“For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.” Acts 13:47-48
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Christ Is All; Christ Is All
Author: Unknown Tune: Send the Light
1. There’s a Savior sent to save His sheep from sin;
Christ is all; Christ is all.
He has come to ransom and to bring them in;
Christ is all; Christ is all.
REFRAIN: Christ is all, our only sacrifice,
He has paid our debt in full;
Christ is all, our Pearl of greatest price,
All to Him of love we owe.
2. Let us sing His praises for His cleansing blood;
Christ is all; Christ is all.
He our Great High Priest in our place He stood;
Christ is all; Christ is all.
3. By almighty power He has set us free;
Christ is all; Christ is all.
For His righteousness is all our hope and plea;
Christ is all; Christ is all.
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Forsake not the Assembling of Ourselves
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25
A local church is a body of brothers and sisters in Christ. We are one family. One life is ours, one love is ours, and one objective (to know more of and to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and to be found in His righteousness) is ours. This is the comfort and strength of all, that we are all one with Christ in God's sight. We cannot properly minister the Gospel of Christ without each other.
One cannot say, "My presence or absence will not be noticed because I don't preach, teach, pray publicly or lead singing." Your presence in the house of God to worship Him is both desired and much needed. You are a comfort and encouragement to other brethren. Another cannot say, "My gift will not be missed because I cannot give as much as some." All of God's people should give whenever and whatever they can give as the Lord blesses them. No gift is too small. What may seem small is great for the cause of Christ.
The point is this – We are a family, a body, and the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you." All brethren are equally loved of God and equally needed by one another. --Copied
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Comfort
The comfort of a believer's heart lies not in a mere "feeling" that "everything will be all right." It lies in the Spirit of God's application of truth to our hearts and minds. It is comfort based on the promises of God who cannot lie, die, change or fail in any way. Oh it does produce wonderful feelings. But these feelings are the product of the assurance of faith, faith based upon that which is given us by God's grace through the merits of Christ's righteous blood. --Pastor Gary Shepard
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The Plan Today
The plan today is to make the church as much like the world as possible so that unregenerate people will not feel uncomfortable and will be attracted to its ministry! Turn the church into a theater; worship into a musical display; ministers into actors and clowns to amuse and entertain; sermons into political, patriotic, or philosophical essays; and the living God into a “good buddy” whose attributes are adjustable to any culture or creed. This will attract the flesh and successfully quench the Spirit.
--Scott Richardson
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A Flawless Righteousness
We must have a righteousness in which Jehovah Himself cannot find a flaw, a righteousness which Jehovah cannot mend, a righteousness which neither sin nor Satan can mar; and unless we have on a righteousness of this nature, we can never enter into the blessedness of the world to come. Where, then, are we to find it?
Eternal praises to the matchless mercy of a covenant God, we have it in the blessed Person, glorious work, and spotless obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ! –William Gadsby
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