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The Only True And Eternal Treasure is Jesus Christ

”Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.” | Genesis 18: 4-5

I read an article concerning the mysterious pyramids of Egypt.

King Cheop’s great pyramid is the only of the seven wonders of the ancient world still surviving. It covers an area of thirteen acres, originally was four hundred eighty one feet high and contained six and one half million tons of stone.

At Cheop’s death, his body was preserved, adorned with gold mask, precious necklaces and jewels and laid in the middle of his large pyramid.

His coffin was surrounded by valuable Egyptian furniture.

By careful planning and much labor the one and only exit was forever sealed. No one was to ever enter this royal tomb.

I had to chuckle when I read the close of the article, “Despite all these precautions, the burial chamber suffered the same fate as most of the royal tombs in Egypt: it was stripped of its treasures.”

I know many people just like old King Cheop.

All the treasures they possess are worldly, and they will soon be stripped of it.

The only true and eternal treasure is Jesus Christ and his benefits.

If you possess Christ, you are rich indeed and your riches are secure. They dwell where no thief can ever enter or break through and steal.

In Christ are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, and where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. “But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6: 20-21)

~ Pastor Bruce Crabtree

Click here to listen to the message “Rest yourselves under the Tree”

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 September, 2007 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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Do Not Praise the Dead and Shun the Living

”O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.” | Psalm 105: 1-5

If I truly believe the gospel of God’s sovereign grace and glory, I will not hesitate to be fully identified with those who believe and preach that gospel IN MY DAY. Paul said to Timothy, “Do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner.”

It is cowardice and compromising to brag on dead preachers like Spurgeon, Pink, and Barnard, and yet fail to support, encourage, and hear those who preach the same gospel NOW!

Such professors who never bear the scars of battle will never wear the crown.

Those who shun the good fight of faith in their day will never celebrate the victory in that great day of our Lord.

~ Pastor Henry T. Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Looking In the Wrong Direction”

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 January, 2022 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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That I May Know Him

THAT I MAY KNOW HIM

“The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.” | Hosea 1: 2

Before the Apostle Paul’s conversion, he knew the law, he knew the traditions, and he thought he knew God.

But when the Lord crossed his path on the Damascus Road, and revealed himself to Paul, then he found out who Christ is.

He was never the same.

And from that day forward Paul’s aim and desire was to know more about the one who knew him.

It was all about knowing a person, not just knowing a doctrine. “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)

Paul was not afraid to preach the one he knew, he was not ashamed of him, because the one He knew was not ashamed of him. This gave him a boldness to preach his Gospel, and he wanted others to know this one that he knew. “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.” (Romans 1: 16)

~ Pastor Mike Walker

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 8 March, 2020 | Previous post date: n/a

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The True Grace of God

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” | 1 Peter 5: 6-7

When things spin out of our control, when well-laid plans, indeed, go awry, when carefully crafted back-up plans blow up in our faces, and all that we had expected to happen vaporizes into what actually happens, we are reminded that it is God’s will and not ours that shall be done, and we are humbled into our proper place and God is exalted to His proper place. “Our God is in the heavens, He has done whatsoever pleased Him.”

And that is good.

~ Pastor Joe Terrell

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 13 September, 2020 | Previous post date: 2 March, 2021

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Beware Of Another Gospel!

”Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.” | Psalm 35: 26-28

There is no grace but free and sovereign grace, no election but eternal and unconditional election, no redemption but particular and effectual redemption, no salvation but by the irresistible grace and omnipotent power of God the Holy Spirit, and no security but by the absolute preservation of God’s immutable goodness.

And any pretended gospel that does not proclaim these things is, as Paul says, “another gospel” that is damning to the souls of men!

~ Pastor Todd Nibert

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 September, 2007 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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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

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

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Breadth, Length, Depth, Height

”Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.” | Ephesians 3: 13

Oh the difference between eternal existence and eternal life; “And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.” (John 17: 3)

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 18 April, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a

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Forbearing And Forgiving

”Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” | Colossians 3: 13

As long as we are in this flesh, we will have misunderstandings, unpleasantnesses, and even injustices (at least we feel that our rights have been compromised and others have been wrong in what they have said or done.)

What is to be our attitude? What are we to do?

It is ours to “forbear and forgive.”

To forbear is to control our emotions, to put down wrath, and even to surrender our rights for the time being in patient hope that the Lord will reveal and accomplish His will and purpose in the matter! It is to “wait on the Lord.”

To forbear is to refrain from doing or saying anything! To forgive is actually to put the problem or misunderstanding out of mind and to restore a state of 1ove and fellowship, “even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye” (Colossians 3: 13)

This is the way our Lord treats us! He forbears!

He is patient, longsuffering, and kind, and He forgives our sins (all of them) and remembers them no more!

“Teach me, Lord, on earth to show. By my love, how much I owe.”

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Have You Met Melchizedek?”

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Central Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 31 October, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a | Rocky Mount, Virginia

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Standing Up Under Trials

“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” | James 1: 3-4

No trial or suffering is easy. If trials were without pain and discomfort, they would not accomplish the purpose for which they are sent. (James 1: 2-4)

But, when we look at all of earth’s sorrows, sufferings, and trials in the light of His eternal glory; when we shall be like Him, enjoy His presence, and partake in His perfect kingdom, then we will look on these present inconveniences as nothing.

They are not worthy to be compared to that glory. (1 John 3: 1-3)

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 13 September, 2020 | Previous post date: 1 March, 2021

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Abide In Me

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

Our Lord said to His disciples, “Abide in me, and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself.” (John 15: 4)

It is true that a person who is saved by God’s grace will remain saved forever; yet the scriptures are full of warnings to believers against UNBELIEF, against DRAWING BACK, against NEGLECTING THE WORD AND WORSHIP, against WORLD-LINESS, and against LEAVING OUR FIRST LOVE!

Here the Lord Jesus exhorts us to “ABIDE” in Him, which means to stay where we are. Abide (dwell) in His love, in His word, in His Spirit and fellowship. “As we have received Christ, so walk (live, abide, stay) in Him.”

Let us forever be on guard against any influence (whether material, social, or personal) which might hinder our fellowship and relationship with the Lord.

I think of poor Esau, who satisfied his appetite but lost his blessing. Are we so foolish?

Yes, we are! And we need to be constantly reminded of it.

STAY where you are!

Dwell in Christ and in His word, in His love and with his people. Don’t let anyone nor anything come between you and Him.

If you notice even the slightest decline in interest, desire, or thirst for spiritual growth, go with Jacob “BACK TO BETHEL.” (Genesis 35: 1-2)

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Unbelief – A Serious Charge”

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 2 September, 2007 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky