January 30, 2011
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
Weekly Meeting Location
Rocky Hill Firehouse, 2nd floor
150 Washington St., Rocky Hill, NJ 08553
Sunday
10 AM Bible Class
11AM Morning Service
Thursday
7 PM Midweek Service
FOR THE SCRIPTURE SAITH
Romans 10: 11: For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed
God has recorded in his word what he brings about by his power in his vessels of mercy. There is no ambiguity here because it is written. When God brings life and immortality to light through the gospel within his children, the believer shall not any longer be ashamed, confused or uncertain but shall believe and confess that Christ is salvation, without any merit to be added by the believer whatsoever (1 Cor 2: 12).
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We are not reading our own fancies into Scripture; we are not using, in allowable freedom, words which had another meaning altogether to adorn our own theology, but we are apprehending the innermost meaning of prophecy, when we see in it Christ and his Salvation (1 Peter 1: 10). Alexander Maclaren
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NO MORE SIN
The Lord Jesus Christ was touched with the feelings of our infirmities. He was made in the likeness of sinful flesh, yet without sin. In a similar way, the child of God, who has a new nature, created in the likeness of Christ, is touched with the feeling of immortality. He is touched with the feeling (desires of the heart) for holiness and righteousness . . . yet without perfection. There is a new man inside, who is perfectly holy, yet there is an old man that keeps us in our imperfect state, subject to (but not under the dominion of) sin. The child of God will not be perfected until He leaves this body of death. His whole being, body, soul and spirit, will not be perfected until he is clothed with immortality. Just as Christ assumed His glorified body and was no longer subject to infirmities, so shall we be clothed with our glorified bodies. What a day that shall be! No more sin!!
Paul Mahan is pastor of Central Grace Church of Rocky Mount, VA
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THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE
The “good news” of the gospel is that there is a substitute who has stood in the place of every repentant sinner and bore the wrath of God in his place. He did this for all whom the Father had given him from all eternity. It is for them that he prays in John 17. They are “His Sheep.” The Father gave them to him; and he died for them (John 10:15, 29). Substitution is at the very heart of the gospel. Christ did not simply give his life to make salvation possible for those who contribute their part to what he has done by repenting and trusting Christ. He it is that gives repentance and faith (2 Timothy 2:25; Ephesians 2:8). Christ did not say to the religious Jews of his day that they were not of his “sheep” because they did not believe; rather, he says, “Ye believe not because you are not of my sheep.” If they had been his sheep they would have believed. The “good news” is that all whom the Father has given to the Son, and for whom he died will believe and manifest true repentance and faith. This they will do willingly and with gratitude in their hearts. It is God’s work. He cannot fail. Bill Clark
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
· February 6, we will have lunch together after the services.
· February 20, at 7pm, at our home we will have our youth bible study. We will continue to have them the 3rd Friday of each month.
SERMONS
After clicking on the following sermon links you will go to sermon notes where you will find an option at the top of the page to access the audio.
Finding Grace
Righteousness of Faith
ARTICLES
The Individual Believer
Christ's Children are his Treasure
The Believer's Treasure is Christ
Emptying and Filling the Hand
Preservation
Faith is the Substance
The Happy Ending
ARTICLES FROM OTHERS
God Hears Every Word
Today's Religion Questioned
How Lost We Were?
The Heart and the Mouth
Naked Before God
Are We Hearers Only?