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Not Getting What We Deserve

”And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,” | Exodus 34: 6

God is merciful to sinners in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Mercy is: “Not getting what we deserve.”

The Lord God did not give His people the wrath, punishment, and death that they deserved, because He gave it to Christ in their place.

Mercy truly is the hope of earth and joy of heaven!

For all eternity every saint in glory will be thanking Christ, the Lamb, for the Blood that brought mercy!

For those who are hoping in, trusting in, and pleading that mercy, here are seven glorious things to consider about it:

1.) Mercy is an attribute of God’s character! “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.” (Micah 7: 18)

2.) God’s mercy is Sovereign! He said in Exodus 33: 19 “…I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.”

In spite of the fact that we do not deserve it, and in our wicked flesh do not want it, He freely gives to whomever He will!

3.) God’s mercy is what demands our salvation! “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;” (Titus 3: 5)

With the price being paid, Justice said we had to go free!

4.) God’s mercy is bound by His covenant! “Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” (Isaiah 55: 3)

Once He gives mercy to a sinner, He will never take it back!

5.) God’s mercy is tender. David said: “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.” (Psalm 51: 1)

6.) God’s mercy is abundant!

He is “Plenteous in mercy”. “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.” (Psalm 86: 5)

He is “Rich in mercy”. “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,” (Ephesians 2: 4)

“Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.” (Psalm 130: 7)

Lamentations 3: 23 says, His compassionate mercy begins brand new every morning!

7.) God’s mercy is everlasting! “Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (Psalm 106: 1)

Thank Christ, the Lamb, for the Blood that brought mercy!

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “A Look At God’s Mercy” (33:50 minutes)

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 8 July, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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God Is Faithful

”Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Greet one another with an holy kiss. All the saints salute you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.” | 2 Corinthians 13: 11-14

If we read the final words of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians with spiritual eyes, and hear his exhortation to them with spiritual ears, we will enter in to a believers “send off” from earth to glory!

In the “final farewell” to sin, sorrow, pain, and fear; in the very moment that a child of God drops his robe of flesh, and slips into his eternal, glorified robe of Christ’s Righteousness; as he finishes his last step on earth, and takes his first step into paradise, the glory of the gospel cries:

“Be perfect,” It’s time! The presence of sin is officially gone.

“Be of good comfort,” No more sorrow, pain or tears!

“Be of one mind,” Experience the joy and unity of having only one mind with all your brethren; the mind of Christ!

“Live in peace;” There will now be no more trouble or division.

“And the God of love and peace shall be with you.” No more separation from Him. He will dwell with you forever!

“Greet one another with an holy kiss.” Take as long as you want! You have all eternity to greet every soul there.

“All the saints salute you.” They’ve all been waiting for you!

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.” Welcome to the grace, love, and communion of the Godhead: Eternal fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit.

“Amen.”

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “GOD Is Faithful” (25:49 minutes)

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 24 June, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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This Man Receiveth Sinners

”And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.” | Luke 15: 2

“This Man receiveth sinners” – I love those four words.

What hope!

What joy for a soul who is drowning in his or her own sin, with no possible way of pulling himself or herself out.

“This Man” – the God-Man, the Almighty who manifested Himself in the flesh, the All Powerful One, the Sovereign who is able to do what He pleases with whom He pleases, the One who is able to save to the uttermost.

“Receiveth” – In His graciousness and His mercy, He receives, and receives, and receives, promising to never cast out.

“Sinners” – No matter how wretched. No matter how weak.

No matter how insufficient and unworthy – Christ shed His blood to put away ALL of the sin of His people.

And in His blood, the glorious message of hope goes out to every soul who is truly in need: “This Man receiveth sinners!”

If you are labored and heavy laden over your sin, come to Him.

He will give you rest.

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “A New Creature In Christ” (28:26 minutes)

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 29 August, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a

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Nevertheless

”Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.” | Psalm 106: 8

“Nevertheless”! What a glorious summary of the gospel in one word!

Every soul that God chose to save was completely ruined by sin!

“Nevertheless”!

They were ignorant of the True and Living God, ungrateful for all of His loving provisions, and rebellious toward His Word!

“Nevertheless”!

They were not owed and did not deserve His affection and favor!

“Nevertheless”!

They craved the things of this sinful world, and rejected the beauty and holiness of Christ!

