
David’s Glorious Hope Of Heaven’s Glory
Date: Sun PM 1st October 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Psalms 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness:
I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Our hope in Christ for the future is the mainspring and the mainstay of our joy here. It will animate our hearts to think often of heaven, for all that we can desire is promised there. Here we are weary and toilworn, but yonder is the land of rest where the sweat of labour shall no more bedew the worker's brow, and fatigue shall be for ever banished. To those who are weary and spent, the word "rest" is full of heaven. We are always in the field of battle; we are so tempted within, and so molested by foes without, that we have little or no peace; but in heaven we shall enjoy the victory, when the banner shall be waved aloft in triumph, and the sword shall be sheathed, and we shall hear our Captain say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." We have suffered bereavement after bereavement, but we are going to the land of the immortal where graves are unknown things. Here sin is a constant grief to us, but there we shall be perfectly holy, for there shall by no means enter into that kingdom anything which defileth. Hemlock springs not up in the furrows of celestial fields. Oh! is it not joy, that you are not to be in banishment for ever, that you are not to dwell eternally in this wilderness, but shall soon inherit Canaan? Nevertheless let it never be said of us, that we are dreaming about the future and forgetting the present, let the future sanctify the present to highest uses. Through the Spirit of God the hope of heaven is the most potent force for the product of virtue; it is a fountain of joyous effort, it is the corner stone of cheerful holiness. The man who has this hope in him goes about his work with vigour, for the joy of the Lord is his strength. He fights against temptation with ardour, for the hope of the next world repels the fiery darts of the adversary. He can labour without present reward, for he looks for a reward in the world to come.
Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind
Date: Sun PM 1st October 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Psalms 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness:
I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Date: Sun AM 1st October 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 2 Chronicles 29:11
My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun PM 24th September 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 2 Corinthians 5:18
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
Continue ReadingDate: Sun AM 24th September 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:17
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun AM 17th September 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun PM 10th September 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Matthew 24:44
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun AM 10th September 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:16a
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom…
Continue ReadingDate: Sun PM 3rd September 2023
Preacher: Ryan Malone
Bible Reference: Romans 3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun AM 3rd September 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun PM 27th August 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 1 Samuel 30:13
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun AM 27th August 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Exodus 33:18
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun PM 20th August 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 1 Timothy 1:15
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun AM 20th August 2023
Preacher: Rev. Kevin McLeod
Bible Reference: Genesis 18:14
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Continue ReadingDate: Sun PM 13th August 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Continue ReadingDate: Sun AM 13th August 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 1 Kings 13:18
He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
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