A Really Big Thanks

Hi everyone i would just like to say a really big thanks to all our friends, brothers and sisters who sent cards of condolences, and for your kind thoughts and prayers for Pat and I and the family at this sad time. And to the congregation of Bethel Baptist Church and David Laverty and family for suppoting us on the day of the funeral.

Those who didn't know my father-in-law Alfie, he was a fun-loving man, kind, and also a very caring and loving man, who would do anyone a good turn, although his last months were not good he asked the Lord to forgive him and accepted Jesus as His Saviour and was a saved man before his appointed time. Praise the Lord for his tender love and mercy.....Amen

Alfie was my friend and as far as i'm concerned my father, i will miss you for your time and always good advice when i was troubled, you will always be in our hearts and minds. Until we meet again across that great divide God bless you big fella....Amen

Needing Your Prayers

Hi everyone sorry i havent been blogging for a while, however both Pat and I need your prayers at this moment due to the sad loss of Pat's father Alfie Moore. Please pray for strength and guidance for us at this trying time your prayers would be much appreciated needed, as it is good to know we have friends when needed. I can tell you that Alfie made his peace with God so that is a blessing to know that he is with our Lord and Saviour.....Amen.

Another Summer School Over

Dinner time and sister Karen has just gone up to ask for more, brother Stan can't believe it, and brother Dave is just totaly bewildered over the mornings activities. Sister Sylvia is telling the gang to get a grip. Way to go Sis...

Here's the children happy at their lessons, what's that Henry you can't take any more!!!

Here is brother Billy studying, oops my mistake he's doing the word search

Here is brother Mark reading the first lesson, that guy was born to teach!

Way to go bro!

Seriously though the whole week was a real blessing, the kids enjoyed it and the grown ups did to, can't wait for next year. May God bless them all and their represented families, through Christ our Lord....Amen

Holiday Snaps

Hi everyone i just thoght you might want to see these snaps, this church is so massive i had to take the photos from way off.

This is one of the oldest and the biggest churches in North Wales which is on the coast line.

The Lost Chord

Hi i just want to share the words of this old poem/song written in 1846 by a lady called
Adelaide A. Procter, all i've found out so far is that she wrote this and a gentleman by the name of Arthur S. Sullivan wrote the music to it in 1876. If any of you could give me further information would you let me know please.

The Lost Chord

Seated one day at the organ, i was weary and ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys;
I know not what i was playing, Or what i was dreaming then,
But i struck one chord of music,
Like the sound of a great Amen,
Like the sound of a great Amen.

It flooded the crimson twilight, Like the close of an angel's psalm,
And it lay on my fevered spirit, With a touch of infinite calm,
It quieted pain and sorrow, Like love overcoming strife,
It seemed the harmonious echo from our discordant life,
It linked all the perplexed meanings into one perfect peace,
And trembled away into silence, As if it were loth to cease;
I have sought but i seek it vainly, That one lost chord devine,
Which came from the soul of the organ, And entered into mine.

It may be that death's bright angel will speak in that chord again;
It may be that only in Heaven i shall hear that great Amen.
It may be that death's bright angel will speak in that chord again;
It may be that only in Heaven i shall hear that great Amen.

The Last Service

Pastor mark closing the last service at the Calger for another year, looking forward to next year God willing, that is unless the rapture comes before then (even better). Till then may God keep us safe in His tender care God bless.....Amen!

The Congregation

A good time was had by all...Amen!

God bless the Little ones

A Great Week

Here is Brother Stan giving us a sermon about purgatory, it was a strong message praise the Lord. Bless you brother.

Another Year at the Calger Centre

Well brothers and sisters the week at the Calger Centre went well, Pastors Mark and Stan giving us the message on alternate nights; giving out tracks with the help of others from Bethel. And the organisation of refreshments which were graciously given by the sisters for after the services each night. The people of Derry recieved thousands of tracks during the week, (praise God) and the weather most days was great, i'm sure that we are all praying for souls to be saved through the messages that were given out.

