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His Hands And Side

“And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.” | John 20: 20

These poor, miserable disciples had forsaken the Lord Jesus in the hour of his greatest need.

Peter had denied him three times and even swore that he never knew him.

Oh, the guilt they felt upon their conscience for their sin; the shame and fear of it all had now overwhelmed them.

They were hiding out in an upper room.

“And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.” (Mark 16: 10)

All you could hear from them was mourning and weeping and groans — “They mourned and wept,”.

Now, in the midst of such felt misery, the resurrected Lord stands in their midst and says, “Peace be unto you.”

Then He shows unto each of them the prints in his hands and the hole in his side.

Then something amazing suddenly happened, “Then,” immediately upon seeing these scars, “Then were the disciples glad.”

There is no doubt what brought this sudden change; they saw the scars in his hands and side.

What was it about these scars that gave them such gladness?

Well, many things no doubt, but, think of this; the scars told them that their sins had been atoned for; their sins had been punished, their sins had been put away.

Can you imagine such a thing as this, while Peter and the rest of the disciples were mourning over their sins; their sins had already been atoned for!

And these scars were the proof of it! — “Our awful sin! The shame of what we have done! GONE! And here are the scars to prove it!”

How often you and I are so conscious of our sin.

The thought of it weighs heavy upon our minds and often affects us in such a negative way.

We hide out in our little upper rooms and mourn and weep and we are hardly fit to worship or serve or do anything.

Here is our remedy.

By the eye of faith upon the Word of God, get a sight of Jesus’ scars.

Your sins have been punished to the fullest extent.

They have already been atoned for just as surely as the sins of those disciples were.

“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)

If God has punished them in his Son, why carry them any longer on your conscience?

~ Pastor Bruce Crabtree

Click here to listen to the message “And The Veil Was Rent In Twain” (32:08 minutes)

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 30 June, 2024 | Previous post date: n/a

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The Purpose Of The Church

”And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.” | 1 Kings 8: 20-21

This was Solomon’s declaration concerning the temple he built, which is the purpose of the church.

The church (people of God) is the temple of God, wherein the Name of the Lord is proclaimed, worshipped and honored.

And it is the place where you will hear the gospel of Christ… Whom the Ark of the covenant represents.

This is the sole purpose of the church, the pillar and ground of the truth; to honor God and preach Christ and Him crucified.

~ Pastor Paul Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Where Is The God of Judgment” (15:43 minutes)

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Central Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 15 June, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a | Rocky Mount, Virginia

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The Righteousness Of God

Psalm 143

What do you know about the righteousness of God?

Not only His personal and essential righteousness, but the righteousness and holiness He requires of all who would “see the Lord,” and the righteousness He has purchased and provided for them?

I can show you from the Scriptures the awful and awesome importance of the subject.

The very NAME of our Redeemer is, “THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.”

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)

The heart and essence of the gospel is to reveal THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” (Romans 1: 16-17)

Our Lord’s being made sin and dying on the cross for us was in order that we might be made, “THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM.”

“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 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: 20-21)

The Apostle pronounces all religious people unsaved who are ignorant of THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD and who are seeking to establish their own righteousness. “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” (Romans 10: 1-4)

“For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5: 20)

“Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,” (Romans 4: 6)

“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” (Romans 10: 4)

~ Pastor Henry T. Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Quickened For Christ’s Name Sake” (29:38 minutes)

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Growing In 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

In this blessed verse Paul gives us six things concerning God’s grace in Christ that we must consider in order to begin to understand it.

  1. GRACE has been defined as “unmerited favor.”
  2. If grace is unmerited, then none can claim it as a right.
  3. If GRACE is “unearned and undeserved,” then none are entitled to it.
  4. If GRACE is a “gift,” then none can demand it.
  5. If GRACE is a “free gift” then, God has the right to bestow it upon whom He will. (Don’t you give gifts to whom you want?)
  6. If salvation is by GRACE then, the very chief of sinners, the worst of the worst, is not beyond the reach of Divine mercy.
  7. Because salvation is by GRACE, boasting is excluded and God gets all the glory.

    “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (Ephesians 1:6)

    ~ Pastor David Eddmenson

    Click here to listen to the message “Growing In Grace” (31:26 minutes)

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    Oh! Sweet Grace! Blessed Grace!

    “For by grace are you saved.” | Ephesians 2: 8

    We are saved by grace—free grace, rich grace, sovereign grace, distinguishing grace—without one atom of works, without one grain of creature merit, without anything of the flesh.

    Oh! Sweet grace, blessed grace!

