Carryduff Free Presbyterian Church
By Carryduff FPC
Carryduff Free Presbyterian ChurchJul 15, 2018
The Significance of the Sardius Stone
Date: SUN PM 12th May 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Revelation 21:19-20
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
The Christian and Prayer
Date: SUN AM 12th May 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 4:2
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
The Significance Of The Jasper Stone
Date: SUN PM 5th May 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Revelation 21:11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
The Christian Work Ethic
Date: SUN AM 5th May 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:22 - 4:1
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
An Exposition Of Christ Our True Ensign
Date: SUN PM 28th April 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Isaiah 11:10
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse,
which shall stand for an ensign of the people;
to it shall the Gentiles seek:
and his rest shall be glorious.
God’s Pattern For Family Life
Date: SUN AM 28th April 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:20-21
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Testimony of Sam Houston
Saved from singing for Satan, Sam Houston used to sing in pubs and clubs, now he sings in pulpits and churches. As a result of GOD’S mercy, He Redeemed Sam Houston from sin, and since then, He has put a new song in Sam’s mouth for over 54 years. One day, Sam will sing for all eternity in a heavenly choir in Heaven. Can you say the same?
The Scriptural Duty Of Husbands: Are You A Loving Or Lousy Husband ?
Date: SUN AM 21st April 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
The Scriptural Significance Of The Solar Eclipse
Date: SUN PM 14th April 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Mark 15:33-34
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Is Being A Submissive Wife Biblical ?
Date: SUN AM 14th April 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
SERVE Youth Praise Service
If you’re free Friday 12th April the team would love to see you at their praise night! They’re also collecting used glasses for distribution at a planned medical clinic outreach during their trip, these can be dropped off on the night.
Woe Is Unto Me If I Preach Not The Gospel
Date: SUN PM 7th April 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 1 Corinthians 9:16
For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
Maintaining Our Ministry By God's Mercy
Date: SUN PM 7th April 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
25th Ordination Anniversary of Rev. David McLaughlin
On 31st March, we would like to invite you all to join with us in thanksgiving and appreciation for our pastor and friend, Rev. David McLaughlin, who has been in the ministry for 25 years.
A special service will take place on Easter Sunday evening, as we look back over 25 years of faithful preaching, pastorship and perseverance.
Everyone is welcome. A special offering for the Building Fund will be taken up during the service. A time of fellowship and food will take place after the service in the Luther Hall.
The Real Reasons For The Resurrection
Date: SUN AM 31st March 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
The Shame and Spitting on the Suffering Servant
Date: SUN PM 24th March 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters,
and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair:
I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Seeking God For Deliverance From Fears
Date: SUN AM 24th March 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Psalms 34:4
I sought the LORD, and he heard me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
Testimony of Ruth Irwin
You are invited to come and hear Mrs. Ruth Irwin testify of the Saving grace of God in her life and learn how the Lord helped her through the trauma of a serious accident and how He has given her His all sufficient grace to deal with the life-changing effects of it, this Sundy evening at 7PM. Supper will be served afterwards in the Luther Hall. 2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Saint Patrick: The Man Behind The Myth
Date: SUN PM 17th March 2024 Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin Bible Reference: Isaiah 38:19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. Will the real Saint Patrick of history please stand up and make yourself known? Today I want to present the true story of Patrick: The true story is more interesting/ exciting than the stuff of myths and legends. Today there is loads of stuff about the popular Patrick parroted by the Irish Government, the Irish Tourist Board, and the Roman Catholic Church, but long before the stuff of myths and legends rose up and gained traction, there was the real true story of the Patrick of history. Let’s ask some questions: Who was Patrick ? What sort of man was he ? What did he really do in Ireland ? Why is he so important to Irish Christianity ? I believe that Patrick was a sinner saved by the grace of God, whom God later called and sent on a mission with a message; to convert the pagan Irish of the 5th Century – it’s the same Gospel message needed for today, Christ is the Answer. In the video below, I set forth Patrick, the man, the myth, and the message. Rev. David McLaughlin Minister of Carryduff FPC
The Christian’s Growth In Gladness And Joy
Date: SUN AM 17th March 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Acts 2:26-28
26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
A Hiding Place
Date: SUN PM 10th March 2024
Preacher: Noel Shields
Bible Reference: Isaiah 32:2
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind,
and a covert from the tempest;
as rivers of water in a dry place,
as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
The Godly Marks Of A Gracious Mother
Date: SUN AM 10th March 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Mark 15:40-41
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; 41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
The Bitterness Of Bereavement
Date: SUN PM 3rd March 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Ruth 1:20-21
20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
The Succour of the Suffering Servant
Date: SUN AM 3rd March 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord GOD will help me;
therefore shall I not be confounded:
therefore have I set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
The Gates Of Death
Date: SUN PM 25th February 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Job 38:17
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
The Loss and Lowering Of The Lamps Of God : Part 2
Date: SUN AM 25th February 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 1 Samuel 3:3
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
Testimony of Ruth Owens
Date: SUN PM 18th February 2024
Testimony: Mrs. Ruth Owens
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.
