Anxiety, stress and depression, Bible teaching on tackling anxiety and stress, with 8 lessons on Christian mindfulness, brought to you by Dr J Stewart Gillespie from Philippians chapter 4.

Anxiety and depression affect us all. The Bible contains key lessons on beating anxiety, fear and worry in Philippians chapter 4. Christian Mindfulness draws from our deep resources in an all powerful and all knowing Jesus, tapping into that powerhouse of peace by prayer. Lesson 1 in Christian Mindfulness is the Truth Test. Dr J Stewart Gillespie.

from Dean Castle Country park in Kilmarnock

Mediations from Auschwitz 2 Birkenau on God in control - J Stewart Gillespie from Graceinchrist.org

Reflections on Christmas from Revelation chapter 16 in the shadow of the Cloth Market in the Rynek Glowny, market square of the Stare Miasto Krakow - JS Gillespie

Reflections on the Lord's my Shepherd in the setting of the Lesmahagow Cemetry

As John introduces us to Lucifer the Son of the morning, as he falls to earth in Revelation chapter 9, John likewise will leave us with another star, the bright and morning star of Revelation chapter 22 who rises. The Bible leaves us with a choice between the demonic that draws us down to the pit or divine grace in Christ that is able to raise us up.

My God and My Right - Reflections on the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Dumfries House from J Stewart Gillespie, graceinchrist.org

Being Certain when you are only just sure, a devotional message from the book of Revelation chapter 13 verse 11, from the observation deck of the Academy of Sciences building in Riga, Latvia. Views of Riga and the cathedral of St Peter and St Paul. A message shared by Dr J Stewart Gillespie on the lamb and the beast.

Part of the TruthTrek series of devotional thoughts, a message from graceinchrist.org.

Words of encouragement from the dealings of God with our soul, from Revelation chapter 11 at the Ness Glen, Loch Doon, Ayrshire. 

A part of the TruthTrek series of devotional medications from the book of Revelation

Stewart Gillespie shares a message from the black and white, life and death, contrasts of Revelation chapter 11, where men are called on to chose between good and evil, God and Satan. A message shared at the Falkirk Wheel.

In the pre TikTok days before men lived for likes and posed for popularity biblical revelation left it's human authors exposed not to fame and fortune but infamy, poverty and death. Men spoke even when the burden they had was deeply unpopular or just bizarre and outlandish in the social and economic context in which it was revelled. These men spoke not to gain followers nor build a religion but they signed their own death warrants at times because they were utterly convinced that through them God spoke. This resulted in many recorded revelations which at the time seemed contradictory and implausible. Revelation chapter 9 contains a prediction of global military conflict involving armies totalling 200 million men! At the time this was written the world population was short of this by about 20 million! Today however it is reckoned that the world could mobilise about 1 billion people to participate in a war effort and  China alone could muster an army of at least 200 million! 

In retrospect these ancient impossibilities have crystallised into fully fledged realities. A child born of a virgin (Isaiah chp 7), a ruler born who has always been (Micah 5) and God pierced and gazed upon (Zechariah 12) all make sense to us now with the birth, death and saving resurrection of God's Son Jesus Christ. These deep mysteries find their answer in the deepest mystery of all; Jesus Christ! Do you know Him? God's message is a person. God's salvation is in a person; Jesus Christ! 

Dr J Stewart Gillespie

TruthTrek 

A message preached at the Bible Stone, near Muirkirk and the Cairn Table by Dr J Stewart Gillespie from the text of Matthew chapter 11 verse 28; "come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest."

Filmed at the Covenanters Memorial to Richard Cameron and 8 others on the Cumnock to Muirkirk Road, Dr J Stewart Gillespie reflects on the history of faith, martyrdom and hope from Revelation chapter 9.

A short message preached by J Stewart Gillespie from Matthew chapter 11 verse 28:

"Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest'"

Preached in the ruins of the Auld Kirk, New Cumnock which is the setting of the Robert Burns poem; 'The Kirk's Alarm' and the church of the Reverend James Young. 

TruthTrek through Cairnsmore of Carsphairn