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Christadelphians have been meeting in Ipswich for over 100 yrs. 

We are disciples of Jesus who try to base our beliefs and practises wholly on the Bible which we believe to be the Word of God, while we wait for the return of Christ.  

Our regular services include:  'Breaking of Bread' and 'Bible Talks' on Sundays; held at Castlehill Community Centre in Ipswich  'Bible Class' on Wednesdays and 'Bible Discussion Group' on Thursdays are held on line.  

 Our services follow a simple pattern with prayers, songs and hymns, Bible readings and a talk or a discussion. We don't have paid ministers or clergy; we organise all our services and other activities ourselves. Most of our members are involved in organizing or leading our activities and this leads to an interesting variety of approaches.

 

All of us are encouraged to pray and read the Bible and to have a sound knowledge of its teachings  so that we can apply them in our daily lives. It is our custom to read the Bible every day, using a Daily Reading Plan which enables us to read the whole of the Old Testament in a year and the New Testament twice. Click on our Bible in a Year tab to access this, or for informative comments on each chapter try the  reading plan . We also frequently meet together to read, discuss, learn and be stimulated spiritually from the Bible.  


 

God willing, our Bible Talk at 10:00 am on Sunday March 24th  is ..

 

The Gospel preached by the Apostles: Peter to the Sanhedrin (Acts 4)

 

Peter and John are hauled before the Sanhedrin an assembly of 71 Jewish Elders who made up a court to try religious matters. They had great authority and had the power to beat, imprison or even pass the death sentence. They were brought before this Court because they preached through Jesus the resurrection of the dead and salvation being only through the Lord Jesus.

Come to our Bible Talk and hear more on this vital subject  at our Meeting room at Castle Hill, where you will get a warm and friendly welcome; or alternatively watch live on Skype by using this link,

 

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For more information (07419) 837115

 

 

  

 

Today’s Bible Readings:

Leviticus 27; Psalms 140-142; Luke 10

The Good Samaritan


All three Psalms show the Psalmist’s enemies ganging up against him. But he resorts to prayer and trusts that God will protect him like a helmet does (Ps 140:7). In Ephesians 6:17 and 1Thess 5:8. we read of the helmet of salvation . and are assured that God will protect those who proclaim His Gospel fearlessly. 

The Psalmist’s prayers are like incense (141:2) rising up to God as a sweet savour (see Rev 8:3-4). They help us and are appreciated by God. The Lord Jesus, at least spent all night in prayer, before he chose his Apostles ( Luke 6:12-16). Prayer was a great blessing to the Lord Jesus and it can be to us too!

These days the phrase ‘Good Samaritan’ means a good person, someone who is to be admired for helping: but to the Jews a Samaritan was a bitter enemy. In his parable the Lord Jesus is showing that God wants us to see everyone as being worthy of our kindness, because He is ‘Kind to the unthankful and evil’ (Luke 6:35). We are to show the kind of love that God has for us to all mankind whether we think them deserving or not.

When the lawyer asked 

  •  “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”, 

and Jesus asked what did the Law say, he quoted  Deut 6:5 and Lev 19:18.

  • Luke 10:27 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Jesus agreed with this and said – ‘

  • do this and you shall live’ 

And when the Lawyer asked who is my neighbour

the Lord gave this parable which was not about deciding just who we should be kind to but loving all as the Scriptures require

For we are to love the unloving, strangers, our enemies, whether neighbours or not (Matt 5:43-48). This the Jews did not do, they limited their neighbour to their own race and definitely excluded Samaritans and so Jesus gave a parable. 

The road from Jerusalem to Jericho was long, winding, and dangerous. This man fell to robbers, was stripped of his clothing, beaten and left for dead.  Now both Priests and Levites were  obligated to help a fellow Jew, but both passed by. Perhaps they had their reasons, not wanting to be defiled by the blood of a dead or dying man, but in walking away they showed their lack of love, mercy, compassion, caring, and kindness for a fellow man.

