ZEBULON BAPTIST CHURCH
Weekly Bulletin
Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Bible Study 10:30 A.M.
Morning Service 11:15 A.M.
Kingsport service 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday Worship 7:00 P.M.

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. Psalm 56:1-5

WHAT A PROMISE!
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want (Psalm 23: 1).

What a promise! What a glorious inheritance! What a blessed comfort! Walk in it, believer; lie down upon it; trust in it; rest upon it. It will do for all the days of your life and be a soft pillow for your death. When the news is not good, when your body is tired, when disappointment and doubts fill your mind, when the flesh is weary and weak and you lie upon your bed staring into the sleepless darkness asking yourself, "What shall I do?" hum to yourself these blessed words, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Those words will be like a lullaby to your soul, and you will find rest. Pastor Henry Mahan

Advocate and Intercessor
There is an Advocate and Intercessor waiting to present the prayers of those who come to God through Him. That Advocate is the Lord Jesus Christ. He mingles our prayers with the incense of His own almighty intercession. Our prayers, as poor as they are in themselves, are mighty and powerful in the hands of our High Priest and Elder Brother. The bank note without a signature is nothing but a worthless piece of paper. The stroke of the pen gives it all its value. The prayer of. a poor child of Adam is a poor, feeble thing in itself, but once indorsed by the hand of the Lord Jesus, it availeth much. Pastor Scott Richardson

WHEN TOLERATION IS INTOLERABLE
Quite often toleration is very commendable. May God make us tolerant men and women. It is a sign of growing in grace. But with regard to the Gospel, toleration is the first step towards apostasy.

This is illustrated throughout the Old Testament. The children of Israel were called upon to completely eradicate the peoples of the lands God gave them. When they failed to do so, it invariably became a snare to them. They would begin to tolerate their false religion, and leave God. In the New Testament, when false doctrine was tolerated in a church, it acted like the leaven "that leavened the whole lump" (Gal. 5:1-9). The Lord Jesus was displeased with several of the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3 because of their toleration of those in their midst who held to the doctrine of Balaam and the doctrine of Nicolaitans (Rev. 2: 14-15). Because the church at Thyatira "sufferest that woman jezebel...to teach" the Lord was displeased with them. Notice, it was not so much what they did, but what they allowed to be done, what they tolerated that the Lord was displeased with.

This sinful toleration is certainly easier for the flesh. To go with the flow, never stir up anything, and never be faced with conflict. It is much easier to condemn as to harsh those who stand for God's truth and are opposed to those who either teach or tolerate that which does not glorify Christ. But be warned. This spirit of toleration toward false doctrine is the first step toward apostasy. The scriptures give us many examples of this! To tolerate that which is contrary to Christ is no different than tolerating unfaithfulness in your spouse. If we can tolerate our spouse having illicit relationships with others, it says we don't really love our spouse in the first place! And if we tolerate doctrine that does not give Christ all the glory, it says we do not really love Him. In this sense, toleration is intolerable. Pastor Todd Nibert

NEWTON'S DYING THOUGHTS
In the last few weeks of his life, John Newton, author of the famous old hymn "Amazing Grace," became so weak that he had to stop preaching and eventually was confined to his bed. His friends said that he never feared age nor death. To a close friend he wrote, "Through God's grace I am perfectly well, yet laboring under a growing disorder for which there is no cure--old age. But I am glad for this disease, for who would live always in such a world as this."

Shortly before he died, he told visiting friends, "My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things: that I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Saviour." Copied

HIS DEATH
Christ did not die to win our sympathy, nor did He die to win our friendship. He died so that a holy God could save our souls. He died so that "GOD COULD BE JUST AND THE JUSTIFIER OF THE UNGODLY." His death is not a PATTERN but a PAYMENT. His death is not an EXAMPLE but an ATONEMENT. His death does not REVIVE us, but it REDEEMS US. If you are not saved, it is not because His blood is not sufficient nor does not have the power to save, but because you reject this remedy. God will not pardon without satisfaction by the blood of Christ. If you ever see this Fountain opened, you will cry with that woman of Samaria, "Give me this water, that I thirst no more." Pastor Milton Howard

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. (Psalm 141:3).

How great is our need of this grace because we are so inclined to speak unadvisedly (Jas. 3:8). It is not that we intend to do hurt or harm to any, much less to dishonor our Lord by our words. But, in a moment of weakness, carelessness or emotion, we open our mouths and say something that we later wish we had not. Past mercies and present company is no guarantee against this. Moses did it in the presence of Aaron and the congregation of Israel (Nu. 20:10); Elijah, by himself in the wilderness (1 Ki. 18:4); Peter, in the presence of unbelievers (Mt. 26:74). Oh for grace to keep the door of my lips. Matthew Henry wrote: "Nature having made my lips to be a door to my words, let grace keep that door, that no word may be suffered to go out which may in any way tend to the dishonor of God or the hurt of others." Pastor Charles Pennington

WHAT IS MEANT BY SOVEREIGN GRACE?
Sovereign Grace is God's grace. And God's grace is Sovereign Grace. If it is not Sovereign Grace, it is not saving grace. Sovereign Grace is the Truth. Sovereign Grace is the message that declares the electing love of the Father, the redeeming love of the Son, and the invincible love of the Holy Spirit. Sovereign Grace is the content of all true evangelism. Sovereign Grace is the Gospel. Any message that does not declare the Sovereign Grace of God in Christ Jesus is "another gospel." Sovereign Grace is saving grace. Pastor Todd Nibert

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