"The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits." Daniel 11:32 The LORD is a man of war, "Jehovah is his name." Those who enlist under His banner shall have a Commander who will train them for the conflict and give them both vigour and valour. The times of which Daniel [...]
“Books are the legacies that the generation leave to mankind, to be delivered down from generation to generation as gifts to the living, and those yet unborn” [John Addison]. We as Christians have access to the greatest deposit of sound, scriptural, and spiritual books in the history of the church. What an inestimable [...]
"I called upon him, but he gave me no answer" Song of Solomon 5:6 The Lord, when He hath given great faith, hath been known to try it by long delayings. He has suffered His servants’ voices to echo in their ears as from a brazen sky. They have knocked at the golden gate, [...]
The first Free Presbyterian service in Canada was held forty-five years ago, on July 4, 1976. The people met in an old rented church building on Cosburn Avenue in East York. (See photo on the historical chart in the church hall). That first meeting was held amid great opposition. The ecumenical church leaders leaned [...]
"He will be my guide even unto death." Psalms 48:14 We need a guide. Sometimes we would give all that we have to be told exactly what to do and where to turn. We are willing to do right, but we do not know which one of two roads we are to follow. Oh, for [...]
The life of Christ as the God-man was permeated with prayer. From the Gospels, we learn first of all that He prayed secretly: “In the morning, rising up a great while before day He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed” [Mark 1:35]. Secondly, He prayed submissively: “(He) prayed saying, [...]
“Concerning the work of my hands command ye me.” Isaiah 45:11 Our Lord spoke in this tone when He said, “Father, I will.” Joshua used it when, in the supreme moment of triumph, he lifted up his spear toward the setting sun, and cried, “Sun, stand thou still!” Elijah used it when he shut [...]
The first service of Toronto Free Presbyterian Church was held on Sunday, July 4, 1976. It so happens that the 45th. Anniversary occurs on Sunday, July 4, 2021. We shall recollect (DV) some of those exciting days in the next two issues. We have much for which to praise the Lord. A [...]
The fathers of the church are men of heart who naturally care for the souls of others. It is upon the father that the weight of the household falls, he goes forth in the morning to his daily labour, and he returns at night with the fruit of his toil for the support of [...]
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 [...]
