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Thompson's Chain Reference
Special Bible Readings
Spiritual Fruitfulness Answered Prayer Peace in the Storm New Life Robe of Righteousness ABUNDANT SALVATION, FOR THE FAITHFUL Become Radiant as Stars Receive a Royal Welcome in Heaven Afflictions add to the Final Glory Accorded a Triumphant Entrance into Heaven Given a Place near the Throne ADAPTION OF TRUTH, TO THE WEAK The Use of Parables Human Weakness Necessitates Feeding the Lambs Simple Truth for the Immature Paul's Example Some Unable to Receive Deeper Truths Different Messages to Different Classes BELIEVERS KEPT JOHN CHAPTER 17 Kept in the Father's Name Kept in Safety Kept in Joyfulness Kept in Purity Kept Separated from the World Kept in Process of Sanctification Kept in Active Service Kept in Perfect Unity Kept for the Coming Glory The Sick The Insane Those whom the Church Fails to Help The Helpless The Blind The Seekers The Doubters The Sinful The Sorrowing CHILDHOOD, MARKS OF (PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL) Dependence Credulity Foolishness Love of Amusement Petty Complaints Need of Rulers Fickleness Ignorance Weak Digestion Foretold by the Prophets Defied Death to Hold Him Submitted to the Stroke of Death for our Sins Three Times He Entered the Realms of Death, and Rescued Victims Demonstrated His Victory by His Own Resurrection Carries the Keys of the Grave in His Girdle Will Call all Men from Death's Domain Will Completely Destroy Death at Last Accused of Keeping Bad Company Accused of Gluttony and Intemperance Accused of Blasphemy Accused of Insanity Accused of Being Possessed with Devils Accused of Breaking the Sabbath Accused of Treason The Fairest Among Ten Thousand A Jewel Beyond Compare The Only Saviour The Only Foundation Paul's Estimate of Priceless to Believers CHRISTIANITY, CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUE 1. A New Birth 2. A Growth 3. A New Dress 4. A Radiant Life 5. A Character Building 6. A Fellowship 7. A Sonship 8. An Education 9. A Service 10. A Sacrifice 11. A Walk 12. A Warfare 13. A Race 14. A Victory 15. An Assurance of Immortality CHRIST'S ATTITUDE TOWARD CHILDREN Gentle Promises a Reward for Kindness to Used a Child as an Example Declared that a Childlike Spirit is Absolutely Essential in Religion Warned Against Despising Commands Reception of Said, "Suffer the little children to come unto Me" Observed the Children at Play Commanded that They Should be Fed Spiritual Food CHRIST'S PRAYERS IN GREAT CRISES At His Baptism Before Calling the Twelve Apostles When the People Would Crown Him At His Transfiguration His Farewell Prayer Before the Agony of the Cross On the Cross, for His Enemies The Church Compared to 1. A Building Christ the Builder Christ the Corner Stone 2. A Living Body Christ Being the Head 3. A Flock Christ Being the Shepherd 4. A Bride Christ Being the Bridegroom 5. A Casket of Jewels 6. Branches of the Vine 7. A Temple 1Cr 3:16 Christ Being the High Priest What Was it that Held Christ to the Cross? It was not because he was friendless It was not human weakness It Was the Cords of — Our Sins, — A Saviour's Love, — Resignation to the Divine Will — Loyalty to an Eternal Purpose, All Journey to His Narrow House Wise and Foolish Alike are Smitten by Him Resistance is in Vain He Entered the World Through Sin Only Two Men in all History have Escaped His Scythe DEFENDER OF THE WEAK, CHRIST THE Little Children A Sinful Woman A Weak Woman A Sinful Woman Mary of Bethany The Frightened Disciples A Delayed— — Birth of a Son (Many years waiting) — Sacrifice, Provided — Victory (seven days marching) — Messiah — Healing — Relief and Resurrection — Gift of the Spirit — Deliverance — Escape Thinking that Sin will give Fulness of Life Trusting in Racial Connections for Salvation Using Vain Repetitions in Prayer Self-confidence Building on Sand Trusting in Riches Thinking the Deity is Represented by Idols Thinking that there is Plenty of Time Presuming upon Unchanging Conditions DIVINITY ACKNOWLEDGED, CHRIST'S By Peter By Demons By the Centurion By Nathanael By the Samaritans By Martha By Thomas By Satan By Scribes and Pharisees By the Jewish People By the Scribes and Elders On the Cross—by the Rabble By the Rulers By the Soldiers By one of the Thieves By the Chief Priests EAGERNESS FOR THE TRUTH, EXAMPLES OF A Jewish Ruler The Common People Attendants upon the Temple The Samaritans Cornelius and His Family The Gentiles at Antioch The Bereans EFFORT DEMANDED BEFORE A BLESSING CAN BE GIVEN To Secure, Money for Taxes Healing of Withered Hand Great Draught of Fishes Healing of Palsy Healing of Leprosy Wine for Wedding Water of Salvation Ability to Walk Eyesight Raising of a Brother from the Dead Servant's Ills Children's Sickness Entertainment of Guests Hospitality Responsibility for Husband or Wife Providing for the Family Made by the Message Seed in Shallow Hearts Miracles soon Forgotten The Truth Fails to Grip Hearers with a Short Memory FOREORDAINED PLAN OF SALVATION First Recorded Promise concerning Announced by the Prophets Based upon the Foreknowledge of God The Wisdom of An Unchanging Purpose Antecedent to Creation Provided for the Sanctification of Believers At the Beginning Centred in the Death of Christ Gained by Persevering Endeavour Intimate Fellowship with Christ Abiding in Christ's Words Will Come in Due Time Through the Guidance of the Holy Spirit Promised to the Disciples Loss of Earthly Treasures Secures Spiritual Self-sacrifice a Paying Investment A Spiritual Paradox Humility Leads to Exaltation Life Comes out of Death Paul Gave up All, and Won the Great Prize Of Understanding According to the Character of Men Ability for Comforting Speech Diversity of To those who Ask Aright He the only Source of Forbids Pride Include Wisdom GIVING SACRIFICIAL, EXAMPLES OF Israel, at the Erection of the Tabernacle The Widow of Zarephath Mary of Bethany The Poor Widow Members of the Early Church The Churches of Macedonia GOD'S TOOL CHEST 1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 1 Foolish Things Weak Things Base Things Despised Things Non-existent Things Perfect Not Like Man's Sinners Stumble at Everlasting Inscrutable Just and True GOOD AND EVIL ADJACENT, OFTEN IN CLOSE CONTACT In Society In the Field of Christian Work In the Church The Good in Contact with Evil as a Saving Influence There Will Come a Day of Separation Hence Should Be Carefully Guarded Determines Character The Source of Evil Controls Speech Source of Faith Cain Disciples The Priest and Levite The Unjust Judge The People Who Rebuked the Blind Man The Spectators at the Cross Those Who Fail to Help the Poor A Source of Real Joy Assures Future Exaltation Promises a Place of Permanent Residence Furnishes an Undying Hope Provides a Glorious Inheritance A Register is Kept of the Names of the Citizens THE HOLY SPIRIT, OFFICE AND WORK OF
Note—Each verse given below contains either the number 6, 7 or 8. Hence this Bible Reading is called "The 6's, 7's and 8's of the Holy Spirit"
