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2008
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Editor
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Take Note
Sunday EvenIngs
The change on Sunday evenIngs In
Northern reland socIety has been quIte
remarkable. The number of concerts and
other forms of entertaInment, whIch were
unheard of just a few years ago, are now
commonplace In the theatres and musIc
halls on Sunday evenIngs.

The contInuIng erosIon of Sunday as a
day of rest and worshIp Is a source of much
sadness to evangelIcal ChrIstIans who seek
to uphold the Lord's 0ay as specIal and
hallowed.

t seems that the Lord's 0ay now ends
around lunch tIme on Sundays for some
ChrIstIans. |any places of worshIp no
longer have an evenIng servIce because
once Is consIdered to be enough.

Dther churches play around wIth all sorts
of novel Ideas and programmes to try and
attract an 'audIence'. We saw a church
advertIse Its evenIng servIce recently
whIch featured Les MsercblesThe Musccl,
based on 7Ictor Hugo's novel wIth Its
resoundIng themes of grace, mercy and
justIce! What's more, admIssIon was free!

What Is happenIng In our land: t Is sad
enough to see the way the world Is goIng
but how much sadder to see the way some
churches are goIng.

What Is happenIng In the church:
|InIsters and Elders are charged wIth the
solemn responsIbIlIty to feed the flock. The
Word of Cod Is that whIch nourIshes our
souls, not the entertaInment of the world.

Tcke Note: f judgment begIns at the
house of Cod, what shall the end be of
those who obey not the Cospel: (1 Pet 4:17)
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At thIs tIme of the year many people take the opportunIty to revIew the past
year and we In the EvangelIcal PresbyterIan Church should
avaIl ourselves of thIs opportunIty.

n Psalm 116 the sraelItes were exhorted to remember
all the way the Lord had led them. belIeve at thIs poInt In
the Psalm they had remembered how Cod had led them as a
lovIng Heavenly Father, a step at a tIme, and that the
enquIry of verse 12 was the natural result: "What shall
render unto the Lord for all HIs benefIts towards me:"
0avId's example here teaches us not to treat Cod's benefIts
lIghtly, for If we estImate them accordIng to theIr value,
the very thought of them wIll fIll us wIth admIratIon.

t Is good to remember that Cod has blessed us abundantly wIth hIs benefIts.
The PsalmIst says In effect, "All hIs benefIts-monthly, weekly, daIly, hourly are
more than we can recollect or number." Cod's bounty towards us demands of us
more praIse; not that he expects or can receIve recompense from us, for he stands
In need of nothIng, and we, In comparIson, are poor and destItute of all thIngs.

HavIng receIved many benefIts from Cod we ought to ask ourselves, "What
shall render:" and In token of thankfulness to Cod we ought to rejoIce In Cod's
house wIth our famIly and frIends, thankIng hIm for all hIs goodness towards us.
Those who are truly thankful must fIrst gIve themselves to Cod as lIvIng
sacrIfIces (Heb 12:1) and then for hIs honour we must do works of love. 0oIng
good and communIcatIng the Cospel are sacrIfIces whIch are pleasIng to Cod.

f Cod has been bountIful to us In the past year the least we can do In return
Is to be bountIful to the poor and needy. t Is estImated that 28 bIllIon people lIve
on less than f1 per day and we In the western world have been gIven so much of
thIs world's wealth. Cod expects us to gIve as we are prospered. Femember the
words of the Lord Jesus, "t Is more blessed to gIve than to receIve" (Acts 20:J5)

|ay we In 2008 joIn wIth the PsalmIst and say, "8less the Lord D my soul
and forget not all hIs benefIts."
1ravor 0illilaod. Modaraior ol rasbgiarg
The 5ou|'s New Year Enquirg
A Re[|ection on Psa|m 116.12-14
Whct shcll l render to the Lord ]or cll Hs bene]ts towcrds me
l wll tcke the cup o] sclvcton, cnd ccll upon the ncme o] the Lord.
l wll pcy my vows to the Lord now n the presence o] cll Hs people.
"Those who are truIy thankfuI must fIrst gIve themseIves to Cod as IIvIng
sacrIfIces (Heb 12:1) and then for hIs honour we must do works of Iove."
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5tricken, 5mitten and A[[Iicted
harold 0ibsoo
The Conversion and Ministrg o[ Thomas Ke||g
Thomas Kelly Is consIdered to have been reland's greatest and most prolIfIc
hymn wrIter. He was born In 0ublIn on 1J July 1769. HIs father was Judge Thomas
Kelly from KellyvIlle In what was then known as Queen's County (now Co LaoIs).

The Judge was Intent that hIs son would follow In hIs footsteps and so young
Thomas studIed law at TrInIty College, 0ublIn. After graduatIon he entered the
Temple In London. Here he befrIended the rIsh polItIcIan, Edmund 8urke.
WhIle readIng law Thomas had to study HutchInson's Moses Prncplc, whIch
requIred hIm to have knowledge of Hebrew. The study of thIs language brought
hIm Into touch wIth the ScrIptures.

A Hebrew Concordance
England was stIll In the aftermath of the FevIval that had swept the natIon
under the preachIng of Ceorge WhItefIeld and John Wesley. n the provIdence
of Cod young Thomas Kelly was In London at thIs tIme. Dne preacher of note In
London was WIllIam FomaIne. Large crowds attended the church of St Andrew's
bytheWardrobe and St Anne's 8lackfrIars where he preached. FomaIne was
nearIng the end of hIs mInIstry and Indeed hIs lIfe at thIs tIme. Whether Thomas
ever heard hIm preach we cannot tell but we do know that he came under the
Influence of one of hIs books, FomaIne's Coloso's Hebrew Concordcnce.

HIs legal and InquIrIng mInd led hIm to a deeper study of the evangelIcal
doctrInes that FomaIne preached. He became IncreasIngly Interested In other
wrItIngs of FomaIne. He began to develop a conscIousness of sIn that caused
hIm much dIstress. The SpIrIt of Cod was at work In hIs lIfe! He was determIned
to renounce the world and all Its attractIons and take up the study of theology.
He sought to follow a lIfe of rIgorous selfdIscIplIne and for a whIle became
somethIng of a relIgIous fanatIc. HIs ascetIcIsm began to undermIne hIs health
untIl one day he found the peace and joy that comes only through faIth In Jesus
ChrIst. Thomas Kelly was converted!

