SOUL TONIC

SERIES II (Study 1) SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS IN CHRIST (Scripture Portion: Ephesians l: 1 - 14)   The apostle Paul spent three years in Ephesus (Acts 19;   and 20: 17-38), and as a result of his ministry a church was established in that city.    Ten years later, from his prison in Rome, Paul wrote this Letter and sent it by Tychicus to the Christians

  Study 10                          LIFE ON THE HIGHEST PLANE Key Verse :  “But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”   (Isaiah 40: 31) The object of this series of studies has been to share some of the biblical secrets of radiant Christian living, and the verse before us tells us what might well be called the over-all secret.   If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that there is very much failure in our Christian

Study 9                        OUR BEST FOR THE LORD JESUS Key Verse:  “…a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard.   She broke the jar and poured the perfume on His head.” (Mark 14: 3)   The incident recorded in Mark 14:3-9 is a very touching one.  Simon had provided a feast in his house out of gratitude to the Saviour for the blessings he had received, and Jesus, His disciples, Mary, Martha and Lazarus were all there.  Quite suddenly, Mary moved towards the Lord.  She was holding in her hands a beautiful

Study 8                         BEING CONCERNED FOR OTHERS Key Verses:  “And when the men of that place recognised Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country.  People brought all their sick to Him and begged Him to let the sick just touch the edge of His cloak, and all who touched Him were healed.” (Matthew 14: 35-36) No Christian can live successfully who does not constantly and systematically seek to share the love of the Lord Jesus Christ with those who do not know Him, and no

  Study 7                    WHAT TO DO WHEN TROUBLE COMES Key Verse:  “David was greatly distressed…But David found strength in the LORD his God”    (1 Samuel 30: 6) In this study, which is based on 1 Samuel 30:1-6, we are to consider a period in David’s life when he was plunged into great distress and trouble, and we shall see what he did in his time of trouble and how wonderfully the Lord undertook for him.   Trouble is no respecter of persons

  Study 6                          THE SECRET OF ABIDING JOY Key Verse :   “…that my joy might be in you and that your   joy may be complete”   (John 15: 11)   These words were spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ, and it is most important for us to notice when He uttered them.   It was a very strange time to talk of joy and gladness, for in a little while He would be in dark Gethsemane, and shortly after that He would be facing His accusers and hearing the taunts and mockings of those

Study 5 HOW TO EXPERIENCE PERFECT PEACE Key Verse: “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.”   (Isaiah 26: 3) This wonderful promise was given in the darkest period of Israel’s history, so it may well prove to be a special help to us today, when we are surrounded by much gloom and depression and when we are constantly threatened with the three great enemies of doubt,

Study 4 FINDING GOD’S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES Key Verse: “What shall I do, Lord?”   (Acts 22:10)   We shall base this study upon the question asked by Saul of Tarsus at the very moment of his new birth:  "What shall I do, Lord?”  Did Saul’s conversion just “happen”?;  was it by “chance” that he was suddenly converted on the Damascus road, or was it according to a divine plan and purpose? 

Study 3   MAKING IT OUR AMBITION TO PLEASE HIM Key Verse:      “We make it our ambition to please Him” (2 Corinthians 5: 9-lit.) The constant aim of everyone who really knows the Lord should be to be well-pleasing to Him – look up John 8:29, and compare John 13:16.   Could anyone, anywhere, have a greater ambition than this?   Is it your ambition to please Him? – for here, surely, is the secret of successful living.   In this series we are considering ten of these “secrets”, but it could rightly be said that all ten are summed up in the theme of this study.    There is nothing greater than living day by day a life which is well-pleasing to the Lord.   See what the Holy Spirit

Study 2 THE BENEFITS OF KNOWING GOD            Key Verse:  “Submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you.”   (Job 22:21)   In Job 22:21-29, which section of scripture is introduced by our key verse, we are told of the good, the blessing, the benefits which will come to us if we really know God.   Of course, there is a great difference between knowing God and simply knowing

  STUDY I:      HOW TO FIND THE TRUE GOD Key Verses:  “For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law.  But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.”   (2 Chronicles 15: 3-4) In this series we are to consider some of the Secrets of Successful Living.  Of course, no one can begin to live successfully without knowing God, and first of all we must