May 11, 2025
“I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Jn 10:10b
To have life “more abundantly” is not to have more in, or more of this life. It is to have more beyond this life. It is to have eternal life. ~GE
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“… The Romans shall come and take away both our place and our nation” Jn. 11:48b
This was the reason the Jewish leaders justified their plans to put the Lord Jesus to death. He was a threat to their ‘place’ and their ‘nation’. Their place was their position of power among the people. Their nation was the people from whom they received glory. Nothing has changed. Men still hate Christ because He robs them of their power and their glory. Those who hold to a free-will, works gospel hate Christ for the very same reason. Man’s will is his power and his works are his glory. We’ll not have that man reign over us. To the powerless sinner, we join our voices with that heavenly choir saying; “Thou art worthy oh Lord to receive all glory and honor and power”. Rev. 4:11. ~GE
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“Is Thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee….?” Daniel 6:20
From time to time the question rises, “Can it be that a man of Arminian (free-will) faith is actually saved?” It would do us well to rephrase the question. It is not whether Arminian faith can save, for in truth, no faith can save in the technical sense; it is God that saves. The question should be, “Can the Arminian’s god save a sinner?” For the answer, we need only ask the Arminian. I have often heard Arminian preachers and witnessers say things like, “God wants to save you, but he can’t unless….” After the “unless” comes something a sinner must do in order to enable the Arminian god to save. Every truly Arminian “gospel” leaves something in the scheme of salvation dependent on the abilities of natural man. Such a scheme is doomed to failure. Much of the heat of the Arminian debate comes from looking at Arminians and asking if they are saved. We would do better to look at their god and ask if he can save. ~Joe Terrell
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Upcoming Bible Conferences
June 6-8 Oley Grace Church, Oley, PA
June 27-29 Lantana Grace Church, Crossville, TN
Sweet Trust
“In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.” Psalm 56:11
TRUST is a wonderful thing, and SWEET is a good word to describe it. Whether between spouses, parents and children, friends, or whoever: Trust is sweet. The word implies faith, confidence and reliance, but that is not all. There is also a wonderful rest and repose in trust; a freedom from doubts suspicions, anxieties and fearful apprehensions. Trust is calm, peaceful and assured. “'Tis so sweet,” when guilty sinners can, “trust in Jesus.” ~Maurice Montgomery
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Salvation By Christ Alone
If salvation depends upon our being or doing anything, we shall inevitably be lost. Thank God, it does not; for the great fundamental principle of the Gospel is that Christ is All: man is nothing. It is not a mixture of Christ and man – it is all of Christ. The peace of the Gospel does not rest in part on Christ’s work and in part on man’s work; it rests wholly on Christ’s work, because that work is perfect, perfect forever, and it renders all who put their trust in Him as perfect as Himself! Christ must either be a whole Savior or no Savior at all. The moment a man say, “Except you be this or that, you cannot be saved,” he totally subverts the Gospel, for in the Gospel I find Christ coming down to me, just as I am – a lost, guilty, self-destroyed sinner, and coming moreover with a full remission of all my sins, and a full salvation from my lost estate, all perfectly wrought by Himself of the cross. ~C. H. Mackintosh
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A Present Salvation
“Behold, now is the day of salvation.” – 2 Corinthians 6:2
Yesterday is gone. We do not have the promise of tomorrow. NOW is all we have. I know that I cannot save anyone. I know that you cannot save yourself. However, the Gospel is preached for a verdict. I pray that we would be blessed of God TODAY to see the beauty of Christ and all that is in him for sinners such as ourselves. ~Tommy Robbins
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June 12th – 13th Vacation Bible School
9:30 to 11:45 am Age 3 to 12 years old
CALL TO WORSHIP
Hark, how the Gospel trumpet sounds
Christ and free grace therein abound
Free grace to such as sinners be
And if free grace, why not for me?
The Saviour died, and by His blood
Brought rebel sinners home to God
He died to set the captives free
Then why, my soul, why not for me?
Christ Jesus came the poor to bless
To clothe them with His righteousness
The robe is spotless, full and free
Then why, my soul, why not for me?
Eternal life by Christ is giv’n
And ruined sinners raised to heav’n
Then sing of grace so rich and free
And say, my soul, why not for thee?
(Tune: “Doxology”)
NURSERY
This Week 10:00 Star 10:45 Megan
Next Week 10:00 Jennifer D 10:45 Kaylee
Clean-Up Schedule
Week of May 11th Don & Mary Wiginton
John & Lauraine
Aaron & Olivia
Week of 18th Hugo & Zobi
Michael & Richelle
Birthdays
May 12 Logan Dunbar Jr. May 12 Jacob Torres
May 12 Tom Beraldi May 13 Lydia Taubenheim
May 13 Henri Avila May 14 Ava Fenby
May 16 Gina Belleza May 17 Brian Olson