November 26, 2017
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
MEETING LOCATION
251 Green Lane
Ewing, NJ, 08368
Clay Curtis, pastor
Telephone: 615-513-4464
MAILING ADDRESS:
7 Birch Street
Pennington, NJ, 08538
Schedule of Services
Sunday 10: 15 AM Bible Class
Sunday 11:00 AM Morning Service
Thursday 7: 30 PM Midweek Service
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NURSERY
We have a nursery equipped with a
digital flat screen television broadcasting all services live, for children
four and under.
All
articles by the pastor unless otherwise noted.
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SUNDAY’S READING IN PROVERBS
Proverbs 10: 15: The rich man’s
wealth is his strong city: the
destruction of the poor is their
poverty.
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Fathers, Teach Your Children -- “And these words, which I command
thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently
unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and
when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest
up.” – Deuteronomy 6:6-7
It is the preacher/teacher’s job to teach the Word of God to us and our
children. But he can only do that on the Lord’s day and midweek. The father (grandfather) of the children is
the spiritual leader of his home and it is his responsibility to talk and teach
these things to his children throughout the week. Fathers, you must talk to
them, you must lead by example. They must hear, believe and walk by faith or
they will perish in this world; die in their sins, without God and without
Christ. It is the best thing you can do
for them. If you love them, talk to them, ‘when thou sittest and walkest and
liest down and risest up.’ Pastor Paul
Mahan
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“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even
they both are abomination to the Lord.” (Proverbs 17:15).
How this can be, I do not know, but
it is so…. when Christ was made sin on Calvary’s tree, He never ceased to be
the sinless One. Even when He was made sin, He Himself remained impeccable. He
never sinned! It is equally true that when He who knew no sin was made sin, it
became His sin. He owned it, felt all the shame, guilt, and defilement of it,
and was forsaken by God on account of it. He experienced everything about sin
with the exception of the commission of it. Here is the glory of this - just as
my sin literally became His sin, His righteousness literally became my
righteousness. With His righteousness, I the sinner am really one who has never
sinned. Pastor Todd Nibert
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WHY PREACH THIS?
When beholding the trouble and
divisions which arise because we preach the gospel that Christ, who knew no
sin, was made sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in
him, some may ask, “Why preach this? If this doctrine causes some to part then
why not cease preaching this?” If we
cease preaching this then we cease preaching the gospel of Christ and him
crucified; if we cease preaching this then we cease preaching the righteousness
of God which is what Christ came to manifest; if we cease preaching this then
we cease declaring the good news that as truly as our sin became Christ’s so
that he owned it to be his very own, Christ’s righteousness has become ours so
that we, even better, so that God owns it to be our very own. You see,
brethren, if we cease preaching this then we cease preaching the glory of God.
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THE BREACHES
Nehemiah 4: 7: But it came to pass, that
when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the
Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be
stopped, then they were very wroth, 8: And conspired all of them together to
come and to fight against Jerusalem,
and to hinder it. 9: Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a
watch against them day and night, because of them.
When the enemies heard that the
breaches in the wall began to be built up they were enraged. All the enemies
conspired together to come and fight at the point of those breaches that they
might hinder the work.
These enemies and the breaches in the wall represent satan and his seed
and that point of the doctrine of Christ they are attacking at any given
time. Our enemies are not attacking the
point of the gospel where the wall stands strong. They attack at whatever point
they think there may be a breach in the wall.
May God make us like those faithful men in this passage! Pray unto him
without ceasing because except God build up the breach then it will not be
built up. Set a watch against our enemies day and night defending Christ’s faithful
preachers who preach that point of Christ’s gospel which is most under attack so
that our enemies will not hinder the work.
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BELIEVING GOD, WE CANNOT BE PRESSURED INTO COMPROMISE
If we truly believe God, we will
serve him with confidence and peace, simply trusting his total sovereignty,
power, wisdom, and grace. The fear of man shall not be a threat to us. The
favor of man shall not be a motive to us. The circumstances of the hour shall
not pressure us. And the desire for results shall not alter our message, or
cause us to employ the devised methods of others. If we believe God, we will
simply perform our responsibilities faithfully and wait upon the Lord to
perform his work according to his own will. Pastor Don Fortner
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A man’s best
efforts to earn righteousness before God will leave him impoverished, with no
righteousness at all, but God’s mercy will make him rich. A man’s best efforts to avoid sin will leave
him in the depths of sin, but God’s mercy will lift him up to God. Then let’s shun our works and beg God for
mercy. Pastor Frank Tate
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“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy
of the vocation wherewith ye are called” (Eph. 4:1). None of us know what a day will
bring. We’re not promised the next second. While we have breath, by God’s
grace, may we consider our conduct and attitude…May we be found conducting
ourselves as children of light…walking in love, as Christ also hath loved us,
and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a
sweetsmelling savor. Pastor Marvin
Stalnaker
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MY PRAYER FOR THIS GENERATION
After the last presidential election, many
colleges and universities had to establish “safe places” in which refuge and
counseling could be found by students unable to cope with the fact that their
candidate had lost. I am unaware of any
generation in the USA before this one that was so ill-equipped for the
difficulties of life that some event as inconsequential as a political election
could drive it to despair. However, this does not greatly
surprise me. This present generation of college age students in the USA
(commonly called Generation Z – the last generation?) was raised in
a time unprecedented academically, religiously, culturally and societally.
Government schools have evicted God and His Christ. Most “Christians” are so
only in name and lip-service. Unchristian religions including atheism are
increasing. Few parents endeavor to lead their children away from the world and
to Christ. In both our society and culture, immorality and ungodliness and the
spirit of anti-Christ are becoming more pervasive. Current events suggest God
is withdrawing His restraining hand from the wicked. Christ has been made to be
“like a stranger in the land” (Jeremiah 14:8).
My heart cries for this generation. For I
have family members and friends in it. And I dearly love my country and am
greatly concerned for its future. If a political election drives many in this
generation to despair, what will they do when they face the far more
consequential events in their future? Where will they find a “safe place” and
counseling when they are no longer in their schools? What is the future of our
country when this generation is in charge of it?
How sad is the plight of those who are
ignorant of Jesus Christ the Hiding-Place (Psalm 32:7; 119:114; Isaiah 32:2)
and “Wonderful Counselor” (Isaiah 9:6)!
I therefore pray with the psalmist, “Now
also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare
Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come” (Psalm
71:18). Missionary Daniel Parks