Peturn to IreIand
Thomas Kelly returned to reland at the age of 2J where he took up the work of
the mInIstry. He was ordaIned by the Church of reland but thIs was to be short
term as hIs evangelIcal fervour and powerful preachIng of the doctrInes of grace
Incurred the dIspleasure of the ArchbIshop of 0ublIn. He found a good frIend and
fellow worker In the famous preacher Fowland HIll. All pulpIts of the dIocese
were closed to both men, forcIng them to use other places to preach the Cospel.
Kelly's popularIty among so many was countered by the bItter opposItIon from
others and especIally members of hIs own famIly. He often felt that It would
have been easIer to dIe at the stake than to have gone agaInst hIs famIly.
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Kelly contInued to preach around 0ublIn and also held meetIngs at an
alderman's house. HIs love for the souls of men was evIdenced not only by hIs
generosIty and kIndness but by hIs zeal for evangelIsm among the people of
that cIty. He was also responsIble for buIldIng churches at Athy, PortarlIngton,
Wexford and Waterford.

Thomas Kelly mInIstered durIng the 1840s when the hardshIps caused by the
potato famIne affected many throughout reland. ThIs hardshIp brought many
people face to face wIth the realIty of death, and hIs labours amongst them
were much apprecIated, makIng hIm greatly beloved by many people who lIved
In these dIffIcult tImes.

The HymnIst of IreIand
Thomas Kelly's legacy to the church Is hIs fIne collectIon of hymns. The central
theme of the hymns Is the work and person of the Lord Jesus ChrIst. HIs hymns
were compIled over a perIod of almost fIfty years and In 185J In hIs preface to
the tenth edItIon he wrote, "n the course of that long tIme, the author has seen
much and heard much, but nothIng has made the least change In hIs mInd that
he Is conscIous of as to the grand truths of the Cospel". When the fInal edItIon
of the hymnal appeared In 185J It contaIned 765 of hIs hymns! Not only was he
a poet of some dIstInctIon but he was also an accomplIshed musIcIan and
composer. Some of hIs hymns are found In The 8ook o] Prcse and a readIng of
these would be most benefIcIal, for you wIll note how he seeks to exalt the Lord
Jesus ChrIst whIle at the same tIme callIng the worshIpper to praIse Cod from
the heart.

Kelly's hymns focus on the great doctrInes of the ChrIstIan faIth, the death
and resurrectIon of ChrIst, hIs exaltatIon and prIestly mInIstry, the second
advent and hIs comIng glory. |any of hIs hymns are famIlIar to us: Look, ye
scnts, the syht s ylorous, The Hecd thct once wcs crowned wth thorns, We
sny the prcse o] Hm who ded, but perhaps the lInes of Strcken, smtten,
cnd c]]lcted sum up for us Thomas Kelly's theology. The words of the last
verse In partIcular remInd us of the securIty that ChrIstIans have, and In the
mIdst of whatever joy or trIal they brIng comfort:
Here we hcve c ]rm ]oundcton,
Here's the re]uye o] the lost;
Chrst the Rock o] our sclvcton;
Hs the ncme o] whch we bocst.
Lcmb o] 6od ]or snners wounded
Sccr]ce to ccncel yult!
None shcll ever be con]ounded
Who on Hm ther hopes hcve bult.

Thomas Kelly was a faIthful servant of Cod to the very end. WhIle preachIng at
the age of 85, he was called home on 14 |ay 1854 when hIs own words became
realIty for hIm.
1esus tckes the hyhest stcton: D whct ]oy the syht c]]ords!
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1org haooa. 0iraomillis
P|aging 5port on 5undag
For many readIng thIs artIcle thIs questIon may never have crossed your mInd
because you loathe sport and never wIsh to play. However, for those who do
play sport at a competItIve level there Is no current collectIve ChrIstIan
response as there are many evangelIcal ChrIstIans who play sport on Sunday.
|any tImes you may have asked yourself why can they play and can't: know
have struggled wIth thIs thought myself.

If the Lord has bIessed me wIth a gIft .!
We have heard the rhetorIc, "f the Lord has blessed me wIth a gIft for playIng
a partIcular sport; surely am honourIng and glorIfyIng hIm on the sports fIeld:"
The Lord has blessed many of our young people In the EPC wIth the talents to
play varIous sports at a competItIve level but does that make It rIght to play
that sport on Sunday: Cod has stated In hIs Word, "Femember to observe the
Sabbath day by keepIng It holy. You have sIx days each week for your ordInary
work, but the seventh day Is a Sabbath day of rest dedIcated to the Lord your
Cod. . For In sIx days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and
everythIng In them; but on the seventh day he rested. That Is why the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day and set It apart as holy." (Ex 20:811 NLT) t Is obvIous
from these verses that Cod has set hIs day apart for hImself; It Is a holy day.

Why can they pIay and I can't!
So back to my questIon - "why can they play and can't:" The answer: "the
Lord's 0ay Is totally dIfferent from every other day of the week." As ChrIstIans
we are to worshIp hIm In hIs house and rest from those thIngs we do on the other
days of the week. ThIs does mean real sacrIfIce because most traInIng now takes
place on Sundays and If you don't play or traIn on Sundays that most probably
means you won't make the team or attaIn hIgh levels of sportIng success.
However, the Lord has promIsed In hIs Word that "He who honours me, wIll
honour." (1 Sam 2:J0) Femember ErIc LIddell; he refused to take part In the
DlympIcs 100 metres, and mIssed out on certaIn gold, when he realIsed that the
fInal would be run on the Lord's 0ay. nstead he was found In Cod's house on Cod's
day and he later gaIned gold and bronze In the 400 and 200 metres respectIvely.

We may have to make sacrIfIces
We may have to make sacrIfIces In our sportIng careers but consIder that such a
sacrIfIce Is nothIng compared to the great and wonderful sacrIfIce Jesus made
for us on the cross at Calvary lIberatIng us from the power of sIn to worshIp and
glorIfy hIm. "And let us consIder how we may spur one another on towards love
and good deeds. Let us not gIve up meetIng together, as some are In the habIt
of doIng, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the 0ay
approachIng. (Heb 10:2425-N7)
5hou|d I do it?
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A|| Lands to GodI
Chrstcns n Sport Is an organIsatIon
that aIms to share the great news of
the Cospel through the world of sport,
not just In the UK, but worldwIde. Dn
6 July 2007 15 people, passIonate for
Cod and for sport, headed to Uganda.

