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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 2024)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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:

“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 and he was just in time to grab it before it sank in the river. With his plyers he then cut off a length of barbed wire from the nearby fence and wired the outboard to the boat. It proved to be a very scenic trip with many items of interest for us, strangers to those parts, but we had to keep very still as the slightest move would rock the canoe and make us panicky.”

In this recording of a sermon by Mr Saword, given in the Gospel Hall, Taylorside, SK, Canada, he speaks from Psalm 26 about “spiritual exercise”, something which to him was a way of life.

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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