Mae Greenaway – Walls and Bridges – 2017

It’s been said that people are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges … and often people do that with God as well.  They build a wall between themselves and God and thus they are lonely and miserable.  While thinking about walls, I ran across the following information about three of the most famous … Read more

Ann Seager – Noah

Hebrews 11:7, “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” We read about Noah here. It speaks of his faith. The whole … Read more

Just One Day Too Late – 2016

Recently, a lady was admitted to hospital with a liver complaint. A couple days later her, liver had failed completely. Her only hope of survival was to have a liver transplant. Liver transplants today are common and successful.   She had one massive problem and that was she was not a citizen of Australia. You … Read more

Ed Alexander – Psalm 107 – Brisbane, Australia – 2016

I liked reading Psalm 107 and it speaks of 4 different classes of people. The way their dealings with God were and what they did and what God did for them. I will divide these in to sections beginning at: Ps107:2-9, “Are the Wanderers” Ps107:10-16, “Are the Rebels” Ps107:17-22, “Are the Fools” Ps107:23-31, “Are the … Read more

Graham Barnes – Letter – Kenya – May 16, 2015

It’s the dry season here. Beautiful clear blue skies, but it’s also dry and dusty. We did have one day of rain in February, but nothing really since the middle of December. It seems to have been particularly harsh this year. But it’s not the first time for rivers to dry up and the Masai … Read more

DL* – Montana Gospel Meetings – January 18, 2015

*[Speaker of this sermon has requested anonymity] Hymn #34 (Teach Us, Lord) Matthew 18:7-9: “Woe unto the world because of offenses! For it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh! Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from … Read more

Ian Rowe – A Well and a Wall – circa 2006 to 2014

I would like to share some verses with you from John 15:1-15, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through … Read more

Tom Hinkle – Matthew 5 – circa 2002 to 2014

Jesus went up into the mountain and when He was set His disciples came to Him and He opened His mouth and taught them saying … then followed the Blesseds of Matthew 5. On Wednesday night, for those of you who were not here then, I told a little story about a professing man who … Read more

Tim Hamilton – Hannah – circa 2014

Hannah’s experience:  I Samuel 1:6, “And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7.  And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. … Read more

Robert Doecke – Tanama – Sunday PM, 2014

In a city in Australia, they had wise sayings on the backs of bus tickets. Everyone would look at the back of their tickets, and there was even a book written about them, “Talking Tickets.”   But I want to tell you about two that aren’t in the book. When I was 18, I had … Read more

Convention Speakers List – Workers’ Convention, Pretoria, South Africa – Sunday, March 30, 2014

2-day convention for workers, 93 workers present. There were three meetings on Saturday and two meetings on Sunday. These were all just like convention meetings, the only difference being that all present were workers. There was a Speakers List (see below) which had the names of the visiting workers and some of the more senior … Read more

Gary Protheroe – Wow – 2014

They are very nice words in that hymn, but are you really living for others every day? It is a searching question and how many of us could put up our hand and say we are living for others every day? So easy to get in a rut and just live for ourselves for living … Read more

John Parish – Tanama – 2014

Every message of God is personal. Do not lose it, thinking it is for someone else. There is power, life, blessing, and fruit in a seed, but only if it is planted.   Malachi 1:2-3, “‘I have loved you,’ saith the Lord, ‘And ye say, “Wherein hast Thou loved us?” Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?’ … Read more

Alan Richardson – Personal History, Sermon – Pukekohe 2 Convention – Sunday, December 22, 2013

My grandfather listened to Adam Hutchison preach the gospel in Northern Ireland, probably about 1903 or 1904. In those days in Northern Ireland, many villages had mission halls and preachers of any denomination could use those mission halls. That’s where Adam and his companion had their meetings. At the close of one meeting, Adam gave … Read more

Estelle Smith – The Making of Peter – circa 2013

I have thought a great deal, probably about two weeks now, of that last chapter of John. Isn’t it the most beautiful and precious account of an interview between Jesus and Peter? There is a hymn that is no longer in our books and the first verse came into my mind, “Oh love that will … Read more

Estelle Smith – The Return of Christ – circa 2013

I have thought quite a lot about the return of Christ, these last few days and reading those few parables that Jesus told in Matthew 22 and 25, about the wedding garment and also about the virgins that were waiting for the return, or the coming of the bridegroom. I have also been reading in … Read more

