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Is this the time of year when you feel the loss of your loved one most keenly? Take a listen to Jim Flanigan (1931-2014) who gives a very touching word of encouragement to those feeling the loss of loved ones and who know something of the hymn writer’s words: “when sorrows like sea billows roll”. This recording closes with a rendition of the hymn “We’ll all gather home in the morning”. Readings: Psa 107.29, 127.2, 147.3. (Recorded in Belfast, Northern Ireland).The post An Empty Chair At Christmas? (22 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Colin Hutchison preaches on the topic of the ark of the covenant. He brings out the significance of the materials from which the ark was constructed, the fragrance that burned in the censer, and the golden pot of manna, Aaron’s rod and the two tables of stone on which were inscribed the 10 commandments. Reading: Heb 9:1-5. (Recorded in Arnot Gospel Hall, Fife, Scotland, 7th Dec 2024)The post The Ark of the Covenant (44 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Sandy Higgins preaches on Joseph of Arimathaea, who rose to the occasion in a day of crisis to do what was needed in relation to the burial of the Lord Jesus. Readings: Matt 27:57-61, Mark 15:42-47, Luke 23:50-56, John 19:38-42. (Recorded at Hickory Gospel Hall Conference, NC, USA, in 2019)The post A Man Who Moved for God in a Day of Crisis (25 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

David Vallance preaches on the 7-day “feast of unleavened bread” as a picture of the complete cycle of a believer’s life of holiness and happiness before the Lord. Reading: Deut 16:1-16. (Recorded at Hickory Gospel Hall, NC, USA, 2017)The post The Believer’s Life Represented in a 7 Day Festival (26 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Paul Thomas grew up in a Christian family. He went to church meetings every week. But Paul wasn’t the type to just blindly follow his parents. He experimented. First cigarettes, then drink, then drugs…eventually the rave scene and the Glastonbury Festival (see photo above). But God pursued him. A near heroin overdose…his two brothers becoming saved…and finally, his beloved grandfather’s passing, whose funeral brought Paul to a crisis. Then it happened. He was saved by the amazing grace of God. What a change! His friends all thought he’d been brainwashed; but a quarter of a century later, the reality of Paul’s salvation transformation speaks for itself. (Recorded in Axbridge, Nr Cheddar, Somerset, England, in Sept 2024) For an earlier version of this same story (on YouTube) click here. Latest Videos The Biblical Significance of the Ark and Its Contents YouTube Video VVVEZ1hQSmg1d2lGd1JILTlvTGF6M3Z3Li1IV1hLYWc3UW1j The GLORIOUS Cast-Iron Promise of John 3:36 YouTube Video VVVEZ1hQSmg1d2lGd1JILTlvTGF6M3Z3LlhXaDd5blZQNm9B Ancient Biblical Inquiries That Transcend Time. How Will YOU Answer? YouTube Video VVVEZ1hQSmg1d2lGd1JILTlvTGF6M3Z3LlZDb1NsbUdtMnJV This is Why God Intervened in Your Life YouTube Video VVVEZ1hQSmg1d2lGd1JILTlvTGF6M3Z3LlkwbENWd2Nhd0FZ I Thought I Was in the ONLY TRUE RELIGION YouTube Video VVVEZ1hQSmg1d2lGd1JILTlvTGF6M3Z3LmZZWm5KUy1wQzU0

John Fleck preaches on 6 aspects of the person and work of Christ, one from each chapter of Ephesians. Ch 1 – the redeeming Christ the answer to slavery, Ch 2 – the reconciling Christ, the answer to hostility, the resident Christ, the answer to rivalry, Ch 4 the resourceful Christ, the answer to lethargy, Ch 5 the reproduced Christ, the answer to impropriety, and Ch 6 the responsive Christ, the answer to anxiety. (Recorded at the Belfast Easter Conference, in April 2022)The post Christ in 6 Aspects (43 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Dan Shutt preaches on John 3:36 under three headings: 1. The marvellous joy of having Christ, 2. The miserable consequences of missing Christ and 3. The massive responsibility of believing in Christ. John 3:36 says, “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” Recorded in Barrington Gospel Hall, NJ, USA, 24th Nov 2024The post He Who Believes in the Son Has Everlasting Life (18 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Colin Hutchison preaches on three ‘couples’ who were anticipating the arrival of the Messiah: Zacharias and Elisabeth who were marked by righteousness of life; Mary and Joseph who were marked by submissiveness of spirit; and Simeon and Anna who were marked by patience of hope. Readings: Luke 1:5-16, 26-38, 2:25, 36, 3:5. (Recorded in Spencer Bridge Road Gospel Hall, Northampton, on 28th Sept 2013)The post Three Couples Who Were Waiting for Christ (25 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

