The first - and chief - glory of any local church is the manifest presence of God. It is the LORD's presence that transforms it into:
• a “dreadful” place; • “the house of God, and ... the gate of heaven”; • a Bethel on earth!
This is what we must always aspire to – and should be pleading for in 2006: 'Make this house a Bethel!'
What heavenly spot is this? How glorious is the place! Sure here Jehovah is In majesty and grace: Here let our souls devoutly wait, ‘Tis God's own house, ‘tis heaven's gate.
‘Tis here the saints abide, On richest dainties fed, And Christ doth here reside, Their Master and their Head: His life and love He here conveys, And owns their prayers and hears their praise.
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“ Great Sermon! ” In this year we will, more than ever in mankind's earthly existence, need His comfort.
Keep the faith!
Patrick (1/23/2006)
“ Great Sermon! ” Many thanks for this message on God's presence with His children, and the implications of this for reassurance, conversation and conduct. This is a fine series which we hope will bless many as it has blessed us.
Ian Brown succeeded Dr Ian Paisley as minister of Martyrs Memorial in August 2013. Prior to this he pastored the Free Presbyterian congregation in Northern Ireland’s Maiden City, Londonderry, from 1987 to 2013. He is the author of several books, notably: “Belfast Boat – Titanic,...
