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Malcolm Beattie
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Career Choices – Working in the Public Sector
I have been in the civil service for over forty years and recommend public service as a career worth considering in that it provides secure employment, while allowing a believer to serve the Lord and …
Malcolm Beattie
The young believer and career choices
2021 Volume 18 Issue 3
Vocational
Esther – Part 2
The Five Main Characters (in the order they appear) Ahasuerus (means ‘prince’, or ‘lion king’) Ahasuerus was accepted to have been the autocratic ruler of the vast Medo-Persian empire. He was infamous…
Malcolm Beattie
Study Notes on the Book of Esther
2022 Volume 19 Issue 2
Bible Teaching
Esther – Part 3
Author The writer is unknown. He was possibly a Persian Jew who had access to ‘the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia’, Esther 10. 2. Others suggest it was written by Mordecai. Da…
Malcolm Beattie
Study Notes on the Book of Esther
2022 Volume 19 Issue 3
Bible Teaching
Esther – Part 1
It will take about twenty minutes to read through Esther, and repeated reading will allow you to immerse yourself in the story. These notes, which will be in three parts, are offered to help you in yo…
Malcolm Beattie
Study Notes on the Book of Esther
2022 Volume 19 Issue 1
Bible Teaching
The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
In this third study, we will look at why and when the Holy Spirit came into the world. The promise of His coming. The Old Testament prophet Joel spoke about His coming, ‘and it shall come to pass … th…
Malcolm Beattie
The Holy Spirit
2017 Volume 14 Issue 4
Bible Teaching
The Holy Spirit and Christ
In this second study, we will look at the Holy Spirit and Christ, the Son of God. The Holy Spirit and the birth of Christ In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit foretold the birth of Christ, the Son of …
Malcolm Beattie
The Holy Spirit
2017 Volume 14 Issue 3
Bible Teaching
The Holy Spirit and Christians
In this final study, we will look at the Holy Spirit and individual Christians. It was through Him that we learned we were sinners and needed to be saved. When the Holy Spirit spoke to us we felt our …
Malcolm Beattie
The Holy Spirit
2018 Volume 15 Issue 1
Bible Teaching
Who is the Holy Spirit?
This is the first of four short studies about the Holy Spirit. We will first look at who He is. The Holy Spirit is a divine person and a member of what the Bible calls the Godhead, Col. 2. 9. The Godh…
Malcolm Beattie
The Holy Spirit
2017 Volume 14 Issue 2
Bible Teaching