2014 April
Editorial
Only by terrible struggles has the right of religious liberty been maintained. When the stake and the scaffold proved ineffectual to destroy the Reformation in Germany,...
Daily Living
It is far easier to pay back. After all, don’t they deserve it? Or at least, walk away and stay out of their lives, but return good for evil—that is way too hard!
Bible
The bridge is almost complete. Jesus is coming back, and at that time it will be finalized. We will be able to span that bridge with Jesus and go to heaven with Him.
Salvation
Judas, a man whose very name invokes loathing and antipathy with just a passing mention. A man that, rather than fall on the Rock and be broken, had the Rock fall on him and was ground to powder.
Daily Living
We have been told: “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48. This is the utmost challenge. How in the world can I be as perfect as the Father of Jesus?
Current Events
Current Events – Pope and Cope exchange Hope for Catholic/Charismatic Union
Pope Francis has now sent a video message to Word of Faith father Kenneth Copeland, urging reconciliation between Catholics and Charismatics.
Keys Storehouse
Keys to the Storehouse – Come and See
“He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where He dwelt, and abode with Him that day.”
Inspiration
These camp meetings are of importance. They cost something. The servants of God are wearing out their lives to help the people, while many of them appear as if they did not want help.
Question
Question & Answer – What can interfere or block the Holy Spirit from working in my life?
The sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit does not lie in any sudden word or deed; it is the firm, determined resistance of truth and evidence.
Health
Health – Benefits of Cabbage Juice
Drinking cabbage juice allows the nutrients to be absorbed into the system much faster, cutting the absorption time down from hours to little more than 10 to 15 minutes.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – One Minute More
It was because of this that his mother had not told Ned where she was going. He was in the habit of trying to make up for lost time by hurrying at the last minute.
Food
Food – No meat, no dairy, no problem: is 2014 the year vegans become mainstream?
Most UK supermarkets already stock vegan products, but Veganz is the first dedicated chain store of its kind in Europe. Set up in 2011, the company hopes to open a total of 21 stores across the continent by 2015 to meet growing demand.
Recipe
1/3 cup raw cane sugar 1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract 4 Tbsp. cornstarch 3 very ripe bananas, sliced 1/8 tsp. salt 48 vegan vanilla wafer cookies 3 cups coconut milk, Nondairy whipped topping for garnish, optional Place sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan and gradually whisk in coconut milk. Bring mixture to a boil over ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – A Miracle – Working Power
April 27, 2014 - May 3, 2014-God’s people will not find their safety in working miracles, for Satan will counterfeit the miracles that will be wrought. God’s tried and tested people will find their power in the sign spoken of in Exodus 31:12–18.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Mark of the Beast
May 4, 2014 - May 10, 2014-There are many who have never had the light. They are deceived by their teachers, and they have not received the mark of the beast. The Lord is working with them; He has not left them to their own ways.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Christ and the Sabbath
May 11, 2014 - May 17, 2014-In the days of Christ the Sabbath had become so perverted that its observance reflected the character of selfish and arbitrary men rather than the character of the loving heavenly Father.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – A Work of Reform in Prophecy
May 18, 2014 - May 24, 2014-The Sabbath points them to the works of creation as an evidence of His mighty power in redemption. While it calls to mind the lost peace of Eden, it tells of peace restored through the Saviour.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – A Glimpse Into Heaven
May 25, 2014 - May 31, 2014-What did the apostle John see when the door to the holy place of the heavenly sanctuary was opened to him in vision? Revelation 4:1, 5.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.