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“Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you,” 2 Corinthians 7:2-3.

While few could match the passion and degree of love that Paul had for his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, or the people of God and the cause of the Gospel, nevertheless at least a measure of his love should be in every Christian heart.

I believe I can echo, albeit faintly, this explanation he sends to the believers in Corinth, of the tenor of his letters to the church and the condemnations and rebukes they contained.

In his closing letter to Timothy, Paul left these words for every preacher to observe and practice.

“I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine,” 2 Timothy 4:1-2.

Thee can be no preaching of the Word of God without, reproving, rebuking, exhorting with all longsuffering and doctrine! Love cannot remain silent in the face of error and wrong-doing.

Such was the ministry Dr Ian Paisley in his heyday. Such is what I imbibed, at least to some degree, under his tuition.

These are the days spoken of by Paul when “perilous times shall come” (2 Timothy 3:1) and in the face of such departure and apostasy many professing Christians, even those who profess to be God’s servants, “will not endure sound doctrine”, (2 Timothy 4:3).

At least something of this spirit is very evident within the Free Presbyterian Church today. What the Lord led our forefathers out of the apostate Presbyterian Church in Ireland to preach and uphold – SEPARATION from the apostasy – is no longer fully and faithfully practised by all Free Presbyterians.

Even ministers and elders are seen to be guilty of forsaking this truth. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-19 a 6:00 am

Eóin Tennyson, of the Alliance Party, who is a self confessed sodomite since he was 19 (Wikipedia),  has introduced a Bill in the Stormont Assembly, that has been described by lawyers as presenting ‘a real threat to freedom’.

The Bill is intended to outlaw ‘Conversion Therapy’, a process embraced by new-evangelicals as their answer to the moral perversion of sodomy and its related practices.

‘Conversion Therapy’ is a sham and a fraud and it is but the invention of those who have but a ‘nodding acquaintance’ with Word of God and who really wish to rewrite the Bible to accommodate their modernistic notions!

Unionists are sallying forth to speak against the Bill, and in so doing, appear to be defending ‘Conversion Therapy’.

It is never right to ever give any credence to that which is wrong in order to oppose a greater wrong!

Conversion

What is lost sight of in the welter of words in Stormont is that Tennyson and his supporters are really aiming at the doctrine of God’s Word which Christians call ‘Conversion’. The word refers to a ‘turning from sin to the worship and obedience of the true God’. It is that which the Christians in Thessalonica experienced.

“For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come,” 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10.

Abomination.

God’s Word declares the lifestyle of Eóin Tennyson to be an abomination.

“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination,” Leviticus 18:22.

“And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel,” 1 Kings 14:24.

Those who persist in this perverted lifestyle are given up of God. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-18 a 6:00 am

An article headlined:—

Ken Funston: The endemic hatred of Jewish people – where will it end?

appeared in the ‘Belfast Newsletter’ of 4th September, some time ago now.

In a foot note to the article we are told this regarding the writer — ‘Ken Funston gained his PhD from Ulster University in 2020, and recently co-authored, with Cillian McGrattan, The Northern Ireland Conflict on the Margins of History: Protestant Memory on the Border.’

Dr Funston shows his learning by referring to the hatred of Jews — antisemitism — in history right up to the present time. He sets the present conflict in the Middle East in its proper context by referring to ‘the murderous mullahs of Iran and their Hamas and Hezbollah cohorts.’ He also highlights the cowardly contrivance of public figures to stay on the ‘safe’ side of such antisemitism by saying nothing critical of their wickedness or by openly siding with them!

A more important question to be asked, than the one that makes up the title of the article, is: ‘The endemic hatred of Jewish people – WHEN did it begin?’

However, it is clear that this hatred of the Jew is not a new phenomenon when he states, ‘The hatred of Jews – antisemitism – it can actually be traced as far back as ancient Greece’. However, it is also clear that he did not consult the Bible on this subject! It is the key to understanding antisemitism.

The hatred of the Jew dates back much further than the Grecian period.

I. THE HATRED OF THE JEW STEMS FROM WHO THEY ARE!

We read this back in the days when the offspring of Jacob had just become the nation of Israel: “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people,” Exodus 19:5.

That promise was given repeatedly to Israel. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-17 a 6:00 am

This letter of support for Rev Abernethy’s response to Paul Given’s announcement has just been submitted to the ‘Belfast Newsletter’.

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Sir,

I write in support of Rev Darryl Abernethy’s response to Education Minister, Paul Given’s, latest announcement, reported in your article — Uniform change for girls ‘attack on the independence of Christian school’.

As a professing Christian, Mr Given should be guided by the ‘only rule of faith and practice’ for the Christian, the Word of God.

Instead, Mr Given tells us he was guided by the opinions of wee lassies!

The actions of Mr Given are all too common amongst professing Christians. The Word of God is set aside when its teaching contradicts the desire of the foolish to be “conformed to this world”, something forbidden of God.

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God,” Romans 12:1-2.

It is the Word of God that will be heeded in Free Presbyterian Christian schools and not the folly of a man who seeks ‘first’ his re-election!

Regards,

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
Kilskeery, Co Tyrone

Posted on 2026-09-13 a 10:08 pm

This weekend the Annual Kilskeery Sovereign Grace Advent testimony Conference was held at Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church.

The general topic was “BEHOLD THE BRIDEGROOM COMETH.”

Rev. Ivan Foster (Rtd) preached the Sabbath morning, September 13th service on the subject “The Proximity Of His Return.”

