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Hear Him

”And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.” | Luke 9: 35

On this occasion the Lord Jesus was glorified before the apostles.

“While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.” (Matthew 17: 5)

There also appeared with Him Moses and Elijah when He was transfigured. Both Moses and Elijah were occupied and discussing the Lord’s death, “his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.”

When Peter saw this glorious sight he thought that it might be good to build three tabernacles honoring them, Moses the great lawgiver and Elijah the mighty prophet of God.

About this time God was pleased to overshadow them with a cloud and to speak out of heaven unto the disciple. The instructions of God were plain and simple,

“Hear Him.”

Peter, don’t build, don’t sacrifice, don’t worship Moses and Elijah; “Hear Him.”

The command of the gospel has not changed.

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

The command of God is as appropriate today as it was then, “Hear Him.” God has given the whole testimony of scripture as an accurate record to bear witness to the glorious person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself”

“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.” (1 Thessalonians 2: 13)

May God give us much wisdom and grace to hear the word of the Lord and receive and believe it in our hearts.

~ Pastor Tom Harding

Click here to listen to the message “Why Have I Found Grace In Thine Eyes”

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 18 April, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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Lift Up My Eyes Unto The Hills

”Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word; It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” | Psalms 119: 67; 71

There are times when the believer needs the sunshine and there are times when we benefit from the storm.

The psalmist declared, “before I was afflicted I went astray… It is good for me that I have been afflicted.”

~ Pastor Scott Richardson

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 20 May, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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Except Your Righteousness Be Perfect

“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

Beloved, it is by the doing and dying of Christ that we are saved. “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” (Genesis 3: 21)

Indeed, through the death of His sin atoning blood and the life of His perfect righteousness as our substitute, we are and SHALL BE SAVED. “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1: 21)

It is not enough that you have your sins forgiven, in fact you must be made the perfect righteousness of God! Through Christ, through His perfect life as a man, our Heavenly Father made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. “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)

All the Scribes, all the Popes, all the Buddhas, Mohamed and all who follow them—all need a righteousness that exceeds their own to go to heaven; they need the perfect righteousness of Christ. “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’S hand double for all her sins.” (Isaiah 40: 1-2)

Reader, God give you grace to hear and believe His Son, for without His righteousness, no one comes to the Father, as our Lord plainly tells us “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14: 6)

Beloved, it is by the doing and dying of the Lord Jesus Christ that we are saved – for if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5: 10)

To you who believe; rest with us, for we have received double of the Lord’s hand! “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.” (Isaiah 54: 17)

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:” (1 Corinthians 1: 30)

Not only do we have a full and complete pardon of all our sins; much more beloved, He has removed our iniquity from us and clothed us with His perfect life; indeed His perfect righteousness.

AMEN!

~ Pastor Joseph Murphy

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 May, 2021 | Previous post date: 24 July, 2021

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Himself

”Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:” | Galatians 1: 3-4

As the years roll along, I yearn more and more for that assurance that My sins are put out of God’s sight.

How is it that the holy Lord is pleased with me?

One word comes to view: HIMSELF. If I think on the grand doctrine of election, there is no comfort unless that word Himself appears. I must be careful not to be taken up with the doctrines of the gospel and leave Himself out. Doctrine is cold unless the person of our Lord Jesus Christ is uppermost therein.

He is all of salvation. He did not come merely to bring salvation, but He Himself is salvation. He loved me and gave Himself for me. He Himself is the good news. Eternal redemption is found in His life, death, and resurrection, and He is the gospel. Who His own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree. The only reason I am pleasing unto God is because of Himself.

Men say that we are cleansed by His blood and that is true, but it is only because that blood was a part of Himself. If we are chosen, we are chosen in Himself. There is no justification unless it is the righteousness of God in himself. Everything is bound up in the life and death of God’s dear son himself.

Not only is this true, but salvation must be in Himself alone.

He by Himself purged our sins. Every man to be saved must rest his whole soul upon Christ Himself.

Do not ever think a good thought about yourself.

Oh that every mouth might be stopped in talking about self. When we are brought to the place of ceasing to talk about ourselves, then, and only then, will we ever see the truth that once in the end of the world He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

If you have been brought to the place of a sinner who has nothing, knows nothing, can do nothing, then none but the Lord Jesus Himself will give you peace and rest.

You see, it is either yourself or Himself.

You would not really stand before the holy Lord God in yourself, would you?

This would be the height of insane depravity.

By the grace of God I have been enabled to say that it is Himself in totality.

~ Pastor Jack Shanks

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Central Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 18 May, 2014 | Previous post date: n/a | Rocky Mount, Virginia

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Burning Hearts

“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” | Acts 2: 42

If we have true fellowship with one another, it is because we worship the true and living God together. “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” (1 John 1: 3)

If we truly break bread together, it is because we are made of the same bread and body. “For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.” (1 Corinthians 10: 17)

If we truly pray together, it is because Christ has made us of one accord. “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.” (Acts 1: 14)

It is a great privilege for brethren to worship together, talk to one another about our Master, observe the Lord’s Table together, eat together, and pray together.

