
Thanksgiving
As the Lord loves a cheerful giver, so likewise a cheerful thanksgiver . —John Boys The thankfulness of the receiver ought to answer to the benefit of the bestower as the echo answers to the Vo ...

UNSATISFIED!
Consider NERO as he sits in all his pomp and glory, the conqueror of the world! The porticoes of his palace are a mile long, the walls are mother-of-pearl and ivory, the ceilings are arranged to shower lovely perfumes upon his guests. His crown is worth millions, his mules are shod with silver; h ...

King Abimelech Genesis 20
Did you know that God is speaking to you today?Yes, it’s true. God speaks to you, to me, and to all of us in so many different ways. Can you think of any?Maybe you will say, “God speaks to me at church. When the minister preaches or the elder reads, then God is speaking to me throug ...

SATISFIED!
Consider PAUL as he lies in the lonely dungeon, “the prisoner of the Lord.” The chain binds him to a Roman soldier, the scars on his back still speak of “five times forty stripes, save one.” The furrows on his brow tell of perils unparalleled; the executioner is preparing the axe—the end is in vi ...

The Harvest Is Ripe
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” God has made the seasons and the time. The coming and going of the seasons remind us of the frailty of our lives. In Ecclesiastes 3 we find written that there is a time to be born and a time to die. Between birth an ...

HARVEST
Great sovereign Lord, what human eye
Amidst Thy works can rove,
And not Thy liberal hand espy,
Nor trace Thy bounteous love?
Each star th ...

NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
CHURCH NEWS MINISTERIAL CALLS Extended To Rev. C. Vogelaar of Franklin Lakes, NJ by the Lynden, WA congregation.To Rev. J. den Hoed of Rock Valley, Iowa by the Unionville, ...

BIBLE QUIZ
Dear Boys and Girls,At this time of the year we especially think of the many blessings which the Lord has given to us. Sometimes these are spoken of as the mercies of the Lord. As we read our Bibles, we quite often see the word “mercy.” It is a word with much meaning.In the parable ...

The First NRC of Grand Rapids, Michigan (6)
1906–1909: Rev. Cornelis Pieneman (1863–1912) After three years in The Hague, Rev. Pieneman accepted a call to the Free Church Under the Cross at Rotterdam. He was installed by Rev. Roelofson and preached his inaugural on 1 Corinthians 3:11–13. ...

Pure Gratitude
Many are the reasons to be thankful; the more so where the sins of land and people reach unto the heavens! In the words of the apostle in the above text, he says, “In everything give thanks,” and then he wants this to take place, as it is required, in the proper manner, at the proper place, and w ...