The aIm of the trIp was to support
FIchard Charles, the Sports |InIstry
Pastor for Dmega Church In Kampala.
The team operated In four areas,
maInly through unIversItIes, gettIng
along sIde Ugandan ChrIstIans and
buIldIng relatIonshIps wIth them. n
thIs way we were able to encourage
them to represent ChrIst In theIr
sportIng actIvItIes so that others would
see a dIfference In the way they lIved
as ChrIstIans. n addItIon to playIng
sport wIth them, we gave them some
traInIng In learnIng from the 8Ible and
applyIng It to theIr own sItuatIons.

0urIng the four weeks, the team
also took part In communIty work-
dIggIng and buIldIng wells, bench
buIldIng and assIstIng wIth the buIldIng
of a new church offIce. We helped
wIth 'fumIgatIon' exercIses too. All
thIs work evoked experIences that wIll
never fade. Words cannot descrIbe the
poverty we saw. Apart from thIs more
'laborIous' work, the team competed
In about 10 communIty football/netball
matches. At the end of each match
one of the team members gave a
message from the Word. ThIs was a
great wItness as the message dId not
just reach the players from both sIdes,
but around another 100 spectators.
And yes there was a translator!
n the J
rd
week, the team went to a
local communIty, |usaka, where a
number of Pastors had gathered for a
conference. As we had done wIth the
UnIversIty work, we encouraged the
Pastors to thInk how they could use
sports mInIstry to overcome local
barrIers and reach the lost, whIle
emphasIsIng the prImary Importance of
the ScrIptures and theIr applIcatIon.

We spent our fInal week at a Sports
Camp In Entebbe whIch around 100
young people attended. We studIed the
Cospel of |ark at mornIng and evenIng
meetIngs. n the afternoons we
engaged In sport, whIch Included 'Core
7alues' coachIng. We used the core
value of dIscIplIne, to teach the need
for dIscIplIne In sport and In the
ChrIstIan lIfe. Jesus' own selfdIscIple
was our great example.
Cod blessed the mIssIon In a bIg way
and thank you for all your prayers
whIle was away. Please pray for:
FIchard Charles and hIs work.
The students that they wIll lIve for
Cod and reach out to theIr lost frIends.
The 100 young people at Sports
Camp, that they may know the Lord
Uganda, that Cod would brIng It
under hIs wIng and save the lost
Ross Jaeksoo. 0iraomillis
Christians in 5port: Universitg Mission Team, Uganda
The Sports Cump
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A|| Lands to GodI
|ay we Introduce you to the small,
Isolated TranskeI vIllage of Cqunu!
TranskeI Is one of the two maIn Xhosa
speakIng regIons of the Eastern Cape.
The capItal Is |thatha (formerly
Umtata) and Is about three hours drIve
north from KIng WIllIam's Town, where
Norman and Angela FeId work. There
are some lovely thIngs to see on the
way-splendId scenery, the pIcturesque
AfrIcan vIllages scattered on the lower
hIllsIdes, and the frIendly, colourfully
dressed people wavIng theIr greetIngs.
TranskeI Is about three tImes the sIze of
Northern reland and much of It Is a
grassland plateau about 600700
metres above sea level. TradItIonally
the way of lIfe has been pastoral wIth
cattle rearIng domInant, but some
growth of Industry has brought changes.

The Free Church In Southern AfrIca
has three groups of churches, known as
0IstrIcts, In TranskeI-Tabase and
|thatha wIth 10 congregatIons around
|thatha, NgcIngwane and Centane wIth
4 congregatIons to the south of |thatha,
and the 7 congregatIons of Embo to the
north. Embo Is vacant and Fev FonnIe
ChrIstIe who vIsIted our churches In
|ay 2007, Is the nterIm |oderator.

Cqunu Is north of |thatha and the
drIve takes more than an hour. The
road Is very good untIl the Cqunu turn
off where It becomes a rough mountaIn
track. Usually a bakkIe (jeep) Is needed,
for the fIrst obstacle Is crossIng a rIver.
The track wInds up through the hIlls
untIl the church and vIllage suddenly
come Into vIew from the brow of a hIll.
Although we arrIved early on 4
November 2007 there were a few
church people there to greet us. They
had breakfast ready for us too-frIed
eggs, bread, and just to show that no
day Is free from trIal, onIons as well!

The pIctures show the deterIoratIng
exterIor of the buIldIng, and the poles
supportIng the roof from the InsIde. The
congregatIon was just 22 on that day,
IncludIng 9 chIldren. The CommunIon
'sIlver' was dull wIth the appearance
of pewter and the stem of the cup was
broken-so handle wIth care! The
substance of FonnIe ChrIstIe's 'Table
Talk' (1 Cor 11:2J26) Is as follows:
Communion in Gqunu, Transkei
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want to say three thIngs about what
the Lord's Supper Is. n It we remember
the death of our Lord. You can see how
the death of our Lord Is central-what
we look back to above everythIng else.
Everyday we can remember the death
of Jesus by thInkIng about the story In
the 8Ible. The Lord's Supper Is desIgned
to brIng that story closer to us by
presentIng It In a symbolIc form. You
mIght have a famIly member In Cape
Town and you remember hIm constantly,
but If one day you got a photo of hIm,
that would help you to remember hIm
better. And so by lookIng at the bread
and wIne we can remember the death
of Jesus better. The bread Is broken, so
Jesus' body was broken for us. The
blood flowed from hIs sIde, and that Is
represented by the wIne we have In the
cup. So by lookIng at these thIngs,
touchIng them and tastIng them, It's as
If the crucIfIxIon of Jesus was brought
here today, and by faIth we are able to
see ChrIst more clearly through the
bread and wIne. ThIs Is not Jesus dyIng
agaIn, as In the Foman CatholIc Church.
ThIs Is just a remembrance of Jesus, a
pIcture of what happened so that we
can thInk about It more clearly. |ake
sure you have that In mInd as you come.

