June 9, 2019
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
MEETING LOCATION
251 Green Lane
Ewing, NJ, 08368
Clay Curtis, pastor
Telephone: 615-513-4464
Clay@FreeGraceMedia.com
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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SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE WEBSITE: The videos are now listed as individual
sermons, as well as full services—click here.
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REMEMBER
·
Daniel Parks is scheduled to preach for us
this Wednesday, June 12, at 7:30 pm.
·
The Friday night bible class for our young
people is scheduled for the third Friday, June 20, at 7:00 pm.
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TWO CONSTANT
NEEDS
One, I need God to constantly keep me from leaning
to my own understanding, from looking to righteousness in me, from trusting holiness
in me and from being entangled again in the yoke of bondage, lest I glory in
myself. At the same time, I need God to
keep making Christ unto me Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification and Redemption,
that I might glory only in the Lord.
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DEPARTURE
“The time of my departure is at hand”
(II Tim. 4:6). Paul spoke of his death as a departure. The word
means “an unloosing, a dissolving into separate parts” (Vine Greek dictionary).
When the believer dies, he is set free. The holy nature and the
evil nature, which are together here, are finally separated. When my
sinful nature is gone, I will truly be set free. Is it any wonder Paul
said, “To die is gain.” Truly, if I am a believer, the day of
death is better than the day of birth.
Pastor Todd
Nibert
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We are
all familiar with the scripture “Salvation is of the LORD” (Jon 2:9). When a person needs salvation they need another
to do all the saving. If a person can
contribute then he only needs some help.
Sinners need salvation! Salvation
is of the LORD entirely, with no contribution from the sinner.
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WHAT
SHOULD MINISTERS DO FOR YOUR INFANTS?
Many sects perform a sacrament or ritual on infants purported
to “Christianize” them. Having been asked to perform such ceremonies, I
respond:
1. I
must not baptize your infant. To do so would be contrary to the Biblical
doctrine of Christian baptism. It teaches that this ordinance is for only
believing disciples of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:12, 36-38).
2. I
cannot christen your infant. To christen is to “make Christian”.
I would lie if I claimed this power. None but God can make a Christian.
3. I
cannot dedicate your infant. I cannot dedicate to the Lord what does not
belong to me.
4. But here is what I will gladly do
for your infant: 1) I will join you in praying for your children.
2) I will show to you from the Holy Scriptures your God-given
responsibilities to your children and how to fulfill them. 3) If you will
faithfully bring your children to the worship services, I will teach and preach
to them the Word of God and the gospel of Christ in the hope that He will save
them and use them for His glory. 4) I will tell you that it is not too
late to start doing these things. Evangelist Daniel Parks
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WALK IN LOVE... Ephesians 5:2
This is the law of Christ's kingdom.
This is the believer's rule of life. This is the characteristic of God's elect.
“We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.
He that loveth not his brother abideth in death...He that loveth not knoweth
not God; for God is love.” Love is patient, not irritable. Love is
longsuffering, not easily offended. Love is kind, not mean. Love is sacrificial,
not selfish. Love is caring, not cruel. Love is forgiving, not hostile. Love is
trusting, not suspicious. Love is thoughtful, not rash. Love is generous, not
greedy. Love is faithful, not irresponsible. Love is lasting, not temporary.
Someone said, “If this is what true Christianity is, then there are few
Christians in the world today.” He was right. “Faith worketh by love.”
The two go together. They cannot be separated. Where there is true faith in Christ
there is true love for the brethren.
Pastor Don Fortner
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CHRIST
IS ALL—Col 3:11
When scripture
declares “Christ is All” it does not mean Christ is merely the central part of
the gospel. Men say they preach a “Christ-centered
gospel.” It does not mean that. It means Christ is the Gospel—"Christ
is All.” Only consider a few of the titles and offices of Christ given us in
the scripture:
Christ is the last Adam (1Co 15:45), the
believer’s Advocate with the Father (1Jo 2:1), the Alpha and Omega,
beginning and end, which is, and which was and which is to come, the Almighty (Re
1:8), the Amen—the faithful and true witness (Re 3:14), the Apostle of our
Profession (Heb 3:1), the Arm of the Lord (Isa 51:9 53:1), the Author and
Finisher of our Faith (Heb 12:2), the Author of Eternal Salvation (Heb 5:9), the
beginning of the Creation of God (Re 3:14), God’s Beloved Son in whom the
Father is well-pleased, who God commands us to hear (Mt 12:18), the Blessed and
only Potentate (1Ti 6:15), the Righteous Branch (Isa 4:2), the Bread of Life (Joh
6:32), the Captain of our Salvation (Heb 2:10), the Chief Shepherd (1Pe 5:4), the
Christ of God (Lu 9:20), the Consolation of Israel (Lu 2:25), the Chief Cornerstone
(Ps 118:22), the Counsellor (Isa 9:6), the Covenant (Is 42:6), the Creator (Joh
1:3), the Dayspring (Lu 1:78), the Deliverer (Ro 11:26), the Desire of all
Nations (Hag 2:7), the Door (Joh 10:7), the Elect of God (Is 42: 1), the Everlasting
Father (Isa 9:6), the First Begotten (Re 1:5), the Forerunner (Heb 6:20), the Glory
of the Lord (Isa 40:5), he is God (Isa 40:3 Joh 20:28), he is God Blessed (Ro
9:5), the Good Shepherd (Joh 10:11), the Governor (Mt 2:6), the Great High
Priest (Heb 4:14), the Head of the Church (Eph 1:22), the Heir of all Things (Heb
1:2), the Holy One (Ac 3:14; Mr 1:24; Isa 41:14), the Horn of Salvation (Lu
1:69), the I Am (Joh 8:58), the Image of God (2Co 4:4), Immanuel (Isa 7:14), Jehovah
in whom is everlasting strength (Isa 26:4), Jesus for he shall save his people
from their sins (Mt 1:21), the Prophet (Deut 13: 3, 5; Jn 6:14; Acts 3:23),
the LORD our Righteousness (Jer 23: 6), the King of Kings and Lord
of lords (1 Tim 6: 15; Rev 17: 4; 19: 16), the Light (Jn 8:12), the
Master and Lord of the believer (Jn 13:13), the Sun of righteousness
(Mal 4:2), our Shield and Reward (Gen 15:1), our Strength, Song, and Salvation
(Ex 15:2), our Passover (1 Cor 5:7), the Prince of Peace (Is 9:6), our Propitiation
(1 Jo 2:2), our Portion (Ps 73: 26), the Pearl of great price (Mt 13: 46), the
Way, the Truth and the Life (Jn 14:6) and the Resurrection (Jn 11: 25).
This is by no means all of the titles and
offices Christ holds. And men want to
preach something else? Do you see that Christ
is All? Do you believe that
Christ is All? Christ is the believer’s
acceptance with God. (Eph 1:6; Col 2: 9-10) He is the one thing needful (Lu
10:41-42) If you believe on Christ alone
then you have All!