“ Great Sermon! ” This is a beautiful scriptural Truth. This is a topic Todd has spent much of his time developing and has preached sermons related to this topic on many occasions and it shows. The sermon is a great blessing. The only thing I would like to add is his comment on the hymn, "I Surrender All" I love this hymn. I realize that no one is capable of surrendering all because of the, "the body of this death," as Paul put it in Romans 7. But don't you often have a great desire and prayer to do so? I know I do. And this song is an expression of this desire. I hope Todd doesn't ban this hymn from the service because I feel it is a great blessing for God's elect to express their desire, love, and admiration to our Lord in this manner.
“ Thank you for this sermon. ” Your said on the audio recording (41.02): "I don't want fair, I want grace. Salvation is not a matter of justice. No, it's not JUST. Hallelujah. Thank God, it's not just..." I am shocked to hear this. God's salvation is infinitely just. He is a God of infinite justice. You ask, "Why does He save anyone?" And you answer, "Because He's in charge." But it's more than that, isn't it, pastor? He saves His people, because He cannot do otherwise. He is constrained by the Law and by His Own Decree. Their sin has been covered in the blood of the Lamb. He MUST come to them. Each one realizes that they are "justified", in due time. Their soul, being resurrected from the dead, is proof that their sin is gone. It was laid upon Him, their Saviour, long ago, in eternity past. To say that, "He's in charge", is true, of course, but you must say that the Father gave these souls to His Son. He has commanded that they are the recipients of eternal life. He MUST come, by His Word and by His Spirit, and He MUST tell them that they are without blemish and without sin before Him. And hallelujah, each one is overjoyed at the news! They receive a new heart that believes all that the Father hath said! Certainly, God is in charge. But He's not an Ogre. He moves in perfect justice according to His Covenant.
“ Wow! ” What a great message, I’ve listened to it several times!
So well stated! How loving our Lord is to restore us to a better position than we even knew was possible, even though all of our lack of relationship with God, troubles, and heartache are all our own fault!
“ Great Sermon! ” Thank You Pastor Greg - I look forward to each sermon coming from Grace Gospel Church - I feel so blessed that I can tune in to the preaching there on SermonAudio.com or YouTube and have the Word of God opened to me in a way never before - May the Lord Bless and Keep You, Your wife, and Grace Gospel Church. Thank You for preaching God's Truth from His Word and Thank You for much, much encouragement from each sermon for this beggar of Grace.
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