Prophetic Words 2022

Prophetic Words 2022

We have recently been encouraged by a number of prophetic words that have come to us as a church both from members and visitors. A number were given to us in written form and so we are able to pass these on. So here is a selection. They are in chronological order...
Prophetic Words 2022

Get busy and wait

In this instant, just-in-time world, delay is a modern sin. Waiting times and waiting lists have become a part of our daily conversation. If you happen to be one of the 142,000 people waiting to be admitted to hospital in Scotland, then waiting is much more than idle...
Prophetic Words 2022

On the edge of our seats

As I write this (on Wednesday morning) it seems as if the whole world is sitting on the edge of its seat. How will Poland and NATO respond to the rockets that have landed in Przedwodów killing two people? Will world leaders meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh for COP27 and...
Prophetic Words 2022

The denial of death?

Death is the great 21st-century taboo. We humans hate to admit that we are mortal. Not so Jesus. The second half of John’s gospel (chapters 14-17) is dedicated to Jesus’ “farewell discourse,” an intense conversation about his departure and return to the Father. Humans...
Prophetic Words 2022

The Jihad of Jesus

His name was Jihad. That’s right, the name appropriated by Muslim extremists to sacralise and sanction violence and brutality. He was, and is, a Pastor. Pastor Jihad, leading the “True Vine” church in Zahle, Lebanon way down in the Bekaa valley on the border with...
Prophetic Words 2022

Old MacDonald no longer has a farm!

Most, but not all, of us who form Queen’s Park Baptist Church, live in an urban environment …either by choice, necessity, or brute circumstance, we are city dwellers. We are not alone in this, the global trend is one of growing city dwelling, and the pace of this...
Winter is Coming

Winter is Coming

Mont-Orford is a tourist magnet right now. This October tens of thousands of visitors will descend on this ski resort in Quebec, Canada to witness one of the world’s great displays of autumn glory. The Canadian “Fall” is a cascade of colour, orange and gold, auburn...
Prophetic Words 2022

Prophetic Word 2022

The coffin, the altar, and the aircraft carrier I am sure you will agree with me that the message Clive brought to us last Sunday was pivotal for us as a church. It invited us to deal with the bitter root of criticism that we may find ourselves living under or...
Winter is Coming

Faith in the Storm

If you want to walk on water… Junior Choice, the Saturday morning radio programme showcasing the latest poptastic pickings from the music charts was a regular feature of my childhood. One song, in particular, stands out. Bobby Gentry’s “what do you get when you fall...
Prophetic Words 2022

Where has “Bannerman” gone?

Where has “Bannerman” gone?   I have vague recollections of the Moscow Summer Olympics in 1980, but the first Olympics I have clear memories of were the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. These were the games in which the rivalry between Zola Bud and Mary Decker for...