Secondly, we are ]eedny on ChrIst.
Dther thIngs could have been used as
symbols of Jesus' death. For example,
we could erect a cross. 8ut we don't
use crosses because that wasn't what
Cod chose for us to remember hIs death
by. He chose bread and wIne. And not
only does bread and wIne enable us to
remember hIm, It Is a sIgn of feedIng.
8read and drInk Is somethIng we use
most days for the good of our bodIes.
We are usIng them here for our spIrItual
good. We feed on ChrIst who Is
represented by that bread. The very
act of takIng the bread and wIne, Is by
faIth an act of feedIng upon Jesus today.

The thIrd thIng Is a proclcmcton of
ChrIst. We are declarIng the death of
Jesus untIl he comes. Normally we thInk
of preachIng as speakIng words, but
here we are preachIng by our actIons.
We are sayIng, "ThIs Is my faIth. am
dependIng upon the death of ChrIst.
ThIs bread and wIne speaks about that
death and by takIng them am sayIng
am dependIng on ChrIst who dIed for
me and that 'm feedIng on hIm." So we
preach the Cospel at the Lord's Table.

Are you able to come to the Lord's
Table today: You are If you have had
an experIence of ChrIst that leads you
to trust hIm and draw from hIm, If your
way of lIfe Is to thInk of ChrIst, feed
on hIm and proclaIm hIm.
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A Dag in the Li[e o[ a UCCF 5ta[[ Worker
The day started at 8 am wIth battlIng through the traffIc to pIck up
the Felay Workers Stu, Helen E Fach before proceedIng to colleague
Jonathan 8's where we receIved some rather good fIlter coffee. We
spent a couple of hours preparIng a study In Fomans 1:162:1 E J:920
for CU small groups In the West |Idlands.

From there Helen and headed to Hartpury College. ArrIvIng 15 mInutes
early, we paused for a pIcnIc lunch before joInIng the CU leader/founder for
Freshers' Fayre. He had already sInglehandedly produced flyers, stuck CU
publIcIty on cans of beans/spaghettI and arranged for them to be delIvered to
each flat on campus, booked a stall for the CU and made a sIgn for It. Then, on
hIs own studentwIse, he stood and manned the stall-only havIng asked me to
joIn hIm for help because he thought It would be more welcomIng to gIrls!

8etween welcomIng freshers and others who sIgned up-both ChrIstIan and
nonChrIstIan (hIs wItness beIng key wIth some there), he chatted wIth us about
how Cod had arranged for hIm to play for the college's football teams wIthout
goIng through the ungodly InItIatIon stuff, and how he doesn't drInk when he's
out wIth the team sInce the only poInt of It Is to get drunk. He gets a bIt of stIck
for It, but we had some guys sIgnIng up to come to CU, and takIng evangelIstIc
books we had on the table, who've been askIng hIm questIons as a result of thIs
wItness. was thrIlled agaIn to see how Cod Is at work through just one young
man who's prepared to lIve for Jesus and speak for Jesus on hIs campus. After
prayer, Helen and headed back, glorIfyIng Cod for what we had heard and seen.

After half an hour touchIng base at home, It was on to Aston for the evenIng.
0espIte feelIng exhausted It was on to dInner and plannIng wIth the offIce staff
of Agap who also serve on Aston campus, before It was back to Aston CU's fIrst
maIn meetIng of term. The room was packed, and was up to speak on what CU
Is, IntroducIng UCCF. Actually spoke more on the fact that Jesus ChrIst Is Lord,
based on Fomans 1:17, and the ImplIcatIons for beIng students-whIch does
Include what ChrIstIan UnIon Is, but that's not the maIn poInt. t's glorIous and
precIous to speak of Jesus beIng both Lord and ChrIst, even If all could feel was
my weakness. StIll, prayIng for the word to take root and lIve on In those who
heard It. Cave away free copIes of Areopcyus by Foger Carswell, and sold a
couple of Pure, whIle catchIng up wIth returnIng students and meetIng new ones.

FollowIng a chat wIth a student at 8IrmIngham ChrIstIan College who wants
to help the CU reach out to |uslIm students, we headed home, Helen rejoIcIng
In havIng helpfully shared wIth a student about what we'd seen In Fomans at
the very start of the day. Thus we collapsed at 10.J0 pm, rejoIcIng In Cod's
Cospel beIng hIs power to save belIevers, and close wIth quotIng Helen: You
hcve the best ]ob n the world, but oh boy, we need more stc]]!
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I Have Been Thinking About ... WiIber[orce
Dur Sunday School scholars wIll shortly submIt theIr 200708 projects. Dne of
the studIes Involves WIllIam WIlberforce, who persevered untIl the slave trade
was abolIshed by the House of Commons In 1807. To mark that occasIon many
specIal events took place In 2007-lectures, radIo and T7 documentarIes and the
release of the fIlm Amczny 6rcce. WIlberforce, wIth others, campaIgned to
change the mIndset of those who justIfIed slavery and vIewed It as an anchor of
the 8rItIsh economy. We tend to forget that he was also Involved In 69 other
worthwhIle causes, such as The Socety ]or the Suppresson o] \ce, The Church
Mssoncry Socety and The 8rtsh cnd Foreyn 8ble Socety.

The transatlantIc slave trade may have been abolIshed 200
years ago, but slavery In other forms stIll occurs. The
nternatIonal Labour DrganIsatIon estImates that "16 per cent of
the world's chIldren are caught up In chIld labour and around one
In twelve Is engaged In the worst forms of chIld labour". Amnesty
nternatIonal estImates: '"there are J00,000 chIldren under the
age of 16 partIcIpatIng In armed conflIcts In more than J0
dIfferent countrIes ... and some as young as eIght". The former
UN SecretaryCeneral, KofI Annan, saId: "the world Is now wrestlIng wIth a new
form of slavery-traffIckIng In human beIngs, In whIch vulnerable people are
vIrtually abandoned . Into a sordId realm of exploItatIon and abuse". These
snIppets affront us, but sadly we are often lIke the LevIte on the JerIcho road,
who looked at hIs neIghbour and then sImply passed by on the other sIde.

