Did Judas, one of the twelve, do so [betray Christ]? Learn thence, That a drop of grace, is better than a sea of gifts. Gifts have some excellency in them, but the way of grace is the more excellent way, 1 Cor 12:31. Gifts, as one saith, are dead graces, but graces are living gifts. [Read more…]
Asia Pacific Youth Conference
The next Youth Conference in the Asia Pacific Presbytery will be held in Australia, January 7th – 9th, 2020, the Lord willing. The location of the venue is Alstonville, which is about an hour and 50 minutes drive north from Grafton. The Youth Conference Committee will decide soon on speakers and papers. Any questions can be sent [Read more…]
Volume 4 of the Free Presbyterian Magazine
Another volume of the early FP Magazine is available online. This is volume 4, covering the 12 issues between May 1899 and April 1900, and available at this page. A nugget of great value, especially given the day we live in, is a saying of Joseph MacKay, in the February 1900 issue, as follows: “In [Read more…]
Worksheets for the Scripture and Catechism Exercises
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 2019.
Glasgow communion sermons
The sermons from the April 2019 communion in Glasgow are available as follows: Thursday morning – Judges 17:1-4 Family religion and what flows from it Thursday evening – Hosea 7:8-10 The sad state of Ephraim Friday evening – 1 Kings 10:1 The Queen of Sheba’s visit Saturday – Psalm 89:15-16 The blessing of knowing the [Read more…]
The Observance of Easter
Christ’s resurrection from the dead was a glorious event. We are to believe that it was an actual event in history and we are to remember it continually. But we are certainly not required to commemorate it by observing Easter. Many professing Christians and some reputedly Reformed ministers think that they are doing the will [Read more…]
Staffin Communion sermons
The sermons from the April 2019 communion in Staffin are available as follows: Wednesday prayer meeting – 1 John 4:10 Herein is love Thursday morning – Psalm 136:23 God’s mindfulness in our low estate Thursday evening – Psalm 38:4 Sin’s burden too heavy Friday evening – Exodus 10:21 The light of God’s Israel Saturday – [Read more…]
The four rooms
Soon after moving into the Free Church Manse at Reay, Rev Finlay Cook wrote a letter in July 1844, in which he said this: I am here in a lonely part of the vineyard, but I have a large house, and a good many rooms in it. The first room I have is “Who can [Read more…]
Experimental religion
“These are joined together in Zechariah 12:10, a pouring out of the Spirit, and looking upon Him whom we have pierced, and mourning. The men of the world wonder what ails Christians to weep and mourn; but it is as comfortable to us to weep as to them to rejoice; it is sometimes as comfortable [Read more…]
Volume 2 of the Free Presbyterian Magazine – 1897 to 1898
The 12 issues of the second volume of the Free Presbyterian Magazine (May 1897 to April 1898) are now available in searchable PDF format at this page. You will find a wealth of abundantly profiitable material.