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Posted on 2026-09-13 a 9:59 pm

Whatever may be said about the immigrants flooding into main land Britain, they are ILLEGAL! They are invaders who mainly are not seeking refuge from persecution but access to the economic and welfare benefits which are unbelievably heaped upon them on their arrival.

Myth!

I do not believe that history provides an act so utterly lunatic!

Yes, during the Trojan war, the city of Troy was successfully invaded by the Greeks. But they were concealed in a wooden horse and, above all, that event is mythical!

What is happening at present is beyond a myth. In truth you could not make it up that a national government would act as  stupidly as the present Labour and the previous Conservative  governments have done in response to the criminal activities of those ferrying across the illegal immigrants and charging huge fees for doing so!

Alongside the brainlessness of the London government has been the duplicitous and double-dealing French government. At best, in the response to the promised payment of some £662 million over three years, under a border security deal signed in April 2026, the French authorities have seen to it that nobody drowns getting to the rubber boats as they start across the Channel!

Rewarding the French mendacity is but another example of the utter inanity that controls Westminster!

We are told by the ‘dummies’ who herald and defend what is taking place, that these invaders are poor souls in need of help. Many of them are, and I am sure that a dose of the ‘birch’ would greatly help to straighten them out! Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-12 a 6:00 am

“‭If‭ in‭ this‭ life‭ only‭ we have hope‭‭‭‭ in‭ Christ‭, we are‭‭ of all‭ men‭ most miserable‭.‭ ‭But‭ now‭ is‭‭ Christ‭ risen‭‭ from‭ the dead‭, ‭and‭ become‭‭ the firstfruits‭ of them that slept‭‭,‭” ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬1 Corinthians 15:19-20.

These verses formed part of my daily Bible reading today,  Thursday 10th September. They show the folly of those who denied that there was a resurrection!

In the margin of my Bible, beside verse 12 of this chapter, I  wrote these words quite some time ago: ‘Another error in the church at Corinth’ for it states there: “‭Now‭ if‭ Christ‭ be preached‭‭ that‭ he rose‭‭ from‭ the dead‭, how‭ say‭‭ some‭ among‭ you‭ that‭ there is‭‭ no‭ resurrection‭ of the dead‭?‭”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

There were many errors circulating in that church both in the form of erroneous doctrines taught and believed by some and practices which were altogether improper and unholy and condemned by Paul.

There was division and infighting (1:10-13); there was the highly improper relationship between a man and his step-mother, which even the heathen would find abhorrent (5:1-7); there was a bringing of members to court by other members over issues that should have been settled by the elders (6:1-7) ; there was gross misuse of the sacrament of the Lord’s Table, even drunkenness (11:20-22)  — and here in Chapter 15, there is another instance of a departure from the Word of God, a most serious one indeed for it appears that some asserted ‭‭‭‭‭‭ “that‭ there is‭‭ no‭ resurrection‭ of the dead‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬”.

It must be noted in the light of these evils found amongst the Corinthian Christians that:

I. THE HOLY GHOST STILL CALLS THEM  ‘THE CHURCH OF GOD WHICH IS AT CORINTH’!

“‭Unto the church‭ of God‭ which‭ is‭‭ at‭ Corinth‭, to them that are sanctified‭‭ in‭ Christ‭ Jesus‭, called‭ ‭to be‭ saints‭, with‭ all‭ that in‭ every‭ place‭ call upon‭‭ the name‭ of Jesus‭ Christ‭ our‭ Lord‭, both‭ theirs‭ and‭ ours‭,‭” 1 Corinthians 1:2.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

I dare say that such was the spiritual state of the Corinthian church — and I have listed only some of the errors Paul deals with in his epistles to the church — that there are many amongst us that would call for separation from that body! Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-11 a 12:40 pm

“‭Thou shalt have no other‭ gods‭ before me‭, ‭” Exodus 20:3.‬‬‬‬‬

This is the ‘First Commandment’! It simply means, as Dr John Gill explains: ‘There is but one only living and true God, the former and maker of all things, who only is to be had, owned, acknowledged, served, and worshipped as such; all others have only the name, and are not by nature gods; they are other gods than the true God is; they are not real, but fictitious deities; they are other or strange gods to the worshippers of them, that cry unto them, for they do not answer.’

Of course, ‘other gods’ do not necessarily come in the form of brasen or wooden images. They can take on various forms — objects that we love and consider highly and put before the person of the true God.

They can be objects to which we look with affection and interest, above that with which we view the Lord.

When there is a choice to be made between obeying God’s Word and walking in submission to it or following the inclinations of our heart regarding an event, a person or a desire within us, then, if we forgo obedience to God’s Word in order to pursue that other path, we have in our life that which truly is ‘another god’!

There are many Christians who have erected a ‘shrine’ to another god and bow before that ‘shrine’ rather than obey God’s Word. This situation can very easily occur and is all too common in this cold and backslidden time!

When I first began attending the Free Presbyterian Church, the ‘atmosphere’ was filled with a consciousness of the necessity of having to:

‘Go through with God,

Our vows to pay.

Our all upon the altar lay.

The Holy Ghost will do the rest,

And bring to thee God’s very best.’

How often is that hymn sung now? Just how many have even heard of it?

Sixty-two years ago it echoed constantly within the walls of Free Presbyterianism.

The surrendered life was a constant theme of Dr Ian Paisley, under whose ministry I spent the first ten months of my Christian life before I became engaged in preaching each Sabbath as a student for the ministry.