    Oh! what a help — what a strength — what a rest for a poor toiling, striving, laboring soul—to find that grace has done all the work—to feel that grace has triumphed in the cross of Christ—to find that nothing is required, nothing is needed, nothing is to be done!

    ~ J. C. Philpot

    Click here to listen to the message “Cast Your ALL on Him” (32:12 minutes)

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    The Miracle Of Salvation

    ”Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.” | Romans 3: 19

    The Lord Jesus Christ performed many miracles while upon this earth.

    He cast out devils, healed lepers, gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf; He raised the dead.

    While these miracles certainly prove Him to be the Christ, they are also illustrations of how the Lord saves sinners.

    Every sinner the Lord saves, is all these things… possessed by a devil, a sinful leper, deaf, dumb, blind and dead in sin.

    Salvation is a miracle of God’s sovereign grace and power.

    Nothing more or less can save a sinner but the power of Christ; the Word Truth, the gospel.

    May the Lord be pleased to perform a miracle today.

    ~ Pastor Paul Mahan

    Click here to listen to the message “What The Law Saith” (16:54 minutes)

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    Central Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 15 June, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a | Rocky Mount, Virginia

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    A Believer’s Attitude Toward Sin

    ”For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.” | Romans 7: 19-21

    1. He knows and rejoices that all of his sin and sins are pardoned, paid for, and put away by the sacrifice of Christ the Lord.
    2. He condemns sin in himself!

    While sin does not reign it does remain in the believer, but he does not excuse or justify it.

    He grieves over it and daily confesses his sins before God.

    He hates a bad attitude as much as evil actions.

    He judges his motives as well as his manner by the holiness of Christ; and, when he finds iniquity in himself, he despises it and judges himself. “O wretched man that I am!”

    1. He forgives sin in others!

    He does not forgive himself — only God can do that — but he is quick to pity, have mercy upon, and forgive others.

    Not to be able to forgive is to forfeit the right to ask forgiveness.

    1. He longs to be free from all sin and to be perfectly conformed to the image of Christ.

    While he rejoices in Christ, is content with his lot, and finds joy in the fellowship of Christ’s Church, he will only be satisfied when he awakes in the likeness of Christ!

    ~ Pastor Henry Mahan

    Click here to listen to the message “The Sinner’s Plea” (55:09 minutes)

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    Today Is The Day Of Salvation

    ”(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)” | 2 Corinthians 6: 2

    It is one thing to “wait on the Lord” in matters of providence, trial, and decisions regarding our plans and purposes.

    ”Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” (Psalm 27: 14)

    But the command to repent and believe on Christ is in the imperative!

    It is “NOW is the accepted time, TODAY is the day of salvation.”

    Someone may say, “But I want to be sure.”

    You can be sure that you are a guilty sinner, that you have no ability to justify yourself before God, that God sent His Son to save, that He is a sufficient Savior, and that not to believe this gospel is to make God a liar and presume on His patience!

    Walk in THE LIGHT YOU HAVE, look to Christ now and confess what faith you have depending on Him to give you more faith.

    ~ Pastor Henry Mahan

    Click here to listen to the message “Trust In The Lord” (30:38 minutes)

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    The Atonement Of Christ

    ”Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.” | Psalm 119: 36-40

    There are three views of the atonement of Christ.

    One is that He died for all men and all men will ultimately be saved.

    The next is that He died for all men; some of them will be saved and some will not.

    The other is that He died for the elect and all of them will be saved.

    The first view cannot be supported from Scripture.

    There is a place called hell.

    This view denies that.

    The second view denies that the blood of Christ is sufficient to save.

    He can pay for your sins and you can still be in hell.

    It makes salvation depend on human works.

    The third view is not a view, but the Truth!

    The other two are a denial of the Truth!

    There is no Gospel in the first two views.

    The third is a declaration of the Truth of the Gospel!

    “Who is he that condemneth, it is Christ who died, yea rather, who is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God: who also maketh intercession for us.”

    ~ Pastor Todd Nibert

    Click here to listen to the message “The Common Faith” (38:54 minutes)

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    Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 8 May, 2022 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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    It’s Simple

    “If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.” | 2 Corinthians 11: 30

    One of the old writers once said: “Do not look for that in the law which can only be found in the gospel; do not look for that in ourselves which is only to be found in Christ; do not look for that in the creature (i.e, man) which can only be found in the Creator; and do not look for that on earth which can only be found in Heaven.”

    ~ William Jay

    Click here to listen to the message “We Will Be Known By Our Fruit” (34:34 minutes)

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    Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 22 August, 2021 | Previous post date: 30 September, 2021