ZEBULON BAPTIST CHURCH
Weekly Bulletin
Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. Psalm 73:24-28

PASTOR'S NOTE
Our missionary from Yucatan, Mexico, Bro. Cody Groover will be meeting with us on Tuesday evening, Sept. 09. If you would like to designate a gift to his missionary work, put your gift in the offering envelope and mark it for Bro. Cody.

NO LIFE BY LAW
It is not a lawful use of the law to seek justification and acceptance with God by our obedience to it; because it is not appointed for this end, or capable of answering it in our circumstances. The very attempt is a daring impeachment of the wisdom and goodness of God; for if righteousness could come by the law, then Christ has died in vain (Gal. 2:21, 3:21); so that such a hope is not only groundless, but sinful; and when persisted in under the light of the Gospel, is no less than a willful rejection of the grace of God. John Newton

THE TRUE GOD
Concerning the character of God, what gross mistakes men make! I believe it is a mistake about God Himself which has been the root and foundations of all the mistakes in theology. My conviction is that the freewill theology of today makes God to be less than He is. The professors of that system have come to receive its doctrines because they have not a clear understanding either of the omnipotence, the immutability, or the sovereignty of God. God has an absolute right to do what He will, with whom He will, when He will. He has the power also to accomplish that will and the ransom which enables Him to be true to His character in carrying out that will.

When Almighty God comes to the soul of a man in grace, none can stay His hand. The beauty is that the enemy's power is broken and the sinner is made willing. Satan cannot stay the conquering hand of Jehovah, and the sinner wants to be conquered. To see the holiness and mercy, the righteousness and grace, the justice and love of God in Christ, rising like a mighty sun, will put and end to the darkness and confusion of will-worship and modern fundamentalism. What will your God do? How will your God do what he does? Tell me who He is! If He is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient and dwells in the heavens, He will do what He pleases. If He is less than this, He must wait to see what you will do. But, the subdued king in Daniel 4:35 declared, "He doeth according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand or say unto Him, what doest thou?" Pastor Henry Mahan

ARE WE CONTENT?
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. So that we may boldy say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. (Hebrews 13:5-6)

We are instructed in the scriptures to be content with the things God has been pleased to graciously give us, "Having food and raiment let us be therewith content" (1 Tim. 6:8). Having a covetous heart is scriptural evidence of an idolatrous heart (Col. 3:5). A covetous spirit is unbecoming in a believer and will only grieve your heart. "Be content with such things as you have" (Heb. 13:5-6).

I ask myself and you this question. What things do we have? God has sovereignly given to His sheep, Christ Jesus Himself, "I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one" (John 17:23). When we consider that the Almighty God, possessor of all things is our Heavenly Father who cares for our soul, and provides all things for us in Christ, what peace and comfort this should afford us (1John 3:1). Having Him we have all things, "Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours" (1 Cor. 3:20). Being one with Christ, being vitally united to Him, the believer enjoys all spiritual blessings, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love" (Eph. 1:3-4).

So then, let us take this scriptural advice, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you" (Matt.6:33). "They that seek the Lord shall not want for any good thing" (Psalm 34:10). This lesson is not something we learn by intellect, but through hearing the word of God and receiving it by God wrought faith. Listen to the Apostle, "I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content" (Phil. 4:11). Pastor Tom Harding

Bible Study 10:30 A.M.
Morning Service 11:15 A.M.
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