September 04, 2016

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:18-20

Bible Conference in Kingsport, Tn. Sept. 16-18. Speakers are: Frank Tate, Cody Goover and Clay Curtis.

Missionary Cody Groover will be with us on Sunday, Sept. 18.

“A JUST GOD AND A SAVIOUR”

(Isaiah 45:21)

A disobedient rebel is cast out of the Garden of Eden, as he should have been. A just God cast him out of His presence, but he goes out with a Saviour’s promise of life through the woman’s seed.

The wicked world was destroyed by a flood, as it should have been, a just God dealt with sin in righteousness, but high on the flood floats an ark of salvation by the grace of God, our Saviour.

From Sinai’s mountain came a holy law which a just and righteous God must require, but from that mount came also a tabernacle with a mercy-seat provided by a “JUST GOD AND A SAVIOUR.”

“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God and there is none else.”

Pastor Henry T. Mahan

“To God Be The Glory, Great Things He Hath Done!”

When God moves in salvation, He lays hold of a sinner and makes him a preacher. He lays hold of another sinner and makes him a hearer. He puts a message in the preacher, and gives him the ability to preach it. He puts faith in the hearer, and gives him the ability to believe it. And when the transaction is finished, ALL parties give God ALL the glory for ALL of it! The preacher cries: “Salvation is of the Lord!” The hearer cries: “Salvation is of the Lord!” The preacher takes no credit for the message! The hearer takes no credit for believing the message! They both in complete agreement say: “To God be the glory, great things He hath done!”

Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

No Confidence In The Flesh

No true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ has any confidence in his flesh. He knows that he is a fallen creature of the dust with no ability to reconcile himself back to God. He trusts the Lord Jesus totally for salvation, the One who alone did bear the griefs and carry the sorrows of His people at Calvary.

And while that regenerated sinner trusts Christ alone for salvation, he rejoices in the beautiful words, “And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely,” knowing that in the grand scope of God’s mercy, one even such as himself has hope.

Pastor Marvin Stalnaker

MEN DIE AS THEY LIVE

One wise preacher friend of mine would always say, “Men die as they live.” I have found that to be true over the years of observing people live and die, those who live to themselves, for themselves, who trust and look to themselves for righteousness shall die in their sin of unbelief and self-reliance. Our blessed Redeemer said, “If you believe not that I am, you shall die in your sins” (John 8:24).

Those sinners who by the grace of God believe the gospel, who are quickened together with Christ (Eph. 2:4-6) and live by God-given faith looking to the Lord Jesus Christ for all salvation (Heb. 12:2) and for all righteousness (Jer. 23:6; Rom. 4:6-8; Phil. 3:7-9); they too shall also lay down and put off this robe of sinful flesh. But believers not only live by faith, “the just shall live by faith” but they also shall die in faith resting in Christ, “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth” (Heb. 11:13).

It is no wonder that the death of a believer is called precious; “precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15). It is no wonder that the death of a believer is called a blessing from the Lord, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours” (Rev. 14:13).