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Effects Of Belief In Election

”For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” | 2 Corinthians 5: 21

When we truly realize that the Lord of heaven and earth CHOSE US in Christ to salvation, REDEEMED US by His blood, and CALLED US by His gospel, it will have a seven-fold effect on us.

  1. It will cause us to REJOICE! “O blessed is the man whom Thou choosest and causeth to approach unto Thee.” Praise Him from whom all blessings flow.
  2. It will promote HUMILITY! “Who maketh thee to differ?” Grace and pride are incompatible, impossible to exist together. We rejoice in Christ and have no confidence in this flesh.
  3. It will COMFORT us in hard trials! “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.” Even these work together for our good and His glory. When we trust Him, we don’t have to understand.
  4. It will SUPRESS self and sin! “We are not our own”; we are bought with so great a price. Therefore, we desire to glorify our Lord in our souls and in our bodies.
  5. It gives us ASSURANCE! If God foreknew us, predestinated us to be like Christ, justified us, called us by His Spirit, if Christ redeemed us, interceded for us and is for us, who can be against us?
  6. It makes DYING easier! The eternal covenant of grace in Christ was David’s pillow of rest and peace when he lay dying. (2 Samuel 23: 1-5) He sought no other source of comfort and hope than the sovereign love of God in Christ.
  7. It will assure us that our PREACHING IS NEVER IN VAIN! “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth; it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55: 11)

This cannot be applied to all preaching, ONLY TO THE PREACHING OF HIS WORD!

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Working Out What God Worked Within”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 23 February, 2020 | Previous post date: n/a

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Jesus Is The Christ!

”But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name” | John 20: 31

The scriptures tell us plainly that if all the miraculous, holy and righteous things that Christ our Lord did had been recorded in the Scriptures, “the which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” (John 21: 25)

However, that which has been recorded in and on the pages of divine inspiration are written for one purpose: “That you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.”

Jesus is the Christ.

He is salvation.

All the scriptures are concerning Him! We see in Acts 4: 12 that, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

The angel of the Lord said in Matthew 1: 21, “Thou shalt call His name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.”

Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ?

He is the only One who can save you from your sin.

“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he (Jesus Christ) expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24: 27)

~ Pastor David Eddmenson

Click here to listen to the message “Believer God Is Out To Do You Good”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 January, 2022 | Previous post date: n/a

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Grace Brings Salvation

“Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, how is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.” | John 4: 9

The woman of Samaria told the Lord Jesus that the religious Jews, out of their self-righteous pride, would have no dealings with the Samaritans, people who the Jews considered to be too sinful for salvation.

But thank God, the Lord Jesus Christ came to save and to have dealings with sinners.

He is the friend of sinners. (Matthew 11: 19)

Christ did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. (Matthew 9: 12:13)

The Lord Jesus Christ came to seek and to save the lost. (Luke 19: 10)

Now the question for us to consider, are we sinners? Yes!

Do we need the salvation from the hand of the Lord? Yes!

This is a faithful saying, Christ came to save sinners. (1 Timothy 1: 12)

~ Pastor Tom Harding

Click here to listen to the message “Grace Brings Salvation”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 January, 2022 | Previous post date: n/a

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THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY

”Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” | Job 1: 20-21

When God had sent Job severe trials he fell down upon the ground and worshipped. (Job 1: 20)

In his worship he magnified his Lord as the absolute sovereign in all things. (Romans 11: 36)

Some people would only recognize that the Lord gives, which He abundantly does. (Psalm 40: 5; John 3: 16) However, the believer also rejoices that the Lord gives and that the Lord does take away.

The Lord Jesus Christ does abundantly give His people all things in salvation. “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8: 32; 1 Corinthians 2: 12) The believer can also rejoice that the Lord does also take away.

He has taken away all our sin. “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1: 29) “But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself” (Hebrews 9: 26)

Believers, like Job, bow before the Lord and worship Him. We do rejoice that our great God does all things well.

As David said, “As for God, His way is perfect” (2 Samuel 22: 31)

~ Pastor Tom Harding

Click here to listen to the message “This Is The Lord’s Doing”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 9 January, 2022 | Previous post date: n/a

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A Good Opinion of Self???

“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; Fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry…” | Colossians 3: 5

The first thing the Holy Spirit does when He comes into a person’s heart is this: He finds that person with A VERY GOOD OPINION OF HIMSELF. And there is NOTHING which prevents a person coming to Christ like a good opinion of himself.

The Holy Spirit must lay bare that heart and let him see the loathsome disease of sin; uncover to him all the evil and defilement of the human heart.

“The heart is deceitful above all and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17: 9)

But IT MUST BE KNOWN before the sinner will fall at the feet of Christ and cry, “Lord, be merciful to me, the sinner.”

Actually, the Spirit of God not only reveals the corruptions of our EVIL deeds, but the corruptions of our BEST deeds, until the convicted sinner weeps with Wesley and says, “Depths of mercy, can there be / Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God His wrath forbear? / Me, the chief of sinners, spare?”

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Why Men Hate Free Grace”

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WHAT SUITS ME

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings:” | Philippians 2: 13-14

Being the sinner I am, knowing my weakness and inability, God has provided me just what I need; He suits my needs.

His Word suits my need. It tells me of God and who He is, what He does in this world and what He will do in the world to come. His Word tells of His absolute sovereignty, of how He can be a just God and Savior. That salvation is by His will, not man’s. That salvation is what God does for man, not what man does for God.

