Sovereign Grace Baptist Church

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Of Princeton, New Jersey

 

AuthorClay Curtis
TitleWeekly Bulletin 10-26-2014
Bible TextPsalm 14:5
Date25-Oct-2014
Article Type Bulletin
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October 26, 2014

SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

 

LOCATION

Rocky Hill Firehouse, 2nd Floor

150 Washington Street

Rocky Hill, New Jersey, 08553

Clay Curtis, pastor

Telephone: 615-513-4464

 

Schedule of Services

Sunday 10: 15 AM Bible Class

Sunday 11:00 AM Morning Service

Thursday 7: 30 PM Midweek Service

 

Services Broadcast Live @ www.FreeGraceMedia.com/live

 

Sermons on Video @

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMz0BLtC8MXNnhcHi_KXjA

 

 

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NO DRINKS OR FOOD IN SERVICE

 

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NURSERY

We have a nursery equipped with a digital flat screen television broadcasting all services live, for children four and under.   Check the announcements.

 

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                All articles in the bulletin are by the pastor unless otherwise noted.


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NO DRINKS OR FOOD IN SERVICE

We have a nursery equipped with a digital flat screen television broadcasting all services live, for children 4 and under.


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THIS EVIL GENERATION

"There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.  There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.  There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.  There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives,  to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy form among men." (Pro 30:11-14)

     This is the generation so clearly described above.  This is that 'untoward generation' which the apostle urged us to 'save yourselves from.'    This modern generation . . .

 . . Curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.   This new age denounces everything of the older generation as old, out of date, not with the times, despising all that is good, wholesome, decent and right;  things that have their root in God's Word.  The fathers and mothers of days gone by built this country, but this generation is determined to tear it all down.

. .  Pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.   'Filthy' is the word for this generation. Filthy in talk, habits, appearance.  They make rich and famous the filthiest ones, calling them comedians (fools), celebrities . .. stars! God calls them filthy.  Nothing is forbidden in the eyes of this generation; nothing is filthy in their eyes .  . . yet they themselves are filthy and stinking. " They are all gone aside, they are all together become FILTHY . . ." (Psalm 14:2-3).

. . O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.   The eyes show it!  The thing God said He hates more than anything, "A proud look" (Prov.16:16-17), is in the eyes of this generation.  O' how abominable to God and all who love God, is the 'look at me'  look,  the 'ain't I something' look, the so-called 'sexy, come-hither' look that is upon the faces of this generation.  God hates it and says that someday soon,  "the lofty looks of man shall be humbled."  - Isa.2:11,17.

. . Teeth as swords, knives . . . devouring the poor and needy.   Cutting down someone with vicious words is sport today.

Maligning and ruining someone is the mission of the news media today.  Especially hated are the poor and needy people of God, the true worshippers of God and Christ, to whom the Lord said: "blessed are ye,  when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake."(Matt.5:11).  The Truth and the believers of It;  the Holy Word of God, and the Holy people of God, are hated and maligned by this generation more than any other.  So be it.   Let God be true and every man a liar.  Who is on the Lord's side? Save your selves from this untoward generation! Paul Mahan, pastor Central Grace Church, Rocky Mount, VA

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THEY FEAR BECAUSE GOD IS IN US

Psalm 14: 5: There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

     Have you noticed the closer this world comes to the Day of Judgment the more fearful the unregenerate world becomes? They are fearful we will run out of water, fearful of climate change, fearful of guns, fearful of terrorists. Their fear is of things. One of the false doctrines of our day is separatism—the teaching that good and evil is in things rather than in the sinner’s own heart. So with all man’s might he is trying to avoid some things and save other things. He is full of fear.  But most of all, God says they are “in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

   God is in his people. He has made us righteous. Through the Holy Spirit, Christ our God abides within each believer and Christ is in his church. (Jn 6:56; 17:23; Gal 2:20; Rev 1:13; Phil 1:6; 2:13) Therefore our fear is of God himself.  Believers are not fearful of things, nor of things the unregenerate are fearful of, not even of the ungodly themselves. By this the reprobate is reminded he is an enemy of God, “which is to them, an evident token of perdition.” (Phil 1:28) The Holy Spirit exhorts us “If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” (1 Pet 4: 14) We have no reason to even fear their anger toward us. When they feared in Moses day it was for this reason, “Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.” (Ex 15: 16) Everything—good and evil—God is working together “for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Rom 8: 28)  “What can we say to these things? If God be for us who can be against us?” (Rom 8: 29-31)

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The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. May God ever make me to know my weakness and give me grace to lean only and always upon Christ my Strength. Don Fortner, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Danville, KY

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TIME AND ETERNAL SALVATION

"He became the author of eternal salvation to all of those who obey Him."(Hebrews 5:9).

     We read here that Christ is the author, or cause of eternal salvation. The salvation that all of the elect possess is an eternal salvation. It never had a beginning and will never have an end. Mind boggling, but true! Notice the verse says that “He is the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey Him.” There is no such thing as an eternal salvation that is not experienced in time. All who obey Him in time do so because they were saved in eternity. All who refuse to obey Him in time were not saved in eternity.  

    The Lord said to the Pharisees in John 10:25, in answer to their unbelief, "You believe not, because you are not of My sheep." Who are these sheep? Christ distinguishes them in verses 27-29 by these four marks. 1). They hear His voice. 2). They follow Him. 3). They have eternal life, therefore they persevere. 4). They were given to Christ in election.  Todd Nibert, pastor of Todd’s Road Grace Church, Lexington, KY

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Job 1: 20: Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21: And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. 22: In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.