WIlberforce had lIttle concern for socIal justIce or spIrItual thIngs before he
Fead Henry Scougal's The L]e o] 6od n the Soul o] Mcn and was converted. He
was just as pleasureseekIng as the average hIgh flyIng cItIzen of hIs day. Cod
Intervened and subsequently used WIlberforce for the wellbeIng of mIllIons. t
was the start of a lIfe concerned to please Cod and also a lIfe of concern to
help hIs neIghbour. He would have gone along wIth the SalvatIon Army motto-
wth hecrt to 6od cnd hcnd to mcn. EIght bIlls were brought to ParlIament
between 1791 and 1805. All were defeated, but he persevered and success
came In 1807. WIlberforce was In a posItIon of Influence and used It well. |ost
of us are not In such a posItIon, yet that must not be an excuse to do nothIng
but moan. The KIngdom of Cod Is our prIorIty, but to neglect or Ignore our
neIghbour's need Is clearly wrong.

To make a dIfference, Cod's law must be wrItten on our hearts, belIeved
and lIved out. t Is the 'salt and lIght' message of Jesus In |atthew 5:1J16.
SocIal reform must have a ChrIstIan base-there Is no other solutIon. WItberforce
put that Into practIce and It Is exactly the same for us, only In a dIfferent place
and generally on a much reduced scale. t Is eIther sacrIfIcIal Involvement or
selfIsh contentment. Jesus demands the former!
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Rev 5amue| Watson-20 gears at FinaghgI
The FInaghy congregatIon held a surprIse party for Fev Samuel Watson to mark
20 years of hIs mInIstry there at the end of November 2007.

FollowIng an excellent meal, the elders Tommy QuaIl and |ervyn Langtry
provIded a lIghthearted revIew of the last 20 years and paId trIbute to all Fev
Watson's work In the congregatIon and beyond.

|rs EdIth CarlIsle, a member In FInaghy for over 55 years, presented |rs
Watson wIth a floral bouquet. The elders and deacons then presented Fev
Watson wIth a suItably InscrIbed Tyrone Crystal bowl. n hIs response, Fev
Watson (stIll recoverIng from shock!) thanked all who had played any part In
organIsIng the evenIng and provIded hIs own summatIon of hIs tIme In FInaghy,
emphasIsIng hIs gratefulness to the Lord for all hIs help, leadIng and guIdIng,
and thankIng hIs famIly and coworkers.

The evenIng was suItably rounded off In prayer by James LIvIngstone.
Churches News
Camp Reunions
For Iast year's campers ...
and those who wouId may IIke to come In 2008
Juniors

Saturday
12 Jan
2.00pm-4.00pm
Somerton Poad
Inters
Weekend

25-27 January
FaIth hIssIon Centre
Portadown
5eniors
Weekend

15-17 February

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Januarg Prager Diarg
Tues
1 2008 Pray for Cod's blessIng on our church In the comIng year
Wed
2 2007 CIve thanks for Cod's sustaInIng grace and help In past days
Thur
J 8ook Shop Pray that the books sold wIll be of spIrItual value and benefIt
FrI
4 Dmagh Pray for the Young Adults 8Ible group, meetIng each Sunday mornIng
Sat
5 PreachIng Ask Cod to bless the preachIng of the Word In our churches tomorrow
Sun 6 PakIstan Pray for the church In PakIstan, for the safety of belIevers
|on 7 Elders0eacons Pray for our Elders and 0eacons In theIr servIce for Cod
Tues 8 CrumlIn Pray for the monthly street outreach to young people
Wed 9 South AfrIca Pray for the FeIds' Farewell tonIght and for theIr new term of servIce
Thur 10 |InIsters Pray for our |InIsters as they prepare for the Lord's 0ay
FrI 11 LIterature Pray for the effectIve use of ChrIstIan lIterature across the world
Sat
12 8ook Shop Pray for the staff and the teachIng, evangelIstIc mInIstry of the shop
Sun 13 Lord's 0ay Pray that we may benefIt from the blessIngs of the Lord's 0ay
|on 14 LIsburn Foad Pray for those confIned to home, FesIdentIal and NursIng homes
Tues 15 Peru Pray for ClIve and Futh 8aIley as the take up the work In the ColegIo
Wed 16 P Johnston ContInue to uphold Pamela and the staff at ACTS, NIgerIa
Thur 17 EvangelIsm Pray that we wIll make the most of every opportunIty
FrI 18 Students Pray for the nternatIonal Students 8Ible Study, FrIday nIghts, StranmIllIs
Sat
19 Crosscollyer Pray for good contacts wIth ImmIgrants at |other E Toddler group
Sun 20 StranmIllIs Pray for the planned congregatIonal weekend In AprIl
|on 21 |oodys Pray for the |oodys In Uganda
Tues 22 ndIa Pray for ChrIstIans facIng persecutIon In north ndIa
Wed 2J Carlands Pray for SId and Jean In theIr busy schedule and workload
Thur 24 FInaghy Pray for the Youth Club, for safety and blessIng
FrI 25 FIchhIll Pray for the |en's conference wIth Fev |ark Johnston tomorrow
Sat
26 ColombIa Pray that the SemInary wIll be lIcensed for a |asters course In 2008
Sun 27 Knock Pray for Increased attendances at our servIces today
|on 28 Croomsport Pray for Cod's blessIng upon the Word preached yesterday
Tues 29 ChrIstIan nst Pray for Calum Webster In hIs role as N representatIve
Wed J0 FomanIa Pray for the folks In FomanIa who receIved 8lythswood boxes
Thur J1 Sun Schools Pray for the success of the 200708 Sunday School Project
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FrI 1 FevIval Pray for FevIval In our land that Cod would have mercy on our natIon
Sat 2 FIchhIll Pray that we would be effectIve wItnesses to the lost and perIshIng
Sun 3 FInaghy Pray for our contacts wIth overseas ImmIgrants
|on 4 E|F Pray for SpaIn; remember Jose de SegovIa In |adrId
Tues 5 CW Pray for FIchard CIbson and the fellowshIp In Leeds
Wed 6 Dmagh Pray for the FrIday Club that young people would be saved
Thur 7 CrumlIn Pray for the elderly, no longer able to attend church
FrI 8 raq Pray for the Church In raq facIng great persecutIon at present
Sat 9 South AfrIca Pray for the completIon of the new church In KIng WIllIam's Town
Sun 10 ColombIa Pray for those affected by serIous floodIng and are hungry as a result
|on 11 Croomsport Pray that our youth work would contInue to grow spIrItually
Tues 12 Peru Pray for the planned church plant In San Lorenzo, |oyobamba, In 2008
Wed 1J Somerton Fd Pray for our elderly members, many now confIned to NursIng Homes
Thur 14 StranmIllIs Pray for the JunIor YPA meetIng each FrIday evenIng
FrI 15 Knock Pray for our leaders In the Youth work each FrIday and Sunday
Sat 16 PreachIng Pray for Cod's blessIng on the preachIng of the Word tomorrow
Sun 17 ndIa Femember the 0elegates' vIsIt, 19 February-7 |arch
|on 18 LIsburn Foad Pray for an IncreasIng mIssIonary concern and support
Tues 19 NatIon Pray for our natIon that rIghteousness would prevaIl
Wed 20 Crosscollyer Pray for us as we seek to help those wIth drug problems In the area
Thur 21 Young People Pray for our young people who face many pressures In socIety today
FrI 22 Conference Pray for the |InIsters and DffIcebearers conference 222J February
Sat 2J Sun Schools Pray for the boys and gIrls who wIll be at Sunday School tomorrow
Sun 24 8allyclare Pray for blessIng on the Sunday School today
|on 25 Thanks CIve thanks for Cod's goodness to us and hIs daIly provIsIon for us
Tues 26 |EFF Pray for the John CalvIn Centre, Larnaca, and outreach to Arab lands
Wed 27 Young People Pray that our young people wIll take a stand at school and college
Thur 28 TrIals Pray for those fIndIng the ChrIstIan pathway dIffIcult at present
FrI 29 FaIthfulness Pray that we would be kept faIthful and guard the Cospel
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6 Dne of a force Cod sent (11)
7 LIon was treated lIke one (J)
8 FIerce If deprIved of young (4)
10 QuIck, pleasant, chased (J)
11 PrecIous metals thrown to (J)
13 Not a good ox partner (J)
14 llustrated Jesus' desIre (J)
17 Nested In fIr trees (5)
18 FoofIng, trumpets (J)
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20 SometIme found In mournIng (4)
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5 PunIshed sIn of complaInt (12)
7 Not the strIng varIety (4)
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11 Lord hIssed east for one (J)
12 0escrIbes thIrst and agIlIty (4)
14 Not cloven but unclean (4)
15 |Igrates to the south (4)
16 CarnIvorous, fIerce, peaceful (7)
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20 SometImes tItle of contempt (J)
21 For pack and royal rIders (J)
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"0o all the good you can, by all the means you can, In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can, at all the tImes you can, to all the people you
can, as long as ever you can." (Dne versIon of what Is known as 1ohn Wesley's
Rule, although some questIon whether It should be attrIbuted to Wesley)