His will suits me from the top of my head down to my feet. I know His will is the best thing for me. Thank God He has not left me to my will, but in His infinite wisdom orders all things for my good and His glory. His Will is perfect, which suits my imperfection.

The Lord Jesus Christ suits my needs as a sinner: His blood cleanses me from all sin, His obedience is given in place of my rebellion, and His righteousness is given to me in place of my righteousness, which is a filthy rag.

His word tells me Christ Jesus came to save sinners. I am one of them. That He came to seek and save the lost, I was one of them. In fact I was so lost that only He could find me, and bless His holy name, He found me and saved me from my sin which was so great.

His word tells me that not only has He saved me from my sin and my rebellion, but that He will carry on His work. Not one for whom He died will ever be cast out, which gives assurance that I will not ever be forsaken of Him.

Yes, everything from His Word, His will, and His Son and the salvation that He has given me suits me perfectly.

~ Pastor Don Bell

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 17 October, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a

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WHEN WE SEE THE LORD

“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” | Hebrews 12: 15

A sight of Christ by faith brings peace to the conscience.

There is ever a war within, between the flesh and the Spirit, grace and nature, the old man and the new: the motions of sin in our members are ever warring against the law of holiness in our minds: wicked nature is like the troubled sea, which cannot rest; it is continually casting up mire and dirt: but the winds and seas of corrupt nature obey Christ.

He says, Peace, be still, and there is a great calm in the soul; for Christ is our Peace, he hath made our peace with God by his blood; he makes and keeps peace in our souls by his presence; our stubborn lusts will fight and reign if Christ be absent from our hearts; therefore, we cannot but be glad when we see the Lord.

~ Pastor David Pledger

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 22 March, 2020 | Previous post date: n/a

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LIFELOCK

“At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.” | John 14: 20

Recently I received an advertisement from a company called “LifeLock.” It is a company that provides security against “identity theft.”

Identity theft has undoubtedly become a real issue and problem in today’s world. Crooks and thieves steal your identity and run up debt in your name. As I read over that advertisement, I was thinking how the Lord Jesus did that to His people in reverse.

Without their permission, He assumed the believer’s identity. He stepped into their personal business, the business between them and God and He took their place. (1 Timothy 2: 5) He took control of their account and made it His own.

He didn’t take control of their identity to add debt like a thief does. NO! He took control of the believer’s account in order to pay the debt of sin that they had accumulated. He took my debt and paid it in full as a rich friend might do.

O what a rich friend Christ is. He is rich in love, mercy, grace and forgiveness.

How many friends do you have that would die to pay the debt you owe? Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow. Now, I have His perfect identity, and I am eternally life-locked to Him.

~ Pastor David Eddmenson

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 27 December, 2021 | Previous post date: 30 December, 2020

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The Just Shall Live By Faith

“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” | Genesis 15: 6

While it is true that all for whom Christ died cannot become unsaved, and the Holy Spirit will never leave one who is born of Him; every believer feels the worst thing that could happen to him is to be left to himself.

This is what led David to make this cry, “Cast me not away from Thy presence: and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.” (Psalm 51: 11) David felt as though he deserved to be cast away from God’s presence, but he could not bear the thought. He felt as though he deserved to have the Holy Spirit leave him, but he could not endure the thought of being left alone!

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord because he did not want to be in His presence.

But the believer must have His presence and His Spirit.

There is no life without this. Whether we feel this or do not feel this, we always realize this.

We cannot be left to ourselves!

~ Pastor Todd Nibert

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 27 June, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a

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Salvation Is Of The Lord

“But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble” | Psalm 37: 39

What glorious and blessed truth that shines on every page of Holy Scripture.

We as needy, great and guilty sinners need a mighty and victorious Saviour, who is almighty to save. (Isaiah 63: 1; Hebrews 7: 25) The Lord Jesus Christ is the only answer and remedy for our sin. He is the Saviour that saves, (Matthew 1: 21) the Redeemer that delivers and justifies. (Galatians 1: 3-5; Romans 5: 6) What a full and complete revelation God gives of His so great salvation… it is ALL of the Lord! (Hebrews 2: 3)

Notice each of these five words:

1). Salvation; is the total and complete deliverance from all our sin. From the penalty, guilt and power of sin to condemn us. (Romans 8: 1; Romans 1: 32-35)

2). Salvation IS; because our great God is the God of salvation. God is love. (1 John 4: 8-10) God is good. (Psalm 73: 1) God is merciful and delights to show it to sinners. (Micah 7: 18-19; 1 Timothy 1: 15)

3). Salvation is OF; Not of works, not of merit, not of the law but rather all of grace alone. (2 Corinthians 8: 9; Acts 15: 11; 2 Timothy 1: 9)

4). Salvation is of THE Lord; there is just one way of salvation. Our Lord plainly said that He is The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Door, The Light, The Bread of life, The Good Shepherd, and The Resurrection. (John 14:6; John 10:9; John 8:12; John 6:35; John 11:25)

5). ,Salvation is of the LORD; the Lord Jesus Christ. It is who He is that gives infinite power to what He accomplished for us upon the cross. (Acts 20: 28) Christ crucified is the only sacrifice for sin. (1 Corinthians 2: 2) The Lord did not die to make an effort to put away sin but rather to make complete atonement for sin of His people that God might be the just God and Saviour. (1 John 4:10; John 19: 30)

~ Pastor Tom Harding

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 27 June, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a