Hymn 220, “More Love To Thee” (Verses 1 and 3) For every deeper pain, we can allow God to do a much deeper work.  So,

Hannah.  It is easy to forget. God listened to Samuel.  The spies sent to possess the Promised Land got taken up with the size of

God be not silent unto me.  My desire is to overcome the things that would hinder my walk with God and hinder me from having

Well, basically speaking, a lot of times people don’t understand what the history of Christianity is and it leaves a gap and a mystery and

Today, we could talk a little about Revelation. What does that mean? Does it mean, “figured out?”  I have been to some religious services where

Thank you to everyone who has prayed that there would be bread for their soul! I’ve been thinking about natural bread, and spiritual bread. I

Some have asked me what changes I see, in coming back to the US after 7 years away. I have heard of some cases of

That hymn that we were singing speaks about where our lot might be cast. All of us have a lot in life and that’s the

I have been looking at the life of Joseph. Jacob, speaking in Genesis 49:22 said, “Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by

Hymn 28, “Come, Let Us Follow Jesus” I have appreciated all that we’ve heard already. As Colin said, we were children together, we played together,

In John’s Gospel; It’s a wonderful writing, John’s Gospel; the whole Bible is, and there’s no way to say how great it is and when

I have been thinking of God’s work in the different ones that He uses, and His work is never finished. Those men like Abraham, God

My dear co-workers, This is the letter that we all knew would finally have to be written but it is still with joy and sorrow. 

This battle for truth and for right – it is going to be on. We can be in that battle or we can let it

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

360 Highland Road, Kensington, Johannesburg. 2094. Republic of South Africa. 22nd April, 1944. My Dearest Mother and Dad, Do you remember me telling you about

I have enjoyed reading and thinking of Noah again. We read of him being “warned of God,” “moved with fear,” and “prepared an ark.” This

My Dear Ones, I hardly know how to begin, but with others I can say? “I have not found so great a faith, no, not

All, Willie Brown told us about these lepers and the story of the blind leper loving the man he had never seen, and added that

Dear Ivy, Joey Meiring (a sister worker) wrote to us and said that you would very much like to know more about Fanie Koekemoer’s life.

A brief account by Peter Rousseau concerning our two brothers: Stephanus (Stephen) Koekemoer and Cornelius Appelgryn, who ended their days in Westfort Leper Asylum, near

Dear Pieter and Ivy, Just a little letter from me, seeing Joey asked me to write to you of what I can still remember of

I have had some thoughts from 1st Samuel 22, verse 1 and 2.  I’ll read them. “David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave

Great privileges are not a sign of approval – not necessarily – not a blessing, but if we use them right; they can be a

Called home to be “With Christ” July 24, 1943 (Speaker not named) I will read some verses from John 10. Verse 11, “I am the

David said in Psalm 84:1, “How amiable are thy tabernacles, 0 LORD of hosts.” David had evidently been seeing some of the dwelling places of

Deuteronomy 6:4-5, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord God is one Lord and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with

In Acts 7:59, it’s part of Stephen’s experience and it just says, “And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my

Hymn 287 I very much appreciated the chorus of that hymn, “Things in life I cannot alter, I will leave in Jesus’ hands.” All of

Hymn 213 A little verse in Revelation 5:8, “And when He had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down

Dear All, I’d like to share with you something very special that happened in our field this past week. We have one church out in

I am glad for a fresh vision of myself and a fresh vision of Jesus.  I am glad for the times when the Lord showed

1 John 1:3 “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship

There are three parts to convention. Before the actual meeting, this is the first part. Ezra 8:21 in his day he said to place a

IRELAND I love the people and the place, I’m very glad to say. Monaghan Conv’ past and we are on the way. The memories I

Hymn 292: In Times of Deepest Darkness, verses 1 & 2 Matthew 24:12-13, “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

This young friend in Wyoming had this interview with Lloyd, just before he died in December 1998. It was a school project to interview an

Hymn 237 II Timothy 2, repentance is a gift from God.  It’s not a gift we open and enjoy for only a little while.  It’s

Hymn 246, “All My Springs Arise in Jesus”   (Prayer) Hymn 241, “The Truth of God” Acts 4:2, taking back before He left… taking so

Lois Austin started us off, speaking of the Lamb. She had visited with Gladys (Baker) at the hospital regarding how we finish life, by just

It was said once, “Never in human battle has so much been owed by so many, to so few.” He wasn’t a Godly man that

We have already heard a little in these meetings from Genesis 22 when God asked Abraham to offer up his son as a sacrifice and

Acts 9:3, “And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven.” Verse 6, “And he

Hymn 26, “Thy Life Was Given for Me” (Prayer) Hymn 51, “There is a Kingdom” Luke 15:22-24, this chapter has the lost coin, lost sheep,

Matt. 25:1- There are 2 categories. Five foolish virgins — read it seeing only the 5 foolish. These 5 foolish that weren’t ready — they

Psalms 37:23, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Recently studying in Acts 11, I

Revelations 4, I’ve been thinking about heaven. The whole book has opened up because I am closer to the end of the road. John saw

Why did Jesus speak about the public life before the private life? It comes clearly in that verse in Matthew 5; first make matters right

This message tells about the German Worker, Fritz Schwille, who was tortured and put to death during WWII. These accounts have been around for some

Zechariah 12:6, “In that day will I make the governors of Judah like anhearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire

Hymn 23, “Oh, the Love That Sought Me” (Lyle’s choice) Ephesians 1:1-2, talks about unity- the grace of God.  Sometimes it’s okay to feel inadequate