|any nonChrIstIans wIll gladly IdentIfy wIth these sentIments and some
wIll even depend on the merIt of lIvIng by thIs rule for theIr salvatIon. Can
you thInk of ScrIpture passages that warn agaInst such dependence on 'good
works' for salvatIon: How does Cod vIew the 'good works' of unbelIevers:
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Ministers & O[[ice Bearers'
Con[erence
22-23 February 2008

Somerton Poad

Cuest speaker
Pev PIchard rooks, hatIock
Groomsport EPC
22-24 February 2008
Pev PIchard rooks, hatIock
wIll speak on the theme
ChrIst In the DId Testament

FrIday 22 7.00 pm
Saturday 2J 7.00 pm
Lord's 0ay 24 11.J0 am E 7.00 pm
The Spirit oI the Porituns
Northern IreIand's InauguraI IbIe Peformed Conference
Whut cun Christiuns leurn Irom the Porituns?

Speakers: Pastor Ceoffrey Thomas Alfred Place 8aptIst Church, Wales
Pastor Stuart DIyott EvangelIcal |ovement of Wales
Saturday February 2008 WhIteabbey CongregatIonaI Church
Further detaIls and subjects are avaIlable from Pastor Paul 0owlIng 028 335 081
Farewe|| 5ervice
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Wednesday January 2008
8.00 pm

FInaghy EPC

Norman and Angela leave on 15 January
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|any years ago read John Stott's book on 2 TImothy wIth the dIstInctIve tItle
6ucrd the 6ospel. Throughout ScrIpture we are remInded agaIn and agaIn to
hold fast to the truth and to earnestly contend for the faIth once delIvered
unto the saInts.

n CalatIans 2:5 we fInd the Apostle Paul declarIng In a forthrIght manner
that he wIll not yIeld to the demands of those around hIm to accommodate
false brethren. Paul Is determIned to preserve the truth of the Cospel and to
guard It at all costs. A sItuatIon had arIsen wIthIn the CalatIan church that was
threatenIng the lIberty of ChrIstIan belIef and practIce. The hIstory of
ChrIstIanIty shows us that perIods have arIsen when Cospel truth has been
obscured, false teachers have InfIltrated the church and all sorts of Ideas and
methods are used to swell the ranks.

A sImIlar sItuatIon exIsts today; truth Is under attack, unbelIef Is rampant and
the evangelIcal church seems weak and defenceless. ThIs can lead to great
temptatIon by churches large and small to weaken theIr commItment to Cospel
truth.

0ays of Confused TheoIogy
There Is lIttle doubt that we lIve In days of confused theology. 8elIef In the Cod
of the 8Ible and In the authorIty of hIs Word In many professIng ChrIstIan
churches has been replaced by a marketIng strategy, and the sacrIfIce of truth
In pursuIt of numerIcal growth. LIgon 0uncan has wrItten: "All around us In the
name of reachIng the culture wIth the Cospel, we see evangelIcal churches
compromIsIng (usually wIthout IntendIng to) In both message and methods".
The temptatIon to cultural evangelIsm may Increase the numbers but to fIll
churches wIth graceless members wIll In the end be dIsastrous. F C Sproul has
wrItten: "The erroneous assumptIon Is that In the last fIfty years, the
constItuent nature of humanIty has changed, as If the heart can no longer be
reached vIa the mInd. t also assumes that the power of the Word of Cod has
lost Its potency, so that we must look elsewhere If we are to fInd powerful and
movIng experIences of worshIp In our church. Though the IntentIons may be
marvellous, the results, belIeve, are and wIll contInue to be catastrophIc."

