“Sing unto God, sing praises to His Name: extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His Name JAH, and rejoice before Him.” (Psalm 68:4) ************************************************** A HYMN OF PRAISE Tune “THIS IS MY FATHER’S WORLD” SM/DOUBLE Words by JIM BYRD
1. Thy people gather now, For worship and for praise; Before Thy throne we humbly bow, And honors to Thee raise. Each benefit we trace, To Thee, dear Lord above; Accept our thanks for sovereign grace, For everlasting love.
2. We praise Thee for Thy Son, Who once was crucified; By Him redemption’s work was done, And justice satisfied. He rose to die no more, And sits upon His throne; He rules and reigns forevermore, The church’s Cornerstone.
3. Accept our thankfulness, Our praise O Lord receive; We plead Christ’s blood and righteousness, And on His Name believe. May grace now be applied, To sinners, lost, undone; For such the Savior came and died, And full salvation won.
************************************************** Daily Readings- November 27-December 3 Sunday - 1 Cor. 5-9 Monday - 1 Cor. 10-13 Tuesday - 1 Cor. 14-16 Wednesday- 2 Cor. 1-4 Thursday - 2 Cor. 5-8 Friday - 2 Cor. 9-13 Saturday- Galatians 1-3 *************************************************************************** CONGREGATIONAL SCRIPTURE READING TODAY: PSALM 32 *************************************************************************** “MANY THAT SLEEP IN THE DUST” “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” (Daniel 12:2). What a morning will this be! How distinguished from every other! Lord, how often do I now awake with thoughts of earth, and sin, and trifles, and vanity. How have I opened mine eyes this morning? Was it, dearest Jesus, with thoughts of Thee? In that solemn morning there will be no longer dreams, as now, even in our waking hours, for all childish imaginations, shadows, doubts, and fears, will be done away. Precious, blessed Lord Jesus! Cause me morning by morning, while upon earth, to awaken with sweet thoughts of Thee. Let the close of night, and the opening of the day, be with Thy dear name in my heart, on my thoughts, and on my lips; and in that everlasting morning, after having dropped asleep in Jesus, and in Thy arms by faith, may I awake up in Thy embraces, and after Thy likeness, to be everlastingly and eternally satisfied with Thee. –Robert Hawker *************************************************************************** DOCTRINES or DOCTRINE? I would not want to be critical of those who say they believe “the doctrines of grace,” but we need to understand that when the word “doctrines” is used in the Word of God, it refers to religious error. (See Matthew 15:9, Mark 7:7, Colossians 2:22, 1 Timothy 4:1, Hebrews 13:9.) On the other hand, except in a few cases, when “doctrine” is used, the reference is to the gospel or the truth of God, which is singular. Our Lord said, “My doctrine shall drop as the rain, My speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass” (Deuteronomy 32:2). Paul frequently spoke of “the doctrine.” “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee” (1 Timothy 4:16). Notice he speaks of “the doctrine,” which is singular, and yet admonishes “continue in them,” which is plural. Though it consists of several parts, various segments, the truth is singular. The apostle wrote to Titus about adorning “the doctrine of God our Savior” (2:10). There is only one true doctrine, the gospel of God’s sovereign, saving grace. It is the glad tidings of the person and work of Jesus Christ whereby He, the Representative and Substitute of His chosen people, lived in this world according to the requirements of the law, died to make satisfaction to divine justice which demanded death for sin and was raised again because by His sacrifice He had saved, redeemed and justified His people. The doctrine of grace is that blessed truth that salvation, in its entirety, is of the Lord Who freely gives His salvation to undeserving sinners according to His eternal purpose of grace. This is the gospel of the full remission of sins by the blood of Christ and justification before God upon the basis of His imputed righteousness. Rejoice in the doctrine of grace and beware of any teaching which is contrary to this gospel. “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them” (Romans 16:17). “Be not carried away by divers and strange doctrines” (Hebrews 13:9) and do not give heed “to seducing spirits or doctrines of devils” (1 Timothy 4:1). “If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed” (2 John 1:10). –Pastor Jim Byrd
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