Acts 10:33

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Author: Robert Murray McCheyne Tune: Rock of Ages

1. When this passing world is done,

When has sunk yon radiant sun,

When I stand with Christ on high,

Looking o'er life's history,

Then, Lord, shall I fully know,

Not 'til then, how much I owe.

2. When I stand before Thy throne

Dressed in beauty not my own,

When I see Thee as Thou art,

Love Thee with unsinning heart,

Then, Lord, shall I fully know,

Not 'til then, how much I owe.

3. Chosen not for good in me,

Wakened up from wrath to flee,

Hidden in the Saviour's side,

By His Spirit sanctified;

Teach me, Lord, on earth to show

By Thy love, how much I owe.

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It used to be if anything was arranged in the worship service other than: Preaching, Singing and Reading the Word of God that people were appalled. But now, people are appalled if that is all that is in the worship service. –Pastor Drew Dietz

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In regards to the trials that will surely come the believers' way, Octavius Winslow states: “In the case of every child of God, calamity never comes alone; it invariably brings Jesus with it.”

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Brother Drew Dietz told me about a note and sent it to me which Brother Henry Mahan wrote years ago about a criteria for testing the things which come out of our mouths as believers. I was blessed by this wise instruction and wanted to include it in this week's bulletin, Wayne

“Testing the things which come out of our mouths with these 3 criteria:

1. Is it true?

2. Is it Kind?

3. Is it Necessary?” --Henry T. Mahan.

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“For the LORD'S portion is His people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance!” Deuteronomy 32:9

“The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him!” Lamentations 3:24

The above two passages of Scripture ought never to be separated.

- God and my soul possess each other.

- God finds his portion in His people - and His people find their portion in God!

- This God is mine, in all His glorious perfection!

- His heart is mine - for He loves me.

- His ear is mine - for I may pour into it all my tales of sorrow, and all my songs of joy.

- His eyes are mine - for they watch me from morning until night.

- His hand is mine - for it is stretched out to uphold me.

Oh, He is a God of infinite glory! Abased in the very dust, and half bewildered by the thought, I yet dare to look up, and say, “For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death!” Psalm 48:14 --Archibald Brown

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