November 1, 2020
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
Meeting Location and Mailing Address
251 Green Lane
Ewing, NJ, 08638
Clay Curtis, pastor
Telephone: 615-513-4464
Clay@FreeGraceMedia.com
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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videos are now listed as individual sermons, as well as full services—click here.
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Nov Cleaning: J Keller
Family Yard/Mulch Week of 1st: Ben M
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Proverbs 15: 18: A wrathful
man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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This being the week of the presidential election let
us remember this comforting truth concerning our sovereign God “…he removeth
kings, and setteth up kings” (Dan 2: 21).
No matter the outcome Tuesday the throne over the holy nation in which
we are citizens knows no term limits. Our
eternal security is that the very same one who shed his precious blood to make
us his purchased possession “hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS” (Rev 19:16)
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When Christ cried from Calvary’s cross, “It is finished,” He could have cried, “God is satisfied,” and it would have
meant the exact same thing. David Eddmenson
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Some imagine a believer makes a co-effort with God to
become gradually more holy until at last he is perfect and accepted into
heaven. When it comes to offerings presented
to him, God declares “it shall be PERFECT to be ACCEPTED; there shall be no
blemish therein” (Lev 22: 21). When it
comes to Christ’s offering God declares, “by one offering he hath PERFECTED
for ever them that are sanctified” (Heb 10: 14). Therefore, when it comes to you who Christ
sanctified God declares, “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein
he hath made us ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED” (Eph 1: 6).
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It is the
duty of every son and daughter of Adam to believe God and obey the gospel (Rom.
16:26), and woe unto those who remain in disobedience and rebellion (II Thess.
1:8-10); but it is not only the duty, but the wonderful privilege and happiness
of the children of God to believe Him, have confidence in Him, and trust Him at
all times. What a blessed state we are
in when we are able to trust and rest in our great God in all circumstances,
whether they are comfortable or painful to the flesh. “Tis so sweet to trust in
Jesus.” What a wonderful truth! So simple, yet so sublime, so childlike, yet
so mature.
Would to
God we could abide in such a state, our souls in perfect peace because our
minds are stayed upon Christ, trusting Him (Isa. 26:3, 4; Phil. 4:5-7; Matt. 6:
25-34). We ought to be like old Ezra,
who having spoken such great things about his sovereign covenant God, was
“ashamed” at the thought of asking the king’s protection for his long dangerous
trip to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:22). We profess that our God is absolutely sovereign
over all things…let us pray for faith to live accordingly. We say that He makes all things to work
together for our good (Rom. 8: 28)…let us pray to trust Him, and rest our souls
in His sovereign will, with thanksgiving. Let us pray that our practice would
be more consistent with our preaching, so that our great God would be honored
more, and we would be “ashamed” less. Maurice Montgomery
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When the apostle Paul, along with some Roman soldiers,
was providentially found to be in the midst of a storm called “Euroclydon,” he
gave this word of assurance to all those who were fearing for their lives…“sirs,
be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me”
(Acts 27:25). The Lord had promised Paul that he must stand before Caesar (Acts
27:24) and the apostle, by the grace of God, rested in the Lord’s word. There
was no way that God’s word would fail.
Brethren,
we’re all promised that our faith shall be tried, (James 1:3), but may the Lord
bring back to our minds His promise to each of His own…“I’ll never leave
thee, nor forsake thee.” And by the grace of God, the Lord’s people believe
that it shall be as it was told them.
Marvin Stalnaker
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HIS PURCHASED
POSSESSION
“Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory” (Ephesians
1:14)
Beloved, the earnestness of our inheritance is that we
are His purchased possession, purchased with His precious blood. Beloved, we
are and will be redeemed in that day, unto the praise of His glory, not ours.
All of God’s people, through His unmerited grace and revelation, are made to
know, believe and rejoice in this — Christ is the author and finisher of their
faith; they are kept through His faithfulness, and not their own [Hebrews 12:2,
1 Peter 1:5]. Joseph Murphy
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Apart from Jesus
Christ there is no reason for me or anyone else to exist. He is our reason for
everything for time and eternity. Colossians 1:16-17 “For by him were all things created, that are
in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by
him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things
consist.” John Chapman
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ARE YOU PREPARED?
Genesis 46: 30: And Israel said unto Joseph,
Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
When
Israel saw his son, Joseph, it foreshadowed the blessing of beholding the Son
that would come through Israel ages later, the Lord Jesus Christ. When Simeon saw the Lord Jesus he said the
same as Israel, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according
to thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy Salvation” (Lu 2: 29-30). No matter what else we may be preparing for
in this life the question is “Are you prepared to die?” Only when we have cast
all our care into Christ’s hand, trusting Christ to present us in his perfection
alone, are we prepared to meet holy God (Col 1: 21-23). Are you prepared?