Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland

It is of considerable comfort to many older people and their relatives that they can entertain the hope of being cared for in a Christian environment, should the day come when they are no longer able to live on their own.

Ballifeary House, in Inverness, which is run by the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, seeks to provide such a facility. A traditional home, attractively situated on the banks of the River Ness, it has a 24-bed capacity and cares for the elderly. Endeavouring to maintain Christian values, it enjoys a good reputation with the Care Commission, as well as health and care professionals.

After many years of devoted service, our present Matron has indicated that she wishes to finally retire by September, so there is an urgency to this appointment. The Committee would like to have a new manager in place before September to ensure a smooth handover.

Applicants for this post must be in sympathy with the Christian ethos of the Home and a relevant management qualification in nursing or social care is a requirement. A further qualification in the Safe Handling of Medicines would be an advantage.

Although able to rely on the support of the Home Committee, when necessary, the successful candidate would be responsible for the overall running of the Home, reporting to the Committee on a regular basis.

The post carries an attractive salary and relocation support would be available if required.

For an application form and job description, please contact:
John G MacLeod (Clerk of the Committee), Ballifeary House, 14 Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5SQ Tel. 01463 234679 email – [email protected]

In Jeremiah 50:4,5 we read:

In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

The Scottish divine James Durham preached a series of five sermons on these verses. The second of these, transcribed from a 1764 edition, can be found at the link below, along with the first sermon uploaded last week:

James Durham, second sermon on Jeremiah 50:4,5
James Durham, first sermon on Jeremiah 50:4,5

1 Peter 4:17 is another text with obvious relevance to the current situation:

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

The English Puritan Richard Sibbes has a sermon on the first half of this verse, entitled The Church’s Visitation, to be found at this link:

Richard Sibbes, The Church’s Visitation

The Durham sermon is included in The Collected Sermons of James Durham published by Natphtali Press and Reformation Heritage Books in 2017, and their version may be found on pages 561-574. The Sibbes sermon can be found in volume 1 of the Banner of Truth’s edition of his Works, on pages 373-384.

Links to previously uploaded material can be found at this page.

The Church’s magazines for Apriil 2020 are available at the following links:

Free Presbyterian Magazine

Young People’s Magazine

The worksheets for Exercise 3 of this year’s Scripture and Catechism Exercises are now available at this link. From there you can print these worksheets. Entries are to be in by 30 June 2020.

The Outreach Committee have a limited number of Bibles available for free distribution to people in the United Kingdom who do not have a Bible of their own. These English Bibles are in the Authorised (King James) Version.

To request a free Bible, please write to Rev J B Jardine by email:

[email protected]

A young man was once under great concern for the salvation of his soul. “What can I do?” was his earnest question. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,” he was told. “Yes,” he replied, “but where can I find Him?” “Find Him in the Word of God,” he was told. He took his Bible, and began reading at the beginning of the New Testament. He had not reached the end of the first chapter, before He found the Saviour he so needed, in Matthew 1:21, “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins.” After that, the Bible became that man’s most precious and treasured possession.

“The entrance of Thy words giveth light” (Psalm 119:130).

Please note that these Bibles are for personal use only, and are not for resale.