David Gilliland preaches on two expressions in the Bible. “How to speak” and “how you hear”, from Isaiah 50 and Luke 8 respectively. He gives guidance on “how to speak a word to the weary”, speaking scripturally, sensitively and seasonably, as well as how to hear with a discerning interested ear. Readings: Isa 50:4-6, Luke 8:4, 11, 16-21. (Recorded at the Bridgewater Bible Conference, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 29th Mar 2024)The post How to Speak: How to Hear (26 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Peter Scarsbrook preaches on the history of redemption from creation to Calvary and traces the miraculous sovereign way in which God superintended it all. Readings: Acts 2:23-24, 1 Cor 15:3-4 (Recorded at the Helions Gospel Hall conference, 7th Apr 2023)The post How God Superintended the Saga of Redemption (39 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Albert Graham tells how he was saved as an 11 1/2 year old orphan boy in Buckna, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, under the preaching of David Craig. It happened on 23rd January 1952, but 73 years later it is as fresh as ever. (Recorded in Broughshane Gospel Hall, 1st Dec 2024). (Photo above: Buckna in 1938 with Slemish in the background. From Facebook)The post How God Saved an Orphan Boy (26 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

953 Banning St, Winnipeg Sidney Saword (1894-1988) was born in Thornton Heath, England. Saved on 7th February 1909, he emigrated to Canada with his parents and siblings in 1912, where they set up home in 953 Banning Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. There Sidney found work as a stenographer with the Canadian Pacific Railway. When conscription came to Canada during World War 1, Sidney refused the draft and was taken to court. As a conscientious objector, he was assigned a non-combatant administrative role with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Discharged in 1918, Sidney’s burden for gospel work increased until the day came when he was commended to full-time service for the Lord in May 1920. After a few months of service in Canada, he sailed for England in the Spring of 1921. There he preached the gospel, but England was not to be his life-long field of service. In England, Mr. Saword became convinced that he should go to the land of Venezuela to pioneer the gospel where it had never before been heard. He left England in November 1922, landing in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on 17th December. Soon after, he met Miss Eleanor Scott, to whom he was married on 6th May 1926, and with whom he had three daughters and two sons. For over five decades, Sidney Saword laboured in the gospel in Venezuela alongside other gospel preachers such as William Williams, Eddie Fairfield, James Walmsley and Joe Turkington (who married Sidney’s daughter Ruth). Mr Saword saw many souls saved and numerous local assemblies planted. In his book Fifty Years with the Gospel in Venezuela, he describes the rigours and realities of pioneer gospel work in a third world country, battling with everything from poisonous snakes to pugnacious R.C. Priests. Sidney Saword was a lionhearted missionary who stayed the course and left behind a legacy for future generations to follow. Here is a paragraph from his book to give a flavour of his service in South America: The Saword family 1938 “Once whilst the Turkingtons, my wife and I were having meetings in El Baul, a man from Guadarramas called in to see me. He was a fisherman who had brought his monthly statement of the fish he had caught to the government fisheries office. He said that the people where he lived had heard of our meetings in El Baul and wanted us to visit them. We told him that we would advise him when we were free to go, but within a week from his visit, we received a telegram saying that he would be coming to get us in his canoe. He arrived on the Sunday so that we could leave next day. Joe Turkington, my wife and I packed our baggage and got together the necessary household goods, provisions, Bibles, gas lamps and camp stove, with Gospel literature. When we arrived at the river’s edge we got an eye-opener. It was a small old dugout canoe without seats or keel, and an outboard motor. When it was loaded with ourselves and baggage, the top edge was only about four inches out of the water, at midships. The bow of the canoe was split and had been plugged up with mud, and as we sped along the spray reached us. All went well until there was a shower of rain, and as the motor had no cover, the ignition got wet and the motor stalled. Our friend managed to steer the canoe with his paddle to the river’s edge to let us out, whilst he attended to the motor. He told us to go up the bank to the nearest house and tell the people about the gospel. We found them friendly and willing to listen whilst we sung a hymn, read a portion and explained the gospel. Before we finished, word came from the next house that the family also wanted a visit. We thanked the Lord for this opportunity to be able to take the light of salvation to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. It was the first time and perhaps would be the last that they would hear the glad tidings. By the time we got back, the boatman had all ready to start off again, but just as he was pushing off from the bank, his outboard motor broke away from its place an