“Nevertheless”!

In their flesh they added no glory TO Him, and could not glory IN Him!

“Nevertheless”!

For the rest of their days on this earth they will constantly be beggars, begging Him to supply all of their needs, both physical and spiritual; “Nevertheless HE… (The Lord Jesus Christ) saved THEM… (every soul that God chose to immerse in the Blood of Christ)!

Why would He do that?

“For His name’s sake.”

Call His name Jesus, because that’s WHO He is and WHAT He accomplished – He saved His people from their sins… “that He might make His mighty power to be known.”

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “For Christ’s Sake”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 17 June, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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Finally, Brethren, Farewell

”Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” | 2 Corinthians 13: 5

One man described False or Counterfeit faith in this way:

  1. It is never broken over its own sin.
  2. It never hungers and thirsts for the blood and righteousness of Christ.
  3. It never sees itself to be nothing.
  4. It never bows to the absolute sovereignty of the Lord Jesus Christ.

True faith says:

  1. “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” (Romans 7: 24)
  2. “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” (Psalm 51: 7)
  3. “For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 4: 4)
  4. “For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” (2 Timothy 1: 12)

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “Finally, Brethren, Farewell”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 3 June, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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The Truly Blessed Man

”Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.” | Psalm 65: 4

Scripture tells us: “Blessed is the man”…

  1. Whom God chooses,
  2. Whom God causes to approach unto Him,
  3. Whom God causes to dwell in His courts,
  4. Whom God satisfies with the goodness of His house.

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “7 Great Blessings In Christ”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 10 June, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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Grow In Grace

“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To HIM be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” | 2 Peter 3: 18

The apostle’s exhortation to us as God’s people who have been called by faith to believe on Christ is, “grow in grace.”

When God‘s people “grow in grace,” they grow in the doctrine of grace. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2: 8-9)

They grow in the object of grace – which is Christ Himself!

“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.” (2 Timothy 1: 9)

“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 2: 1)

And when God‘s people “grow in grace,” they grow in the practice of grace.

Psalm 111: 4 says, “…the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.” And all who “grow in grace” say, “As He is, I desire to be.”

True growth in grace says with David, “I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with THY likeness.” (Psalm 17: 15)

The doctrine!

The object!

The practice!

“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To HIM be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” (2 Peter 3: 17,18)

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “A Message For Every Moment”

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The Result Of The Cross

”Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,” | 1 Peter 1: 18-20

The death of Christ on the cross was not an afterthought.

It was not a fix to a situation that had gone horribly wrong.

It was the eternal purpose of God!

Before The world was ever created, and before man ever sinned, God the Father provided a sacrifice for sin – Jesus Christ His Son!

“And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” (Revelation 13: 8)

He is “the lamb slain from the foundation of the world!”

In time, He came and accomplished His Father’s purpose.

“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1: 29)

On the cross of Calvary we “Behold the Lamb of God!”

“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;” (Revelation 5: 9)

Soon, He will come again and gather every sinner that He was slain for to Himself. And for the rest of time and eternity they will cry to the Lamb who is seated on the throne: “Thou art worthy!… For Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by the blood!…”

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “The Result Of The Cross”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 13 May, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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May God Be Mindful of Us

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” | 1 Corinthians 1: 30,31

May God give us the wisdom to know that Christ IS all!

May God cover us in the righteousness (the goodness and obedience) of Christ, OUR all!

May God see us in the sanctification (the holiness and purity) of Christ, GOD’S all!

And may the only payment offered to God for the redemption of our sin be Christ – AS all!

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “Yet It Pleased The Lord To Bruise Him”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 30 May, 2021 | Previous post date: 21 July, 2021

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How Can God Love A Sinner?

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” | Romans 8: 38-39

Religion is to know biblical facts; Life is to know God.

“For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.” (John 5: 20)

Religion is to know what I believe; Life is to know whom I believe.

“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” (2 Timothy 1: 12)

Religion is to be baptized into the church; Life is to be baptized into Christ.

“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?” (Romans 6: 3)

Religion is to be reformed; Life is to be regenerated.

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3: 3)

Religion is to be a new convert; Life is to be a new creature in Christ.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5: 17)

A man was asked “And what is your religious persuasion?” He replied, “I am persuaded that nothing can separate me from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “How Can God Love A Sinner?”

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