Just added, to our series on 2 Corinthians, a new message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie, from 2 Corinthians chapter 8
2 Corinthians chp 8 vs 9 to 15 – When Giants Stand Tall – JS Gillespie – 22022018
Preaching God's Grace, in God's Son, from God's Word, by God's Spirit
Just added, to our series on 2 Corinthians, a new message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie, from 2 Corinthians chapter 8
2 Corinthians chp 8 vs 9 to 15 – When Giants Stand Tall – JS Gillespie – 22022018
Just added, a new message preached from 2 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 2:
Why do Gods people suffer if God is a God of Sovereign Grace?
2 Corinthians chp 8 verse 2 – The Grace of God and The Problem of Pain – JS Gillespie – 11032018
Messages preached from 2 Corinthians chapters 7 to 9:
2 Corinthians chp 7 vs 1 – Logical Holiness – Dr J Stewart Gillespie – 12112017
2 Corinthians chp 7 vs 1 to 3 – Reasonable Holiness – JS Gillespie – 14112017
2 Corinthians chp 7 vs 2 to 7 – The Cost of Comfort – JS Gillespie 28112017
2 Corinthians chp 7 vs 8 to 12 – Whos Sorry Now – JS Gillespie – 05122017
2 Corinthians chp 7 vs 11 to 16 – Surprised by Joy – JS Gillespie -12122017
2 Corinthians chp 8 – Sovereign Grace for Gods Suffering People – JS Gillespie – 08012018
2 Corinthians 8 – Gods Transforming Grace – JS Gillespie – 14012018
2 Corinthians chp 8 vs 1 to 15 – Finding Christ in our Suffering – JS Gillespie – 18022018
2 Corinthians chp 8 – Sovereign Grace for Gods Suffering People – JS Gillespie – 08012018
2 Corinthians chp 8 verse 2 – The Grace of God and The Problem of Pain – JS Gillespie – 11032018
2 Corinthians chp 8 vs 9 to 15 – When Giants Stand Tall – JS Gillespie – 22022018
2 Corinthians chp 8 vs 8 to 15 – Grace Personal and Sufficient – JS Gillespie – 27022018
2 Corinthians chp 9 vs 1 – The Service of Giving – JS Gillespie – 27032018
2 Corinthians chp 9 vs 5 to 9 – Eulogy to God – JS Gillespie – 03042018
<< 2 Corinthians chapters 1 to 3
<< 2 Corinthians chapters 4 to 6
Just added, a recording of the memorial service for Mr Adam Wallace of New Cumnock:
Adam Wallace Funeral Service – JS Gillespie – 18112016
Baptism of Marian McBryde and a recording of the message preached on that occasion from Acts chapter 8 by J Stewart Gillespie:
Baptism – Marian McBryde – Acts chp 8 – J Stewart Gillespie – 21082016
Just added, recordings from this evenings baptismal service for Sam Gillespie:
Sam Gillespie Baptism – 03042016
Sam Gillespie Baptism – Mark Johnstone – 03042016
Just added, a new message preached by Mr Tom Jenkinson from Galston
Love Lifted Me – Tom Jenkinson.mp3
Download or listen online to messages preached at our Sunday evening Gospel service in 2016:
Tam Kelly – My Story – 03012016
The Kiss The Blindfold and the Cross – 3 Ways to Get Rid of God
Love Lifted Me – Tom Jenkinson.mp3
Luke chp 22 vs 54 to 62 – The Perfect Opportunity for Failure – JS Gillespie
Luke chp 23 – Doing Whatever we Want with Jesus – JS Gillespie – 07032016
Dieing to get out of Hell – Craig Mackie – 13032016
Sam Gillespie Baptism – 03042016
Sam Gillespie Baptism – Mark Johnstone – 03042016
John chp 1 vs 1 to 13 – The Man who Showed us God – JS Gillespie – 24042016
John chp 1 vs 14 to 18 – Grace the Unexpected Glory – J Stewart Gillespie – 01052016
John chp 10 vs 22 to 33 – Confident in Jesus – Craig Mackie – 08052016
John chp 1 vs 19 to 34 – The Unexpected Jesus – JS Gillespie – 15052016
John chp 2 vs 1 to 12 – The Christ of the Crises – JS Gillespie – 2205201
Condemned – William Clark – 29052016
John Chp 3 – Starting where others Stop – J Stewart Gillespie – 04062016
Decisions Decisions Decisions – Craig Mackie – 12062016
John chp 3 vs 14 – Jesus Greatest Miracle – JS Gillespie – 19062016
Decision Direction and Destiny – You Choose – Paul Jenkinson – 26062016
Gospel – Robert Gray -03072016
John chp 4 – A Woman, A Well and a Whole lot of Emptiness – J Stewart Gillespie – 10072016
I Know that my Redeemer Liveth – Craig Mackie – 17072016
The New Way back to God – Robert Gray – 24072016
The Journey of Life – Tam Kelly – 31072016
Finding God in the Storms of Life – John chp 6 – JS Gillespie – 07082016
Finding the Saviour they Did not Want – John chp 6 vs 25 – JS Gillespie – 04092016
Baptism – Marian McBryde – Acts chp 8 – J Stewart Gillespie – 21082016
The Route to Heaven – The Way of the Cross – Jim Armstrong
He is our Peace – Craig Mackie – 11092016
The Gospel – Robert Gray – 18092016
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He who has the Son has Life – Peter Hinshelwood
Psalm 139 – Meet the God who Made Us – Craig Mackie – 09102016
jesus-and-a-sinner-and-a-whole-load-of-hypocrites-john-chp-8-j-stewart-gillespie-23102016
Switching on the Light of the Word of God – Robert Gray -30102016
John chp 9 – When the Light Begins to Shine – JS Gillespie – 06112016
Think you Get to Heaven by being good – think Again – Matthew chp 1 – Craig Mackie – 13112016
