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Number the Days

“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness.” | Psalm 95: 6-8

Richard Baxter once said, “I preach as one who may never preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.”

We need to learn the all-important lesson, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement,” (Hebrews 9: 26) and live our days in Christ, awaiting His call.

It is so foolish to set our affection on a dying world and its short-lived comforts and relationships.

Ryle said, “For a moment of time, men lose a glorious eternity.” We are toiling and wearying ourselves about trifles, running to and fro like ants on a hill to build that which shall soon crumble, not realizing that in a few years we shall all be gone and another generation will fill our place.

“Lord, teach ME to number my days that I may apply my heart to WISDOM.” (Psalm 90: 12)

~ Pastor Henry T. Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Heavenly Arithmetic”

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Zebulon Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 3 October, 2021 | Previous post date: n/a | Pikeville, Kentucky

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Born Again

“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” | John 3: 1-8

“Born Again” What does that mean?

These days almost everyone talks about being born again; but virtually no one knows what the Word of God teaches about the new birth.

Let me address the subject in simple, clear, unmistakable terms. I want you to understand what the new birth is and how it is accomplished.

More importantly, I want you to be born again.

May God be pleased to make it so for Christ’s sake. Look at those five words, and ask God to give you wisdom and grace to understand what they mean. — “Ye must be born again!”

~ Pastor Don Fortner

Click here to listen to the message “Born Again – What Does That Mean?”

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FreeGraceRadio.com Bulletin Article date: 10 August, 2008 | Previous post date: n/a | Danville, Kentuky

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Where Do We Find Real Help?

“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” | 1 Corinthians 1: 21

There are millions of so-called self-help, and how-to books out there. Men and women offer all sorts of information on how to help yourself.

Brethren, vain is the help which man offers.

Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? Psychiatry leads every other profession in SUICIDES! Those who pretend to help others cannot even help themselves. And religion is the worst.

Like the woman with the issue, who sought many physicians but was only made worse; religion is not the answer, but is the problem.

Here’s real help… “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. MY HELP COMETH FROM THE LORD, which made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121: 1-2)

Shouldn’t creatures seek their help from the Creator rather than the creature? Shouldn’t the helpless seek help from the only Source of help?

~ Pastor Paul Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “The Foolishness Of Preaching”

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

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YE ARE COMPLETE IN HIM

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” | 1 Corinthians 1: 30-31

“Ye are complete in Him…” (Colossians 2: 10)

The believer’s standing in Christ does not fluctuate with his feelings, not even the increase or decrease of his faith or understanding or anything else. He stands complete in Christ. God would never trust any of His children to stand before Him at any time in their own selves; that is, in their merits or certain good frames of mind. He knows our frame. He remembers that we are yet dust. Therefore, He has on purpose provided for them this perfect standing in Christ Jesus. “Ye are complete in Him,” the Holy Ghost said. He says in another place, “Ye are perfect in Christ Jesus.” (Colossians 1: 28)

The very nature of our God requires us to be perfect and complete before Him at all times. He, out of necessity, therefore provided all this for His children; a perfection, a completeness, which can never be diminished. It is as unchanging as God Himself. (Hebrews 6: 17; 13: 8)

Every true believer may walk through this world in perfect liberty, free from anything and everything – yes, even his sin, fear of condemnation, and all else that would cause him to doubt of his completeness. He may freely come to God, worship Him, call Him “Father,” and this he may do at all times with the utmost confidence and thankfulness, because in Christ he stands, first and foremost and always, complete before God.

O thanks be to God for Jesus Christ.

~ Pastor Bruce Crabtree

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 31 May, 2020 | Previous post date: n/a

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Man of Sorrows

“It pleased the Lord to bruise Him.” | Isaiah 53: 10

The death of Christ pleased every attribute of the Father.

The death of Christ pleased God’s wisdom. The death of Christ enables God to be both just and justifier.

The death of Christ pleased God’s justice. Christ suffered for the sin of His people until the debt was paid in full.

The death of Christ pleased God’s mercy and grace. The death of Christ enables God to be merciful to His people in justice because their sin has been put away.

Since Christ died God can justify the ungodly, God can forgive sin, and God can accept His people into His presence because He is pleased with them in Christ.

~ Pastor Frank Tate

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article | Previous post date: 23 December, 2020

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God Revealed Himself to Job

“Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying], Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: How much less [in] them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation [is] in the dust, [which] are crushed before the moth? They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding [it]. Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.” | Job 4: 12-21

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