October 5, 2025
II Tim. 1:12. I know WHOM I have believed…
The WHAT of the Gospel, (the historical events concerning the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Christ); and even the WHY of the Gospel, (the precious doctrinal truths concerning sovereign election, effectual atonement, irresistible grace and perseverance of the saints); are all things men can learn from an honest study of the Bible. The WHO of the Gospel, (the glorious person of the Lord Jesus Christ) can only be known by Divine Revelation. This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. ~GE
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Whose Righteousness
There is one glaring thing that believers and unbelievers have in common. They both want THEIR righteousness to be exalted. For the unbeliever, it is something they have produced by their Will, their Works, or their Wisdom. For the child of God, it is Christ, who alone is ALL their wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. 1 Cor.1:30. ~GE
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How little we understand of God’s dealings with us! If we suffer the slightest set-back in this world’s goods or pleasures, we take it as a sign of God’s judgment and disfavor. If we prosper in this world, we believe that it is evidence of God’s pleasure with us. But, it is likely the opposite. When God would visit a man with judgment aimed at his destruction, He withholds not the goods, but the spiritual ones; and the one He truly loves is often deprived of worldly goods so that he will more readily seek spiritual goods. Which would you rather suffer, blindness of eyes or blindness of heart? Which would you rather have, riches in gold or riches in grace? Then, let each of us learn to not judge God’s ETERNAL dealings with us by His TEMPORAL dealings with us. I know that this is hard to do; but it is the essence of living faith to judge, not by what is seen, but by what is not seen, to live by faith in God’s promises, not by sight. ~Joe Terrell
"The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law" (Deuteronomy 29:29).
There are many things that I do not understand, cannot comprehend, and God has not revealed. But He understands, comprehends, and knows them. I may not know what He is doing, but He does, and I trust Him. He is and whatever He does is right because He is God! And we leave it there! Not with a sullen resignation, but with joy and confidence in Him! "The secret things belong to the Lord."
But there are also the things which are revealed. Whatever He has revealed we are bound to believe and obey. He has revealed that "whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Rather than grappling with questions that we cannot answer, we are to call on His Name to save us. That can be said regarding all that He has revealed. We are called upon to trust Him in what we do not see, and obey Him in what we do see. Oh, for grace to trust Him in what we do not see and obey Him in what we do see! ~Todd Nibert
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God hates high looks and never fails to bring them down. All the arrows of God are aimed at proud hearts. Are you glorying in your graces or in your talents? Are you glorying in riches and your increases of goods? Know for sure that God is not impressed with you in yourself. He will pull these human flowers of self-deceit up by their roots. “He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”
~Scott Richardson
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One Mediator
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim 2:5.
As the sin-bearing substitute hanging on a cross between heaven and earth, the Lord Jesus Christ is the only One that can touch God without being destroyed, and touch sinners without being defiled. ~GE
CALL TO WORSHIP
Lamb of God, Thou now art seated
High upon Thy Father’s Throne
All Thy gracious work completed
All Thy mighty vic’try won.
Every knee in Heav’n is bending
To the Lamb for sinners slain
Every voice and harp is swelling
Worthy is the Lamb to reign.
Thou for us art interceding
Everlasting is Thy love
And a blessed rest preparing
In our Father’s house above.
Soon Thy saints shall rise to meet Thee
With Thee in Thy Kingdom reign
Thine the praise and Thine the glory
Lamb of God for sinners slain!
(Tune: “Jesus Calls Us” p. 374)
NURSERY
This Week 10:00 Jennifer M 10:45 Christine
Next Week 10:00 Rachel R 10:45 Renae
Birthdays
October 9 David Belleza October 9 Megan Taubenheim
October 9 Paul Tompkins October 11 John Meyers
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Upcoming Bible Conferences
Oct 17-19 College Grove Grace Church, College Grove, TN
Oct 24-26 Grace Baptist Church, Lewisville, AR
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“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” Ps. 122:1.