CALL TO WORSHIP

(Tune – All That Thrills My Soul – p. 463)

(Words written by Brother Winston Pannell)

Seated on His throne in glory, interceding there for me,

Jesus Christ the blessed Savior lives and in Him so shall we;

If His righteousness imputed is alone my earnest plea,

Then His garment of salvation ever will avail for me.

Christ in union with the Father and the Holy Ghost agreed,

To redeem a sinful people through the Father’s chosen seed;

He Whose precious blood has answered all God’s law requires of me,

And my Advocate forever pleads His righteousness for me.

Who can charge a sinner guilty, if for him Christ Jesus died,

Nor condemn if God the Father rules that sinner justified;

I’m persuaded He is faithful to impute His righteousness

And as heirs of grace He calls us to His everlasting rest.

There’s no Savior like Him Who can do for us what He has done,

By His death and resurrection God the Father’s only Son.

Made it right for God to save us, poor and sinful though we be,

And maintain His holy nature, mystery of mysteries.

TODAY’S SERVICES – Messages by Pastor Bill Parker

BIBLE CLASS – 10:00 a.m. –

The End of the Law for Righteousness – Romans 9:30—10:4

MORNING WORSHIP – 11:00 a.m –

• OPENING – Isaiah 42:13-16

• CALL TO WORSHIP (above)

• HYMN – God Leads Us Along – p. 298

• READING – Psalm 1

• MESSAGE – The Way Made by Our Savior’s Suffering – Isaiah 53:6

• CLOSING HYMN – Have Thine Own Way, Lord – p. 388

Birthdays: David Tennyson – Sept. 23^rd | Kayla Seagraves – Sept. 24^th

THE LORD’S SUPPER NEXT SUNDAY

We will serve the LORD’S SUPPER next Sunday (09/29/19) following the morning messages. We will serve lunch in our dining hall following the worship services.

CHRIST LIVETH IN ME

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). How is it that Christ lives within us, His people? The Scripture tells us that He lives within our hearts by His Spirit Who is none other than God the Holy Spirit, the second Person of the Trinity, and by His Word as the Holy Spirit writes the Word of God upon our hearts (John 15:7; Rom. 8:9-11; Col. 3:16; 1 John 2:14,24,27). The living and ever-abiding presence of Christ within us by His Spirit is known as He gives us a knowledge and love of, even a hunger for, His Word. It is by His Word that we are convicted of our sin and comforted by His grace. It is by the Spirit that we grow in His Word of truth revealed in light of the Gospel of God’s free and sovereign grace in and by the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit uses the Word continually to drive us to Christ for all salvation, forgiveness, righteousness, eternal life, and glory. He uses the Word to teach and guide as He motivates us in obedience and restrains us from sin by the love of Christ for us and our love for Him. We in Whom Christ lives live by Him, in Him, from Him, and to His glory.

– Pastor Bill Parker

Only by omnipotent grace can a once-deceived religious sinner confess as Paul that they were “before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief” (1Tim. 1:13). Only God the Spirit can bring us to confess our unbelief, renounce our old associations of false religion, repent of what we once thought about God and bring us to truly believe on the Lord Jesus Christ rather than “another jesus.” He alone can save us from depending on all our works to trusting the crucified Christ! When He strips us of all but Christ, Oh, the light liberty in Him and the glorious covering of His righteousness! -- Pastor Gary Shepard

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). That the believer may live cheerfully and comfortably, he is exhorted to the free and constant use of Christ. O consider, Christ is given to us to be enjoyed by us! He is the bread of life. We are to feed upon Him daily. He is the water of life, which our souls are to drink of constantly. He is our righteousness. We are to put Him on continually. So then, we not only have a precious Christ, but we are also to use Him and enjoy His preciousness! He is not only a well of salvation, but we must draw water out of it with joy and drink of it to the refreshing of our souls! Deeply consider that without this inward enjoyment of Christ, you cannot be happy in your soul, comfortable in your walk, nor godly in your life. We must live by faith upon Christ so as to derive a continual supply of grace, comfort, and strength from Him! —William Mason