James Logan preaches the gospel from 4 questions in the book of Genesis. The question to Adam: “Where art thou?” (Gen 3:9). The question to Eve: “What is this that thou hast done?” (Gen 3:13). The question to Abraham: “Where is the Lamb?” (Gen 22:7). The question to Rebekah: “Will you go with this man?” (Gen 24:58). (Recorded in Growell Gospel Hall, Northern Ireland, 1st Dec 2024)The post 4 Questions from Genesis You Can’t Ignore (25 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Are you struggling to believe the promises of God? Michael Penfold preaches on an extraordinary woman of faith – Mary the mother of the Lord – of whom it was said “Blessed is she that believed”. Mary was given eight promises by the Lord and she simply believed them all. An example to all Christians, Mary’s faith was exceptional, unique and absolute. Reading: Luke 1:45. (Recorded at Blues Mills Gospel Hall conference, Cape Breton Island, Canada, on 9th Nov 2024)  The post Blessed Is She That Believed (20 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Brandon Doll preaches on the devotion of the Hebrew servant who would  not go out free. The time that came, the test of commitment, the true confession and our testimony for Christ. Reading: Exod 21:1-6, Rom 12:1-2, 1 Cor 6:20. (Recorded in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA, in 2019)The post The Time That Came (22 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Matthew Cain preaches on the 16th Century Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, France and England. He looks at the lives of Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin, as well as looking at their “Reformed theology”. He tells the story of William Tyndale and the “Oxford martyrs”, Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer and Thomas Cranmer. Readings: 2 Tim 4:1-2, 1 Thess 5:20-21. (Recorded in Pope Road Gospel Hall, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Oct 2017). (Photo: The Reformation Wall in Geneva, Switzerland, featuring William Farel 1489–1565, John Calvin 1509–1564, Theodore Beza 1519–1605, and John Knox c.1513–1572) 2-Part Series: Martin Luther and the Background to the Reformation The Reformation in Switzerland, France and England The post The Reformation in Switzerland, France and England (69 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Matthew Cain preaches on the background to the 16th Century Protestant Reformation, looking at the politics of Europe, the condition of the Roman Catholic Church, the influence of the Renaissance, the invention of the printing press, English Bible translations. and leading early Reformers like John Wycliffe and Jan Hus. He then gives an overview of the life and influence of Martin Luther. Reading: Rom 1:16. (Recorded in Pope Road Gospel Hall, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Oct 2017) (Photo: Martin Luther’s Chamber in Wartburg Castle, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany) 2-Part Series: Martin Luther and the Background to the Reformation The Reformation in Switzerland, France and England The post Martin Luther and the Background to the Reformation (66 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Dan Gillies preaches on the subject of “hope” from Romans Ch 8. First, the hope of creation, and then second, the hope of the church. Reading: Rom 8:18-25 (Recorded at the Belfast Easter Conference, April 2022)The post How Bright That Blessed Hope (36 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Ian Jackson preaches on the ultimate purpose of the Christian life – to know Christ. This is why Paul says he was pursued, overtaken and apprehended by the Lord. If knowing Christ is what the Christian life is all about, that means ‘being’ is bigger than ‘doing’, and character is more important than activity. Reading: Philippians 3. (Recorded in Sarnia Gospel Hall, 26th May 2024)The post Pursued, Overtaken and Apprehended (48 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Mervyn Hall speaks on the Church at Sardis from Revelation Chapter 3. “Strengthening the things that remain” involves three things: preaching the gospel, loving one another, and teaching of the Word of God. (Recorded at Helions Bumpstead Gospel Hall conference, 7th Apr 2023)The post Strengthen the Things that Remain (40 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.