The Abiding Guest The Teacher and Remembrancer The Testifier The Reprover The Guide, the Voice of God, the Prophet The Glorifier of Jesus The Exhibitor of Jesus The Spiritual Dynamo The Witness to Sonship The Helper in Prayer The Solicitor The Messiah The Bread of Life From Above The Eternal One The Light of the World The Door The Son of God The Resurrection and Life The Lord and Master The Way, Truth, and Life The True Vine Alpha and Omega The First and the Last Not as "I will" "I Will," Be Thou Clean "I Will" Raise Him up at the Last Day If I Be Lifted up, "I Will" Draw "I Will" Come Again "I Will" that They Be with Me If "I Will" that He Tarry It Misleads, Fetters and Deceives Men It Results in Unconscious Deterioration of Men It Manifests Itself in Self-confidence It Retains Sin in the Heart It Alienates from God It is Associated with Self-righteousness THE INESCAPABLE QUESTION CONCERNING CHRIST'S PERSON Diverse Opinions of Men Peter's Opinion Question of the Multitude The Pharisees' Opinion Sought Pilate's Dilemma At the Maid's Bedside At Gethsemane At the Transfiguration THE INSANITY OF SIN, EXAMPLES OF The Sons of Men Nebuchadnezzar The Prodigal Son The Jews The Rulers of Israel Balaam Believers Constantly— Accompanied by His Presence Held Close by His Hand Like Branches in the Vine In Perpetual Fellowship No Power Can Dissever Moses Gideon Jonathan David Paul Christ Kindled by Meditation Makes the Message Inevitable Christ Came to Ignite Divine Fellowship Lights The Incarnation of Christ The Return of the Penitent Sinner The Exaltation of the Lamb The Gathering Home of the Saints The Triumph of Righteousness Christ's Command Inexcusable Not Our Prerogative Judge Our Own Lives Because not Acquainted with all Facts It Is Assuming Too Much He Spared Not (1) The Angels that Sinned (2) The Old World (the Antediluvians) Sodom and Gomorrha The Egyptians The Canaanites The Amalekites (3) The Natural Branches (the Jews) (4) His Own Son Carried in Christ's Bosom Reward for Attention to Precious to the Heavenly Father To Be Nourished by the Ministry Learned in the School of Affliction Practical, Every Day The Great Teacher of Says All Lead to Christ Truly learned, Purify the Soul Result in Perfect Contentment Fear Labour Come Boldly Go On Draw Near Hold Fast Consider on Another The Service of God Seeking God's Kingdom Doing the Father's Will Finishing the Divine Task Completing the Course Joyfully Attaining Christlikeness The Greatest Commandment The Fulfilling of the Law Preeminent Above— — The Gift of Tongues — The Gift of Prophecy, Knowledge and Faith — Benevolence and Martyrdom The Greatest Gift of All Of True Discipleship Of Genuine Service Of Speech Demonstrates the Reality of the New Life Love to God Proven by Brotherly Love A New Inward Power Christlikeness Devotion to a New Master Heavenly Ambition Heavenly Affections Exaltation to Heavenly Places Calls to Mind— — Past Mercies — The Wonderful Wworks of God — The Lord as a Deliverer — The Words of Christ Concerning Benevolence — The Death of Christ — All the Teachings of the Gospel Brings Joy in the Night Season Is Quickened by the Holy Spirit Examples of Simeon Anna The Jewish People John the Baptist The Woman of Samaria Abraham The Twelve Tribes Desired Happens to all Lacking Needful Known To Do About Time The Gift of Love He Alone Has the Saving Message Rejection of Him means Death His is the Only Saving Name His Sacrificial Death is the Central Theme of Preaching All Hope of Eternal Life is Built upon Him For the Sinful For Prayer Peter Discovered Paul Declared The Spirit Invites All The Lepers The Publicans and Harlots The Sinful Women Despised Sinners The Dying Thief The Excommunicated Blind Man PETER EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT Giving Him Wisdom to Instruct Penitent Sinners Enduing Him with Boldness and Courage Making Him a Channel of Blessing to the Sick Making His Prayer Effective in the Raising of Tabitha Qualifying Him to Become a Medium of the "Spirit" to the Gentiles Obeyed the Call Never Settled Down Looked for an Eternal