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Grace Baptist Church of Danville

September 27, 2015

 

God’s servants are not men who serve themselves by the people of God, but men who serve the people of God by the sacrifice of themselves, gladly devoting their lives to the cause of Christ.

 

Daily Readings for the Week of September 27-October 4, 2015

Sunday                Matthew 8-10                              Thursday Matthew 19-21

      Monday                Matthew 11-12                           Friday                   Matthew 22-23

      Tuesday              Matthew 13-14                           Saturday              Matthew 24-25

      Wednesday        Matthew 15-18                           Sunday                Matthew 26

 

·      I am preaching today for Fairmont Grace Church in Sylacauga, AL, where Bro. Larry Criss is pastor. Bro. Mark Daniel will bring the messages here today.

 

Happy Anniversary:  Walter and Betty Groover-19th

 

Nursery Duty Today: Vicci Rolley

 

The Loving-kindness of My God Don Fortner

(Tune: #9 — His Loving-kindness — LM)

 

 

1.    Father, my soul delights to trace,

In my Redeemer’s lovely face,

Your loving-kindness, rich and free,

From everlasting fixed on me!

 

2.    This is the source of all my joy,

Which hell and sin cannot destroy.

In life and death my soul shall sing

The loving-kindness of my King.

 

3.    I’m numbered with the chosen race;

I’m justified and saved by grace;

I’m one with Christ, an heir of bliss;

What wondrous loving-kindness this!

 

4.    Your loving-kindness, rich and free,

Unites me to the Holy Three;

And when this mortal life is o’er,

Your loving-kindness I’ll adore!

 

5.    Till then, my soul shall daily rest

Upon my great Redeemer’s breast,

And view in His atoning blood

The loving-kindness of my God!

 

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The Golden Chain of Grace

 

Revelation 20:1-3

 

John saw our Savior, the Lord Jesus, the Angel of the Covenant, with “a great chain in his hand,” by which he has bound the prince of darkness, the devil, the old serpent, the dragon of hell. This is a chain more precious than buckets of gold. It is a chain composed of twelve unbreakable links. I picture it with twelve links, because twelve is a figurative number often used in the Word of God to speak of the whole of God’s salvation, the whole Church and Kingdom of God, and the consummation of our salvation in Christ (Revelation 12:1; 21:12, 14, 21 and 22:2). We are told that there are twelve stars crowning God’s Church, the twelve tribes of Israel, twelve apostles of the Lamb, twelve foundations of the Holy City, twelve gates in the New Jerusalem, twelve pearls in the gates, twelve angels at the gates, and twelve manner of fruit in the Tree of Life.

 

1.    The first link in the chain is the everlasting love of God (Jeremiah 31:1-3; Psalm 103:17; John 17:23-24).

2.    The second link in this chain is God’s election, the free, unconditional election of grace. In the everlasting love of God, poor sinners were chosen, elected by God, as the objects of his grace before the world began. Every sinner loved and chosen of God must and shall be saved by his grace (1 Peter 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; John 15:16).

3.    The third link is God’s eternal predestination. Every sinner loved and chosen of God in Christ before the world began was, from eternity, predestinated to the adoption of sons in Christ, adopted from eternity and predestinated to the “glorious liberty of the sons of God” (Romans 8:18-21, 29; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11; 1 John 3:1-3).

4.    The fourth golden link in this golden chain of grace is effectual atonement, particular redemption, limited atonement. Those who are loved with an everlasting love, elected, and predestinated were redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, when he laid down his life for his sheep. God’s elect, all God’s elect, and only God’s elect were redeemed by the precious blood of the Lamb. Limited atonement is the clear, undeniable, foundation doctrine of Holy Scripture. Deny it and you deny the whole gospel (Isaiah 43:1; 44:22; 53:8; Psalm 31:5; Revelation 14:3).

5.    The fifth link in the chain is irresistible grace, effectual calling. All who are loved, elected, predestinated, and made the subjects of particular redemption are effectually called, regenerated, and brought from nature’s darkness into God’s marvelous light, and are, by God’s omnipotent, irresistible mercy, made to rely on the precious blood and righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ alone for salvation (Romans 8:28; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:13).

6.    Here’s the sixth link in the chain — Divine Forgiveness. Every chosen, redeemed sinner, called by grace trusts Christ. And every sinner who trusts Christ is forgiven of all sin (Isaiah 40:1-2; 43:25; Jeremiah 50:20; Micah 7:18).

7.    The seventh golden link in this golden chain of grace is free justification in Christ. Every object of God’s everlasting love, eternal election, sovereign predestination, effectual redemption, effectual calling, and free forgiveness is also justified by the righteousness of God, the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom we are complete (Romans 3:24, 28; 4:25-5:1, 9; Galatians 3:16; Isaiah 53:11).

8.    The eighth link in this unbreakable chain of grace is perfect sanctification in Christ, by Christ, and with Christ (1 Corinthians 1:30; 6:9-11; Hebrews 10:14; Jude 1).

9.    The ninth link in the chain are all the yea and amen promises of God in Christ Jesus, special promises of grace made to and made sure to divinely loved, eternally chosen, predestined, redeemed, called, justified, sanctified sinners (2 Peter 1:4; Jeremiah 32:38; Isaiah 54:10, 17). All the promises of God are in Christ; and “all the promises of God in Christ Jesus are yea and in him amen!”

10. The tenth golden link in this golden chain of grace that can never be broken is the relentless supply of grace, grace sufficient to meet our every need as we travel through this world as Zion’s pilgrims. Though we are loved, elected, predestinated, redeemed, called, pardoned, justified, supported by special promises, and sanctified in the name of our Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God, our enemies are so many and powerful, both within and without, that we must have continual supplies of grace to enable us to persevere in the way believing God (Psalm 17:5; 84:11; Ephesians 4:7; Philippians 4:19; 1 Corinthians 10:13).

11. The eleventh link in the chain is the sure and certain preservation of God’s elect in Christ. Were it not for God’s preserving grace we would all perish in a heartbeat. But, blessed be his name, the preservation of our souls is as sure as God himself, because he has promised it (Psalm 16:1; 12:5, 7; 40:11; 119:117; Proverbs 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).

12. The twelfth link in this glorious golden chain of mercy, love, and grace which the Angel of the covenant, our Lord Jesus Christ, holds in his hand, the chain by which he holds Satan in bondage and by which he shall at last throw him into hell, is the heavenly glory awaiting his redeemed (Psalm 17:15; 23:6; 73:24; 84:11; 2 Corinthians 4:17-5:9).

 

      Child of God, rejoice! Satan is bound for you! He cannot harm you (Isaiah 54:10). He cannot accuse you before God. He cannot bring you into condemnation. He cannot prevent the success of Christ and his kingdom! Soon, God will bruise Satan under your feet (Romans 16:20; Revelation 12:11-12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Grace Bulletin

 

September 27, 2015

 

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

 

Television Broadcasts in Danville

 

Channel 6 - Sunday Morning 7:45 A.M.

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

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

 

Television Broadcasts in Harrodsburg

Channel 6 - Sunday Afternoon 3:00 P.M.

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

 

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