God bless you all and keep you safe until the next appointed time....Amen!

Tell Me Who This Is and Which One

This should keep you thinking for a wee while, or are you as good as you think.

How Blessed We Are

If you have food in the refridgerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you attend a church meeting, without fear, harassment, arrest, torture or death, You are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug him or her or touch him or her on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer a healing touch.

If you can read this message, you just received a bouble blessing in that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

Well Hello Folks, Top o The Mornin Ta Ye

Well would you Adam & Eve it!!!

Childish Things

As a child i played with childish things, and as i became a man i put aside my childish things. But as in all men we still like to behave like children.

I suppose the same can be said of a lost sinner, as such we enjoyed being in the same company and not one thought of the consequences of our actions; concerning our souls or our eternity. Then you become a born again Christian and suddenly aware of the precious gifts the Lord as bestowed upon us, then we try to put aside our sinful nature. But because we are weak in the flesh, sometimes like a naughty child who still wants childish things we slip, but thanks be to God and the word of God and the Holy Spirit who convicts us when we step out of line we get right back on track. As a saved person through the precious blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ, i give glory and praise to my God for keeping me on the narrow path.....Amen!

Anniversary

Solomon in all his splender can't compare with these roses, and the beauty of these roses can't compare to you my darling. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary and remember back when we first met, i look at you my love and tell you that you have grown more lovely to me than any flower that our precious Lord has created. So my love i give God thanks for these years and pray for many more to come, Happy anniversary my darling xxxxxxxxxxxx. May God bless you and our union always....Amen.

This is Gale a life-long friend of ours i would like to ask for prayers for this woman as she is very ill with amongst other things kidney failure. She has a good heart but sadly she isn't saved, and seems to have alienated herself through whatever reason from her family. So please pray for Gale that she comes to know the lord before her appointed time.

Testimony of Faith

Did you know that there are 225 testimonies of faith in the bible, ranging from 1 Chronicles through to Revelations. What is a testimony of faith? Well as i see it we as Christians (born again), through the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ should give it willingly as Jesus gave his for us. Each one of us has a different testimony of life, trajedy, love and our sinful ways in which we lived our lives; and when you stand in front of people who are saved or unsaved there is always someone who can relate to your life. The one thing in our testimonies we can all who are saved end our story with, and that is that we have Christ in our lives and the gift of eternal life through him that died for us at Calvary.

Oh brethren, if Jesus or the Apostles had kept themselves quiet and did nothing, (Where would we be now) Jesus didn't keep quiet and as we are little Christs, surely we should speak out loud our testimonies of faith. You never know who through your story might bring them to know the Lord as we do......Amen.

Count Your Blessings

This is Pat's son Colin and daughter Lorna, on Lorna's knee we have Thomas and Caira. And on Colin's knee we have Jessica and Daniel, God blessed us well with children and grandchildren,to which we give thanks to the Almighty for their health, and the blessings that they have given us each day. Praise God for his wonderful gift of life.

Odd Behaviour

Hi everybody sorry about delay in updating my site, but through one thing and another i've just been otherwise occupied. However, i'm back praise be to God to share more thoughts and pictures. Here is Pat's daughter Lorna with Jess (who by the way looks possesed), and a strange odd behaving woman on the stairs. Well would you Adam & Eve it, It's Pat.

The Good Root

My wife Pat likes to work in the garden, "Is'nt the garden flourishing well this year", she said. And i looked and agreed and said aye it is. Pat reckons that if a plant as a strong root, good soil, and T.L.C then you will get good results. It reminded me of what Jesus said about the vine,

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and i in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15-5

It is true of us as Christians, when we ask Jesus into our hearts and truly repent we become a good strong root, and as we learn about Him and the Father our roots become strong stems, and when we do good works wether through prayer or preaching, staying faithful and loyal to our Lord; then we flourish and give forth good fruits in His name....Amen

An Unseen Trap

This morning i went outside into the back garden, and for the third time this week i walked into an unseen spiders web. And a thought came to me, satan's traps along the way are like this web, unseen until we walk right into them; temptations take on many forms and sometimes we would be vulnerable to fall into the traps. Anyway as i wiped the web from me it reminded me to neither look to the left or the right, but to keep my eyes upon the cross and to trust only on the Lord Jesus Christ and his promise to be with us always even to the end of the world.

