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Our resources cover subjects from Genesis to Revelation, Practical Christianity to The Godhead, and everything in between!

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Search Magazine #251 (December 2025/January 2026))

A wide variety of interesting and helpful articles by different authors.

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We start with Joshua before looking at the role and chronology of the Judges. Then we have some excellent and concise portraits of each of the judges, including their weaknesses as well as their strengths.

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Thoughts on the timeline of the movements of such people as the Wise Men.

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Featured Book

The Message of the Synoptic Gospels

This book explores the Synoptic Gospels through seven chronological phases, each marking a different stage in the Lord’s earthly ministry. It will provide Christian readers with a clearer understanding of the nature of the Lord's mission to Israel and beyond.

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1 Thessalonians Study 5

This last study on 1 Thessalonians is in three parts.

First, Michael Penny considers 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and discusses what is ‘The Day of the Lord’ and when is it to be?

Then, W M Henry takes us through 5:12-28.

And finally, W M Henry gives an excellent overview/summary of the whole letter.

This Month's Features

The I AM statements of Jesus

Ten interesting and helpful studies.

  • 1.  Ego Eimi and its meaning
  • 2. “I AM” as part of Jesus’ identity
  • 3. I am the Bread of Life (John 6:25-29)
  • 4. I am the Light of the World (John 8:12; 9:5)
  • 5. I am the Door for the sheep (John 10:1-10)
  • 6. I am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18)
  • 7. I am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:17-26)
  • 8. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:1-14)
  • 9. I am the True Vine (John 15:1-17)
  • 10. The Message of the Metaphors
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No. 4: I AM THE GATE FOR THE SHEEP

“IAM the Gate for the Sheep” is one of the less well-known, or popular, I AM statements of Christ.

However, the teaching behind it is profound. We find in John 10:1-10.

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The Seven Sayings

One of the things Jesus said to her was, "“I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”

What else did He say to her?

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