The attached Hymn was written by an overseer, Lyle Schoeber. (in Minn.) It is sung by Murray Lewis, the nephew of William Lewis (who was

Hymn 266 When I was a little boy, we did a project on Australia and we learned quite a bit about your country but I

My thoughts have been in the book of Numbers and chapters 23 and 24. In this part of the Bible, we have the story of

I want to share some thoughts with you this morning that have greatly increased my faith. I share them with the hope that this might

I will speak this morning about the ability of our Great physician, and I will take you for a little visit to the Doctor’s Office,

I have been thinking of some of the warnings that Jesus gave. When you’re traveling along the road, every once in a while there is

Sometimes we understand why Jonah ran away. I know why he found it so hard to deliver the message God gave him to deliver and

I have enjoyed your testimonies and I have also enjoyed what the Workers have had to say to us, too. Someone said one time that

Sometime ago, you wrote asking me to send you an account of how and when I heard the gospel. I am sorry to have been

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

We heard in Durban that “in multitude of counsellors there is safety.” Haggai. Here God was trying to give them counsel – they felt the

I’ve been thinking about miracles. Genesis 6:5, “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of

* Two reasons God gave them manna: 1. So they could do His bidding. 2. So they could understand how the spiritual bread came. *

NEW YORK and NEW ENGLAND 1953-54                  Mary Riddell                 Rochester, NY 

Margaret told us a little about the customs of Morocco that would help us to understand a little better Matthew 25:1-13. In Eastern countries, olive

Psalm 33:11, “The counsel of the Lord…. all generations.”  I am sure we all have prayed that God would speak to our hearts.  We may

Margaret Smart was born in Iowa February 6th 1888….preached 1912-1919…in Alberta and Manitoba Canada.  Died 1920. Lizzie Kerr preached from 1911-1922 mainly in Alberta Canada.

“Peace in Thy Palaces.”  We have been in many palaces this year and this is the place where peace can be restored in our palace.

We were singing the will of God is always best. I enjoyed what we heard about faith this morning; I have been thinking about that

Hymn 60, “Teach Me Thy Way”  We learn best when we hear things repeated.  Psalms 95:6-11, hear and let it take effect.  The peoples’ heart

Hymn 275 In Deuteronomy 33:2-3, we read these words “… from His right hand went a fiery law for them. Yet He loved the people.”

These words have been floating through my head this week, “I know you not.” It was spoken to the five foolish after the door was

While I was sitting down in my seat, I looked at these two “mikes” and I decided the upper one was for the voice and

Hymn 20:4, “From Heaven’s Glory” Hebrews 11:6, “But without faith, it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that

Hymn 349, “My Pilgrim Way” It’s wonderful to be at convention again, a place where we can all be restored, our faith can be restored,

Hymn 259. Collosians 1:23, “If ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which

If God can show us the big picture at convention, He’s accomplished a lot. Sometimes we major in the minors and minor in the majors.

No Home – Matthew 8:20; Luke 9:57-58; Luke 18:28; I Corinthians 4:11 No Possessions – Luke 12:33; Luke 18:22; Mark 6:8; Luke 18:28 No Training

Marlon Halbakken’s testimony as told by himself: Born 1955-2008 I should have taken time to write this letter a long time ago, because I want

References: Psalms 42:1-2; Ps 143:6   David expressed his heart’s great need. He said “My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in

John 20:19, “Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled

“Let us choose now to obey Him.”  This is something that we have to do in the meetings. John 4:29, we are invited to assemble

Mary Elizabeth Coles: born April 5, 1878, Cornwall, England.    It’s not known when the family moved from Cornwall to London. What is known is

Hymn 5, “To This Earth”  Luke 1:1-4, Luke was a Greek and so was Theophilus.  The message Theophilus was listening to the same message Luke

You may be growing older And your next steps a mite bit slow; You may not move as fast as once, But, Oh, God loves

Genesis 4:9, “And the LORD said unto Cain, ‘Where is Abel, thy brother?’ And he said, ‘I know not. Am I my brother’s keeper?’”  Proverbs

It is a real pleasant privilege to be with you people here and you all feel like brothers and sisters. Hebrews 10:38, “Now the just

James 5:16, “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” That means, “has much strength in it.” Nehemiah saw the need in the

Romans 8:37, “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.”  We sang in the hymn four times, “Onward

I Samuel 17:32-37, “And David said to Saul, ‘Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’

Mark 10:46 to end, study the stories of the few that Jesus was able to help.  Luke 19, Jesus entered and pass through Jericho.  Go

I don’t think we can ever fully understand the interest our Sower has in every piece of ground! What will the reaping be? It all

Talents – it was a huge investment He gave to His faithful servants and told them, “This is yours to deal with until I come

Hymn 173, “God Is Here Amongst His People” “God is here amongst His people.”  Isn’t it a lovely thought? It makes us feel safe for

Hymn 347   Our hope and confidence today are deeply rooted in the Lord and we just know where our roots are. Our roots are in

Hymn 254, “I Love the Perfect Way” (Testimonies.) Hymn 146, “Give Me Jesus”  I leave the world and follow Jesus; it’s what we come out

Hymn 206, “Gracious Redeemer” (1st Verse) Two things that make our walk with God easier:  the first thing – understanding the Will of God for

First, I want to say how glad I am to be here. It has been 14 years since I was here before. Twenty-five years ago

To Western Australian workers, and friends,   Even though we cannot have special meetings this year, our thoughts turn to special meetings and the privileges