As a bible believing Christian i give thanks and glory to my God for His word and my salvation through His son our Lord Jesus Christ for being my saviour and protector in times when the devil tries to trap us. As we know Satan tried to tempt our Lord in the desert with many things at a time when the devil thought Jesus was weak and vulnerable, and that seems to be when he attacks us as Christians; but like Jesus we can turn these attacks into victories for the Lord by saying get thee hence in the name of our Lord Jesus.....Amen.

The saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Though shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt though serve. Matthew 4-10

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. Matthew 4-11

The light of life

When i wake in the night and it's still dark, and being still sleepy, i find myself fumbling my way in the darkness to the bathroom. Eventually i get there and as my eyes become adjusted, i see more and make my way back to the comfort of my bed.

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1 verse 4

And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1 verse 5

As sinners without knowing Christ we fumbled through the darkness searching for the light, and as you go along you trip and fall sometimes. Then suddenly you find the light-switch and there is light, everything becomes clearer and as you grow in the faith the light gets brighter and we become more confident and stronger for the Lord.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8 verse 12

Until the time that you repent of our sins and accept the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart you will not see the light, you will be stumbling through life not knowing where you are going or when or were you will fall. Turn to Jesus let him wash you clean with his blood and gain salvation, for in Jesus is life eternal with God.....Amen

A day out at Port Rush

These were took just outside Portrush last year.
Well look what i found on the beach it's a little JJ.

We all had a great time that day with the kids from Bethel, and of course those of us know who was the biggest kid who had the most fun was (tell me who that was), see if you know.

A Birthday Tribute

Well my love another birthday as been and gone, and you still look as young as when i first met you. The only thing that has changed is my love for you my darlin, because my love for you as grown even stronger through our years together. May God bless us with more years together for i know my love for you will grow even more, God blessed me with an angel when he brought you into my life; so i will cherish every minute of every waking day till the Lord calls for me to go home. God bless you my Love and keep you safe....Amen.
Have a great day! xxxx

A Prayer Request

As a born again believing Christian i know that i must strive to be like our Lord, but as i'm born of flesh i know that Jesus was the only one that was perfect and without sin, and that i am not perfect and that i because being human i'm still a sinner. I have a special request to ask all bible-believing Christians, and that although i have prayed to Jesus for help i need your prayers as well. Please pray for me as i endevour to stop smoking, as my health as somewhat deteriated due to my own failing and weakness. So brethren it's with humility i ask you for help in prayer, may God bless you all and keep you safe....Amen

"On My Father's Side"

When Jesus was twelve years old he went with Joseph and mary to Jerusalem, and when rerturning home Joseph and Mary could not find Him anywhere to be seen so they returned to Jerusalem only to find Jesus in the temple in the midst of teachers both asking questions and hearing answers.

And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. Luke 2:45-49

Here are some of the questions they might have asked, and the answers He might have given.

What is your name?
On my mother's side, it is Jesus. On my Father's side, Emmanuel.

Where are you from?
On my mother's side, I was born in Bethlehem. On my Father's side, I came from the portals of glory.

How old are you?
On my mothers side, i am twelve years old. On my Father's side, I am everlasting to everlasting.

What religion are you?
On my mother's side, I am a Jew from the house of David. On my Father's side--before Abraham was, I am.

Do you think you will ever amount to anything?
On my mother's side, I will be despised and rejected. On my Father's side, I will, throughout eternity, be worshipped and adored.

What are your plans?
On my mother's side, I will go to the cross and die. On my Father's side, after three days in the tomb I will burst forth.

