CALL TO WORSHIP

(Tune – Doxology)

To Him who found us dead in sin,

And planted holy life within;

To Him that taught our feet the way

From endless night to endless day.

To Him that wrought our righteousness,

And sanctified us by His grace;

To Him that brought us back to God

Through the red sea of His own blood.

To Him who suffered on the tree,

Blessings, and praise, and glory be,

To cleanse from every sinful stain,

“Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain.”

To Him that sits upon the throne,

The great eternal Three-In-One;

To Him let saints and angels raise

An everlasting song of praise!

TODAY’S SERVICES – Messages by Pastor Bill Parker

BIBLE CLASS – 10:00 a.m. –

That Which is Holy – Matthew 7:6

MORNING WORSHIP – 11:00 a.m –

• OPENING – Psalm 119:105-106

• CALL TO WORSHIP (above)

• HYMN – How Firm a Foundation – p. 268

• READING – Psalm 119:1-16

• MESSAGE – Keeping His Commandments – 1 John 3:22-24

• CLOSING HYMN – I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord – p. 188

MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY – WEDNESDAY – 6:30 P.M.

Birthdays: Rosa Jones – Feb. 4^th

Christ is like the sun in the firmament, incessantly communicating light and heat, and diffusing gladness to others, without exhausting, impairing, or diminishing His own immense fullness. –Augustus Toplady

SAVED BY CHRIST

If salvation depends upon our being or doing anything, we shall be inevitably lost. Thank God, it does not: for the great truth of the Gospel is that Christ is all and man is nothing. It is not a mixture of Christ and man; it is all of Christ. The peace of the Gospel does not rest in part on Christ’s work and in part on man’s work. It rests wholly on Christ’s work because that work is perfect, perfect forever, and it renders all who put their trust in Him as perfect as Himself! Christ must either be a whole Saviour, or no Saviour at all. The moment a man says, “Except you be this or that, you cannot be saved,” he totally twists the Gospel; for in the Gospel I find Christ coming down to me just as I am – a lost, guilty, self-destroyed sinner; and coming, moreover, with a full remission of all my sins and a full salvation from my lost estate, all perfectly wrought by Himself on the cross. –C. H. Mackintosh

THE REIGN OF CHRIST JESUS

“The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice” (Psalm 97:1).

Surely, in this world of trouble, there could not be a greater encouragement for a child of God than this, “THE LORD REIGNETH.” When trials befall us, let us remember, “The LORD reigneth.”When our world seems to be turned upside down and sorrow makes the heart heavy with grief, remember, “The LORD reigneth.” When events come to pass that we do not understand, when it seems evil is on the rampage and wickedness abounds, still let us remember, “The LORD reigneth.” This is what the Israelites celebrated when the Lord brought them out of Egyptian bondage and through the Red Sea, “the LORD shall reign forever and ever” (Exodus 13:18). And when, at last, the Lord casts all of His enemies into hell, the saints shall break out singing this same joyful song, “Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth” (Revelation 19:6). —Pastor Jim Byrd

DID CHRIST TASTE DEATH FOR EVERY MAN?

“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” (Hebrews 2:9)

Did Christ die for “every man”as recorded in Hebrews 2:9? Yes, but who exactly is included in this “every man”? Is it every person without exception who has ever lived or will ever live on earth? No. The Bible states clearly that Christ died for His sheep, that His death as their Surety and Substitute secures their eternal salvation unto glory, and that they will all be saved (John 6:37-39; 10:27-31). Christ’s righteousness imputed is the only ground and assurance of their whole salvation. It is the source and guarantee of their spiritual and eternal life. In the original Greek, the word “man” is not found in the text. It would be better translated as “every one” or even “every son.” The proof of this is found in the verses that follow. “Every man” includes:

-- The “many sons” Christ will bring unto glory based on the fact that He finished the work of redeeming them through His sufferings (Heb. 2:10).

-- Those who “are sanctified”(set apart) because HE sanctified them through His death (Heb. 10:14) and with whom He is one (Heb. 2:11).

-- Those to whom Christ declares the name of His Father (John 6:44-45) in the Gospel and who are His brethren within the spiritual family of God, the church (Heb. 2:12).

-- The “children”that God the Father gave to Him before the foundation of the world in divine electing grace, and for whom (by becoming God in human flesh without sin) He destroyed the power of death and delivered them from the bondage of sin and death (Heb. 2:13-15).

- The “seed of Abraham” which describes sinners saved by grace, justified based on the imputed righteousness of Christ, and who are brought by God to faith in Christ and repentance of dead works (Heb. 2:16; cf. Gal. 3:26-29),

-- Those for whom He made “reconciliation” as He went under and suffered the full penalty of God’s wrath and satisfied the justice of God in their place, thus, securing their salvation and eternal life (Heb. 2:17).