40th Anniversary! The Issues Today Fellowship

By Tom M. Roberts The apostle John envisioned two kinds of fellowship when he wrote his epistles. When he spoke of having “fellowship with us” and “fellowship with one with another,” John had reference to the kind of fellowship between brethren in Christ (1 John 1:3, 7). But he also spoke of “fellowship with the Father, …

40th Anniversary! The Issues Today Preaching A Distinctive Message

By Harry R. Osborne In Nehemiah 8, the people of Israel who had returned from the captivity assembled to hear the law. They were not reluctant hearers, but attentive recipients of the word. In-deed, the text says that “the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law” as Ezra spoke from …

40th Anniversary! The Issues Today Church Growth

By Don Willis The church of the New Testament era was a growing church! About 3,000 individuals obeyed the gospel on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:41). As truth was preached, the Lord added additional souls on a daily basis (Acts 2:47). Multitudes were added to the Lord (Acts 5:14). Later, “the number of the disciples …