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Search Magazine #253 (April/May 2026)
A wide variety of interesting and helpful articles by different authors.
This interesting and informative publication focuses on a person who is usually lost amongst the other New Testament characters. However, he travelled with Paul, preached with Paul, was imprisoned with him, and helped him write 1 & 2 Thessalonians … and Silas also had a hand in writing 1 Peter.
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More Young Searchers
Young Searchers has been a regular feature in the Open Bible Trust’s magazine Search. Although aimed at ‘young’ people we have found that many ‘young in the faith’ have enjoyed and learnt from these pages. A first collection of 52 of these was published some years ago. This book contains a second collection of another 52.
If any organisations wish to use the articles, puzzles and prayers contained in this book they are free to copy them, and there is no need to seek permission
OBT YouTube Bible Studies
David and his love for others: Study 2
First Sylvia Penny looks at … David’s love for Jonathan – Loving a friend who is closer than a brother. Then Michael Penny considers … David’s love for Bathsheba – An illicit love. Two good books which go with this study are ... "David and Mephibosheth" (Jonathan’s Son) by Neville Stephen and "David’s son and the Son of David" (The David and Bathsheba incident) by Michael Penny. Both books are available from Amazon.
This Month's Features
The "I AM" Dialogues
In a series of nine Podcasts entitled “The ‘I AM’ Statements of Christ”, Sylvia Penny interviewed W M Henry and Michael Penny.This book is a slightly modified version of the transcript of those discussions and, as such, it is an easy to read explanation of just what Jesus meant by each of His “I AM” statements. The first chapter deals with the derivation of "I AM" from the Old Testament.
No. 9: Summary and Conclusions
A look back over the previous 8 podcasts. It summarises the main teachings, as well as focusing on the main conclusions, that we can draw from ‘The I AM Statement of Christ’.
David's son and The Son of David.
With a mixture of devotion and exposition, and with a blend of teaching and application, we learn some valuable insights and lessons from David's disastrous treatment of Bathsheba and her husband Uriah.
It is, indeed, a case of God being able to turn all things to the good. But who would have thought any good could possibly come from such horrendous sins as adultery and murder?