Holiness

Holiness of life was constantly striven for. Oh sadly, there was not the success there ought to have been, but the desire and the effort was being made and encouraged from the pulpit and by the example of others.

How precious to me are the faces of those whose lives and prayers helped and guided a new convert! I still hold them in my memories of my days in ‘Old Ravenhill’!

There are still godly men and women within our ranks but I do not think that they are regarded as they should by many!

Their witness and views are counted ‘old fashioned’ and indeed, irksome and vexing. The sooner they be gone from our midst the better! Such is the sadly sinful attitude of some toward them!

This too would have been the way of thinking of many in the days of the prophets, who were called upon by the Lord to denounce the erecting and honouring of ‘other gods’.

First chapter

In my first Bible reading today (3.9.26), I read of David doubting and setting aside the promise of God to make him king, and instead adopting a lifestyle of self- enrichment and deceit! Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-10 a 4:04 am

Posted on 2026-09-07 a 6:06 pm

“Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?”

This decision was made just three days after the book was received by the author from the printer.

It is difficult to see how the members of Presbytery who made this decision on Friday evening, could have had a chance to fully examine what the book contained.

I suggest that the contents of it could only have been declared ‘wrong’ on the basis of a denial by those named within it.

That being the procedure adopted it means that we can shut the courts and sack the judges, for all that is needed is a denial from anyone charged with wrongdoing and the case is closed!

Is there not something of the ‘spirit’ that was at work amongst the enemies of the Lord Jesus, and which Nicodemus was moved to object to, at work today?

“Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?” John 7:45-51.

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)

7th September 2026

Posted on 2026-09-07 a 1:03 pm

The Glory of God departing from the temple – Eze 9-10, preached by Rev Ivan Foster on Friday, March 24, 2017.

A message in a series of monthly studies of the book of Ezekiel organised by The Sovereign Grace Advent testimony in London.

This book is largely about the glory of God. 1:28, 3:23, 8:4, 9:3, 10:4, 18-19, 11:22-23. It seems to me that as Moses was equipped for the task God had called him to by his seeing of God’s glory (Exodus 33:18-23) so it was with Ezekiel, Ezekiel 1:28.

Closely associated with the events of these two chapters are the events in chapter 8. We must take note of those events. There God begins to reveal to the prophet the awful hidden apostasy in the land.

Today, we need men whose eyes God has opened to the apostasy amongst us and whose mouths are opening in faithful warnings.

Posted on 2026-09-06 a 1:27 pm

“Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long?” Lamentations 2:20.

I frequently marvel and tremble at the disregard, the indifference, that all too many ministers and elders show with regards the consequence of casually setting aside the eternal Word of God.

The most indifferent and blasé reading of God’s Word will nevertheless bring before us the most terrible warnings that  the Lord God issues regarding the ramifications of ignoring and disobeying His commands.

In the ‘Lamentations of Jeremiah’, recorded after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians in 588 BC, there is contained the most heart-rending depictions of the consequences of Judah’s failings to heed the warning of the ‘Weeping Prophet’ which were commanded of God to be preached over a period of some 41 years, according to James Ussher’s chronology.

During that time, the people showed their dismissive disregard for the Word of God by repeatedly abusing and ill-treating the messenger of God, the prophet Jeremiah.

Commanded

In the year 609 BC, the prophet was commanded of the Lord to:—

“Stand in the court of the LORD’S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: if so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD. Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant?

And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king’s house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD’S house. ¨s and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears,” Jeremiah 26:2-15.

What words are these?

When I read these words I noted :—

1. The people were led by blinded and ignorant priests to reject the Word of God. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-05 a 6:00 am

It was with sorrow mingled with joy, that I received the following news.

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BRECKBILL BIBLE COLLEGE

It is with sadness and rejoicing that we announce the homegoing of Dr. Ronald Cooke (1933-2026), President of our college and a faithful servant of Christ.

His passing, though he had been ill, came sooner than many of us expected. Yet even in announcing his death, there is something we must remember about the man himself: Dr. Cooke did not want attention drawn to himself.

He was very intentional about this.

When teaching his students, Dr. Cooke would tell of the Scottish missionary who had gone to the New Hebrides to preach the Gospel. When people gathered around him, they wanted to hear his stories—his adventures, his dangers, his experiences, and all that he had seen and accomplished on the mission field.

But the missionary did not tell them about himself.

He preached Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-09-03 a 6:59 pm

“‭Take heed‭‭ therefore‭ unto yourselves‭, and‭ to all‭ the flock‭, over‭ the which‭ the Holy‭ Ghost‭ hath made‭‭ you‭ overseers‭, to feed‭‭ the church‭ of God‭, which‭ he hath purchased‭‭ with‭ his own‭ blood‭,” Acts 20:28.

If there was a need for such a warning to elders in the days of apostolic blessing, how much more it is needed in these days of world-wide repudiation of the truth of the Gospel and the increasing tide of Satanic deception?

This is a sermon preached on January 1st, 1984 by Rev. Ivan Foster at Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church.

Posted on 2026-09-01 a 6:00 am

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Rev James Porter, minister of Bethel Free Presbyterian Church, read out the following statement at the Free Presbyterian protest Friday evening:

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Sadness at planned Pleasure Boys show

It is grieving to have the Pleasure Boys show in Enniskillen. From media and press reports regarding this event it is evident that it is sinful, extremely immoral and of an indecent nature. It is something that is shameful, degrading and to be repudiated. Such a show is contrary to God’s Word which encourages purity of life and righteousness for the good of all  in society. The Bible says in 1 Timothy 5:22, “Keep thyself pure,” and in Proverbs 14:34, “Righteousness exalteth a nation but sin is a reproach to any people.” Romans 1:18 also warns, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.”

