De kerkgemeenschap of ekklesia. – The church community.
Brother Tim writes: I have had 40 years of making a regular contribution as a brother & part of the brotherhood – Youth Weekends, Camps, Bible Class, Presiding, Exhorting … I am about to retire from my day job. Should I also stop or slow down ecclesial involvement? Surely I’ve done enough? Perhaps I should… Read More Retirement from God’s Service?
Today’s thought “When approaching the battle against your enemies today” (May 03) “ and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted at them;” (De 20:3 ASV) Like God said in the ancient… Read More Today’s thought “When approaching the battle against your enemies today” (May 03)
A Note for your diary – Saturday 29th September God willing Newbury ecclesia plans to hold the Mencap Fayre on the above date this year. They usually hold it in Spring but are going for an Autumn event on this occasion. Amongst the stalls the ecclesia is running will be Art/Craft, so for those with… Read More Mencap Fayre
On 17 March, around 180 brothers, sisters, and young people gathered in Solihull for the CBM New Generation Day. The aim of the day was to engage and encourage a new generation of CBM workers by providing information about what CBM is, what it does, where it operates, the different work that needs doing and… Read More CBM New Generation Day 17 March 2017
We are not able to work out the exact time of the Lord’s coming. Jesus told us we would not: “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” Therefore the remedy does not lie in pinpointing the time of the Lord’s return but in… Read More Preparing for his coming
Today’s thought “Cleansing of the leper under the Law” (March 7) Leviticus 14 is the chapter for today’s Bible reading. It is a chapter about the law concerning those who have infectious skin diseases, after they have been cleansed. In general terms leprosy is associated with sin. But notice that leprosy can be cleansed! Leprosy… Read More Today’s thought “Cleansing of the leper under the Law” (March 7)
February’s issue of The Christadelphian was dispatched at the end of January. If you have not yet received your copy please contact us or the Christadelphian Publishing Office, as it may be that your subscription came to an end or the renewal has not yet been processed. In January the magazine commenced a new series… Read More February’s issue of The Christadelphian
Today’s thought “God spoke all these words” (February 15) What is at first most surprising as I read the book of Exodus is the detail Moses is given of the way to construct the tabernacle. I note that, starting with chapter 20:1 “God spoke all these words” to Moses. Today in chapter 26 we have… Read More Today’s thought “God spoke all these words” (February 15)
The idea of a lifeless stone symbolising the life-giving work of the Lord Jesus is unusual. Jonathan Cope brings a three-part series in the Christadelphian Magazine in which we see Jesus as the chief corner stone, the foundation of the living temple. Just occasionally in the word of God, we read statements which, on the… Read More Living stones 1 A lifeless and a lively stone
Because of recent events and again attacks on our ecclesia and members of our ecclesia, we tried to find a solution to let our own ecclesia members know certain things they should have current knowledge of. To post such restricted viewing messages here on this website does harm the layout and is against our open… Read More The ecclesia Facebook account from now on restricted access
Today’s thought “Be aware of what went on” (August 15) Pro 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. When certain things happen in daily life we should be aware how and why it happened and why certain people do find it necessary to react. Normally… Read More Today’s thought “Be aware of what went on” (August 15) He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame unto him.
In the August issue of The Christadelphian an article sheds a light on the ecclesia in La Paz, Bolivia, probably one of the world’s highest elevation ecclesias, sitting somewhere around 3,800 metres above sea level. La Paz is a city that seems to defy its surroundings. On first glance the area is inhospitable, and too… Read More One of the world’s highest elevation ecclesias 3,800 metres above sea level
For years people have been warned for very though times to come. People had to know that the oppression of the Romans the Jews had to endure around the time of Jesus would be nothing in comparison. Though our brethren in Newbury write Worth remembering that Jesus came through tougher times than we will ever… Read More Sharing your big scriptures for tough times
Today’s thought “Ability to assemble” (May 14) Yesterday in the reading of the Acts of the apostles (28:4) we could see how barbarous man could be and when watching television we still can see the cruelty of the human being which often acts worse than an animal would do. In that verse the attitude of… Read More Today’s thought “Ability to assemble” (May 14)
In a few days we shall have a special meeting to remember that Last Supper Jesus had with his disciple. He knew what was coming though they did not. They all thought they had prepared themselves for 15-22 Nisan, the Passover week festival. They all knew that God had asked His people to always remember… Read More Preparation for Passover
On our own we do try to follow up the task given by Jesus Christ to all his followers. Living in isolation recognising the isolation of so many in ancient times we can put hope form their work and their strong will to continue to do the work of God. Though isolated from brethren and… Read More Being in isolation #8 Those isolating themselves and those being isolated by others
In the preceding articles we looked at the reasons why it is not so goo to have one person to be in isolation. We also argued that the person or persons living in isolation should know and feel they are not on their own. In a way it might be the task for those who… Read More Being in isolation #7 Mission work
A demographic isolation is what comes not only to the Belgian Christadelphians but to many of this faith group because there are just not enough Christadelphians all over the world. That is a fact we do have to live with. The small numbers of areas in which Christadelphians are located with congregations and the movement… Read More Being in isolation #5 Isolated Biblical figures and Confessional isolation
From the opening part of my reading for the Newbury ecclesia I looked at the word isolation and the detachment or feeling that we may not being personally involved in the religious group or society not because we would not have emotional interest in it or have indifference to other people of that movement or… Read More Being in isolation #3 Gathering and Sharing
Intro Last year, for the Newbury ecclesia, I gave a bible class about our Belgian situation of isolation. From the beginning of our existence we could not count on many members and can we not say we had many contacts and exchanges with worldwide members and other ecclesiae. We every year where happy to receive… Read More Being in isolation #1 Baptists making an important choice
