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  In Acts 17 we find Paul the Apostle alone in Athens. He is waiting for his friends to catch up with him after he had been violently chased out of yet another city. The section we are looking at, verses 16-33 breaks up into four sections: What Paul saw as he walked around Athens, and how he felt …

  Troubles do not come from God. We live in a world subject to the curse of the Law and that’s just the way things are. Like the seasons come and go, and we know that when it is winter, spring is just around the corner; when troubles come, we recognise them for what they …

The Return of the Lord and the conditions relating to this climactic event are laid down in the Word of God. At that time, the Lord “… shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things …

  God said He would provide for us. Because of Jesus’ sacrificial death, resurrection and subsequent outpouring of the Holy Spirit, God has given an opportunity for all to experience eternal life. And for now, peace, joy, victory, and health: “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God …

  The Apostle Paul reminded the members of the Corinthian Church that those with authority were not there to be overbearing or manipulative, but rather to be “… helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand” (2 Corinthians 1:24). All encouragement, correction and instruction in the Church is aimed to this end. We see …

“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God” (2 Corinthians 1:3–4). Jesus …

The prophet was one who spoke on behalf of God. The role of the prophets was put forward by Jesus, “the author and finisher of our faith” (Heb 12:2). The prophets in the Old Testament were to direct Israel to God. This was on a communal front and not a personal one. Giving a personal …

Perhaps, like me, you have heard many people complain that Christians are hypocrites. And maybe there is some truth to the statement. Why do some people not live up to the message they proclaim? There is a popular misconception that we must try hard to be good Christians. For many people, Christianity is a set …

From the archives – first voice of revival editorial. We linked to this editorial in a 2007 newsletter, and it always engenders interest. The first ever “Voice of Revival” magazine was published in 1959. In its editorial, the founding pastor of the Revival Centres, Pastor Lloyd Longfield, set out the aims of the new magazine… …

We have a testimony website: ourgodanswers.com – here’s a taste; from Dean’s testimony… … Following school I moved into a career in business in Vancouver and it was proceeding OK, but I was still plagued with the drinking and depression. I received a job offer to work in Washington DC – and it was at …

“…And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” So is recorded1 the first time in the Bible that human beings spoke with other tongues. Speaking in tongues was, in fact, the very first utterance made by the Church. It was the …

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to …

Introduction The Bible is the basis of Christianity. In the Revival Centres we believe that it is the inspired word of God. But modernism suggests: • That it has changed over the years • The events it relates are only stories • It is vague and not scientific • You cannot personally prove it to …

God has directed that the voice gifts of the Holy Spirit should operate during meetings of the Church. The manifestations of tongues, interpretation of tongues, and prophecy have been set in the Church for the ‘edification, exhortation and comfort’ of its members (1 Corinthians 14:3). God’s attention to the detail of this aspect of His …

  1. Why do you need to be saved? Man is mortal (subject to death), whereas God is immortal (not subject to death). The offer of salvation is deliverance from mortality into the promise of eternal life, or immortality. 2. How do you receive salvation? By obeying the direction God gives to repent, to be …

Most people are aware of the healing nature of God and of the accounts of this very personal ministry of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. We read about the marvellous miracles in the gospels with great excitement. The principle of miraculous healing of personal illness, social problems, and even healing of nations, is clearly …