To all involved in the organisation, promotion and participation of this event, I urge you to refrain from it and heed the gospel message. In Mark 1:15 Christ says, “Repent ye and believe the gospel.” Repentance means to turn from your sin and forsake it. To believe the gospel means you confessing your sin to God and trusting in Christ and His sacrifice alone for the pardon of all your sin and for power to live a new life for God’s glory, which leads to heaven. The Bible says in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Posted on 2026-08-30 a 10:58 pm

“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:2-5’

One aspect of Christianity that the world particularly hates, indeed, there are all too many Christians who are not very happy regarding it also, and that is, publicly rebuking sin!

Nevertheless, raising our voices against that which is a breach of God’s Law is an essential part of being a Christian!

The Enniskillen protest was led by Free Presbyterian ministers, Rev James Porter (Bethel), Rev Raymond Robinson (Kesh) and Rev Samuel Fitton (Kilskeery).

Click here to read the protest statement by Rev James Porter.

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Posted on 2026-08-29 a 5:00 pm

“And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite,” 1 Samuel 17:58.

I recall still with joy the day the late Dr John Douglas pointed out to me in this chapter that the occasion on which David slew the champion of the Philistines, Goliath, was on his second visit to the camp of Israel!

That fact is not too obvious and is easily missed. How like the truth of Christ’s future visit to the land of Israel is seen and understood in the Holy Scriptures!

The truth of that occasion is hidden to many, sad to say.

The fact is seen in the early part of the chapter.

“But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem. And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; and carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines,” verses 15-19.

May I ask you to consider from this chapter, which is full of prophetic foreshadowings of days in Israel that are fast approaching, these simple truths.

I. DAVID CAME BACK TO THE CAMP OF ISRAEL WHEN THERE WAS NONE TO ANSWER GOLIATH

1. Israel was under attack from her ancient enemy. “Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim,” verse 1.

The enemy had invaded Judah and with the aid of their giant champion, Goliath, planned to destroy Israel. Hear Goliath’s boastful challenge.

“Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together,” verses 8-10.

He enlarged upon his ‘plans’ when he derided David.

“And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field,” verse 44. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-28 a 6:00 am

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us,” Romans 8:17-18.

These verses were part of may Bible reading on Tuesday 18th July.

As we said in our first part of this article, Romans chapter 8 is brimful of a gloriously heart-warming setting forth of the sweetest Gospel truths. This is a truth that can’t be overestimated!

Each statement of the Holy Ghost inspired apostle is a miniature Bible in itself!

These two verses contain so much but I do wish to set froth a few considerations that were suggested to my soul as I read them.

I. THE SUFFERINGS EXPERIENCED ARE AN ASSURANCE OF SHARING IN CHRIST’S GLORY.

Paul states the truth most emphatically in 2 Timothy 2:12.

“If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us.”

1. To refuse to publicly own Christ, when it will cost us a measure of suffering, if only by loss of social standing, is tantamount to inviting the Lord to deny us! Dr John Brown commented on these words, ‘There is a secret and silent denying of him, when men are ashamed of him, and do not confess him, . . . There is a partial denying of Christ, which was Peter’s case, though his faith in him, and love to him, were not lost.’

Such a denial will cost the one guilty of such, the fulness of the blessed presence of the Lord. This may be seen in David’s ‘denial’ of the Lord when he engaged in wicked activities and was mercifully brought to recognise the cost of those actions. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-25 a 10:26 pm

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us,” Romans 8:17-18.

These verses were part of ay Bible reading on Tuesday 18th July. Romans chapter 8 is brimful of a gloriously heart-warming setting forth of the sweetest Gospel truths. This is a truth that can’t be overestimated!

Each statement of the Holy Ghost inspired apostle is a miniature Bible in itself!

These two verses contain so much but I do wish to set forth a few considerations that were suggested to my soul as I read them.

I. THE PRIVILEGED POSITION AND STANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN

“Children, heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ”.

1. There is a reference first of all to our spiritual birth. That is when it all began. Before we were ‘Born again’, were “the children of disobedience . . . the children of wrath,” Ephesian 2:2-3.

We were sinners in rebellion against God and destined for hellfire! We were totally undeserving of the kindness of God which plucked us “a brand . . . out of the fire?,” Zechariah 3:2.

2. As children born into God’s family, we became heirs of God. We were born into an unspeakably rich inheritance!

What has been made over to us and which we have begun to enjoy to a small degree, cannot be valued in human terms. Just the knowledge imparted to us by the Gospel has been valued by David, as “more to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb,” Psalm 19:10.

If that is the value of the ‘the letter’ telling us of our inheritance, what must not our inheritance be worth?

Again its value is seen in that it is an eternal inheritance. Hear Peter’s words on this matter. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-20 a 6:00 am

This message was preached on Wednesday evening, 19 August 2026, by Rev. Ivan Foster (Rtd) at Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church.

View a video of this sermon below:

 

“‭And‭ I say‭‭ also‭ unto thee‭, That‭ thou‭ art‭‭ Peter‭, and‭ upon‭ this‭ rock‭ I will build‭‭ my‭ church‭; and‭ the gates‭ of hell‭ shall‭‭ not‭ prevail against‭‭ it‭,‭” Matthew 16:18.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

I am sure I am correct in calling this verse a ‘keystone’ of Bible truth! It is central to the revelation that God has given us in His Word.