The Need for a CIear TestImony
Paul asks the questIon: "f the trumpet does not gIve a clear sound who wIll be
ready for battle:" The proclamatIon of the Cospel of grace In all Its fullness Is
the only message that has been entrusted to the church because It Is the power
of Cod unto salvatIon. Too many people are comforted today wIth words that
brIng no certaInty or assurance of salvatIon. |any pulpIts In our land declare a
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message of good works and brotherly love. We once heard a |InIster on radIo
speakIng of ChrIst comIng to "deal wIth all our negatIvItIes"! The 8Ible tells us
that ChrIst dIed for our sIns. t also tells us that Cod commands all men
everywhere to repent. The church Is called above all else to be faIthful to Cod
and to hIs Word and to proclaIm the whole counsel of Cod.

The PsalmIst tells us In Psalm 78:56,

Hs testmony cnd hs lcw n lsrcel he dd plcce,
And chcryed our ]cthers t to show to ther succeedny rcce;
Thct so the rcce whch wcs to come myht well them lecrn cnd know;
And sons unborn, who should crse, myht to ther sons them show:

Let us be crystal clear In the words we use as we seek to declare the
unsearchable rIches of ChrIst.

ChaIIengIng TImes for the Church
There Is no doubt that we lIve In challengIng tImes as far as Cospel wItness Is
concerned. All around us we see a world ImbIbIng atheIstIc myths and dabblIng
wIth false relIgIons. As we stand on the threshold of 2008 the challenge facIng
the church Is to "go Into all the world and proclaIm the gospel to every creature".

Perhaps one of the greatest examples of evangelIsm Is found In Acts 17. Paul
arrIves In Athens and what he sees really troubles hIm; hIs spIrIt Is provoked
wIthIn hIm when he sees the Idolatry all around. Look what Paul does In thIs
challengIng sItuatIon.

He yoes to where the people cre
Paul goes to the synagogue and the marketplace. We are remInded here that
our wItness Is not confIned to Sundays only. Paul was found In the marketplace
daIly! nstead of the church becomIng lke the marketplace she Is to yo to the
marketplace wIth the glorIous message of Jesus ChrIst.

He precches the 6ospel
Paul observes the culture around hIm and uses thIs to draw out the
fundamentals of 8IblIcal truth, creatIon, redemptIon and judgement to come.
He remInds us, as LIgon 0uncan has wrItten, "|InIstry Is not determIned (In the
fIrst place) by readIng the culture but by readIng the Word of Cod".

Some beleved cnd some mocked
The proclamatIon of the Word of Cod wIll always produce a result. For Paul,
some belIeved and others mocked. t Is no dIfferent today! Some belIeve, and
we rejoIce wIth the angels In heaven over sInners that repent. Some mock and
we can become dIscouraged and downcast, but the parable of the sower tells
us of a varIety of responses to the Word-not all wIll belIeve. |ark 0ever has
wrItten: "we should be encouraged to realIse that the callIng all ChrIstIans and
all congregatIons share Is one to faIthfulness, not ImmedIately apparent success."
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A seres o] one pcye summcres o] the JJ Chcpters o] the Westmnster Con]esson,
wth comment where spcce permts. Plecse recd the Con]esson Chcpter tsel]!
SectIon 1 The Covenant of Works as Law
As a covenant of works Cod gave Adam a moral law bIndIng hIm and all hIs
descendants to perfect obedIence. Cod promIsed eternal lIfe for keepIng It and
eternal death for breakIng It but gave Adam the power and abIlIty to keep It.

SectIon 2 The horaI Law
ThIs law remaIned a perfect rule of rIghteousness after the fall and Cod InscrIbed
It, In summary, as ten commandments on two stone tables on |ount SInaI.
Commandments 14 deal wIth our duty to Cod and 510 our duty to mankInd.

SectIon 3 The CeremonIaI Law
n addItIon to the moral law Cod gave the people of srael a set of ceremonIal
laws wIth varIous moral oblIgatIons and symbolIsm that poInted forward to ChrIst
and hIs work of redemptIon. The death of ChrIst abolIshed the ceremonIal law.

SectIon 4 The CIvII Law
Cod also gave to the natIon of srael cIvIl laws whIch termInated wIth the
theocracy and no longer apply, apart from theIr general prIncIples.

SectIon 5 The Permanence of the horaI Law
The totalIty of the moral law Is perpetually bIndIng on the whole human race,
both In terms of Its oblIgatIons and of the respect It demands for the authorIty
of Cod who gave It. ChrIst, In the Cospel, has Increased the oblIgatIon to keep It.

SectIon 6 The VItaI Importance of the Law
True belIevers are not under the moral law as somethIng by whIch they can be
justIfIed or condemned-they are saved by grace alone. 8ut the law Is vItally
Important for theIr sanctIfIcatIon as It Informs them of Cod's wIll and theIr own
dutIes. t convIcts them of sIn and Its consequences In thIs lIfe, and of the need
for repentance, whIle brIngIng home to them the perfectIon of ChrIst's
obedIence for them and theIr dependence on hIm. The law's promIses of the
gracIous blessIng of Cod on obedIence lIkewIse encourage the belIever to keep
It, so that keepIng the law Is evIdence of beIng under grace. The law Is of vItal
use to unbelIevers too-as theIr tutor to brIng them to ChrIst. (Cal J:24)

SectIon 7 The Harmony of CospeI and Law
All these uses of the law sweetly comply wIth the Cospel as the Holy SpIrIt
enables the belIever to do freely and cheerfully what the law requIres.

