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“‭Praise‭‭ him, ye heavens‭ of heavens‭, and ye waters‭ that ‭be‭ above the heavens‭.‭ ‭Let them praise‭‭ the name‭ of the LORD‭: for he commanded‭‭, and they were created‭‭.‭ ‭He hath also stablished‭‭ them for ever‭ and ever‭: he hath made‭‭ a decree‭ which shall not pass‭‭,‭”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Psalm 148:4-6.

I will quote but one of a great variety of headlines setting forth unconverted man’s baseless conjecture regarding the future of our planet and the cosmos.

‘The Four Ways The Earth Will Actually End’

I will not give the ‘link’ to this stupid article, for I would not encourage any to read such idle buffoonery!

The truth of the matter is that men, observing the signs of decay and decline in the environment of the earth, have in their folly, drawn conclusions that are contrary to the plain statements of Holy Scripture.

These conclusions also run contrary to the dominant concept of modern biology — EVOLUTION!

Charles Darwin, ‘the patron saint’ of Evolution, has misled the world, aided by a multitude of like-deluded ‘eejits’, into believing that by a process that cannot be observed, and therefore is unscientific, life on earth began as a mere single cell which ‘evolved’ through millions of years, until, MAN appeared. Evolution claims that he ‘appeared’, only after passing through many stages of ‘development’ which included a time in which our ‘ancestors’ swung about in the branches of trees, having first of all spent ages crawling on our bellies as an unspecified assortment of ‘creepy-crawlies’!

So, we are told, humanity evolved!

Considering the behaviour of many today, you could be forgiven for considering that the genes of a monkey are indeed to be found in mankind’s DNA!

However, despite their belief in Evolution, the ‘wise and the learned’ today see the opposite process at work and conclude that the earth will one day cease to be, destroyed as a result of man’s abuse of the constituent elements of the earth.

We are told that the fears of today’s ‘environmentalists’ are rooted in the ‘accelerating effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and the potential consequences for human societies and ecosystems.’

There is indeed abundant evidence of man’s abuse of creation, brought about by his greed and indifference to the consequences of his actions.

HOWEVER, while decay is evident, that does not mean that it is a FATAL process!

The past and the future of the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars are declared for us in God’s Word.

I. CREATION HAD ITS ORIGINS IN THE SIX CREATIVE ACTS OF GOD, SOME 6000 YEARS AGO. 

“‭In the beginning‭ God‭ created‭‭‭ the heaven‭ and‭ the earth‭,‭”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Genesis 1:1.

“‭For ‭in‭ six‭ days‭ the LORD‭ made‭‭ heaven‭ and earth‭, the sea‭, and all that in them ‭is‭, and rested‭‭ the seventh‭ day‭: wherefore the LORD‭ blessed‭‭ the sabbath‭ day‭, and hallowed‭‭ it,‭”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Exodus 20:11. (more…)

As stated before, I plan to mount recordings of sermons I have preached in the past. These sermons are based upon the Word of God and therefore are ever relevant since the blessed book of God is always and ever right up to date.

Peter said: “ I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance,” 2 Peter 3:1.

I would hope that what was said in weakness in years past, by one who can say like Amos of old, “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son,” 7:14, will be listened to with profit, especially by those who we’re not yet born when the controversy of 2007 and ‘power-sharing with Sinn Fein/IRA’ brought such confusion into the Free Presbyterian Church.

I hope then to periodically mount again, in many instances, the ‘blowing of an alarm’.

Here then is one of those sermons

Sincerely in Christ’s name,

Ivan Foster

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A sermon preached in Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church on August 2nd, 1998, by the minister, Rev Ivan Foster.

There is only one book to which we may turn as we search for an explanation for the working of God’s providence in these evil days. That book is, of course, the BIBLE.

This blessed book shows how that God, amidst what we see as confusion and chaos, is accomplishing His grand purpose amongst men. In the Bible God explains that purpose to His people. “He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel,” Psalm 103:7.

God’s people have recourse to a book wherein is stored the wisdom of eternity. When events around us puzzle and perplex, then turn to the Bible. That is what David did. “Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. . . . I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts,” Psalm 119:24, 99-100. The Saviour’s words in Matthew 24:15 underscore our need of consulting God’s Word as the map of the ages, wherein God’s people will find their path clearly laid down. In the day of Antichrist’s manifestation, the directions given by the Saviour will benefit only those who study His words. “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains,” Matthew 24:15-16. Peter too tells us of the benefits of God’s Word in a day of darkness. “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts,” 2 Peter 1:19. (more…)