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Power To Cross Our Path

And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.” | Acts 8: 26

In absolute power God moves his messenger and his vessel of mercy so that they meet right where God would have them meet.

There were two roads which Philip could have taken.

Yet, through the Spirit the Lord commanded Philip to go south on the road which went down from Jerusalem to Gaza.

This was the desert road.

The phrase “go toward the south” has an alternate meaning in the Greek which means “at midday.”

So in power the Holy Spirit of God, literally, moved his messenger to take the road least traveled, at the time of day when it was least likely to be traveled, to meet the most unlikely person, an Ethiopian eunuch.

The Lord’s elect may be wandering lost in the most remote places on this globe but the Lord who saves in power knows exactly where they are.

We may have to be led away from the religion of the day out onto old Gaza Road, as was the Ethiopian eunuch, but God is able.

God our Savior, the King of heaven and earth, shall bring the good news of his Son to each of his children in his time in his power.

~ Pastor Clay Curtis

Click here to listen to the message “Fire in the Wall” (45:59 minutes)

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Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Bulletin Article date: 4 July, 2008 | Previous post date: 22 August, 2021 | Ewing, New Jersey

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Who Is Able

”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

Who is able and capable of rendering perfect satisfaction to the Law of God?

Who is qualified to meet the demands of Divine justice?

Who is competent to assume the responsibilities of a sinful people to pay all their sin-debts?

Who is willing to be their Surety and sacrifice for sin? Who has the power to redeem from all transgression?

Clearly the only solution to these problems and the only answer to these questions is the Lord Jesus Christ.

He alone is able.

“Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7: 25)

He alone is qualified to meet all the demands of the holy law.

“The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.” (Isaiah 42: 21)

He alone was manifested to put away sin. “And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.” (1 John 3: 5)

“As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.” (John 17: 2)

He alone has all power to save and redeem from all transgressions. “By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.” (Hebrews 7: 22)

“Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.” (John 10: 17-18)

He alone was willing to be our Saviour and Surety.

~ Pastor Tom Harding

Click here to listen to the message “I Know, But Do I Need?” (25:53 minutes)

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 1 July, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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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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A Memory That Forgets

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” | Ephesians 4: 32

One of the best things we can learn to cultivate is a memory that forgets.

A memory that forgets all wrongs, all ill words, all ingratitude.

If our Lord never remembers our sins against Him, let’s not remember any against us.

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” (Hebrews 8: 12)

Let’s remember to forget as well as forgive.

~ Pastor John Chapman

Click here to listen to the message “It Is Good That I Have Been Afflicted”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 6 February, 2022 | Previous post date: n/a

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The Man With The Unclean Spirit

”Go home to thy friends and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee” | Mark 5: 19

The Lord had shown great mercy to this poor sinner, setting him free from demons and from sin.

Now He tells him to go home to his family and friends and be the Lord’s witness.

Do not go home and begin to preach.

Do not go home and take up the great doctrines of grace and expound them.

Do not go home and strive to bring everyone to your views and beliefs.

Do not go home and condemn all who do not see what you see.

Go home and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you! Not what great things you have read or heard, but what great things you have experienced!

“We preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.” (2 Corinthians 4: 5)

This is the way to begin our witnessing.

There never is a more interesting story than the story a person has experienced, lived, and felt.

If you would really interest others and get their attention, tell them what great things the Lord has done in you and for you!

Notice, the Lord said, “Tell them what great things the Lord hath done.”

It is a story of free grace.

Not what we did, willed, or gave, but what He did for us by his own free, sovereign, and undeserved love.

We will not convince them nor change them any more than another man could convert us.

But the Lord, who did great things for us, can do great things for them if He is so pleased.

“But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.” (Psalm 9: 7-11)

And He is pleased to use the faithful witness of those who go and tell “how great things the Lord hath done for thee.”

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “The Man With the Unclean Spirit”

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 14 January, 2007 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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No King, No Rule, No Right, No Wrong

”In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” | Judges 21: 25

This scripture clearly describes the day in which we live.

These days there is no absolute Sovereign God being preached; no Judge; no Lord on the throne; no fear of God; so there is no right or wrong, no sin, no punishment for sin; so everyone is free to do anything they like.

Blame it on the pulpit.

Blame our sick society on the many false preachers who have told everyone for so long now, how much God loves them all, no matter who they are or what they are doing; no matter that they live like hell and hate God in Heaven… he loves you anyway. (They say.)

