Join with us at our weekly Bible Study and Prayer Meeting. This week the preacher will be Rev. John Greer
Rev. John Greer
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Rev. John Greer is pastor of the Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church. Born in County Antrim, Mr. Greer was minister of Sixmilecross Free Presbyterian Church, County Tyrone, before moving to the United States in 1983 to pastor a fledgling church in a suburb of Philadelphia. Prior to moving to the United States he taught New Testament Greek for four years in the Whitefield College of the Bible. He remained in the pastorate in the United States until August 2000 when he was called to his home church in Ballymena. Rev. Greer has also recently returned to the Whitefield College of the Bible to serve as Lecturer of Systematic Theology.
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Rev. Andrew Stewart
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Rev. Stewart was ordinated to the Gospel Ministry and Installed as Associate Minister of Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church on the 24th January 2020
Mr Chris Killen
(Lisburn Free Presbyterian Church)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
After my conversion to Christ in August 1989, I became involved in a street ministry bringing the Gospel to young people who were taking drink and drugs. For a number of years I had the joy of leading an outreach team that consisted mainly of young Christians. We travelled all over Northern Ireland and further afield, distributing tracts and sharing the message of Christ. Then the Lord spoke to me through His Word about full-time ministry. After I completed training in Bible College I was accepted to work under the Mission Board.
There are 2 main aspects to the ministry the Lord has called me to: First, there is Prevention. That involves speaking in schools, youth meetings etc. warning young people about the dangers of drugs. One of the PowerPoint presentations I have used extensively is entitled: “The Truth about Drugs. It is a Bible based drugs awareness presentation. It is essential that young people understand very clearly what the Bible teaches about drugs and alcohol.
Then there is Intervention. I spend a lot of my time speaking to addicts and their families; seeking to tell them of the hope of the gospel. I often share my own testimony, relating how the Lord saved me from a life of drugs and addiction. Ministering to addicts is very often a demanding and difficult work. It is therefore a tremendous blessing to be supported by and work under a church that is passionate about reaching those in addiction. Oftentimes when I am speaking to someone who is held in the bondage of addiction, it feels like I am looking in a mirror it's as if I'm looking at myself before I was saved. It brings me to reflect upon the life I once lived but also causes me to rejoice in the grace of God that has set me free. “By the grace of God I am what I am…†I Corinthians 15:10.
It is a wonderful blessing to see lives changed by the power of Christ and I count it a great privilege to serve the Lord in this ministry to the addicted.
Rev. John Greer
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Rev. John Greer is pastor of the Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church. Born in County Antrim, Mr. Greer was minister of Sixmilecross Free Presbyterian Church, County Tyrone, before moving to the United States in 1983 to pastor a fledgling church in a suburb of Philadelphia. Prior to moving to the United States he taught New Testament Greek for four years in the Whitefield College of the Bible. He remained in the pastorate in the United States until August 2000 when he was called to his home church in Ballymena. Rev. Greer has also recently returned to the Whitefield College of the Bible to serve as Lecturer of Systematic Theology.
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Rev. Andrew Stewart
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Rev. Stewart was ordinated to the Gospel Ministry and Installed as Associate Minister of Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church on the 24th January 2020
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Rev. Andrew Stewart
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Rev. Stewart was ordinated to the Gospel Ministry and Installed as Associate Minister of Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church on the 24th January 2020