
David Gilliland is a Bible teacher, evangelist and author from Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. For more than thirty years, he has been engaged in full-time gospel preaching and Bible teaching, ministering God's Word to assemblies across the UK and further afield. His ministry is marked by careful exposition of Scripture, practical application and a deep appreciation for the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Since shortly after his conversion, he has maintained a particular interest in Christian history and hymnology. His writings include Philippians: The Matter of Our Minds and Daily Shall He Be Praised, a four-volume collection exploring the lives and works of Christian hymn writers, published by Scripture Teaching Library. His teaching and writing seek to encourage believers in their understanding and appreciation of God's Word.
Jack Hay was commended to the grace of God by the assembly in Prestwick, Scotland, in 1972. For many years, he was involved primarily in pioneer evangelism in the County of Perth, Scotland. In the late 1980s, he began travelling more extensively among the assemblies in the four nations of the UK, engaging in both Gospel work and Bible teaching. This ministry has continued to the present day.
From the mid-1990s, he began receiving invitations to minister overseas. In particular, since 2006, he has sought to visit the island of Sri Lanka twice a year, a country that remains especially close to his heart.
He and his wife, Lillian, have been married for over 50 years. They have two married daughters and six grandchildren.
J. M. (Jim) Flanigan was born into a Christian family in Northern Ireland and was saved as a young man, being received into fellowship at Parkgate Assembly, East Belfast, in 1946. In 1972, he left secular employment to devote himself fully to the work of the Lord, becoming a widely respected Bible teacher, preacher and author.
His ministry took him throughout the British Isles, the USA, Canada, Australia and Israel, a country in which he maintained a special interest. Known for his clear, orderly and Christ-centred exposition of Scripture, he devoted much of his service to encouraging believers and unfolding the glories of the Person of Christ. A prolific writer, he authored numerous biblical expositions, including commentaries on Hosea, Jonah and Micah in the What the Bible Teaches series, and contributed regularly to well-known assembly magazines. His ministry and writings have been a lasting blessing to the Lord's people.
Phillip Harding was born and raised in Port Talbot, South Wales, and was saved at the age of nineteen in 1951. He was received into assembly fellowship in Port Talbot, later moving to Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, where he was commended to full-time service for the Lord in 1969.
His early ministry included gospel campaigns, tent missions and tract distribution throughout Wales. He subsequently travelled extensively throughout the UK, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Botswana, preaching the gospel and teaching God's Word. A respected Bible teacher and Christian author, he wrote on 2 Timothy and contributed to The Person of Christ, alongside numerous articles for assembly magazines. His commentaries on Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai and Malachi form part of the What the Bible Teaches series, reflecting his commitment to careful exposition of Scripture.
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