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Behold The Lamb of God!

“Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.” | John 1: 35-39

The salvation of the Church doth not spring from any holiness wrought in us, but from the work of CHRIST wrought for us.

Not in our brokenness of heart, but in Christ’s bruised and broken body on the tree.

~ Robert Hawker

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 3 May, 2020 | Previous post date: 20 March, 2021

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Show Me Thy Faith

”Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.” | James 2: 18

Not all faith is true faith.

There is a living faith and a dead faith, the faith of God’s elect and the faith of devils, a faith that saves and a faith that deceives, a true faith and a false faith.

False faith is a faith of words only.

True faith is a faith of works, a “faith that worketh by love.” (James 2: 14-17; 1 John 3: 16-18; Galatians 5: 6)

If a man or woman says, “I have faith in Christ,” James makes a fair and reasonable request. He says, “Show me thy faith.” He is saying, “Convince me that you have faith. Justify your claim. Justify your faith.”

Abraham did. (James 2: 21-24) He proved the reality of his faith in God on Mt. Moriah.

Rahab did too. She demonstrated the reality of her faith by risking her life to protect the servants of God. (James 2: 25)

You may say, “Oh, but I believe in one God, omnipotent, sovereign, eternal, and saving, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!” That is very good. But the devils have that kind of faith.

You may be as orthodox in your doctrine as the apostle Paul himself and yet possess nothing but a false faith. The demons of hell are as orthodox in doctrine as any of us! There is more to faith than doctrine! “Wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” (James 2: 20)

James was directed by the Holy Spirit to repeat that statement three times in ten verses. The Spirit of God means for us to understand that dead, cold, dry letter, doctrinal faith is of no value to our souls.

What kind of faith do we have? Is it a true and living faith, or is it a false, dead faith?

If we will honestly deal with our souls the answer will not be difficult to find.

True faith hears and believes the Word of God. It is submissive and obedient. It grows with experience.

True faith works by love. It is gracious, merciful, and kind. It builds relationships.

True faith glorifies God, rejoices in Christ, and is led by the Spirit.

True faith is lasting, persevering, enduring faith.

Yes, God’s saints have their struggles, difficulties, and failures. But the bent of the believer’s will, the tenor of his life is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, serve his people, and finish his course with joy in faith, whatever the cost.

~ Pastor Don Fortner

Click here to listen to the message “The Devils Also Believe”

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Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Bulletin Article date: 12 October, 2008 | Previous post date: n/a | Ewing, New Jersey

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Words About Our Faith

”Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.” | Romans 9: 27-29

Strange to say, the faith of Christians is a person.

You may ask all other religions wherein their faith lieth, and they cannot answer on this wise.

Our faith is a person; the gospel that we have to preach is a person, and go wherever you may, we have something solid and tangible to preach. If you had asked the twelve apostles, in their day: “What do you believe in?” they would not have needed to go round about with a long reply, but they would have pointed to their Master and they would have said: “We believe in Him.”

“But what are your doctrines?” “There they stand incarnate.”

“But what is your practice?” “He is our example.”

“What, then, do you believe?” Hear ye the glorious answer of the apostle Paul: “We preach Christ crucified.”

Our creed, our body of divinity, our whole theology is summed up in the person of Jesus Christ.

The apostle preached doctrine, but the doctrine was Christ.

He preached practice but the practice was all in Christ.

There is no summary of the faith of a Christian that can compass all he believes, except that word – Christ; and that is the Alpha and Omega of our creed, that is the first and last rule of our practice – Christ, and Him crucified.

To spread the faith, then, is to spread the knowledge of Christ crucified; it is in fact, to bring men, through the agency of God’s Spirit, to feel their need of Christ, to seek Christ, to believe in Christ, to love Christ, and then to live for Christ.

~ Charles H. Spurgeon

Click here to listen to the message “Truths Concerning Salvation”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 3 May, 2020 | Previous post date: 19 March, 2021

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Waiting On The Lord

”And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?” | Judges 14: 15

If our God be Sovereign, then anytime we find ourselves waiting on anything, we are in truth, waiting on the Lord.

Let us always remember that whoever or whatever seems to be holding things up, is a secondary cause. Our God is the first cause of all things and will move those secondary causes in His perfect time.

The king’s heart (and everyone else’s) is in the hand of the Lord. “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” (Proverbs 21: 1)

“Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.” (Psalm 37: 7)

While we wait on the coming of the Lord, let us remember that He hath made everything beautiful in His time.

It will all “come to pass” exactly when the Lord purposes it to “come to pass.”

~ Pastor Greg Elmquist

Click here to listen to the message “Salvation is of The Lord”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 5 December, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a

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Trust

”Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.” | Hebrews 6: 1-2

“Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus”

Trust is a wonderful thing, and Sweet is a good word to describe it.

Whether between husband and wife, parents and children, friends, or whoever… trust is sweet!

The word implies faith, confidence, and reliance, but that is not all.

There is also a wonderful rest and repose in trust; a freedom from doubts, suspicions, anxieties, and fearful apprehensions.

Trust is calm, peaceful and assured. “Tis so sweet” when guilty sinners come to “trust in Jesus.”

