ZEBULON BAPTIST CHURCH
Weekly Bulletin
Sunday, July 13h, 2008

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. Psalm 69:29-33

PASTOR'S NOTE
Pastor Henry Mahan will be preaching in Kingsport, Tn. today at 6:00 p.m.! Also, remember our summer meeting with Pastor Mahan will be on July 25 thru July 27.

THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
When he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me (1Cor. 11:24). In the sacrifices under the Law there was a remembrance of sin every year, "in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year" (Heb. 10:3). There were many animal sacrifices that never put away sin (Heb. 10:11).

When the Lord instituted His table to remember Him and His glorious and effectual atonement, He said, "this do in remembrance of me."

We remember and worship Him, Who put away our sin by the sacrifice of Himself (Heb. 9:11-12). By His one perfect sacrifice for sin (Heb. 10:14), He forever put away the sin of His covenant people, never to be remembered again, "their sins and iniquities will I remember no more" (Heb. 10:17).

PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION
"Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption" (Psalms 103:7).

The word "plenteous" literally means to multiply or enlarge, it reminds us of the greatness of His redemption. The greatness of his redemption may be seen in considering these five truths:

1. The Glory of the Redeemer. Who is the Redeemer? He is the Lord. (Isaiah 44:6) "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God."

2. The Price of Redemption. What is the price for the redemption of God's elect? The blood of the Son of God. (1 Peter 1:18) "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you."

3. The Number of the Redeemed. All of God's elect. (Rev. 7:9) "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb."

4. The Depths from which they were redeemed. Oh, the misery, the wrath of God, which shall be poured out upon His enemies, but His wrath, shall not fall upon the Redeemed. (1 Thess. 5:9-10) "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us..."

5. The Glory to which the Redeemed are raised. To enjoy God forever! Pastor David Pledger

THE FIERY NATURE OF THE GOSPEL
"I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?" Luke 12:49.

Our Lord tells us about the fiery nature of the gospel of the grace of God, He says, "I am come to send fire on earth." The gospel and the Word of God are enormous, fervent, flaming things. In Jeremiah we read, "Is not my word like a fire." It is a subject for enthusiasm, a theme for intense devotion and a matter that stirs the souls of believers to pursue its heat, comfort, joy and life. Let me give you several reasons why the gospel is called a fire.

1. A fire has an enlightening quality.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105). The gospel reveals unto us the nature and conduct of God, who is Holy in all His nature (Isa. 6.3) and sovereign in all of His conduct (Psalm 135:6; Dan.4:35). This is only revealed in the light of the gospel (Rom.3:26). The gospel reveals unto us the nature and conduct of man, who is sinful and totally depraved (Romans 3:9-19). The gospel also reveals unto us the nature and conduct of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the great I AM, the eternal God manifested in a human body (I Tim. 3:16). His conduct was in perfect harmony to the Father's Will in accomplishing all the purpose of God in the redemption of His elect (John 4:34).

2. A fire is warming and comforting.
The blessed gospel of the glory of God gives real comfort to sinners who are chilled by their guilty soul before a holy God. What greater comfort and assurance can be found than to know that our Lord Jesus Christ made a victorious, effectual, eternal sacrifice to put a way our sin (Heb. 9:12). "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Cry unto her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned" (Isaiah 40:1-3).

3. A fire is of an ascending quality.
When the gospel has kindled a flame of fire in our hearts, it immediately causes us to set our affection on things above, not on the things of this earth (Col. 3: 1). When God is pleased to do a work of grace in our hearts, it causes an intense fire of burning love towards Him (Luke 24: 32). The truth of the gospel sets the soul on fire with gratitude and joy. We see the most astonishing display of divine mercy and divine judgment mingled together in Jesus Christ and Him crucified (Psalm 85:10). The only way God can be just and justify the ungodly is in the blessed blood atonement of our precious Saviour (Isa.45:21-22). Pastor Tom Harding

Bible Study 10:30 A.M.
Morning Service 11:15 A.M.
Kingsport service 6:00 P.M.
Wednesday Worship 7:00 P.M.

Radio (Sundays):
WXCC 96.5 & 98.1 FM (new time and staion) 8:15 A.M each week