How will we know you?
On my mother's side, you will see the nail prints in my hands and feet. On my Father's side, I will be seen as a Lamb standing as if it had been slain, and riding a white horse with many crowns upon my head.

This wonderful peice of text comes from "Moments For You" (volume 50)

A change of colour

Hi everyone i hope the Lord is keeping you all well, i thought i might make a few changes to my site. Hope you like the new contents and find them useful.

All our love in the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ from Pat and Steve, May God keep you and comfort you as he does us each day, God bless....Amen.

Would you Adam and Eve it, Jess does like it!

Scary

Pat, Jess doesn't like the face-pack you put on this morning!

Pastor Mark, washing dishes; well ladies

what can i say. I know, (Our God does indeed work in mysterious ways

his wonders to perform)....Amen

The dying message

Well Easter has been and gone once again, but like the message of Christmas it seems to be dying away into the forgotten archives of peoples minds. A survey was done last year by a media company in England about what Christmas meant to children and what the schools were teaching them, it turned out that eleven percent of children nationwide knew the meaning of celebrating Christmas and an even less percentage of schools taught them about our Lord Jesus Christ. I think that this is a sad state of affairs, that a child is being led to believe that Christmas is all about getting presents that they want, and at Easter it's about getting chocolate eggs. Instead they should be teaching the birth of our Lord and why he came into the world at Christmas, then get presents. And at Easter they should teach them of our Lord's sacrifice for us so that we might have everlasting life, then get chocolate eggs. Don't get me wrong, it's not just schools which are to blame for this but a even more so are we as parents and grandparents, should be by moral duty to our God to inform them.

What do you think?

Here's Pat at Pastor Marks house looks like

Pat doesn't know if she should sit or fall asleep.

God bless you .

Here's Pastor Stan looking for his glasses, or

maybe he's lost his page. Yeah right!

True worship

In my life i have been to many different churches, Methodists, Zionists, Church of Enland, Church of Ireland and Catholic, and they all have one thing in common; they are all ruled by a governing body called Elders. These people seem to dictate what the Minister can preach about, ie: (If it offends their ears it's a no no), it's okay to mention Jesus and God but preach on say hypocricy or damnation or being born again and anything that touches their concience, thay hate it.

Then you have the sunday regulers, you know the ones who go worship God but look around to see if anyone else seems better dressed or just to say i go to church. So often have young church goers fell away because of these hypocrites, when i was with the methodist church in England i became a Lay-preacher and witnessed this for myself.

Jesus said;

But the hour commeth, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship tha Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. John 4:23

God is a spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

A minister or preacher should tell his flock what they need to hear, instead of what they want to hear, they should put their trust in God through the Holy Spirit for the words at the appointed hour, maybe then more people would come to be saved and know God through our Lord Jesus Christ who died for us at Calvary, and rose again to be with the Father so we might believe...Amen.

Jesus also said;

For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. Luke12:12

More family history

Which one of these happy-looking children is

my wife Pat?

Aw c'mon i aint going for the ball,

you fetch ma for a change!

Come on Jess it's bed-time

not hide and seek time!

Pat's gardening

Well Pat love it's that time of year again,

best get the mower out.

As you can see Pat is a natural in the garden

Pat's domain

Give thanks

Before i was saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ i remember how i just took everything for granted, the food, the water, the very air that we breath, i just never gave God thanks for anything. Yet when something bad was to happen i was quick to blame him, when something good happened to me i gave nothing to God in way of praise or thanks. But now both Pat and i are Christians we give thanks for everything that God gives or does for us, for scripture tells us in all things give thanks to God. He doesn't ask much of us yet he is most generous to us, he loves us and tends to our needs ie: He provides food and water, love and understanding for each other, he has also given us the promise of eternal life and it's free! Ask yourself this what have i got in this life, and when have i ever given thanks to God, or have i thanked him for this day. Repent of your sins give thanks and glory for the chance to be with him in paradise, or will you give nothing and let your soul be thrown into eternal torment in hell. I know which one i would chose but the choice is yours and yours alone, please make the right one i pray.

