1. We gather this day to honor the King, Who sits on His throne, His triumphs we sing; The Savior who died to atone for our sin, Came forth from the tomb and He liveth again.
2. Christ Jesus our Lord the battle has won, He died and arose, the work is all done! He took on Himself all our debt to repay, The sins of His people are all washed away.
3. To Jesus our Lord all honors we bring, And say unto death, "O where is thy sting?" Enthroned in His glory, almighty to save, King Jesus has triumphed o’er sin and the grave.
4. He rose from the tomb and reigns high above, All praise to His Name, all power and love; Made righteous in Jesus we someday shall rise, To dwell with our Savior above earth and skies. TUNE TO O WORSHIP THE KING 10.10.11.11. WORDS BY JIM BYRD *****
SCRIPTURE READINGS TODAY: MORNING: JOHN 7:32-53 EVENING: Acts 18:18-28
TRIUMPH OVER DEATH & THE GRAVE "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:55-57).
The Christian soldier may, with the greatest propriety, be said to "war a good warfare" (1 Timothy 1:19). He is engaged in a good cause; he fights under the eye of the Captain of his salvation. Though he be weak in himself, and though his enemies are many and mighty, he may do that which in other soldiers would be presumption, and has often been the cause of defeat; he may triumph while he is in the heat of battle, and assure himself of victory before the conflict is actually decided; for the Lord, his great Commander, fights for him, goes before him, and treads his enemies under his feet. Such a persuasion, when solidly grounded upon the promises and engagement of a faithful and unchangeable God, is sufficient, it should seem, to make a coward bold. True Christians are not cowards, yet, when they compare themselves with their adversaries, they see much reason for fear and suspicion on their own parts; but when they look to their Savior, they are enlightened, strengthened, and comforted. They consider who He is and what He has done; that the battle is not so much theirs as His; that He is their strength and their shield, and that His honor is concerned in the event of the war. Thus out of weakness they are made strong; and however pressed and opposed, they can say, "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us" (Romans 8:37). The whole power of the opposition against them is summed up in the words "sin" and "death;" but these enemies are already weakened and disarmed. It is sin that furnished death with its sting; a sting sharpened and strengthened by the law. But Jesus, by His obedience unto death, has made an end of sin, and has so fulfilled and satisfied the law on their behalf, that death is deprived of its sting, and can no longer hurt them. They may therefore meet it with confidence, and say, "Blessed be God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." –John Newton, author of Amazing Grace *****
WHAT’S BEYOND THE DOOR?
A dying man asked his Christian doctor to tell him why he believed that death is not the end. The doctor replied, "Because Christ, my Redeemer, is risen from the dead, and because He lives, I will live forever." The man then asked him to tell him something about the place to which he was going. As the doctor fumbled for a reply, he heard a scratching at the door, and he had his answer. "Do you hear that?" he asked his patient. "It’s my dog. I left him downstairs but he has grown impatient, and has come up and hears my voice. He has no notion what is inside this door, but he knows that I am here. He does not know what lies beyond the door, but he knows that his master is there. It is the same with me. Heaven for me is to be with Christ." –Copied *****
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
What do we mean by this expression - the sovereignty of God? We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the godhood of God. To say that God is sovereign is to declare that God is God. To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing according to His will in the army of Heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth, so that none can stay His hand or say unto Him what doest Thou? (Daniel 4:35). To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the Almighty, the Possessor of all power in heaven and earth, so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose, or resist His will (Psalm 115:3). To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is "The Governor among the nations," (Psalm 22:28), setting up kingdoms, overthrowing empires, and determining the course of dynasties as pleaseth Him best. To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the "Only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords" (1Timothy 6:15). Such is the God of the Bible. –A. W. Pink *****
"The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth." (Isaiah 23:9)
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