o death! why dost thou touch the tree beneath whose spreading branches weariness hath rest? Why dost thou snatch away the excellent of the earth, in whom is all our delight? If thou must use thine axe, use it upon the trees which yield no fruit; thou mightest be thanked then. But why wilt thou fell the goodly cedars of Lebanon? O stay thine axe, and spare the righteous. But no, it must not be; death smites the goodliest of our friends; the most generous, the most prayerful, the most holy, the most devoted must die. And why? It is through Jesus' prevailing prayer—"Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am." It is that which bears them on eagle's wings to heaven. Every time a believer mounts from this earth to paradise, it is an answer to Christ's prayer. A good old divine remarks, "Many times Jesus and His people pull against one another in prayer. You bend your knee in prayer and say 'Father, I will that Thy saints be with me where I am'; Christ says, 'Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am.'" Thus the disciple is at cross-purposes with his Lord. The soul cannot be in both places: the beloved one cannot be with Christ and with you too. Now, which pleader shall win the day? If you had your choice; if the King should step from His throne, and say, "Here are two supplicants praying in opposition to one another, which shall be answered?" Oh! I am sure, though it were agony, you would start from your feet, and say, "Jesus, not my will, but Thine be done." You would give up your prayer for your loved one's life, if you could realize the thoughts that Christ is praying in the opposite direction—"Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am." Lord, Thou shalt have them. By faith we let them go.
Carryduff Free Presbyterian Church
Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind
Date: Sun PM 19th March 2023Preacher: Jonathan EcclesBible Reference: 1 John 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
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Date: Sun AM 19th March 2023
Preacher: Rev. David Linden
Bible Reference: TBA
On Wednesday 8th March 2023, our church held an election of office bearers. The Presbyterian form of church government is such that those in the oversight and running of the local church must be democratically elected by its communicant members. The qualifications of an elder and deacon are found in […]
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Date: Sun PM 12th March 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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Date: Sun AM 12th March 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
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Date: Sun AM 12th March 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Judges 8:4-5
And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
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Date: Sun PM 5th March 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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Date: Sun AM 5th March 2023Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlinBible Reference: Matthew 4:4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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Date: Sun AM 5th March 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 2 Thessalonians 3:13
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
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Date: Saturday 4th March 2023
Presiding: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Luke 18:16
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
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Date: Sun PM 26th February 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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Date: Sun AM 26th February 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Matthew 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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Sub Heading: The Office and Qualifications Of An Elder
Date: Sun AM 26th February 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: I Timothy 3:1-7, 14-16
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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Date: Wed AM 22nd February 2023Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlinBible Reference: Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORDis the death of his saints.
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Date: Sun PM 19th February 2023
Presiding: Rev. David McLaughlin
Testimony: Pastor Victor Maxwell
Bible Reference: Romans 12:1-2
…present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
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Carryduff Free Presbyterian Church
Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind
