[story told by George Walker]   Apparently, Greece was a hard country for the work to get into, actually forbidden. A man told George this

This testimony is of our dear friend Doctor Leo Petkoon’s father, uncle Abey Petkoon. Leo lives in Benoni, South Africa and is in his early

Here are a few thoughts. And by no means is this a full summary or understanding of the events that take place in this chapter.

Harare, Zimbabwe Convention – 2000   I don’t know in your life, what are things that you can remember. There are some people who do

In acceptance lieth peace. Oh my heart be still, Let thy restless worries cease And accept His will. Though this test be not thy choice,

James Patrick and John Verge came to Traytown in 1912, had use of a little house for meetings from Charles Kean on a point of

It must have been in the spring of 1915 the two preachers, John Verner and Gus Cox, came down the coast on the Glencoe and

The last verse of hymn 48 in the leaflet, if everyone came with that prayer in our hearts, there will be blessing in these meetings

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Glad to have yours to know that more were willing to give their hearts to God. I will make this

My dear Brothers and Sisters, All your letters were very welcome and was glad to hear from you all and trust you will all strive

c/o Mrs Patterson Evandale, Tasmania My dear Brothers and Sisters, Just a few lines to cheer you on your upward way. There are a few

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am making this do for all as I have got your letters all right. Trust you all keep well

(This is a very old letter, all tattered – some parts so torn that you can’t read it any more. However what is still readable

He wrote four Hymns which are in our book: #117, “Distant Land of Famine;” #243 “Upon a Lonely Mount;” #363 “Jesus Trod the Pathway;” and

It was a thrill to see you all rolling in this evening. I don’t know very many and I don’t know your stories, but can

Hymn 332:1-2, “Lord, How Good” My thoughts have centered on being as one, on unity. Psalm 133, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is

Father looks down from Heaven on us. Sometimes, when we see our own hearts, we do not like to see God looking on us. l

Make not provision for thyself (keep thyself poor)(Romans 13:14). Blessed are the poor in spirit as theirs is the kingdom of God. Romans 12:1, a

Wait on the Lord (Hymn 285)     We can turn to Psalm 55. There are a few little words before the song begins but

It is very good to be here in Athens and I enjoyed Crete also. I find it very serious to speak in a meeting. I

I would like to thank God in your presence for what God and Jesus and others have done for me and my family. God has

Funeral service of Alan Beggs, on Mon. 19 Feb. 2018. Held in the Greenhill Hotel, Wigton, Cumbria, England.   About 400 or more friends and

In Genesis 42, it tells us of the drought in Egypt. Jacob sent his sons into Egypt to buy corn and they went. Just picture

Jeremiah told to go down to the potter’s house (Jeremiah 18:1-6), and there he’d learn a lesson – the vessel he made was marred, so

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

Luke 11:1-5, I have been thinking about this matter of prayer and the hymn says prayer is a mighty source of power. I think that

This is the time of the week when we like to remember the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus (Luke 22: 39-46). But before we go

James 1:1-6, 12-14: “Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations…. drawn away of his own lust and enticed…” The word “temptations” in

The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup. Thou maintainest my lot. The lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places;

We have heard that the day we decide is the first choice. We have to make many choices, and much depends upon these choices. Let

A grape vine has to be cut back every year or the vine will become wild. We feel, since coming here, that God has been

Told a story about some miners who had worked faithfully at a gold mine for some time, but after a time they got discouraged and

Well, some of you have already heard a little about my story. My testimony begins with my father, with my father’s family; he was born

I am glad for the privilege to be at this convention again and to have a little part in this meeting, not that it is

Alone With God (Hymn 409), sung by Workers Appreciate so many coming today. It declares a lot about your appreciation. At times like this we

James 1:1, good for us to remember that we are still just servants. We should value our privilege of being servants of God. It is

A heart that is true to God and His purpose for our lives and it is God’s desire for us to develop. Are we dependable

Jesus did ALWAYS those things which pleased His Father. It is GOOD when we find our pleasure in the things that please God! You can

That verse found in Psalm 45:14 in the Shona Bible, speaks about friends, while in the English Bible it speaks of companions. The King’s daughter

I’m sure glad to have a little part in this meeting tonight and we are so thankful that we see God’s work throughout the world

This is a precious letter from Alec Wright (worker in South Africa) at Conventions in Korea, and to think it was just written in Korea

“For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16 We

We know there is a difference between speaking and a message.  A message is for a specific purpose and we have come here not only

Hymn 409 “Alone With God” Once the Lord asked one of the prophets a very special question, and gave him a very special compliment.  The

The third chapter of Daniel mentions two fires, one made by man for those who would not worship the Golden Image and in between those

Song 199 in old book: There are those here in the East who remember us this hour, those who know we are going to be

I was asked by a young convert once, when they would be able to enjoy the new Heaven and the new Earth spoken of in

A fellow servant of Paul’s who could speak to him of the faithfulness of the Colossians and could speak to him of their love in

Hymn 276, “Precious Thought” We have come to the last meeting of our convention. It is good to be assured that in everything that is

