Good to see everyone back in church again after spending most of 2021 in lock-down, where we were restricted to a maximum of ten people. Now it increases to 15% of building capacity that, in our case, allows about 100 to meet. May our desire be to get back to some degree of normality [...]
In worship, several elements may be distinguished, among them love, admiration, wonder and adoration. Though they may not be experienced in that order, a little thought will reveal those elements as being present wherever true worship is found. Both the Old and the New Testaments teach that the essence of true worship is the [...]
"Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he" Proverbs 16:20 How precious is the grace of faith! It is the gift of God. Faith unites us to Christ. "Other graces make us like Christ; faith makes us members of Christ" [Thomas Watson]. It is a saving grace. "Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace" Luke [...]
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Proverbs 18:10 Here we are transported back to ancient times, back to days when roving bands of plunderers could so suddenly fall upon a helpless populace. As soon as the enemy was detected, the alarm would be raised. [...]
We share the grief of Peter Pao and his family. His father passed away in Hong Kong on May 21 at the age of ninety. Because of the current pandemic, Peter could not visit his father, which makes the situation doubly difficult. The sympathy and prayers of the congregation go out to the Pao [...]
"Bring them hither to me." Matthew 14:18 Are you encompassed with needs at this very moment, and almost overwhelmed with difficulties, trials, and emergencies? These are all divinely provided vessels for the Holy Spirit to fill, and if you but rightly understood their meaning, they would become opportunities for receiving new blessings and deliverances [...]
The great battle had been fought. The great victory had been won. The children of Israel had no part in that battle. They had a part, however, in the celebration of the victory. They stood still. They saw the salvation of God. The Lord did fight for them, and they did hold their [...]
"If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth." Ecclesiastes 11:3 Why, then, do we dread the clouds which now darken our sky? True, for a while they hide the sun, but the sun is not quenched; He will shine out again before long. Meanwhile, those black clouds are filled with [...]
The Free Presbyterian Church of North America started in Toronto on July 4, 1976. As other congregations were formed they joined to make the North American presbytery. Then in the mid-eighties, a bi-annual Ministers’ Week of Prayer was initiated. Ministers and elders would meet in May and October in one of the churches [...]
"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job." Job 1:1 The contents of the book of Job portray in vivid and at times poetic language the fierce conflict between the Lord and Satan concerning the faith and integrity of His servant Job. The devil was permitted to wreak havoc in [...]
It is a good thing to set aside a day to honour our parents, but not just one day – it should be every day! Today is Mothers’ Day, and it has been celebrated in North America since 1914 under President Woodrow Wilson. The fifth commandment reads, “Honour thy father and thy mother: [...]
"Give us this day our daily bread." Matthew 6:11 If you want daily bread and would pray for it aright, you must ask as a child; and you must put first, before your own satisfaction, the Hallowing of God's Name and the doing of His Will. Implicitly you suggest that if He gives you [...]