The Loss and Lowering Of The Lamps Of God
Date: SUN AM 18th February 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Job 39:27-30
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command,
and make her nest on high?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock,
upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey,
and her eyes behold afar off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood:
and where the slain are, there is she.
Double or Nothing
Date: SUN PM 11th February 2024
Preacher: Mr. Aaron Fitzsimons
Bible Reference: Matthew 13:46
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Jesus Christ's Preaching
Date: SUN AM 11th February 2024
Preacher: Mr. Aaron Fitzsimons
Bible Reference: Mark 1:15
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
A Message From Migratory Birds
Date: Sun PM 4th February 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Jeremiah 8:7
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Gap Men for God Wanted
Date: Sun AM 4th February 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Ezekiel 22:30
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Abraham Abraham... Moses Moses
Date: Sun PM 28th January 2024 Preacher: George Anderson (Clerk of Session) Bible Reference: Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
Remove Not The Ancient Landmark
Date: Sun AM 28th January 2024
Preacher: Rev. Fred Greefield
Bible Reference: Proverbs 22:28
Remove not the ancient landmark,
which thy fathers have set.
Invitation to our January Family Night Service
The Mitchell Family from Magherafelt will be singing and Rodney Mitchell will be telling us of how the Lord met and saved him and transformed his life.
Date: Sun PM 21st January 2024
Singers: The Mitchell Family
Testimony: Rodney Mitchell
Bible Reference: John 3:7
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
The Strangest Prayer Request In All The Bible
Date: Sun PM 14th January 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
The Truth About A Tender Heart
Date: Sun AM 14th January 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 2 Chronicles 34:27
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
The Yardstick Of Years To the Year's End Of Life
Date: Sun PM 7th January 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Job 16:22
When a few years are come,
then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
Believing in the God of the Impossible
Date: Sun AM 7th January 2024
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Jeremiah 32:27
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
The End Of Year Feast
Date: Sun PM 31st December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Exodus 34:22
And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.
The Lord's Great Vision For And Value Of His People
Date: Sun AM 31st December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Deuteronomy 11:12
A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Christmas Toys
Date: Sun AM 25th December 2023 Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin Bible Reference: Proverbs 8:12
I wisdom dwell with prudence,and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Behold! The Lord of Glory
Date: Sun PM 24th December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: 1 Corinthians 2:8
Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
The Shining Star and The Sovereign Sceptre
Date: Sun AM 24th December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Numbers 24:17
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
The Wonder Of The Three Wise Women
Date: Sun PM 17th December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Luke 1:35-36
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
A Shout To Behold Your King
Date: Sun AM 17th December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:
behold, thy King cometh unto thee:
he is just, and having salvation;
lowly, and riding upon an ass,
and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Gospel Lessons from Noah's Ark
Date: Sun PM 10th December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Genesis 6:14
Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
Pulled From The Hole To Become Prisoners Of Hope
Date: Sun AM 10th December 2023
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Zechariah 9:11-12
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant
I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope:
even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
The Gospel For All People
Date: Sun PM 3rd December 2023
Preacher: Rev. Ron Johnstone
Bible Reference: Acts 10:34-35
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Facing Your Fears
Date: Sun AM 3rd December 2023
Preacher: Rev. Ron Johnstone
Bible Reference: Isaiah 41:10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee;
yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.