So men and women believe these liars and live as they please, with no fear of God, and no fear of any consequences for sin.

O’ the great and terrible surprise people are in for when they face the true and living God; the God of the Bible; the Holy and Righteous Lord and King of the universe Who hates sin.

May the same Lord unite our hearts to fear His Name, and call upon Him to have mercy on us all.

~ Pastor Paul Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “The True and False Gospel”

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Central Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 20 April, 2014 | Previous post date: n/a | Rocky Mount, Virginia

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Hallowed Be Your Name

”After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” | Matthew 6: 9

God’s name is highly regarded and greatly respected by Himself and His people.

His law commanded, “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” (Exodus 20: 7)

His people pray “hallowed be Your name,” (Matthew 6: 9) expressing their desire that His name be sanctified and made holy.

Holy Scriptures speak of His “holy name” many times.

He rebukes those who profane (the English verb profane is from the Latin profanare = “to desecrate, render unholy, violate”) His holy name.

“And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land. But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.” (Ezekiel 36: 20-23)

The world is notorious for profaning God’s name, especially in its euphemisms and minced oaths.

The name “God” is profaned with: egad; gawd; golly; gosh.

The name “Lord” is profaned with: lordy; lawzy.

The name “Jesus Christ” is profaned with: cheese and rice; crikey; cripes; gee; gee whiz; Jeebus; jeepers; jeez; Jiminy Christmas; Jesus H. Christ; Judas Priest.

We also hear them speaking profane terms such as: begorra; (by God) bejabbers; (by Jesus) dadgum / dagnammit / goldern; (God damn) drat; (God rot it) gadzooks; (God’s hooks – the nails of Christ’s crucifixion) omigosh / omigod / omg (O my God); suffering succotash; (suffering Savior) zounds. (God’s wounds)

May He find His people never profaning His name, and ever among those who pray and practice “hallowed be Your name”!

~ Pastor Daniel E. Parks

Click here to listen to the message “What Jesus Christ Is To Me”

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Central Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 20 April, 2014 | Previous post date: n/a | Rocky Mount, Virginia

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Praise With My Whole Heart

”It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:” | Psalm 92: 1

We have so much to be thankful for.

It is a good thing to (as often as we can) just stop and remind ourselves of how many wonderful things our gracious God has given us to be thankful for.

How could we ever say thank you enough for the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ that He abundantly shed on us to put away all of our sin?

How could we ever say thank you enough for the mercy that begins brand new every morning?

Every plate of food that we eat, every drop of water that we drink, every breath of air that we breathe, all of it has been generously given to us by the Lord our God. He protects us, He cares for us, He leads us and guides us only in His good and right way. He will keep us until our journey through this life ends, and then He will bring us home to an eternal inheritance in glory where we will forever be with Him!

Every time a chosen child of God is reminded of the abundance of mercy and grace that has been shown to him (in that moment of remembrance) all of the murmuring and complaining goes away. All of the fear and doubt goes away. All of the self-pity and wallowing in misery goes away.

Yes, “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord”!

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “Praise With My Whole Heart”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 8 December, 2019 | Previous post date: n/a

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God’s Infinite Mercy And Invincible Power To Save

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:” | Galatians 3: 13

John Newton, a great preacher and writer of many great hymns, such as Amazing Grace, was talking with a preacher friend of his, William Jay. Mr. Jay was telling Mr. Newton how encouraged he was in the conversion of a notorious rebel they both knew, whereupon John Newton replied: “Since the Lord saved ME, I have despaired of no man living!” And I am quite sure there were many who despaired of ever seeing me saved.

How about you?

The salvation of notorious sinners is a tribute to God’s infinite mercy and invincible power to save.

The thief on the cross, Mary Magdalene, the Gadarene demoniac, Saul of Tarsus, and so many others, will forever be trophies of the Lord’s power to save. Though “with man it is impossible,” (you and I can’t save or even convince one person of anything) yet “with God ALL things are possible…” yea certain if it is His will.

So take courage people, in the hope that God saves even the chief of sinners.

As long as the gospel is being preached, as long as there is hope of someone hearing that gospel, there is hope of their salvation. So keep praying for that friend or loved one, keep giving out CDs, keep inviting to hear the preaching, for it may be… in the Lord’s good time, the Lord will cause them to come, hear, and be saved.

It happened to some of us didn’t it?

~ Pastor Paul Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Under The Law, Under The Curse”

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Central Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 16 August, 2015 | Previous post date: n/a | Rocky Mount, Virginia