October 26, 2025
“Peace, peace, when there is no peace.” Jer. 6:14
The wisdom of the world speaks false peace to men by telling them that their sin is not their fault. They are either a victim of their circumstances or are afflicted with a disease. Works religion speaks false peace to men by telling them that their sin is their fault, but that they have the power to fix it. By decision and dedication, they can amend their ways. The Gospel of God’s free and sovereign grace speaks the truth to sinners by telling them that their sin is all their fault, and they can’t fix it. It shuts sinners up to Christ as the only One who can put away their sin and give them peace with God by the sacrifice of Himself. ~GE
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Christ + Anything = Nothing
Christ + Nothing = Everything
This heavenly arithmetic the natural man cannot comprehend. But it is the teaching of Holy Scripture. “If ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.” This is Christ + anything = nothing. “Christ is all and in all.” This is Christ + nothing = everything! It is the difference between trusting Christ alone and trusting Christ and………...
One leads to heaven. The other leads to hell. One is simple, the other is complicated. One gives Christ all the glory. The other gives man the glory. One is saving. The other is not. ~Todd Nibert
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“I have taken all my good deeds, and all my bad deeds, and cast them through each other in a heap before the Lord, and fled from both, and betaken myself to the Lord Jesus Christ, and in him I have sweet peace.”
~David Dickson, Scotland (1789-1842), on his deathbed
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The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.
~A.W. Pink
Come!
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28
The Lord Jesus does not bid the laboring and heavy-laden “go and
work.” Those words would carry no comfort to heavy consciences – it would be like requiring labor from an exhausted man. No! He bids them “Come!” He does not say, “Pay Me what you owe.” That
demand would drive a broken heart into despair – it would be like
claiming a debt from a ruined bankrupt. No! He says, “Come!” He
does not say, “Stand still and wait.” That command would only be a mockery – it would be like promising to give medicine at the end of a week to one at the point of death. No – He says, “Come!” Today – at once- without delay, “Come unto Me!” “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.” ~J.C. Ryle
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Faith…is not life giving, but proof of life. Faith is not a work for salvation, but a work of salvation. Faith is not what saves us but is certain proof God has saved us. Faith is not a condition we meet, but the condition God’s Spirit puts in us to “make us meet” (Col. 1:12). Is all this important? Do we split theological hairs here? NO! NO! For the Glory of God is at stake! That other (false) gospel says faith is man’s work, man’s will. But no, faith is “Not of yourselves, but the gift of God” (Eph. 2:8). Faith is “According to the working of His mighty power” (Eph. 1:19). Therefore, it is, “To the praise of the glory of His grace” (Eph. 1:6)…and not rather “To the praise of our faith.” ~Paul Mahan
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The Unstoppable Force of God’s Grace
Grace is not merely doctrine, but an unstoppable force of God. It is never without effect! We are chosen by grace with the undeniable effect that we are His. We are redeemed by grace with the certain effect that we are free. We are called by grace with the inescapable effect that we come to Him. We are preserved by grace with the inevitable effect that we shall be with Him forever.
~Joe Terrell
CALL TO WORSHIP
Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song,
The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue;
Thy grace all sufficient, from first to the last,
Has won my affections and bound my heart fast.
Without Thy sweet mercy, I could not live here;
Sin soon would reduce me to utter despair;
But through Thy free goodness, my spirit revives,
And He that first made me still keeps me alive.
Great Father of mercy, Thy goodness I own,
And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son;
All praise to the Savior, Whose offerings Divine,
Make mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.
(Tune: “How Firm a Foundation” p. 268)
NURSERY
This Week 10:00 Irene 10:45 Olivia
Next Week 10:00 Pam 10:45 Grace
Birthdays
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I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. Ps 122:1-4