July 27, 2025
I am THE way
The Lord did not say, follow me, and I will show you the way. He said I AM the way. The way to where? The eternal glory and presence of God in Heaven! The One who is himself holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from sinners, was made higher than the heavens. Heb. 7:26. He alone is qualified for heaven. We don’t follow him there. We must enter that holy place, “In Him”. If we are to be found in heaven, we must be found in Christ. ~GE
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“Look unto Me and be ye saved…”
Is. 45:22
Don’t look for love, or peace, or comfort, or hope, or assurance. All those things can be counterfeited with cheap substitutes. Look for Christ. With Him will come all that we want and all that we need. ~GE
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In Christ there is no further perfection to attain. In Christ, a sinner is made to be everything that God requires him to be. In Christ, wisdom is complete, righteousness is complete, sanctification is complete, and redemption is complete. To know Him is to know it all, and to have Him is to have it all. In Christ, we are as perfectly complete as we will ever be (I Corinthians 1:30). ~Gabe Stalnaker
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It would greatly comfort all God's people, if they would rely more upon the promise, covenant, and oath of God, and less on their own frames of mind and heart. Our feelings vary with a thousand influences; but the covenant of God is sure and unchangeable.
~William Plumer
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Who can express fully the blessings of these words: “In Christ?” To be “in Christ” means to be chosen “in Him before the foundation of the world.” To be “in Christ” means that there is now “no condemnation,” accepted “in the Beloved,” and “complete in Him.” It means that “as He is, so are we in this world.” (Romans 8:1, Ephesians 1:6, Colossians 2:10 and 1 John 4:17.) It means everything to be “in Christ.” ~David Pledger
The Law Reveals Sin
If I measure a crooked wall with a perfect plumb line, it reveals the crookedness of the wall, but does not remove it. If I take out a bright light on a dark night, it reveals to me all the pitfalls and hindrances, but it does not remove them. Now the plumb line and the lamp do not create the evils which they point out. They neither create nor remove, but simply reveal. So it is with the law. It does not create the evil in man’s heart; neither does it remove it. But with unerring accuracy, it reveals it. “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Let it not be! Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” Rom. 7:7. ~Scott Richardson
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The Riches of His Grace
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” – Ephesians 1:7
Is anything on earth of greater value than the riches of God's grace? When my life here has come down to only a few minutes more, what could be worth more to me at that time than the riches of His grace? And when I leave this world and stand before the holy Lord God, how precious will be the riches of His grace then? Sinners are redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, according to the riches of His grace. Sinners enjoy the blessed reality of the forgiveness of all their sins according to the riches of His grace. And when this sinner enters heaven itself and looks into the face of Jesus Christ, it will be according to the riches of His grace! How can all the riches of this world compare to that? ~Larry Criss
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How faint the best praise! How wandering the best prayer! How selfish the best gift! When we feel that we are nearest to God, how far off we are! When we feel that we are most like God, how unlike God we are! What did the apostle say? “When I am weak then am I strong.” Our strength is always Christ, never in anything we are or do. – Henry Mahan
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Upcoming Bible Conferences
July 25-27 Redeemer’s Grace Church, Sellersburg, IN
Sept 19-21 Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church, Kingsport, TN
CALL TO WORSHIP
Glory be to God the Father;
Glory to th' eternal Son;
Sound aloud the Spirit's praises;
Hail the glorious Three in One.
May the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favor
Rest upon us from above.
Thus may we abide in union
With each other in the Lord,
And posses in sweet communion
Joys which earth cannot afford.
Thanks we give and adoration
For the Gospel's joyful sound;
Let the fruits of Thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound.
John Newton –1779
(Tune: "Jesus Calls Us")
NURSERY
This Week 10:00 Rachael 10:45 Kaylee
Next Week 10:00 Jennifer 10:45 Christine
Birthdays
July 27 Casey Jo Charron July 29 Rachael Clark
July 31 Susan Emrick