Here is revealed the indestructible foundation upon which all that God purposes to do is built and founded.

The devil

It is no wonder that the devil, through the lies of the Roman Catholic Church, attacks this verse and would pervert its meaning to the utter misleading of any who will listen to her deceits!

We need go no further than this verse for a refuting of that lie.

The Greek word for ‘Peter’ is Petros. It is a masculine Greek noun meaning a stone or small rock, a mere fragment of a ‭rock‬.

The Greek word translated ‘rock’ is Petra. It is a feminine noun meaning a solid rock, cliff, or massive bedrock foundation. It is a reference to the confession of Peter a few moments before. “Thou‭ art‭‭ the Christ‭, the Son‭ of the living‭‭ God‬‬‬‬‬‬‬,” verse 16.

Effrontery

The devil’s effrontery is seen in that despite this clear distinction between Peter and the Rock upon which the Saviour would build His church, he dares to have his minions fly in the face of these truths and seek to promote a most damnable lie. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-19 a 11:18 pm

Yesterday, the congregation of Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church, marked its 52nd anniversary with messages by the minister, Rev Samuel Fitton, and a special season of prayer in the afternoon.

You may listen to Rev Fitton’s messages here:

 

Here are pictures from that event 52 years ago, on August 17th, 1974, and published in a previous marking of the anniversary.

 

It is soul-stirring to look back and rejoice in the labours of so many who raised the hall who are now in glory.

‘One by one their seats were empty,
One by one they went away.’

We are thankful to the Lord that He has maintained the witness of the hall, which in 1977 was constituted as a Free Presbyterian Church congregation.

In February 1978 I became the pastor of the small flock.

The following year, Kilskeery Independent Christian School was commenced under the principalship of Mrs Ann Foster BA, now too in glory since June 8th, 2024.

May the Lord answer the prayers offered yesterday, and on many previous occasions, for ‘showers of blessing’ to fall upon the whole Kilskeery district and far beyond.

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
Monday, 17 August 2026

 

View a video of Part 1 of this sermon below:

 

View a video of Part 2 of this sermon below:

Posted on 2026-08-17 a 6:15 pm

Former Irish President Mary McAleese says Queen Elizabeth ‘abhorred’ Ian Paisley and his politics

So reads the headline in an article in today’s ‘Belfast Telegraph’. (15.8.26).

As to whether the report of the Queen’s words is true, I would need more evidence before I would accept the word of arch-hater of Ulster Protestants, Mary McAleese.

Nazis

I made this comment regarding her in 2010.

‘The Irish Republic is more clearly reflected in the 2005 speech by President Mary McAleese at the sixtieth anniversary of Auschwitz concentration camp’s liberation when she likened Ulster Protestants to Nazis for, she claimed, some Protestants taught their children to hate Roman Catholics just as the Nazis taught their offspring to hate Jews. The Irish Republic is no haven for Protestants as its dwindling Protestant population demonstrates.’

I wonder what the Queen thought of those comments, more vicious and untrue than anything attributed, unfairly, to Dr Ian Paisley by his enemies!

Thousands of those Protestant ‘Nazis’ responded to the call to arms in World War II, in common with their fellow citizens of the United Kingdom from England, Scotland and Wales, along with allies from across the world. The Irish Republic, of which Mary McAleese later became President, remained neutral and even officially ‘mourned’ the death of Hitler!

As an Irish Republican, she will happily use lies and slander against those she hates, believing, as her church teaches her, that when used in a ‘good cause’, untruths and falsehoods are legitimate!

Anything that Dr Paisley ever said by way of criticism of the activities of the late Queen Elizabeth II, was factual and scriptural.

Her ignoring of the teaching of the Bible, that she would have publicly spoken of in an honouring fashion, has reaped a sad harvest amongst her offspring.

The present king is married to the woman who was his mistress for many years and the cause of the breaking up of his marriage to the late Princess Diane.

Sadly, the late Queen failed to express in a tangible fashion, any abhorrence of the wickedness of her son as did the Church of England of which she was the titular head, now the position occupied by her ungodly son. In fact she endorsed his wickedness.

I fear that the Lord had words she would have found more dreadful than anything of Ian Paisley’s words, that were reported to her!

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
15th August 2026

Posted on 2026-08-15 a 7:54 pm

“And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire,” Jeremiah 21:8-10.

“But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live,” Jeremiah 27:11-12.

WHAT PROPHECY SAYS OF US HERE IN THE BRITISH ISLES?

I believe we can find the mind of God in the Bible for these ‘British Isles’.

The territories of the ancient Roman Empire will be assembled again as a political and religious unit in the days before  Christ’s return.

We are specifically told that in the interpretation Daniel gave to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, of the dream that he had.

Great Image

“Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth,” Daniel 2:31-35.

Daniel went on to explain the dream.

“This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure,”  verses 36-45.

We must note that “the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure”. This will most certainly come to pass.

These four great kingdoms are Babylon, the Medes and the Persians, the Grecian Kingdom and finally, the Empire of Rome.

The fourth kingdom

The Millennial Kingdom that the Lord will set up, is manifested in the closing days of the final of these four earthly kingdoms. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-15 a 6:00 am

Here is a recording of Dr Paisley preaching on the subject ‘Comfort for a worm’ in August 1967.

It was his 21st anniversary as minister of Ravenhill Free Presbyterian Church.