Then a hated Samaritan appears. The Jews and Samaritans loathed each other with equal vigour. Centuries ago the inhabitants of the land had tried to join in worship with the Jews returned from captivity in Babylon and had been rebuffed because they combined worship of the LORD with idolatry. Now they tried in every way they could to spoil Jewish worship and the Jews. And yet, while his countrymen passed by, the despised Samaritan rose above the bigotry and prejudices and showed mercy and compassion to his enemy! 

He took him to an Inn, bound up his wounds and stayed with him overnight. Then he left money with the innkeeper to cover any costs in caring for this stranger while he was away. He even offered to pay any additional expenses incurred! Some Historians claim two pence, i.e. two denarii, covered two weeks stay; it was a generous gift to a stranger from a stranger; an enemy to an enemy!

With this parable, Christ showed that regardless of who we are, our love to our fellows needs to be deep and selfless. This is what Christ intended to teach those who have eyes to see and ears to hear (v. 23). We are to love one another, help one another, despite our differences. Christ ends the parable asking the lawyer, 

  • Which now of these three thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” (vv36-37)

If we can’t love one another, be kind to one another, , forgive one another, and show compassion for one another, then how can we possibly expect such from our Heavenly Father when the sum of His Moral Law is Love? We cannot!

How our attitudes affect our behaviour 

  • THE THIEVES - treated the man as an object to exploit

  • THE PRIEST - treated the man as a problem to avoid

  • THE LEVITE - treated the man only as an object of curiosity

  • THE SAMARITAN - only the Samaritan treated him as a person to love


Leviticus 27:34 concludes the commandments the LORD gave to Moses at Sinai before they started their wilderness journey and it deals with vows made to the LORD.

Everyone could make a vow to the LORD regardless of age, gender, or wealth. Conditions were made to fit all classes which could be further adjusted by the priests, if necessary.
A vow represented a promise, a covenant, with the LORD and was expected to be kept (Deut 23:21). The LORD sets the example by keeping the covenants He has made (Deut 7:9, Psa 33:4, 1Cor 1:9).
Those who are baptised into Christ have voluntarily entered a covenant relationship with God through Christ. The LORD is faithful in His commitment to us (1Cor 1:9, 2Thess 3:3). If they keep their side of their  commitment they will be able to say as Paul did 

  • 2Tim 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

 

So let us remember that the mercy and compassion of God goes far beyond what we can imagine and do the best to serve and obey Him while there is still time. 


Part two

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU-gEoA62hM

**The devil and satan- video.

 

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For  information on Signs of the Times, we recommend The Bible in the News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 SUKKOT   -   THE FEAST  OF  BOOTHS

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Begins sunset of Monday, September 20, 2021

Ends nightfall of Monday, September 27, 2021

 

Have  YOU ever made a “den”?  As a lad I used to make a den out of branches laid against a tree trunk. You may find an area in a visitor’s attraction set aside among the trees for youngsters can go “den – making”. It has the camping excitement of when you set up your own tent to protect you from the elements, and perhaps from an inquisitive cow! Well, each year God’s people (the Jews) had to make a den (a “booth”) to shelter in for a week between 15 and 22 of their month Tisri (20 to 27 September 2021). This was called the feast of Tabernacles (or Booths), also known as the feast of Ingathering (Ex 23v16, Deut 16v13) to celebrate the gathering in of the fruits of the land. It is also to remind the Jews (then and now) of how they had to leave Egypt with Moses in the “Exodus” some 3.5 thousand years ago (Lev 23v42). Then they did not build houses again until they entered the Promised Land with Joshua 40 years later. Initially they celebrated the feast by making booths with branches from willows and leafy trees, but when Joshua died, they did not do so regularly.

