January 19, 2020
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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videos are now listed as individual sermons, as well as full services—click
here.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
This Wednesday,
January 22, we are scheduled to have mid-week service rather than Thursday. I am scheduled to preach at Rescue Baptist
Church Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Brothers Ben Moyer and Rob Keller are scheduled to bring the messages
next Sunday.
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Proverbs 14: 15: The simple believeth every
word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
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“He
Careth For You!”
1 Peter 5:7
For that child of God who is laboring under some
present distress, there are no words sweeter than these — “He careth for
you!” He cares for your soul. He cares so much that he gave his only
begotten Son to redeem you from sin and supply you with every spiritual need.
Surely, if Jesus Christ died to redeem your soul from death, you must know his
great care. Not only is that so, the Lord God tenderly cares for the bodies and
the concerns of the lives of his people. Do you believe that He cares? Then
cast your care upon the Lord!
Are you
troubled about your sin? Cast it upon the Lord. Are you troubled about some
personal trial? Cast it upon the Lord. He was tempted in all points like as we
are. He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities. He is able to help them
that believe. Go, therefore, with your heavy burden to the throne of your
merciful High Priest, cast your burden there and find grace and mercy to help
in your time of need.
Pastor Don Fortner
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PRAY FOR MERCY
Here is a prayer that
God never says no to… “Have mercy upon me.” Whenever someone asks for
mercy, they are acknowledging their guilt before God, they are acknowledging
His sovereign right to give or withhold it as He sees fit, and they are
pleading their need of mercy. Everybody who truly pleads for mercy will have
it. If you say, “I asked the Lord for mercy and He did not give it to me,” then
you really never asked for mercy. You may have used the word “mercy” but that
is not what you meant. Because if you meant what the Bible means by mercy, you
would have it! The Lord did say, “Him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise
cast out.” If you are not received in mercy by Him, it is because you never
came to Him for mercy in the first place! Remember, “He delighteth in mercy.” Pastor Todd Nibert
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THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT MEAT AND
DRINK
Have we ever insisted on exercising our liberty in front
of a weak brother by saying, “The kingdom of God is not meat and drink it is
righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.” If so, we should look at this passage
again. The context says that if I know
that the kingdom of God is not meat and drink then I should bear this weakness
of my brother by not eating or drinking that which will offend him. Though I claim the kingdom of God is not meat
and drink, yet by insisting on my liberty, I’m saying it is, I sin against my
weak brother and I sin against Christ. But
if I know that Christ is my Righteousness, Peace and Joy, that true worship is
in spirit by the Holy Spirit, then I should want to limit my liberty in love to
Christ and my weak brother.
Paul exemplified this. When men tried to force Titus to be
circumcised, saying it was necessary for salvation, Paul refused. Why? By
saying it was necessary they were saying Christ is not enough. Then on another occasion,
Paul circumcised Timothy. Why? He was taking Timothy to preach in the Jew’s
temple. Paul knew circumcision is nothing:
if you are circumcised you are not better, if not you are not worse. But Paul also knew the Jews would think it
something. They would never hear him
preach the gospel of Christ if an uncircumcised, half-Gentile was sitting there
in their midst. Therefore, he had Timothy
circumcised. It showed that Paul truly
believed that the kingdom of God is not in any temporal thing we do. Paul knew
that we worship God in spirit, rejoicing in Christ Jesus and have no confidence
in the flesh. And we are still commending
Paul’s good unto this day.
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The Apostle Paul says, “Rejoice evermore. Pray
without ceasing. In everything give
thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (I Thess.
5:17-18). This is the will of God; that
we rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks. What we are, what we have, where we are, and
all that happens in the life of a believer are all according to the will of God
for us. Let us rejoice in prosperity or adversity and live in an attitude of
thanksgiving and prayer, even when we have no particular request. Very ungrateful is the man who does not set
so high a value on the love of God, the righteousness of Christ, and the hope
of eternal life that he allows anything in this life to overshadow that
wonderful gift of grace. How can I murmur and complain when I am a child of the
King of Kings? Pastor Henry Mahan
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IN THAT DAY
Paul and Barnabas had a disagreement over Barnabas’
nephew, Mark. The disagreement became so
sharp that these two brothers parted ways.
It appears in scripture they may have reconciled. But this we know, when they each dropped this
sinful flesh and came into God’s presence they were in complete harmony and
agreement with one another.
Brethren, none of us want disagreements
between our fellow brethren. We
especially do not want it to develop to the point that we part company. But we have to face the fact that it does
happen between believers. If it does it
is sweet consolation to remember that when we drop this sinful flesh and are
perfectly conformed to Christ’s image in glory none of the things that happened
in our flesh will matter. In that day, each
brother and sister will be in perfect agreement and perfect conformity as we
bow side-by-side and give our gracious God all the praise and all the glory that
Christ is our All. May God give us grace
to remember that eternal day as we face the trials of this day.