Sermon

It was sent to me by a grandson who was thus by this means able to share in what his grandfather rejoiced in for many years.

Those who can look back to those times will rejoice again to hear the voice and the preaching of a man, who in his heyday, was the greatest preacher in 100 years that Ulster ever was privileged to hear.

I appeal to today’s young Free Presbyterians to listen to the voice of authentic Free Presbyterianism.

Sincerely in Christ’s name,
Ivan Foster

Posted on 2026-08-13 a 5:47 pm

This is the substance of an article by Adam Kula in ‘The Belfast Newsletter’ this morning (12.8.26).

It is found under the headline:  Sinn Fein’s latest IRA commemoration described as ‘atrocious’ and ‘coat-trailing glorification’ of Provo killer

 Thomas McElwee was an IRA terrorist murderer who took his own life in prison.

Where will such a person spend eternity?

I will let the Bible, God’s infallible Word, answer that solemn question.

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and MURDERERS, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death,” Revelation 21:8.

News reporters are not inclined to state this truth, but that is how God states the matter for all to know and take heed.

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The report states:

The latest IRA commemoration by Sinn Fein has been labelled “atrocious” by the UUP leader, while a man bereaved by the Provos has hit out at “depraved” republican ideology.

Jon Burrows MLA and Geoffrey Dunlop were reacting to Sinn Fein’s involvement in a graveyard commemoration of Thomas McElwee in Bellaghy in south Co Londonderry on Sunday.

Geoffrey Dunlop had been aged four years old when his mother Yvonne was killed by a firebomb planted by McElwee, and he has now accused the party of “coat-trailing, politically-motivated glorification” of the killer.

Mr Burrows meanwhile said “Sinn Fein cannot credibly claim to represent everyone while continuing to honour those responsible for murder”.

Michelle O’Neill was among those in attendence in Bellaghy on Sunday, and fellow Sinn Fein MLA for Mid Ulster Emma Sheerin was the main speaker at the gathering.

Ms Sheerin posted about it online afterwards (as did several local branches of Sinn Fein) and she described McElwee as “the best of us”, saying “he gave his life on hunger strike for Ireland, and for us all”.

Mr Burrows said: “Emma Sheerin MLA has described Thomas McElwee as ‘the best of us’.

“He was nothing of the kind.

“A man who burned a young mother to death was one of the worst of us, and no amoun of eulogy will change that.

“Looking forward does not mean excusing terrorism, glorifying its perpetrators or disregarding the lifelong suffering of innocent victims and their families.”

Mr Dunlop (whose brothers Denis and Terry were aged eight and seven respectively when their mother was killed) said: “We just can’t understand why Sinn Fein continue to think it is OK to hurt our family.

“They claim one of their core policies is violence against women and girls.

“What about our mummy’s life – was it worth nothing because of what she happened to be born by birth?”

According to the book Lost Lives, Mrs Dunlop had been aged 27 when she died in an IRA bombing of her father’s shop, Alley Katz Boutique, in Ballymena’s Bridge Street, on October 9, 1976.

It was one of 16 linked firebomb attacks across the town, and McElwee was one of several IRA men convicted over the attacks.

Posted on 2026-08-12 a 5:37 pm

Marching bands praised as Ulster-Scots heritage showcased at all-Ireland Fleadh

‘Roll on 2027’ as Fleadh 2026 comes to an end

Such have been the local headlines in the wake of the recent  ‘All Ireland Fleadh’ in Belfast.

Ecumenism, and those deceived by the modern and false philosophy it propagates, enthusiastically embraced this latest Republican scam.

It was not merely a musical function but it was an exercise designed to promote Romanism and the culture its unbiblical religion promotes. The spirit of Sinn Fein undergirded the whole  exercise; concealed yes, but emerging clearly for all to see was the conniving hand of Sinn Fein.

The sham was not really that hard to spot by those who were not blinded by the likes of Alf McCreary of the ‘Belfast Telegraph’ or deceived by the likes of the Deputy First Minister, Emma Little-Pengelly of the DUP, who happily desecrated the Sabbath in order to aid Sinn Fein launch this exercise in deception.

It is likely the case that not all involved in the musical activities were aware of what underlay the activities, but that did not make them any less part of the deception.

Surfaced

The dark and evil spirit that underlay the activities broke the surface on occasions.

Here is just a glimpse of the what lay behind the whistles and fiddles!

Republican band’s performance in Belfast city centre during the Fleadh was ‘last straw for many unionists’

Stormont Speaker to write to Chief Constable after pro-IRA song ‘mistakenly’ played to food van customers at Fleadh

The ‘Stormont Speaker’, Edwin Poots, is a leading member of the DUP, which promoted this deceitful musical ‘hullabaloo’. How utterly hypocritical of him and his fellow DUPers to belatedly voice concern!

While this ‘sweet-sounding ecumenical extravaganza’ was charming the  easily deceived amongst the Protestant and Loyalist community, Sinn Fein was maintaining its true strategy elsewhere!

Anger as Sinn Fein targets Royal Black ‘Last Saturday’ parade

Village’s Protestants halve in 20 years – Orangeman blames sectarian hostility

These two headlines show that there was evidence elsewhere of what Irish Republicanism is truly like.

What will it take, apart from the total rejection of deceitful voices like that of Alf McCreary, to awaken Ulster to the wicked chicanery of that unholy alliance of Irish Republicanism and the pontificating Ecumenists and their lies?

Is it not a case of that which Paul seeks to warn the Corinthians? Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-12 a 6:00 am

“For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you,” 1 Corinthians 1:11.

