Pastor Don Fortner of Grace Baptist Church of Danville, KY will be here to bring the message to us on Wednesday.

OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES

One of our small children told me recently, “We are sin. That is the bad news. The good news is Christ.” I thought how simple the gospel really is. We are sin. How sinful are we? Completely. It’s not just that we commit sin but we ARE sin. Sin is what we do and sin is what we love because sin is what we ARE. “From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment” (Isaiah 1:6). How then is Christ the good news? Christ alone is everything a sinner needs. Christ saves sinners. How completely does Christ save? Christ saves the chief of sinners (I Tim 1:15), Christ saves to the uttermost (Heb. 7:25), Christ saves those who do not deserve it by His grace (Eph. 2:8), Christ sovereignly saves whom He will and no one can stop His will (Rom. 9:15-16), Christ saves fully, eternally, and completely. What good news for sinners!

Pastor

THE DEVIL’S FIRST METHOD OF ATTACK

“I will let you go, and your little ones…not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire.” (Ex 10: 10-11)

The third time Pharaoh offered Moses compromise, he said, “Leave your little ones behind and ye that are men go.” In the very beginning, this was the devil’s first method of attack in the garden. He got Adam to turn his back on God using Adam’s wife. Our dearest loved ones are often used by the devil to tempt us to depart from Christ, his gospel and his people. In fact, I cannot think of a single believer I know that has not faced this trial in some capacity. Years ago I knew someone who professed to believe the gospel of particular redemption, sovereign election, and irresistible grace. But they compromised with those who preach universal atonement and free will because their father and mother believed it. Often, when someone denies doctrine clearly taught in God’s word it is because father or mother, husband or wife, son or daughter denies it. Yet, our Redeemer will not allow even those we love most to be a point of compromise. He said, “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” (Mt 10: 37) It is painful when loved ones oppose us. But a cross always is. Still, Christ says, “And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.” (Mt 10: 38) Believer, take up the cross by standing with Christ and Christ will honor it!

Pastor Clay Curtis

Wonderful Metaphors

O the wonder, the glory and beauty of God’s Word. It’s beyond our ability to fully understand and appreciate. But we marvel at what we do understand. God uses many things to describe His Word: everyday, ordinary, yet wonderful and necessary things. He likens His Word to things such as: Light, Bread, Milk, Honey, Meat, Fire, Water, Hammer, Sword, Plough, Seed, Rain, Dew, Treasure, Gold, Net, Mirror, a Kiss! All this and more is God’s Word for His people.