All Glory to Christ Tune "THERE IS A FOUNTAIN" CM/DOUBLE Words by JIM BYRD
1. Let all who trust the Savior’s Name,
Sing praises to the Lord;
O may His Name be ever praised,
By all the church adored.
O what a wondrous stoop for Him
To come to earth and die;
Yet for our sins the Savior came,
God’s law to satisfy.
2. Upon Him all our guilt and shame,
Was made to meet that day;
And by His sacrificial death,
Ours sins were washed away.
Behold He ever lives above,
For us to intercede;
He is the way, the truth, the life,
For all His chosen seed.
3. Soon He shall come with trumpet sound,
And all the world shall see;
That Jesus is the Lord of lords,
And praise His majesty.
So sing the praises of His Name,
His glories now confess;
He is our Savior, God and King,
The Lord our Righteousness. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory." (1 Timothy 3:16) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The people for whom Christ died, arose and ascended are as secure as the Savior’s righteousness is perfect. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
"THE PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH"
"...The church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth" (1 Timothy 3:15). The reason the church is "the pillar and ground of the truth" is because "the truth" is the pillar and ground of the church. It is upon "the truth" of the substitutionary, justice-satisfying death of Jesus Christ that we find our firm, immovable, acceptable standing before the Lord. As a result of being established upon Christ the solid Rock, it is now our responsibility to be "the pillar and ground of the truth." We are spiritual Jerusalem of whom it is written "...and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth" (Zechariah 8:3). God has entrusted the gospel of His Son to us and our business is to hold forth and proclaim "the truth." We are certainly not the authors of "the truth," but we are custodians of "the truth." The church of Christ does not water down "the truth," destroy "the truth," or compromise "the truth." We embrace "the truth," declare "the truth" and defend "the truth," no matter the opposition. "The truth" which we hold up is a glorious monument to every attribute of God. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE SACRIFICES OF THE PRIESTHOOD
It is interesting to note that in the New Testament, the name "priest" is never attributed to any specific minister of the gospel. Rather, all of those chosen by the Father unto salvation, redeemed by the Son and regenerated and effectually called by the Holy Spirit to faith in the Savior are said to be "a royal priesthood," (1 Peter 2:9), that is, "kings and priests" (Revelation 1:6). We are a kingdom of priests. What was the duty of the Old Testament priest? The writer of Hebrews said, "Every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices which can never take away sins" (Hebrews 10:11). We know that we have one Great High Priest of Whom it is written, "But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God" (Hebrews 10:12). Christ, our High Priest, offered the sacrifice of Himself which satisfied divine justice and put away the sins of His people forever. A full, free, unconditional pardon belongs to all those for whom Christ made satisfaction to the law of God by dying in their stead and rising again for their justification. However, though we as a kingdom of priests do not offer unto God sacrifices which are of an expiatory nature, nevertheless we do offer Him sacrifices. "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 2:5). Here are six sacrifices which we offer to the Lord.
1. The sacrifice of a broken heart and a contrite spirit, Psalm 51:17.
2. The sacrifice of thanksgiving, Psalm 116:17; 107:22.
3. The sacrifice of praise, Hebrews 13:15.
4. The sacrifice of joy, Psalm 27:6.
5. The sacrifice of generosity, Philippians 4:18; Hebrews 13:16.
6. The sacrifice of ourselves, Romans 12:1.
As ransomed sinners, we offer sacrifices to God and when these are offered to Him through Christ, both the offerer and the offering are acceptable unto God. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
First Baptist Church
881 Van Dyke Road, P.O. Box 155, Almont, Michigan 48003
810-798-8888
Jim Byrd, Pastor Sunday Schedule:
8:30 a.m. Television Broadcast over Cable Channel 97
in Almont, Imlay City and Dryden
9:45 a.m. Bible Classes
10:30 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible Study and Youth Groups
Pastor Byrd’s messages are accessible on www.freegraceradio.com,
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