Commenting on the above verse, Dr John Gill said:

‘The person the apostle speaks of was one that very probably lived at Corinth, and was a member of the church there, and at the head of a family of great worth and credit; who being grieved at the growing animosities, and disturbances there raised, wrote to the apostle, and gave him a distinct account of them, desiring him to use his interest to put a stop to them.’

Here was a grief that was born out of a love for the Saviour and a distress born out of a holy jealousy for the honour of His name and His cause, which had been stigmatised by the divisions and sins in Corinth!

I believe that there is such distress aplenty within the ranks of the Free Presbyterian Church at present. Such is not wrong but most proper and good.

The Lord is grieved at sin

Sin amongst the people of God grieves the Lord!

“Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God,” (Hebrews 3:8-12.

Those who “have the mind of Christ” will share in that grief and vexation. It is impossible for the holy person to avoid being grieved at the state of the Free Presbyterian Church at present.

Mocked

There are ministers and elders who publicly have mocked the idea that there has been a departure from the path upon which our founding fathers stepped out in 1951.

Such a view is born of either indifference to the reality of the backsliding all around today or of an ignorance of the nature of the holy paths ventured upon in Crossgar in March 1951! Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-10 a 6:00 am

As God providentially raised up Elijah, we believe He is calling out a faithful remnant to maintain a testimony, free from compromise against every opposition of the enemy.

As a separated Church of God, sinners saved by grace and born again of the Holy Spirit, conscious of the violation of God’s commandments so rampant in this evil age, and conscious also that we could have a name to live and be dead, we humble ourselves before God and solemnly covenant together, by His grace, to stand with Christ in this evil day, for all that He is for, and against all that He is against.

As worshippers of the one God of heaven and earth, in the Trinity of His sacred persons, Father Son and Holy Spirit, to whom be all honour and glory for ever, Amen.

As a Witness to the whole Word of God, the Bible, in its sixty-six books, verbally inspired by God the Holy Ghost, as the final authority on all matters of Doctrine, Faith and Practice – the infallible Word of God to man.

As a witness to the Infallibility of the Person and Word of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who was and is God — God manifest in the flesh by the Virgin birth, and essentially not only Son of God but God the Son.

To maintain Testimony to the Glory and Honour of the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ in His three mediatorial offices, Prophet, Priest and King. He alone is the sole King and only head of the Church.

To maintain a Testimony to the Crown Rights of Jesus Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords, the Prince of Kings of this earth and Governor among the nations.

To maintain Testimony to the Gospel of Free Grace of Almighty God and the Power of the Precious Blood of the Lamb, in a day of apostasy, declension and compromise.

To maintain a Testimony to the truth of Christ against the lie of the Roman anti-Christ, the supernaturalism of Christianity against the anti-supernaturalism and modernism-called, the divine unity of the Church against the delusive uniformity of the ecumenical movement headed up in the World Council of Churches, the doctrine of the Holy Spirit’s infilling against the deceptions of charismatic fanaticism and the fervour of true Christian zeal against the formality of a dead and defunct orthodoxy.

“We preach Christ Crucified,” His Virgin Birth, His Vicarious Death, His Victorious Resurrection, His Vivid Ascension, His Vitalising Intercession and His Visible Appearing.

These blessings and this complete victory of our adorable Lord are secured and sealed to us by the precious blood of the eternal Covenant. Heb 13:20-21

“Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints”  Jude 3.

“Wherefore, take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13

Posted on 2026-08-09 a 10:36 pm

“This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; that every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go. But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, at the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: but ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth,” Jeremiah 34:8-17.

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I read these words on August 6th, and saw how offensive to the Lord were the actions of the rulers of Jerusalem when they made a covenant with those in their service in keeping with that commandment the Lord had established for Israel and recorded in Exodus 21:2:

“If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing”.

Sadly, they had almost immediately gone back on it and forced those liberated back into bondage. Upon reading this, I thought of the ‘Covenant’ made before the Lord that the ministers, elders committee men and members of the Free Presbyterian Church entered into on 28h February 1988, the 350th anniversary of ‘The National Covenant of Scotland’. To read this 1988 Covenant, click here.

It was a Covenant which may be summarised by the synopsis, “To stand faithfully for all that Christ is for and  against all that He is against.”

Most of the older Free Presbyterian ministers, office-bearers and members would have signed that Covenant.

I must say that there are many who have failed to faithfully keep that which they solemnly swore to uphold before the Lord, by signing their name to the Covenant! Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-08 a 4:57 pm

“And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire,” Jeremiah 21:8-10.

“But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live,” Jeremiah 27:11-12.

“The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire: and thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: but thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD,” Jeremiah 34:1-5.

I. THE MESSAGE OF GOD TO HIS FAITHFUL PEOPLE IN A DAY OF APOSTASY IS ‘SURRENDER’!

“He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey,” Jeremiah 21:9.

I can recall, as if it were yesterday, Dr S B Cooke, in my first year in the Homiletics class in 1965, say of the message of God given to Jeremiah that, ‘to preach surrender in a day of apostasy is the most difficult message any man will ever be required to preach, especially here in Ulster!’

I know now that he was saying it to us with an understanding of just what was coming upon ‘Protestant Ulster’!

Proof

On July 28th, I read Jeremiah 24 where there is given to us the ‘parable’ of the ‘two baskets of figs’. One had ‘very good figs’ and the other had ‘very naughty (disagreeable, unpleasant) figs’.