~ Pastor Maurice Montgomery

Click here to listen to the message “Things That Accompany The Salvation of God”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 3 May, 2020 | Previous post date: 18 March, 2021

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The Salvation Of God

”Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.” | Genesis 27: 29

God’s salvation is infinitely immense.

Usually when we think of being saved, we think of the punishment we are saved from. And that certainly is a blessing of infinite value. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.”

We also think of the state of blamelessness we have before the law of God because of our justification. “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect: it is God that justifieth.” That is another blessing of infinite value. But the immenseness of this salvation goes farther.

It is said in Hebrews 13: 10 that we are “partakers of His holiness” and 2 Peter 1: 4 says we are “partakers of the divine nature.” This is a breathtaking concept.

What a salvation!

Not only will I not be punished for my sins, but I am not in a state of guilt before God.

Not only am I not in a state of guilt before God, the word of God declares that I am a partaker of His holiness and very nature!

God’s salvation is infinitely immense.

Perhaps we will get a glimpse when we stand before God perfectly conformed to the image of His Son.

Until then, we just believe!

~ Pastor Todd Nibert

Click here to listen to the message “How Can a Sinner Approach God?”

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 7 October, 2007 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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Getting What I Deserve

”And he (Moses) said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he (The Lord) said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.” | Exodus 33: 18,19

Mercy is, “not getting what we truly do deserve”.

Grace is, “getting what we truly don’t deserve”.

God showed mercy to us when He gave Christ what we deserved.

And God showed grace to us when He gave us what Christ deserved.

Christ received our sin, and we received His reward.

Christ received our rejection, and we received His acceptance.

Christ received our death, and we received His life.

If God ever gives us the eyes of faith to see that, He will have shown us His glory!

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “God’s Sovereign Right”

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

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Restraining Grace

”A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven” | John 3: 27

The only thing that makes a difference between the breaking out of one man’s sin over another is the restraining grace of God.

You know that if the Lord did not restrain you, there would be no limit to the depths of sin you could fall.

You fear being left to yourself and plead for the Lord to keep you.

You know that you have nothing except that which was given to you from heaven.

You cannot find any reason to be puffed up against another.

The more you grow in His grace and the knowledge of Christ, the less confidence you have in the flesh.

As it is written, he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 1: 30-31)

~ Pastor Greg Elmquist

Click here to listen to the message “Christ and His Church”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 26 December, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a

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Some Believed and Some Believed Not

“REJOICE IN THE LORD” | Philippians 3: 1

Throughout the epistle to the believers at Philippi, Paul is always making reference to rejoicing in the Lord; “Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice” (Philippians 4: 4)

I can truthfully say there have been times in my life when I rejoiced in everything but the Lord, in religious service, office, ceremony, heritage. But there was a time when our God taught me the saving and the true gospel and convinced me that all was vanity and dung, and that Jesus Christ is All and in All, that every believer is complete in Christ. (Colossians 2: 9) Once this was revealed to me, now I find that there are always abundant reasons to rejoice in Him no matter how difficult the day may be. Let me remind you of a few.

1). We rejoice in His glorious person. Totally and fully God and yet identified with our flesh ( John 1: 14; 1 Timothy 3: 16)

2). We rejoice in His perfect righteousness which He worked out for His people as our Mediator and Redeemer, He is the Lord our Righteousness (Jeremiah 23: 6; Romans 4: 6)

3). We rejoice in His glorious sacrifice which eternally puts away all our sin (Hebrews 9: 12; Hebrews 9: 26; Hebrews 10: 17)

4). We rejoice in His powerful grace that can transform us out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of His dear Son (Colossians 1: 13)

5). We rejoice in His good and wise providence that works all things for our eternal good (Romans 8: 28)

6). We rejoice in His glorious resurrection by which we are justified (Romans 4: 25)

7). We rejoice in His eternal intercession for us as the Surety of the covenant of grace (Hebrews 7: 25; 1 John 2: 1-2)

8). We rejoice in His second coming, although we do not know the hour or the time, we do know that He will appear the second time without sin unto salvation (Hebrews 10: 28)

So, my friend, if you are a believer, you always have reasons to rejoice in the Lord! (Philippians 4: 4)

~ Pastor Tom Harding

Click here to listen to the message “Some Believed and Some Believed Not”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 20 September, 2020 | Previous post date: 11 March, 2021

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Rahab The Harlot

”By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” | Hebrews 11: 31

In our congregation (Bible Baptist Church, Madisonville, Kentucky) we have, Paul the engineer, Sharon the nurse, Jeff the contractor, Matthew the welder, LuAnn the secretary, and Noah the student.

Oftentimes we are identified with our occupation, or what we do in this life.

I don’t suppose that is a bad way to be remembered, unless, of course, you have an undesirable occupation.

Such was the case with Rahab. She was a harlot.

What a title to be stuck with some three thousand years after her death.

She wouldn’t deny it, that is what she was.

Yet, her name and title is recorded in “The believer’s hall of faith,” as one who had trusted in Christ and perished not.

In the end, it will not matter what my occupation was, or what I did. All that will matter is what Christ Jesus, the One who died to put my sin away, did for me.

With the believer, in heaven’s glory, the title, “Child of God,” will follow each of our names.

-Pastor David Eddmenson

Click here to listen to the message “Spiritual Cataracts”

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 26 December, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a