After the Jews returned from the 70 year captivity in Babylon (about BC440), they read in their Bible (Neh 8v14) how they should make booths to live in during that week in the month called Tisri, so they gladly did so, to faithfully remember their wilderness life after the Exodus. Each made a booth on the flat roof or in a courtyard, using branches from olive, palm and leafy trees. They all rejoiced then, for here they were after those sad 70 years, now back in the land, promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In fact long before, Jacob (Gen 33v7) had made booths there at a place he called Succoth (meaning Booths). Nowadays, if you find a Synagogue in September, it may have the remains of a booth of branches alongside it to celebrate Sukkot in a modern way. In the law of Moses (Num 29v12-) a sacrifice was made each day of that week, so as to teach them of God’s care for them, eventually by the ultimate sacrifice of His son (Gen 22v8, John 3v16). Perhaps when Jesus called people to drink water at that feast (John 7v2, 37), he referred to the custom then at Sukkot of drawing water from the pool of Siloam. When Jesus comes again (Acts 1v11) at the end of days, ALL nations must celebrate this feast of Tabernacles at Jerusalem, or else God will withhold the rain (Zech 14v16).

 

In the meantime, let us thank God for what we have here now. Just step outside and consider what it was like for those Jews wandering for 40 years in lands hard and hostile with no house to live in. So, let us count OUR blessings.

 

Babylon the Great.

As Nebuchadnezzar thought about his Kingdom, how long it would last and what would follow it ; he was given a vision which Daniel the prophet explained to him. He was shown ’ what shall be in the latter days’. He wa told that his Kingdom of Babylon would develop through several different stages as shown by the great image about which he had dreamed.The image was in several stages one following the other from the head of gold, through different parts of silver, brass, iron and fiinally iron and clay together. When completed the whole Kingdom which the image depicted would be broken in pieces and replaced by God’s Kingdom on earth ruled over by the Lord Jesus Christ. Dan 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

For 5 videos explaining Daniel’s prophecy go to

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN1hlXjTbPBqFtPB0goXJ-w

And scroll down to the end of the page.

 

 

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From Thursday 1st April to Sunday 4th April, God willing, Gospel On Line hosted  an event which revealed the happenings of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ in real time./p%3

 

The events of the crucifixion and resurrection begin with the Last Supper, which started soon after sunset on the Thursday evening. A group of disciples and other witnesses would have seen what was going on. Had they had modern technology they would have been able to describe events on socialmedia as events unfolded.

 

They had no social media, of course, but this project is going to release a series of short messages reporting the events of the crucial period at the times that they might have been poted. The story of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus will unfold at the times when events happened.

 

A log of the messages will appear on www.Gospelonline.co.uk and on Facebook www.facebook.com/thegospelonlineuk. . Videos showing how the events happened will be posted on the Gospel Online YouTube channel.

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 Rugby Bible Prophecy Day 2021 ‘The Times of the Gentiles being Fulfilled’ Given on Feb 27th.

 Study 1 - Distress of Nations with no way out” – Mark Johnson

Study 2 – “Then shall they see the Son of Man” – Bro Dafydd Jenkins

Study 3 – Milestone Update Peace in the Middle east – Bro Don Pearce

Study 4 – “What manner of persons ought we to be?” – Bro Matt Baines 20 min Summary Exhort

 

View on website: htts://cdvideo.org/RPD2021


Rugby Bible Prophecy Day 2021 ‘The Times of the Gentiles being Fulfilled’ (bibletruthandprophecy.com)

 

 

Why not try the Gospel Online videos which demonstrate the relevance of Jesus and the Gospel campaign iin todays’ world

  

  https://www.youtube.com/GospelOnlineUK

 

Why not try this Bible Talk?

 

Class 2 Study 2 Exhort Bro Phil Perry The Faith That Pleases Heb 11v1-6

 https://christadelphianbibletalks.com/studies/1676/Phil%20Perry%20-%20Hebrews%2011%20-%20Living%20Faith%20-%20class%202%20-%20Study%202%20Exhort%20Bro%20Phil%20Perry%20The%20Faith%20That%20Pleases%20Heb%2011v1-6.mp3

 

 

New! Exploring the Psalms- Mark Vincent- Cass 1 How the Psalms work (41,27min)

https://christadelphianbibletalks.com/studies/1690/Mark%20Vincent%20-%20Exploring%20the%20Psalms%20-%20class%201%20-%20How%20Psalms%20Work.mp3

 Or go to 'Coming Events', to see our link to Weekly World Watch - a summary of this weeks significant Signs of the Times

 

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