The Lord was picturing by the ‘good figs’, those who surrendered to His just judgment for their sins and yielded to Nebuchadrezzar and went into captivity, Jeremiah 24:1.

“Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart,” Jeremiah 24:4-7.

The unpleasant figs, however, represented those who rejected the justice of God in His punishing of their sins by Nebuchadrezzar and his army, and resisted him and perished as result. Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-07 a 6:41 pm

Reared Protestant and unionist, the Fleadh in Belfast has many layers for me… it’s a revelation that shows we can be brought together

So pontificated the Belfast Telegraph’s ‘Apostle of Ecumenism’, Alf McCreary!

‘The Fleadh’ is a gathering of musicians setting out to promote the culture of Irish Republicanism. It is being very successful thanks to the efforts of the Belfast Telegraph, the local BBC and of course the Democratic Unionist Party!

I have often thought of a verse in Genesis whenever I think of the disposition that the Irish Roman Catholic has for ‘traditional’ music.

Amongst the descendants of Cain, the murderer and hater of God’s truth, was one ‘Jubal’.

“And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ,” Genesis 4:21.

Music has a place in the purpose and worship of God. Such music is distinct from that which springs up from the sinful impulses of man’s depraved heart and is a means of ‘consoling’ those who have no knowledge of God or enjoyment of His mercy and grace.

There is a classification of music that I once saw characterised as being centred upon ‘men in a bar, sorrowfully crying in their beer over a lost love’!

That is the world’s song!

The music of this world is a means of ‘comfort’, needed by those who are lacking in any of the comforts that true faith in Christ will bring.

The Saviour’s invitation is: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light,” Matthew 11:28-30.

Those who reject that loving invitation turn to the ‘pleasures of sin’ for rest and relief from the burdens of life.

The pub and céilí is theIrishman’s traditional alternative to the comforts of the Gospel. The most popular Irish songs are songs narrating loneliness, departure, farewells and tragedy!

The Christian, on the other hand delights to unite with other believers to sing a different song:

Let us sing of his love once again,
Of the love that can never decay,
Of the blood of the Lamb who was slain,
Till we praise him again in that day.

Consequently, it is not surprising to see Alf McCreary and the  rest of the ‘Ecumenical Camp’ extolling the wonders of ‘The Fleadh’!

DUP

Nor is it surprising that the DUP have joined in the promoting of this ‘Republican Propaganda’ exercise.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly attended the official launch of the week-long Fleadh Cheoil

That visit took place on Lord’s Day, August 2nd. Sabbath breaking means nothing to the DUP.

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How can Free Presbyterians be in membership of this godless political organisation or support it in any way?

Another example of the ‘sucking in’ of the blind and benighted, so-called Protestants, was given us in the local BBC news, today (6.8.26).

‘New territory’ as marching band musicians prepare for the Fleadh

 

The BBC article indicates that DUP Belfast Councillor, Tracy Kelly was one of the instigators of this Republican ‘Propaganda Coup’!

It is but the latest in an ongoing series of successful manoeuvres by Sinn Fein that has left Unionism totally ‘outfoxed’ — not for the first time nor for the last!

Appearing religiously and politically ‘WOKE’ is the consuming aspiration of the DUP, irrespective of principles, truth or professed allegiance to the cause of Ulster!

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
6th August 2026

Posted on 2026-08-07 a 6:32 pm

A series of sermons titled “CAN WE EXPECT A BREATH OF REVIVAL AMIDST THE APOSTASY OF THESE LAST DAYS? “, preached at Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church beginning on Sunday morning, July 19, 2026 by Rev. Ivan Foster (Rtd).

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Posted on 2026-08-02 a 11:54 pm

A series of sermons titled “CAN WE EXPECT A BREATH OF REVIVAL AMIDST THE APOSTASY OF THESE LAST DAYS? “, preached at Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church beginning on Sunday morning, July 19, 2026 by Rev. Ivan Foster (Rtd).

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Posted on 2026-08-02 a 3:34 pm

“And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire,” Jeremiah 21:8-10.

“‭But the nations‭ that bring‭‭ their neck‭ under the yoke‭ of the king‭ of Babylon‭, and serve‭‭ him, those will I let remain still‭‭ in their own land‭, saith‭ the LORD‭; and they shall till‭‭ it, and dwell‭‭ therein.‭ ‭I spake‭‭ also to Zedekiah‭ king‭ of Judah‭ according to all these words‭, saying‭‭, Bring‭‭ your necks‭ under the yoke‭ of the king‭ of Babylon‭, and serve‭‭ him and his people‭, and live‭‭,” Jeremiah 27:11-12.

King Zedekiah has sent messengers unto Jeremiah, Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest (not the same Pashur who was judged of God for his abuse of Jeremiah, 20:1-6). The request they made of the prophet was, “Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us,” Jeremiah 21:2.

We may date this encounter with Jeremiah about one year before the fall of Jerusalem in BC 588!

Jeremiah had been preaching for some 40 years by this time, preaching what he had begun to preach as a young man, even the message given him by the Lord.

“But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak,” Jeremiah 1:7.

What that message was is stated for us in the same chapter 1.

“And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee,” Jeremiah 1:13-19.

So, after all the years of preaching the same message and issuing forth, in the plainest of terms, and suffering much affliction for so doing, the last of the wicked kings upon the throne of Judah STILL doesn’t understand the message of God! He is still blindly hoping that the Lord will come to their aid! Click to read more…

Posted on 2026-08-01 a 6:00 am