May we always be reminded of the cause of all our “spiritual blessings in heavenly places, IN CHRIST.”

~ Pastor Kevin Thacker

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Jesus

”Thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins.” | Matthew 1: 21

When we feel oppressed and overcome by our sin and our sins, what a precious promise.

He shall save.

Notice the certainty of the language.

His people are the objects of this great salvation from their sins.

Here is what I need saved from…my sins!

He shall save His people from the punishment of sin.

He shall save His people from the power of sin.

We can now do what we previously could not do when we were under the power of sin.

We can now believe, repent, and love because sin no longer has dominion.

And one day, blessed thought, we will be saved from the presence of sin.

We will commit sin no longer.

We will no longer remember what it was to be a sinner.

Then we will understand. “Thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins.”

~ Pastor Todd Nibert

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 27 May, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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In Christ

”There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” | Romans 8: 1

Who can express fully the blessings of these words: “In Christ?”

“The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:” (1 John 4: 17)

To be “in Christ” means to be chosen “in Him before the foundation of the world.”

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

To be “in Christ” means that there is now “no condemnation,” accepted “in the Beloved,” and “complete in Him.”

“And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” (Colossians 2: 10)

It means that “as He is, so are we in this world.”

It means everything to be “in Christ.”

~ Pastor David Pledger

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 18 April, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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A Perfect Sacrifice

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” | Matthew 11: 28

God cannot have a blemished priest at His altar or a blemished sacrifice thereon. Both the priest and the sacrifice must be perfect. (Leviticus 21 – Leviticus 22)

Now we have both the perfect Priest and the perfect sacrifice in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, He having offered Himself without spot to God.

In Him we have all that God requires, whether as the victim or the Priest.

We have all that God could require, and all that a man could need.

~ Pastor Scott Richardson

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 May, 2021 | Previous post date: 22 July, 2021

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Why Will Ye Die?

“Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?”/i> | Ezekiel 33: 11

Every one will agree that fighting is very unbecoming to anyone who does so.

Yet, we find ourselves fighting on a daily basis.

In the work place we fight for our best interest among our co-workers.

In our schools, communities, and other circles of influence we fight to be the leader among our peers.

We fight to be happy then when we find a moments happiness, we fight to hang on to it.

Sadly, we call up our loved ones to find comfort, to pour out the sorrow of our hearts, and when they don’t say exactly what we want to hear, we fight against the ones we love.

Yet, after all our wrestling, in our heart-of-hearts, we find ourselves alone and defeated.

Paint it in any pretty pastel you want, but all of our warring in the flesh is due to sin and rebellion against God.

It is useless to fight against God.

No matter how religious a person appears in this world, fighting against God’s anointed Son only reveals absolute ignorance.

It brings no pleasure to God who has and will continue to glorify only His Son Jesus.

One may be respected for being a strong leader; nevertheless, denial by the strongest men never has prevented the Holy Spirit from exalting Christ and his finished work in the hearts of dead sinners.

Some may entertain the idea that the scriptures can be presented in a way to please everyone, but denying salvation to be by God’s grace alone only brings shame and division to any household.

Stiffening our necks when we hear God’s gospel concerning His Son only reveals an insane despiser of the one thing needful for our souls.

Not one of our evil ways brings honor to God.

God takes great pleasure in saving each and every child for whom Christ died for one reason and one reason only — he is delighted with his Son.

So why do we not turn from our evil ways?

Why continue to fight against God?

The only permanent peace of conscience you and I will ever have in this life is in complete and total surrender to God’s Son.

The only thing that will give us sound sleep when the night winds howl is the comfort of an unchanging, unchangeable, acceptance with God through his eternal redemption of our souls.

When we see eternity’s horizon coming fast upon us the only comfort we will have in this life is being persuaded by him that we are clothed in the perfect, spotless, robe of his righteousness.

May God burn these words into the hearts of every blood-bought child of his spiritual house, “Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?”

~ Pastor Clay Curtis

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Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Bulletin Article date: 19 February, 2008 | Previous post date: n/a | Ewing, New Jersey

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The Shepherd And A Stranger

“And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.” | John 10: 4-5

I recently saw a video where a shepherd of a couple hundred sheep was giving a demonstration to a group of tourists.

This shepherd gave several in his audience the words he used to call his sheep & men and women alike tried to imitate the call of the shepherd, but it was to no avail.

The sheep kept feeding as if they didn’t hear a word.

But then the shepherd called and immediately the sheep raised their heads and came anxiously running.

It was an amazing sight to see even on video.

Seeing this visual image, I was reminded that it wasn’t the words that were used or how the words were used that effectually called the sheep, it was the voice of the shepherd that did.

Dear reader, even “true gospel preaching” is only effectual (effective) if the sovereign voice of our great Shepherd accompanies our message.

God’s sheep follow the Lord Jesus Christ, for they know His voice, “and a stranger will they not follow.”

May our gracious God be pleased to cause the voice of Christ to accompany our preaching.

Why?

Did our Lord not say, “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” (John 10: 16)

~ Pastor David Eddmenson

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