At Chapter 19 the ConfessIon moves from the Drdo Scluts of 1018 to lIvIng the
ChrIstIan lIfe. The Lcryer Cctechsm helpfully goes beyond the ConfessIon In
developIng the use of the law for belIevers and unbelIevers. (See especIally Q 99)
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Is that You Lord!
Cary E CIIIey, EvangelIcal Press, Paperback, 96 pages f6.95 f5.25
0r CIlley, pastor of Southern 7Iew Chapel, has produced another
lIttle book well attuned to current days. As he poInts out, thIs Is
the age of communIcatIon-we do more of It than ever before,
wIth more people than ever before, at a greater pace than ever
before. However, how well do we communIcate wIth the Lord:
0r CIlley strongly contends for the Inerrancy of ScrIpture and
emphasIzes Its sole authorIty and all suffIcIency as the
communIcatIon technIque Cod has provIded for speakIng to us.
The book provIdes an overvIew of scholarly works relevant to the subject
and, provIdes a practIcal bent wIth a chapter "8IblIcal CuIdance In PractIce". t
concludes In the rIght place exhortIng "ConfIdence In the Word", poIntIng us to
Psalm 19 and hIghlIghtIng "there Is no hInt here that the Word Is Inadequate to
equIp us for whatever lIfe throws our way".
ThIs Is a wellwrItten, easy to read treatment of a deep and challengIng
subject. HIghly recommended. |ov,o |oogt, |ov,o |oogt, |ov,o |oogt, |ov,o |oogt,

The eauty of HoIIness
PhIIIp H Eveson, EvangelIcal Press, Paperback, 416 pages, f10.95 f7.
0oes the book of LevItIcus appear to be a bIt strange and far
removed from the Cospel: Then thIs Is the book for you.
Even the tItle of the book does not seem altogether relevant but
as you get Into the chapters on the burnt, graIn, peace, sIn and
trespass offerIngs the HolIness of Cod Is apparent and the thought
"wIthout holIness no one wIll see the Lord" comes to mInd.
PhIlIp brIngs out In hIs wrItIng the clear purpose of the sacrIfIcIal
system to be a comfort to Cod's people for a tIme, and at the
same tIme they are the symbolIc shadow of the realIty of our Lord Jesus ChrIst.
HIs applIcatIon, whIlst brIef, always poInts us to |essIah. A must read. A||oo Bo|d A||oo Bo|d A||oo Bo|d A||oo Bo|d

DpenIng up Puth
Jonathan PrIme, 0ay Dne PublIcatIons 9J pages, f5.00 f3.75
Dpenny up Ruth Is part of a new serIes of short commentarIes
publIshed by 0ay Dne. Jonathan PrIme, assIstant pastor of
EnfIeld EvangelIcal Church, London, has aImed It at the
"ordInary" church member and he makes It fresh and engagIng
by, for example, hIs use of ImagInary conversatIons between
NaomI and ElImIlech, and hIs modernday applIcatIons.
Each chapter of Futh Is looked at In order and the expected
themes are dIscussed-Cod's sovereIgnty, man's actIons and theIr
consequences, human sufferIng, redemptIon. There are, however, some new
and helpful InsIghts. At the end of each chapter there Is a sectIon wIth "Ideas
for further study" and questIons "to thInk about and dIscuss". ThIs would make
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the book Ideal to use eIther In a personal quIet tIme or In a 8Ible study group.
All In all, felt that thIs was a very warm and useful book, sendIng the reader
away wIth a renewed sense of the kIndness of Cod-In the book of Futh, In the
ScrIptures as a whole and especIally In hIs great plan of redemptIon. PotH Bo|o PotH Bo|o PotH Bo|o PotH Bo|o

LIfe In ChrIst-WalkIng In Newness of LIfe
Edward 0onneIIy, 8ryntIrIon Press, 112 pages, Paperback, f6.95 f4.
ThIs short book Is a serIes of fIve sermons on the subject of our
unIon wIth ChrIst. The phrase "In ChrIst" and others such as "In
HIm" or "In the Lord" are used by the apostle Paul nearly 200
tImes In hIs wrItIngs. Therefore unIon wIth ChrIst Is of
fundamental Importance and central to the doctrIne of salvatIon.
The fIve chapters explore the areas of our unIty to ChrIst our
representatIve, the belIevers' death to sIn, abIdIng In ChrIst, our
oneness In ChrIst and the belIevers' fellowshIp In ChrIst's
sufferIng. n addressIng the subject the author confesses to feelIng "lIke a chIld
paddlIng on the shore of an unfathomable ocean" yet thIs book offers a wealth
of 8IblIcal truth together wIth applIcatIon. The book was hard to put down and
even sInce fInIshIng It have found myself returnIng to Its helpful consIderatIon
of thIs wonderful subject. T|motH, |cCom|c| T|motH, |cCom|c| T|motH, |cCom|c| T|motH, |cCom|c|

Fecent events In Northern reland have drawn our attentIon to the serIous drug problem that
many young people are faced wIth. JudIth Cordon revIews a helpful book
that may be useful to those seekIng to help addIcts.

No 0eaIs-An AddIct's Journey to Freedom
JackIe urke, Poolbeg Press, Paperback, 241 pages, f12.
JackIe 8urke was born In LIsburn In 195J and brought up In a
ChrIstIan home. n hIs late teens he turned hIs back on Cod and hIs
famIly and began to take drugs and drInk excessIvely. He lIved a
lIfe of mIsery-he took drugs, dealt In drugs, even wrote hIs own
prescrIptIons for drugs. He was In prIson on four occasIons and
psychIatrIc hospItals seven tImes. He was marrIed, dIvorced and
lost both hIs father and hIs brother. He went through lonelIness,
depressIon and was suIcIdal at tImes.
He explaIns that humans feel empty, and not even heroIn, the strongest
drug on the planet, can keep that emptIness down. JackIe went on to dIscover
that thIs emptIness was Codshaped and that only Cod can fIll It.
Dn the poInt of death he called out to Cod and was saved. Cod healed hIm
and helped hIm to abandon a lIfe of addIctIon. HIs mother Is an InspIratIon,
never gIvIng up on JackIe and contInually prayIng for hIm.
ThIs book Is InspIrIng and challengIng. At tImes you feel lIke laughIng and at
others lIke cryIng but In the end you see the amazIng thIngs that Cod can do and
how he can work the most wonderful mIracles In the lIves of others. !od|tH Cod !od|tH Cod !od|tH Cod !od|tH Codoo oo oo oo
We must greedIly, and wIth a prompt mInd, receIve those thIngs whIch are plaIn, and whereIn
Cod openeth hIs mInd. As for those thIngs whIch are hId from us, we must pass them over untIl
we see greater lIght. And If we be not wearIed wIth readIng, It shall at length come to pass that
the ScrIpture shall be made more famIlIar by contInual use. Cclvn, recdny the 8ble, Acts 8:J0.

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