how much less this house that I
“For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God”
The first recorded disagreement within the Christian church is about money: “A man named Ananias … sold a piece of property, and … kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it” (Acts 5:1). The second recorded disagreement within the Christian church is also
WHEN the Lord Jesus first sent out the apostles he gave them a dual mission: they were to preach, and they were to heal the sick. This they did, and after Jesus’ ascension they continued in the same vein. We too find ourselves with two similar callings preaching and welfare. In Galatians 6, for instance, the
Guide to Preaching and Welfare
It’s come as a bit of a surprise, but here we are with the 200th issue of The Bible Missionary. Such a milestone does not occur very often. As you may be able to work out for yourself, it is 25 years since issue 100 and, if the Lord remains away, it will be another 25 years before
200 issues of the Bible Missionary
On 1 December 1958 a man and his wife were baptised in the Philippines. This event set in train further events which ultimately led to a motion being passed at the Biennial Fraternal Gathering and Conference in Brisbane on May 1962 to formally recognise the establishment of the Australasian Christadelphian
ACBM: Half the population of the world