October 25, 2009

Bible Study 10:00-10:30 A.M.
Morning Service 10:45 A.M.
Evening Service 6:00 P.M.
Wednesday Worship 7:00 P.M.

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Call to Worship
Maurice Montgomery

Where two or three together meet,
In faith and fear at Jesus' feet,
His promise is that He'll be there;
"Tis to His saints a cherished hour.

Oh! Lion of Judah! Lamb of God!
Eternal Son! Incarnate Word!
We come before Thee in this hour,
To worship Thee in praise and prayer.

As we, dear Lord, Thy Word attend,
Show us Thy grace that purged or sin,
Lord, cause Thy face on us to shine;
Remind us, Lord, that we are Thine.

Oh! Lord, we praise Thee for Thy grace,
That brought us here to seek Thy face;
And ‘till our earthly race is won,
"Oh Lamb of God, to Thee, we come.

(Tune: "Just As I Am")
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Psalms 34:7 "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
This Week's Nursery Schedule
Today, Sunday School: Julie Thornbury and Kathy Faulkner
AM Worship Service: Savannah Tate and Lee Tate
PM Worship Service: Sandy Thornbury
Wednesday, October 28st: Sabrina Keesee
Next Sunday School: Nancy Hogsten and Earlein Meadows
Next Sunday AM: Tammi and Joanna Holbrook, Julie Thornbury
Next Sunday PM: Kerry Simpson
Church Cleaning: Dale and Sharon Parker________________________________________
"IF A PERSON IS TRULY SAVED...?"
Henry Mahan

I introduced a Sunday morning sermon with an excellent question asked by a friend, "If a person is truly saved by the grace of God in Christ, will he love, rejoice, give, share, forgive and endeavor to glorify Christ in his life or MUST HE BE TAUGHT THESE THINGS? My answer: "Yes, he will and yes, he must."
The principles of grace and truth are in the heart by regeneration, as is the love of Christ and love for others; but children must be taught, reminded, corrected and even chastised. "Go ye and make disciples, TEACHING THEM to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you"(Matthew 28:20). The very fact that our Lord gave us the Lord's Table to "do in remembrance of Me" is proof enough that we need to be taught and reminded of spiritual truth.
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;"

You that are young, give heed to this. Remember Him who made you. All that you have or shall have comes from Him. The Salvation that you need comes from Him. Remember Him now in your youth, before time and age have their way with you and sin hardens you even more. O the blessedness of knowing God at an early age. ~Pastor John Chapman
JOB'S SURE KNOWLEDGE
Don Fortner

The Lord had taken every comfort of life, every source of earthly joy, and every form of temporal good away from his servant Job. His property, his health, his riches, his influence, his children, and his friends were all gone! And his wife was as good as gone. Job was completely alone in this world, alone with his boils, his pains, and his toubles. But in the midst of his troubles, Job found an argument for peace and sweet comfort for his soul - "I know that my Redeemer liveth!" He was driven by the precious trial of faith to look to God, his Redeemer, alone for comfort. His trials drove him away from every earthly good into the arms of his Redeemer. Blessed is the man whose trials cause him to flee to Christ! In the midst of sorrow, Job found great joy. In the midst of trouble, he found great peace. In the midst of darkness, he discovered great light. In the midst of uncertainty, he possessed a sure knowledge, by which his soul was possessed with peace. Job's statement, "I know that my Redeemer liveth," may be translated three ways.
1. "I KNOW THAT MY KINSMAN LIVETH!" Christ is our nearest kinsman, and he is our kinsman by his own gracious choice. If the Son of God is my Kinsman, then all is well!
2. "I KNOW THAT MY VINDICATOR LIVETH!" At the appointed time, God will vindicate his own. He will set the crooked straight. Oh, for grace to trust Christ to be our Vindicator! The saddest passages in the Book of Job are those in which Job attempted to vindicate himself. Job's foolish attempts at self-vindication have led many to conclude (erroneously) that Job was a lost man, because this is out of character for a man of faith.
3. "I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH!" Christ, who is our God, is our Redeemer. He has redeemed us from the curse of the law by his blood. He has redeemed for us all that we lost in the fall. He has redeemed us from the bondage of sin by the power of his grace. And he shall redeem us from the grave at last. If my Redeemer lives, I have peace!

HURRICANE ROAD
GRACE CHURCH

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of GOD in him."

2 Corinthians 5:21