Trust Archives - Portstewart Presbyterian Church

The vision of Daniel – Kings of the north and south

February 9, 2025

Is God taking away our position in society, is he taking away our security, our ability to survive and function as we always have done, is it so incredibly difficult to get leaders to ensure the church will function, because our hope has been in the things God gave us, rather than in God himself?

The Vision of Daniel

The vision of a man

February 2, 2025

Sometimes I wonder if we think the Christian life is a bit like rubbing Aladin’s lamp. We utter a quick prayer in the expectation that our wishes will be granted. This is not how Daniel approached prayer – he struggled, he wrestled, he tried to understand by studying and learning. Daniel worked at his relationship and his understanding of God. The more he studied, the more he realised he needed God’s revelation, and so he asked, help me Lord, explain to me Lord; God answered.

Acts

Acts – Confidence in the church

October 6, 2024

When we read stories like Peter and John healing the man at the temple gate, the question I’m always left with is, where has our confidence in God gone? Why is it we read these stories in scripture, but we don’t see them happening or hear them being talked about in our churches today? Why do we not have the same confidence that Peter and John displayed when they walked up to this crippled man and said, ‘in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.’