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(Compare Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness, vv. 1–6 What evidence have we in verses 1 and 2 of the accuracy of this story? Where had John been educated? (1:80). Who was his teacher? What led him to begin his ministry at this time? From wh... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Lord’s Command to Pray, vv. 1, 2 What was the purpose of the sending forth of the seventy? What is the purpose of sending forth workers today? Why were seventy sent? How were they sent? Why? (Deut. 32:30; Matt. 18:19, 20.) Was this sending forth two by two followed in t... Read More

One of the last things Jesus commanded His disciples before ascending up to heaven was to: Go and make disciples; baptize them in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; and teach them to obey everything that He had commanded. The order is important here. Only those who were willing to become d... Read More

The beauty of the Christ-life Christ came to give us "beauty for ashes" - the beauty of His own Divine life for the ashes of our self-life. We have seen some of the characteristics of the self-life. And we have also seen that the way of the cross - the way of being broken and being emptied - is the ... Read More

Christ came to give us “beauty for ashes” - the beauty of His own Divine life for the ashes of our self-life. We have seen some of the characteristics of the self-life. And we have also seen that the way of the cross – the way of being broken and being emptied - is the only pathway that can lead us ... Read More

Divine guidance cannot be considered by itself apart from our personal relationship with God. Many desire the gifts but not the Giver. If we long for guidance but do not thirst for God Himself, we shall not obtain the guidance we seek. A person must be in fellowship with God in order to experience H... Read More

"I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole purpose of God" (Acts 20:27). The apostle Paul spent three years in Ephesus, preaching night and day (Acts 20:31). What did he preach? To the unconverted heathen, he preached repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21)... Read More

The Old Testament tabernacle had three parts to it - the outer court, the holy place and the most holy place - representing three parts of the full gospel. In the outer court, there were the altar of sacrifice and the laver of water (for washing). The altar represents the message of 'Christ crucifie... Read More

Baptism should be the first step of obedience in the life of a disciple, leading on to a lifetime of obedience - and this obedience must be the obedience of faith and not the obedience of reason. If Jesus had leaned upon His own reason, He would never have gone to John the Baptist for baptism. For H... Read More

There is perhaps no clearer description of the Spirit- filled life than in Paul's statement in Galatians 2:20, “I am crucified with Christ. It is no longer I but Christ that lives in me." For what is the purpose of the fullness of the Spirit if not to reproduce the life of Jesus in us? And so the me... Read More