John 13, this tells of when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet. We read here of the things He knew of the past and what He

John 10:10, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and

It was in the winter of 1910-1911, that Two Strange Preachers came to the Village of Cox’s Cove, Bay Of Islands. I believe at first

Isaiah 32:17, “The work of righteousness…. resting places.” Each one of us knows what it is to be a child of God when the Spirit

Daniel 1:8. There is a very profitable story contained in these first chapters of the Book of Daniel more than 2500 years ago, but the

Exodus 30:4, portion of the teaching of those who are on their way to the land of promise and blessing. This teaching for them is

I have noticed that all who have spoken have said how grateful they are, and I too have been very grateful to have spent these

Luke 12:35, “Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning, and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when He

II Corinthians 1:12, “For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and Godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by

The Gospel of John. In the first chapter the words of Jesus are “Follow Me;” in the 12th chapter, the words of Jesus are “Follow

Job 1, Job became acquainted with God in Uz. God never forgets the things we have done for Him and others. He is noted for

Luke 6:45, nice to have thoughts of God’s people as they meet on Sunday morning and also those who were alone. The High Priest offered

The book of Leviticus 11:44. I expect most of you have read Leviticus. This is the book with multitudes of the laws of God. Instructions,

Leviticus 6:9-13.  In coming to a meeting like this, the first meeting of the convention, there was a certain alarm in my soul, a feeling

2 Samuel 15 and 17, we are not in God’s way very long until we realize we are entered into a battle. Jesus loved us

Isaiah – getting a vision of Christ. It had a humbling effect. He felt his weakness. No person that loves the truth can be offended

Daniel 7:9-14, there are many statements in the latter part of this book of Daniel that I do not dare to express or venture a

Revelations 2, you will well remember in this part of the Bible, there was a message sent to seven companies of God’s people – to

Daniel 1-8, there is a very profitable story contained in these first chapters of this book of Daniel more than 2,500 years ago, but the

Numbers 9:21, “And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning,

Luke 16:8, “And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are in their generation wiser

What is God’s Way? What is our thought about it? Our conception and view concerning it? If we don’t know what it is, it would

Hymn 274 – I Know that my Redeemer Lives   James 1:2, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing

Hymn 292   Luke 16:16, “The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached and every man

John 16:13, “Howbeit, when He the Spirit of truth is come…things to come.” I was thinking of the Spirit and the work of the Spirit.

John 16:13, “Howbeit, when He the Spirit of truth is come…things to come.” I was thinking of the Spirit and the work of the Spirit.

Some experiences are very deep; to find a special friend it is very good. We know of Job’s three friends and they are mentioned right

I’ll read some verses from Hebrews 11 and also from Hebrews 12, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things

Mark 4:34 – end, when I was reading this chapter and reading of Jesus teaching the disciples, He was expounding so much to them and

Matthew 13:33, another parable spake He unto them, “The kingdom of Heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures

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

Did you ever think what was the first thing Adam and Eve lost after they had disobeyed and ate of the fruit?  The first thing

I was reading about a little boy – a little boy, a little lad, it says, who had 5 barley loaves and 2 small fishes.

Hymn 318, verses 1 and 2, “As You Journey Home”   John 15:1-8, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. Every

Hymn 204, “My Need”   Hymn 190, “Teach Us How To Pray”   James 5:16, “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

In Luke 1, we read of a little meeting Mary and Elisabeth had together. Verse 43, “And whence is this to me, that the mother

Luke 13, God called the woman in infirmity and Zacchaeus. He called Jonah.   God gives excellent things. Deuteronomy.   He is a God of

In thinking of this meeting, a hymn has been on my mind. It is hymn 300, “My Heart’s Deep Need Can Ne’er Be Met” but

MATT 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hidden in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and

People in the world have a wonderful ambition to push out and ahead. When they do get there, it is only a bubble. It is

We attended a funeral recently and heard that when we are born we are given some time, a lifetime to invest in. This lifetime was

Mark 10, the Pharisees questioned because of the hardness of their heart. Good soil is soil with room for the good seed and nothing else.

Hymn 330, “Gladly Yielding All” I have been unsettled in what to speak about, and what helped me to decide, not much has been spoken

Genesis 22, we were singing, “Upon a lonely mount, Obeying God’s behest.” It was upon a lonely mount that Abraham made this sacrifice. It was

Give your mind and attention to the day of Christ’s coming. The final great fulfillment of all things is drawing nigh. The bible speaks of

Job 33: God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. All the animals fulfill the purpose God had for them. But man does

Ephesians 4, sometimes we might be inclined to imbibe some of the spirit of the world in the time we are living in. We might

My mind has been going back over the history of the people of God. This is always an interesting subject to me, and I’ll try

The hymn says, “Our thoughts of days that lie ahead, Are filled with living hope in Him.” Without hope, we cannot live. Someone has said

Yesterday we officially started our convention round with a one day convention in Aruba. We just had the usual Sunday morning meeting but we workers