Jesus said at the sermon on the mount:

Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

For those who read this and are not yet saved by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, ask yourself this; (Where will you be in a hundred years from now?), i know where i'll be....Amen

Break time at Bethel

Phew it's hard work teaching and playing

with the children

Puzzled

Here is Pastor Mark, tell me what you think

he is doing or saying to James.

Thoughts

Last Sunday five people lost their lives, it's a sad thing for young people to die so tragically but even more so when they leave children behind. I can't even start to imagine how their love-ones feel, i can only offer our deepest sympathies at a time of such great loss and our prayers and thoughts will be with those families as they mourn, and i'm sure that everyone at Bethel will be putting them in their thoughts and prayers as well.

May God be merciful and comfort these people in their hour of need, especialy the children who will no doubt miss their love and affection.

God bless you and keep you all....Amen

This is our Grandson Daniel with his daddy

Here is Pat's son Colin and his wife Lee

with our grandchild Caira

The greatest miracle

Every birth is a blessed miracle from God, but our Lord's birth was different because he was concieved through the Holy Ghost sent by God; and yet this was not the greatest of miracles. Jesus turned water into wine, the lame to walk, the blind to see and cast demons out of people who were possesed for years, he even raised the dead but all of these however great is not the greatest of his miracles.

The greatest miracle was on the cross at Calvary, but before this there was betrayal, there was humiliation, betrayal by Judas with a kiss and humiliation at the hands of the Romans. Before crucifying him they scurged our Lord, they mocked, him spat on him and placed a crown of thorns shaped as a crown hard upon his head further, mocking him as king of the Jews.

As if that wasn't enough they showed him to his people and made him carry his cross through the streets to the place of crucifixion, they then nailed him to the cross. The nails that they used in those days weren't like the ones we would use, these were spikes. Ater this they raised up the cross and dropped it into place, on top of this when he asked for water they gave him vinegar. And after all this Jesus called upon his Father to forgive them for they know not what they do. He could have called down twelve legions of Angels at any time to save him but he didn't, if he had we would not exist today or have the chance of everlasting life with him in paradise. Jesus loved us so much not just people then but you and i to go through all that he had so we might be saved. Praise his holy name, repent and believe, he asks only this that let him into your lives and you past sins will be washed away with the blood of Christ.

This is the greates miracle that my Lord and Saviour performed dying for our sins...Amen

Wolves in sheeps clothing

God's teachings are a wonderful gift if carried out in his name, however, it's sad to say that many come in God's name and use it to deceive many for their own financial gains. These people proclaim to come in the name of the Lord and put on a show and make it into a spectacle that hundreds often thousands flock to see, and every time the people are told how great God can be and how they can gain entry into God's kingdom if they give generously. Pastor Mark showed me a DVD of one of these events, there was not one mention of Jesus or scripture.

Nothing said about repent and be saved or you must be born again, however they were given envelopes to leave their donations in and because the believed these so-called men of God they gave all that they could to these decievers of God's word.

The worst are the faith healers who claim they can heal in the name of God, they to put on shows and get donations of vast amounts whilst playing on the misery of others. The Devil knows scripture and can heal, he can also decieve people, the Bible calls him the great deciever.

And there are many out there who proclaim to come in the name of God, who are in fact doing the Devils work and getting rich by doing this, these are wolves in sheeps clothing.

For there shall arise false Christ's, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall decieve the very elect.

Mathew 24 vrs 24

It's hard to believe in faith what you can't see, but it's easy for anyone to be decieved. Just trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and read your Bible and you can't go wrong...Amen.

And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11 vrs 14

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

2 Corinthians 11 vrs 15

Tullyally Red Devils

Here is several girls of the football team recieving medals for winning the game. However, the reason they won this particular game was that the other team was carried of on stretchers due to injuries inflicted by these members of the Red Devil football team.

A bit of family history

Can you guess which one is my wife Pat