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Grace Baptist Church of Danville

October 27, 2013

 

Universal redemption, the notion that the Son of God died to redeem those who are forever lost in hell is the greatest blasphemy hell ever invented. It declares that God is unjust, punishing sin twice, once in His Son and then in the sinner. It asserts that man is his own Savior, declaring that the blood of Christ, the will of God, and the grace of God are made effectual by man’s will. It asserts that the Lord Jesus Christ is a frustrated failure, unable to save the people for whom He died. Universal redemption is an utter denial of the very Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ! It must not be tolerated!

 

Daily Readings for the Week of October 27-November 3, 2013

Sunday                Luke 23                                                                    Thursday       John 5-6

            Monday                      Luke 24                                                                     Friday John 7-8

            Tuesday                    John 1-2                                                                    Saturday                    John 9-10

            Wednesday  John 3-4                                                                    Sunday                      John 11-12

 

·      I am preaching today for West Ham Baptist Tabernacle in London, England, where Bro. Rueben Danladi is pastor.

·      Bro. Frank Hall will preach the gospel to you in both services today. The Lord willing, Pastor Larry Criss will be here to preach to you Tuesday.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  Susan Grant-28th     Rickey Dale Birchum-29th     Sandy Gladfelter-3rd

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

 Cliff & Martie Hellar-10th    Bob & Mary Dudd-19th    Don & Denise Raneri-23rd

NURSERY DUTY THIS WEEK

Today:  Shante’ Birchum (AM) Pam Wood (PM)          Tuesday: Sherri Warta

 

Jehovah Loves His Saints!Don Fortner

(Tune: #188  — I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord! — SM)

1.    Jehovah is our God,

Our Portion and our Friend:

So let us sound His praise abroad,

And trust Him to the end.

2.    Jehovah loves His saints,

Delights in all His own,

Though in ourselves sinful and faint,

Accepted in the Son!

3.    He calls us His beloved,

And condescends to dwell

With sinners, who His mercy prove,

Redeemed from death and hell.

 

4.    Rejoice, dear favored ones, —

Your God delights in you!

Let love and mercy be your song,

And heav’nly joys pursue!

 

“If I perish, I perish.”

Esther 4:15

 

As we read this history of Esther going in before the king, full of fear, doubt, and a thousand misgivings, we call to mind the state in which many of God’s elect go in before King Jesus seeking mercy. And as we behold the kindness and complacency with which Ahasuerus received Esther, our hearts must surely be moved to contemplate the everlasting mercy, love, and grace the Lord Jesus shows to all mercy beggars at the throne of grace. Coming to Christ in faith, we now blush with shame to remember that we once feared coming to Him.

 

Contrast

Esther went in before the king uncalled and contrary to the law. Yet she found favor. But every poor sinner who knows his need of Christ is called, invited, even commanded to come to Christ the great King of Grace. The golden sceptre of our great Sovereign is always held out in mercy. Our God is God who waits to be gracious and delights in mercy! Sinners have no uncertainty, no “ifs,” or “maybes” respecting our reception at the Throne of Grace.

We have no Hamans to oppose us. Satan the adversary, who stands to resist God’s Joshuas, is perpetually rebuked and silenced by our mighty Michael, the Lord Jesus! We have a sure, successful, all-prevailing Advocate with the Father, who ever lives both to plead our cause and to secure our acceptance.

 

Holy Boldness

Oh for grace always to come to the Throne of Grace with holy boldness, not in slavish fear and chains of bondage! The redeemed of the Lord ought always to come to God as those whom the Son of God has made free, as the sons of God. If we draw near by the blood of the cross, we may draw near with joyful confidence. If we come to God in Christ’s name, trusting His blood and righteousness, His merit and His person as our only access to the thrice holy God, we have every reason to come, not as Esther, saying, “If I perish, I perish,” but with confident assurance.

 

Mordecai’s Honor

King Ahasuerus asked Haman, “What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?” Shall we not ask the same concerning our dear Savior, the Lord Jesus? “What shall be done unto Him whom God delighteth to honor?” God has made Him both Prince and Savior. All principalities and powers have been made subject unto Him. Why? Because the Lord Jehovah is delighted with Him and delighted to honor Him. He has not only given Him a name which is above every name, but it has pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell.

How shall you and I honor Him whom the Father delights to honor? There is but one way. The Father honored the Son by putting all things into His hands, by trusting Him (Ephesians 1:12). That is precisely how we must honor our Lord Jesus, by faith in Him, by trusting him, by putting all things in His hands. Oh for grace so to trust my Savior! As the Lord God commits all His purpose,   all  His  people,   all  His  will,   and  all   His  glory  to   the  God-man Mediator, Christ Jesus, so would I commit all my salvation, all my life, all things to Him.

            As all the evil intent of Haman was overruled, and all the mischief he caused was overturned, soon our great God and Savior shall overturn all the mischief our adversary the devil has caused in His creation, and overrule his intended harm for our everlasting benefit and joy. O Spirit of God, give us grace to honor our Savior by trusting Him with all things, in all things, for all things, and at all times!

 

 

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“There shall Ye See Him”

Mark 16:7

 

These words were spoken by the angel to the women who came to the tomb where three days before they had watched as Jesus body was laid there. At the angel’s command, Mary went to tell the disciples the wonderful message as they mourned and wept.

 

“There” — At the Place Appointed

The Lord Jesus told His disciples the same night He was betrayed and arrested, that He would be crucified, but that He would rise again and meet them in Galilee. He has appointed a time when every child of God will meet Him. He has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation. And when our appointed time has come, we shall go there, where our Forerunner has already for us entered. As assuredly as He promised them that He would, after He arose, go before them into Galilee, and see them there, He will bring all His redeemed to be with Him where He is.

 

“There shall Ye See”

Now, at the very best, we see through a glass darkly. But there, we shall know even as we are known. “There” we shall see clearly that our great and wise heavenly Father did all things well for us. We shall see, and know, that He has worked all things together for our good, our eternal good.

And when to that bright world I rise, and join the anthems in the skies,

Above the rest this note will swell, — My Jesus has done all things well!

 

“There shall Ye See Him”

Is this not the very sweetest portion of all that heaven shall be? All the saved with their Savior, all the redeemed with their blessed Redeemer. What a day, glorious day that will be! Just as the Lord promised His disciples before His crucifixion, so He has promised all believers, that where He is, there shall they be also. He also told them that night of His arrest: “And ye now therefore have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.” Oh, how our hearts will rejoice when all our nights of weeping are over, and the glorious eternal dawning of that day shall come, when we shall forever be with the Lord. Yes, “There” we shall see Him.

Now, in a song of grateful praise, to Christ my Lord my voice I’ll raise;

With all His saints I’ll join to tell, — My Jesus has done all things well!

—Pastor Larry Criss

 

The Grace Bulletin

 

October 27, 2013

 

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

 

Schedule of Regular Services

 

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

 

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Channel 6 - Wednesday Evening 6:00 P.M.

Channel 6 - Friday Evening 7:00 P.M.

 

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Channel 6 - Friday Evening 6:00 P.M.

 

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