Love One Another

“Beloved, let us love one another”(I John 4:7).

Not just love our family, friends, and those who love us, but all people, ESPECIALLY ALL BELIEVERS! “For love is of God.” That is, love not only is the command of God, according to His will and well-pleasing in His sight, but love comes from God. It is the fruit of His Spirit and the evidence of regeneration; for everyone that truly loves is born of God.

True love for others springs from a genuine heart love for God in which He holds the supremacy and the preeminence. Carnal love stops when the relationship, the attraction, or the favor stops. This is only self-love! But, when a person loves the Lord, he loves all who belong to Christ and will never cease to love Him or them!

Pastor Henry T. Mahan (1988)

MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR

“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:3-6).

Brethren, do we not have so much to be thankful for? God, the Heavenly Father chose us before the foundation of the world to save us from all of our ruin and sin. God, the glorious Son gave His life to pay the price for all of our ruin and sin. God, the Holy Spirit has called us out of our darkness into the glorious light of the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. We have been given the word of God. We have been given the gospel of God. We have been given each other - the people of God. We have been given spiritual eyes to see Christ. We have been given spiritual ears to hear Christ. We have been given spiritual hearts to believe on Christ. We have been given a place to worship Him. We have been given freedom to worship Him. He has given, and given, and given to us.

What do we have that has not been freely given to us from Him? Even our trials have been given for the purpose of bringing good to us. We have no reason to complain about any of our Lord’s dealings with us; only reason to give thanks to Him. May our Lord put a spirit of thanks in our hearts, and a word of thanks on our tongues both now and forever more.

“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (Psalm 107:1)

Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT

“And he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Cor. 12:9).

What a glorious promise is given to every believer. God's grace, given through our Lord Jesus Christ is all sufficient to the saving purpose of His people (Acts 15:11). Grace is never said to be insufficient but always sufficient to accomplish its intent, purpose and glorious end (2 Tim. 1:9); sufficient, enough, plenty and adequate to justify (Rom. 3:24), to redeem (Eph. 1:6-7), to supply all our every need (Phil. 4:19), to sustain us through all trials (Heb. 13:5) and to strengthen us when weak (Heb. 4:16).

This mighty and sovereign grace appears to us most glorious, sufficient and appreciated when we realize our own weakness, inability and utter helplessness before God (Rom.7:24-25). "Most gladly therefore,"do we rejoice in our own infirmities, and weakness that the power of our Lord Jesus Christ may rest upon us (Rom. 1:16), or tabernacle over us (Psa. 27:5), sheltering (Psa. 46:1), preserving (1Peter 1:5), protecting us from all adversaries and enemies of the gospel (John 10:2-30).

Thank God for His unfailing, everlasting, saving, redeeming, electing and all sufficient grace (Rom. 8:37; 1 Cor. 15:57; 2 Cor.9:15).

What Is Our Message?

“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth” (Isaiah 52:7)!