June 12, 2005
No man can preach Christ without preaching
his doctrine; but many preach his doctrine who never preach Christ.
Daily Readings for the Week of June 12-19
Sunday Job
41-Psalm 5 Thursday Psalm 31-36
Monday Psalm
6-16 Friday Psalm 37-43
Tuesday Psalm
17-21 Saturday Psalm 44-50
Wednesday Psalm
22-30 Sunday Psalm 51-59
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We welcome Pastor Joe
Terrell to our pulpit again today. Bro. Terrell is pastor
of Grace Community Church in
Rock Valley, Iowa.
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I am preaching today for Grace Baptist Church in
Walker Creek, AR. I am scheduled to preach Monday and Tuesday for our friends
in Wichita Falls, TX.
·
Bro. Lindsay Campbell
will preach the gospel to you Tuesday evening.
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We will have our Quarterly Fellowship Dinner next Sunday after our
morning worship service.
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Missionary
Offering next Sunday
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY! Jennifer
Hellar-14th Skip
Gladfelter-15th
NURSERY DUTY
THIS WEEK
Today: Shante’ Birchum (AM) Laura Peterson (PM) Tuesday: Jayalita McCormack
(Tune: # 394 — I Surrender All)
1.
All for me Christ did surrender,
All for me He freely gave;
Holy One, made sin for sinners,
By His death my soul He saved.
(Chorus) He surrendered all,
He surrendered all,
All to be my bless-ed Savior,
He surrendered all.
2.
Coming from His throne in heaven,
Jesus laid His glory by;
Thus this sinner is forgiven,
And shall soon be glorified.
3.
E'en to death Christ did
surrender,
Even death upon a cross;
All to save the worst offender,
Mine the gain, His all the loss.
4.
At the cross the Father's pleasure,
Prospered well in Jesus' hands;
Now He's honored without measure,
So the Father's will demands.
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Happy Jack
The Poor Huckster
Once there was a poor man, a
huckster, who used to go through country villages selling his goods. This poor
creature, while going round on his journeys, heard some women singing a little
chorus. It went like this…
“I’m
a poor sinner, and nothing at all,
But
Jesus Christ is my all in all.”
Jack said to himself, “That
sure suits me.” So he started to hum the tune to himself, as he walked along.
By God’s grace, in time, the words of the little chorus worked their way into
the poor huckster’s heart.
After some time he was
converted and began to attend church regularly. Finally, he made up his mind to
publicly confess his faith in Christ and join the church. So he went to see the
pastor. The pastor asked him, “What can you say for yourself?” “Not much,” Jack
replied, “only this…
‘I’m
a poor sinner, and nothing at all,
But
Jesus Christ is my all in all.’”
“You must tell me more than
that,” the pastor said. — “No, I can’t,” Jack answered, “for that is all I
know. That’s my confession of faith.” “Well,” the pastor said, “I cannot refuse
you church fellowship, but you will have to come before the elders and deacons.
They will have to see you and judge you.”
At the appointed time the
poor huckster met with the elders and deacons. They wanted to see if they could
find some fault with him. Being asked to stand and state his experience, Jack
simply said…
“I’m
a poor sinner, and nothing at all,
But
Jesus Christ is my all in all.”
One of the old men asked,
“Is that all you have to say?” — “Yes, that’s all,” he answered. The pastor
said, “You may ask him some questions, if you wish.” So another man spoke up.
“Brother Jack, Do you have many doubts and fears?” “No,” Jack answered, “I can
never doubt that I am a poor sinner and nothing at all, for I know that I am.
And I can never doubt that Jesus Christ is my all in all, for he says he is.
How can I doubt that?”
Then another man said, “But
sometimes I lose my evidences and my graces, and then I get very sad.” — “Oh,”
Jack said, “I can never lose anything, for, in the first place, I am a poor
sinner and nothing at all. No one can rob me if I am nothing. And in the second
place, Jesus Christ is my all in all. And who can rob him? He is in heaven. I
never get richer or poorer, for I am always nothing, but I always have
everything.”
“But, my dear
brother, Jack,” another
man asked, “Don’t you sometimes
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doubt whether you are a
child of God?” — “Well, “ he said, “I don’t quite understand your question. But
I can tell you I never doubt but that I am a poor sinner and nothing at all and
that Jesus Christ is my all in all.”
They were astonished at
Jack’s simple, constant composure. They had a world of doubts and fears. When
they asked him why he never doubted, he just said, “I cannot doubt but that I
am a poor sinner, and nothing at all, for I know that, and feel it every day.
And why should I doubt that Jesus Christ is my all in all? for he says he is.”
“Oh,” one of the men said,
“I have my ups and downs.” “I don’t,” Jack replied. “I can never go up, for in
myself I am a poor sinner, and nothing at all; and I cannot go down, for Jesus
Christ is my all in all.”
The deacons and elders kept
trying to shake the simple man from his simple faith. “Why,” said one brother,
“I sometimes feel so full of grace, I feel so advanced in sanctification, that
I begin to be very happy.” “I never do,” Jack replied. “I am a poor sinner, and
nothing at all.” “Then, I go down again, and think I am not saved, because I am
not as sanctified as I used to be,” the brother continued. “I never doubt my
salvation,” Jack said, “because Jesus Christ is my all in all, and he never
alters.”
They admitted Jack into the
church, and he continued all the days of his life with this simple confession….
“I’m
a poor sinner, and nothing at all,
But
Jesus Christ is my all in all.”
That was all his experience,
and you could not get him beyond it. For the rest of his days on earth, the
poor huckster was called “Happy Jack,” because of his happiness in faith. Happy
Jack’s simple story is beautifully instructive. It sets forth a picture of
plain, simple, clear faith in Christ. It exemplifies adherence to Paul’s
admonition in Colossians 2:6. — “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus
the Lord, so walk ye in him.”
The apostle warned Timothy that the time would
come when professing Christians would not endure sound doctrine. Sound doctrine
is, of course, the pure Word of God which every preacher called of God is
charged to preach. Men having itching ears always want to hear new things and
things that are pleasing to the natural man, the man apart from Christ. They
choose men who will preach to them smooth things; things which will allow a
person to be comfortable in his sins.
The preachers themselves have itching ears for they are
desirous of hearing praise of men, and to have that praise they will preach
what their hearers desire. In contrast, the true preacher will preach the Word;
be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
longsuffering and doctrine.
The gospel has and always
will be offensive to the natural man. It addresses all men as sinners, it only
comes by revelation, it presents Christ as the effectual Savior that He is, and
tells us that He is Lord!
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Grace Bulletin
June 12, 2005
GRACE BAPTIST
CHURCH of DANVILLE
2734 Old Stanford Road-Danville, Kentucky 40422-9438
Telephone (859) 236-8235 - E-Mail don@donfortner.com
Donald S. Fortner, Pastor
Sunday
10:00 A.M. Bible Classes
10:30 A.M. Morning Worship Service
6:30 P.M. Evening Worship Service
Tuesday
7:30 P.M. Mid-Week Worship Service
Channel 6 - Sunday Morning 8:00 A.M.
Channel 6 - Wednesday Evening 6:00 P.M.
Channel 6 - Friday Evening 7:00 P.M.
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