Michael Hassett – Osaka, Japan – May 17, 2013

(Note: some of us that remember those WWII days, some info here of workers, more than we were aware of) Once more, this is coming from Japan and it will have our last convention speakers’ list. Plans are to fly on to Korea on Monday. We are at Osaka now and all the Japanese workers … Read more

Mike Thorsteinson – Buttonwillow 1 – 2013

I Corinthians 10 gives us lots of encouragement.  In verses 1-14, Paul is saying, “You’re going to make it this year.”  These verses tell how God is faithful to His people.  In Romans 15:4, it says that the things in the Old Testament were written for our learning….that we, through patience and comfort of the … Read more

Michael Hassett – Noah – circa 2010 to 2013

Noah – what did he get for his faith? One hundred years of suffering. Here was a man with a family to raise, farming everything by hand with no machinery. God comes along and says, “You have to build this huge ark.” What a burden. Can you imagine the first day? Got up, went out … Read more

Letter – Guam – March 14, 2013

Guam is a beautiful island, but it really is in the middle of nowhere!! It took us five hours flying over the Pacific to get to Honolulu and another eight to get here. The amazing thing is that, after thirteen hours in the air, we are still a long way from solid land. The Pacific … Read more

Convention Gems – Milford, New Hampshire – 2013

Judgment is God’s mind on the matter. Our God is a God of a second chance. We reap what we sow – a promise not a threat. A little from God is a lot. You can’t get further than a conclusion: “Let’s hear the conclusion of the whole matter ………………..” There is another conclusion in … Read more

Duane Hopkins – Be Ready – 2013

The thought that we’ve been singing about has been on my mind for quite a while recently, and that is of being ready. There are a few verses in Matthew 24 starting with verse 42 where Jesus says, ‘Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come; 43 But know this, that … Read more

Saipan Convention Gems – 2012

If I knew the outcome of my prayers before I prayed them, would I still be willing to pray? I don’t understand how God works, but, his work IS good AND perfect and I want to trust that. If I truly desire to see Jesus, He will see me. Zacchaeus wanted to see Jesus. As … Read more

Roger Ramsden – Visiting Worker to Maroota – 2012

Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Five times in this letter, Paul wrote about heavenly places or high places. Paul was not always speaking about heaven itself, but about higher places … Read more

Charles Vaughn – Visiting Worker, Maroota – 2012

Hymn 368, “Once I Wandered on in Darkness” Acts 1:3, “To whom also He showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” I used to think this was talking about forty consecutive days. John 20:19, you … Read more

Naomi Kee – Visiting Worker to Maroota – 2012

Hymn 195, Lord, We Rest in Peace Abiding   Matthew 23:37, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!” Jesus had a great desire … Read more

Naomi Kee – Visiting Worker to Maroota – 2012

Hymn 409, Alone With God   Yesterday, when preparing for this meeting, I had an earnest plea in my heart that the Lord would help me to enter into the sanctuary again. Exodus 25:8, “And let them make Me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.”  I love to read of all that was … Read more

Keith Olsen – Letter from Caregivers – February 14, 2012

Dear Workers & Friends,   When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.   Our thoughts today are of overwhelming gratitude for all your prayers, visits, emails, Skype messages, cards, letters, calls, flowers, meals and kindnesses shown to us as we cared for Keith.   Keith described it best when he … Read more

Derek Hurlburt – Subject: Our informal meeting Wed 4PM – Email Jan 18, 2012 [Regarding Krista Slawinski’s death] 

Dear friends, family and co-workers, The pathologist told the sisters today that Krista’s injuries were so severe that even doctors on the scene immediately would not have been able to save her. Her broken body will be laid aside but her Christ-like spirit and purified soul will live on forever. We are very grateful that … Read more

John Barth – Visiting Worker to Maroota – 2012

I labour in New Caledonia. It is east from Brisbane approximately 1500km. The main island is 400km long and 50km wide and there are about 250,000 people. 45% of these are Melanesian, 35% are of European descent, and there is a good proportion of Polynesian and other nationalities. Two couples live there, one from Canada … Read more

Charles Vaughn – Visiting Worker to Maroota – 2012

Hymn 367 – Hold Fast thy Confidence Hebrews 2:1, “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” Jude 3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me … Read more