City Had Telescopic Vision Acknowledged Their Faith Never Turned Back Longed for a Better Land Died in the Faith Increased by Self-denial Dependent upon Faith Unlimited to those who Abide in Christ To Be Most Effective, Should be Accompanied by Praise Manifest in the Life of Elijah Examples of Jacob Elijah The Dying Thief Early Disciples POWER REALIZED, CHRIST'S REALIZED BY MEN Ability to Heal Lepers Ability to Give Absent Healing Ability to Control Demons Ability to Raise the Dead Ability to Hold Fast to the Believer Ability to Keep Spiritual Treasures Ability to Save to the Uttermost Joseph's The Apostles' Peter's Paul and Silas' By the Gadarenes By the Nazarenes By the People of Northern Galilee By the People of Jerusalem By Israel in Different Periods Irresistible Sure of Fulfilment Seen in His Choice of Instruments Revealed in the Gospel Eternal in Christ Involves the Overthrow of Satan REWARD PROPORTIONATE TO SERVICE RENDERED Great Soul-winners Radiant At the Coming of Christ Even in the Present Life In the Lord's Vineyard Reaping According to the Amount of Seed Sown Assigned by the Lord In the Affliction of the Saints May be Overcome by Divine Grace A Limit to His Temptations Knows when He is Defeated His Time is Short THE SATANIC "IF" WHICH CHALLENGED CHRIST'S DIVINITY (1) At the Temptation "If thou be the Son of God, turn stones into bread" "If thou be the Son of God, leap from the top of the temple" (2) At the Cross "If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross" (a) The Cry of the Rabble (b) The Cry of the Soldiers (c) The Cry of the Thief SATANIC INVASION, SATAN'S ENTRANCE INTO HUMAN HEARTS Of Mary Magdalene Of the Man of Gadara Of the Backslider's Heart Of Judas Iscariot Of All Who Will Give Him Entrance It was Established in Israel King Saul was Condemned by It It Excludes Mere Professors of Religion from the Kingdom Christ Applies It in the Parable of the Good Samaritan It Reveals the Quality of Love It Will be Applied in Determining Man's Final Destiny SEVEN MORNING GLORIES OF JOHN CHAPTER 14 (1) Future Home (2) Reunion (3) Achievements (4) Resources (5) Companionship (6) Legacy (7) Joy No Deep Affection Of Sentimental Hearing No Deep Roots No Deep Foundation Inability to Receive the Deeper Message No Deep Convictions Seen in the History of Israel Illustrated in the Life of Backsliders Shown by Increasing Insensitiveness of the Spiritual Faculties The Steps in Peter's Fall Illustrate Will Become More Evident in the Last Days Essential to Success in Christian Work Comes from Bringing in the Sheaves From Finding the Lost Sheep The Sower and the Reaper Rejoice Rogether Thrills the Church Souls Won Are a Crown of Rejoicing It Sustained Christ in His Suffering upon the Cross Divine Wise Just and Fearless Faithful Tender Quiet Gentle Persevering Liberating Saving Compassionate Meek and Lowly Longsuffering Forgiving Zealous Burden-bearing Loving Of the Divine Ability Of the Inseparable Love of God Of the Divine Keeping Power Of the Certainty of the Divine Promises Our Perils Questions Sicknesses Difficulties Needs Failures Family troubles Victories Disappointments Bereavements Christ's Bodily Temple Confused with the Earthly Temple The New Birth Confused with the Physical Birth The Water of Life Confused with Physical Water Spiritual Nourishment Confused with Food Absorbing Christ's Spirit Confused with Eating His Body and Drinking His Blood Christ's Departure Confused with Suicide Spiritual Bondage Confused with Physical Slavery Their Lifetime Spent in Vanity Already Condemned Die in their Sins Shall be Judged by God's Word in the Last Day Are Blinded by the God of this World Will be Classed with Outbreaking Sinners in Eternity |