John Chp 10 vs 1 to 11 – When you hear the Shepherd Call – JS Gillespie – 20112016
John chp 10 vs 1 to 11 – Being Really Sure of the Way to Heaven – JS Gillespie – 27112016
God Watching Wondering Working and Waiting – Robert Gray – 27112016
Finding Christ in Lifes Dead Ends – John chp 11 – JS Gillespie – 04122016
Christ at Christmas – Wonder Worship and Wickedness – 18122016 – JS Gillespie
Recordings from some of our remembrance and funeral services held :
Funeral – John Conchar – 18012018
Adam Wallace Funeral Service – JS Gillespie – 18112016
McMichael Robert – Funeral – JS Gillespie – 23092016
Funeral – Jean Carmichael – 15092016
Funeral of Gordon Lindsay – 25082016
William Burley Funeral 29072016
Funeral – William Barbour – eulogy – 26052016
Funeral Service of Sadie Freeburn – JS Gillespie – 12052016
Funeral Service – Judith Ann Brown
Funeral Service of Elizabeth Houston – J Stewart Gillespie
Funeral William Timpany – Born 29041931 – 03092015.mp3
Jean Timpany New Cumnock – Funeral Service
Beth Webster – Funeral – 29072010
John Bell – Cumnock – Funeral Service
Just added – a new message preached by J Stewart Gillespie, at Bridgend Gospel Hall, New Cumnock, from 1 Corinthians chapter 10 verse 23:
1 Corinthians chp 10 vs 23 – Gathering Together and Building Up – J Stewart Gillespie – 25083015
Outline notes available from this message:
1 Corinthians chapter 10 approaches this issue of freedom and guidance in the decisions we make by asking 4 key questions in the exercise of freedom:
“all things are lawful” – Christian behaviour is not founded on the principle of law
Restricting Christian behaviour cannot be done on the basis of law
That Christian behaviour is not constrained by law is not to say that Christian behaviour is not constrained!
‘expediency‘ : sumpheo: ‘sun’ – together and ‘pheo’ – to bring – to bring it together
‘edification‘ : oikodomeo: to build, construct
You might think, well that is all very well, Christian behaviour not dictated by law, but surely in reality there are rules, surely it makes sense, surely its easier if there is a kind of agreed code of conduct:
Lets just stick to some basic laws!
The greatest building projects in the Word of God have been accomplished, not by law but by Grace:
A second word is used here:
‘expediency‘ : sumpheo: ‘sun’ – together and ‘pheo’ – to bring – to bring it together
I was asked a very good question; ‘what’s the difference between ‘expedient’ and ‘edify’?’
that whilst:
The order is significant
The distinction is real
They are distinct but complementary
We can discern them going hand in hand right the way through the Word of God:
First the gathering together and then
The building up
David brought together all that was needed for the temple (1 Chron 22:14)
Solomon would build the temple from that provision (1 Chron 22:6ff)
The Israelites would bring all the raw materials for the tabernacle (Exodus 25:1ff; 35:29)
Bezaleel would then build it (Exodus 35:30ff)
A little lad would bring of his 5 loaves and 2 fishes
The great miracle of feeding would be performed by the Lord
in this miracle there was in a sense a double gathering together and building up:
John 6:13 “they gathered them together and filled 12 bushels with the fragments of 5 barley loaves…”
and a second building up:
12 baskets – one for each disciple (Luke 9:17)
Whilst it goes beyond the context of 1 Corinthians chp 10; in the Christian life, individually, personally, we can see this pattern being worked out:
First – you gather together
Then – you build up
If we are going to build up we must first gather together
On a personal / individual way if we are going to build up one another, if we are going to build up the church, if we are going to preach the gospel, teach the younger ones, do a work for the Lord, there must first be a gathering together!
If there is no gathering together in time, prayer, study, then there will be no building up.
1 Corinthians 10:23 does not really have personal preparation as the context, although we can see this as a pattern and as an application.
The context in 1 Corinthians chp 10 was that of friction in the church, the bringing together then of verse 23 has an eye on that which would bring together the body of Christ (cf chp 1, 3 &12) rather than that which would cause schism and friction!
Their behaviour was splitting and fissuring the people of God apart (chps 1,3,8,10).
Here is a practical and sobering thought for these Corinthians:
personal vertical growth
is founded upon
collective horizontal growth
we first:
gather together
and then we
build up
In despising one another with schism (chp 3) and trampling over one anothers conscience (chp 8 + 10) and envying one another (1 Co 12)
In causing all of that schism and disruption we destroy the very best environment for our own spiritual growth and prosperity.
We are part of the body of Christ; “and wither one member suffer all the members suffer with it.” (1 Co 12:26).
In despising one another, they destroy their own spiritual growth.