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1982

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January 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • The New Year
  • Ordination Sermon by Rev. John Colquhoun, Glendale, Preached in Portree Church at the Ordination of Rev. Donald MacLean, on 22nd December, 1948
  • New Year Thoughts
  • “Not Growing Old”
  • Every Christian in his own Sphere a Missionary
  • The Value of the Bible
  • Ordination Vows
  • Book Review
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes
  • Acknowledgement of Donations

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February 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • Christ, Head over His Church
  • Sermon by Rev. Donald MacLean, Glasgow
  • Letter by Rev. Neil Cameron
  • Disappointment — His Appointment
  • Obituaries
  • The Protest of 1843
  • Presbyterianism
  • Book Reviews
  • Notes and Comments
  • Letter re Pope’s visit
  • Church Notes: Meetings of Presbytery (D.V.)
  • Bookroom List
  • Acknowledgment of Donations

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March 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • Our Light Affliction
  • Sermon by Rev. Charles Calder MacKintosh D.D.: “Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign” (2 Chron. XXXIII. 1-20; 2 Kings XXI. 1-18) and “Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning” (Rom. XV. 4)
  • Notes of a Fellowship Meeting
  • Interesting Notes
  • Presbyterianism
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes
  • Letter to Foreign Secretary
  • Kiltearn Headmaster and the Christmas Issue
  • Acknowledgment of Donations
  • Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland Special Collections for Year Ending 31St December 81
  • Summary

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April 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • Two Opposing Kingdoms
  • Sermon: Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (John 6:27)
  • Remember Lot!
  • An Invitation to Prayer
  • An Earnest Invitation
  • Archibald Crawford
  • Fatalism
  • Arminianism
  • Discourse on Paul’s Shipwreck
  • Book Reviews
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes

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May 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • Letter to Her Majesty The Queen
  • Divine Intervention
  • Jesus sweeter than the Honeycomb (Psalm civ. 34)
  • Remember Lot!
  • An Invitation to Prayer
  • The Anti-Christ
  • Archibald Crawford
  • The Declaratory Act
  • Book Review
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes
  • Letter from the Queen (Windsor Castle, 7th April)
  • Acknowledgement of Donations

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June 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • Comfort ye, comfort ye my people
  • Sermon
  • Church Life Examined
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes
  • Reply from Foreign Office
  • Acknowledgement of Donations

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July 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • Britain’s Shame
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes

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August 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • The Church of Scotland
  • Free Church of Scotland
  • Sermon: “Behold, I have given Him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, Thou shalt call a nation that Thou knowest not, and nations that know not Thee shall run to Thee because of the Lord Thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel: for He hath glorified Thee.” Isaiah 55: 4, 5. by Rev. Jonathan Rankin Anderson
  • A Lifting up for the Downcast by William Bridge
  • Wheat and Tares By Rev. John Flavel
  • Augustine: The Burning Heart—I by Rev Angus Morrison, M.A., Oban (Based on a paper delivered at the Free Presbyterian Church’s annual Theological Conference, September, 1981)
  • Obituaries
  • Extracts from William Guthrie
  • Book Review
  • Church Notes
  • Selections from the Bookroom

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September 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • The Divine Law
  • Sermon: “And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me.” Matth. 16:6, by Rev. John Colquhoun, Glendale
  • Missionary Meeting at Utrecht
  • Missionary Address: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15, by Rev Dr. J. Tallach M.B.ChB
  • Family Worship
  • Augustine: The Burning Heart — 1
  • The Millenium
  • Notes and Comments
  • Theological Conference 1982
  • Committee Meetings (D.V.)
  • Acknowledgement of Donations
  • Selections from the Bookroom

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October 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • A Day in Thy Courts
  • II. I now come in the second place to notice a little concerning what is here said of those who are not offended in Christ. He Himself tells us that they are blessed
  • A Sinner’s Marriage with Christ
  • Rebuilding Jericho
  • Do you Confess?
  • Why time is precious
  • Prayers at the Grave
  • Obituaries
  • Book Reviews
  • Notes and Comments
  • Acknowledgement of Donations
  • Selections from the Bookroom

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November 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • Barrenness and Unfruitfulness
  • Sermon: “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! But now they are hid from thine eyes.” — Luke XIX, 41, 42
  • Do you Confess?
  • Death of John Janeway
  • Grafting
  • Prayers at the Grave
  • Book Reviews
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes
  • Selections from the Bookroom

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December 1982 PDF scan ↗
  • I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul
  • Prayer Meeting Address by Rev. John Colquhoun (Preached in Glendale on 1st March 1956)
  • Do You confess? by Bishop J.C. Ryle (Continued from page 351)
  • Notes by Rev. John Flavel
  • Poem: “I am Christ’s and Christ is mine”
  • Death of John Janeway by Rev. J. Venn (Continued from page 356)
  • Encouraging Testimonies
  • Book Reviews
  • Notes and Comments
  • Church Notes: List of Communions
  • Price of Magazine
  • Church Deputy
  • Administrator/Treasurer for the Zimbabwe Mission
  • Acknowledgment of Donations

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