As Nan and Ian were on holiday this week the congregation would like to take the opportunity to ex­press their heartfelt thanks to Pastor Mark and Fiona Henry for their encouragement in both word and song as they led worship last Sunday.

Full of enthusiasm Mark exuberantly and skillfully har­monised several passages of scripture to establish his glo­rious message concerning the precious Word of God.

  "Judas (not Iscariot) said, "Lord how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?' Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, they will keep my word, and my Father will love them and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word which you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me." (John 14:22-25.)

Christ has made great and precious promises to believers:

"Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men " (Matthew 4:19 ); "I wilt build My church " (Matthew 16:18 ); "I will send Him (The Holy Spirit) to you " (John 17:17 ); 'Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go and prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come again and will take you to myself" (John 14:1-3).

Christ is a faithful Saviour, true to His word. There is no falseness with Him. All His decrees are unalterable, and all His promises inviolable. Therefore dear brother and sis­ters in the Lord, let His faith­fulness excite and encourage us to be faithful. Let us depend more upon His promises to us, and let us plead with Him the promise of grace sufficient, for He is true to His word, "If you ask anything in My Name, I will do it" (John 14:14).