June 8, 2008
Sunday 10:00am WLEX TV Channel 18

It is requested that children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.

HYMN FOR THE DAY

Look upon me, Lord, I pray Thee
Let Thy Spirit dwell in mine
Thou hast sought me, Thou hast bought me
Take my heart and make it Thine.

Nought I ask for , nought I strive for
But Thy grace so rich and free
This Thou givest by the Saviour
He hath all things who hath Thee.

Precious is the name of Jesus
Who can half its worth unfold
Far beyond angelic praises
Sweetly sung to harps of gold.

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
Pilgrim through this barren land
I am weak, but Thou art mighty
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.

(Tune: “Jesus Calls Us” p. 374)


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CHURCH DINNER NEXT SUNDAY (no evening service June 15th)


Bible Conference June 20 – 22, Crossville, TN

Birthdays
8th – Bob Coffey 8th – Matthew Greenleaf 9th – Aime Steeves
9th – Sarin Warta 13th – Matt Vincent 14th – Lauren Harries


“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.” - Proverbs 14:29



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WHO CAN TAME THE TONGUE?
“The tongue can no man tame: it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison” (James 3:8). Obviously, no man can tame the tongue. I have tried to tame mine, and out come words of criticism, hurt, and self-justification. But God can and does tame the tongue. I cannot tame my tongue, but I want my tongue to be tamed by the grace of God! Lord, tame my tongue, so that the words that come out of my mouth are true, gracious, kind, and encouraging. Somebody once said that everything that passes through our lips ought to go through these three checkpoints. (1) Is it true? (2) Is it necessary to say? (3) Is it kind? When, by the grace of God, our words go through those three checkpoints, we are speaking with a tamed tongue. Tamed by the grace of God.



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FOLLOWING THE LORD FULLY

It was said of Solomon, “And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord as did David his father.” (I Kings 11:6) David was a man after God’s own heart. He went fully after the Lord. He held nothing back. David was a sinner, like you and I, but unlike Solomon, he went after the Lord fully, and did not allow the things of this world to turn away his heart. He was like Caleb, of whom God said, “My servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully” (Numbers 14:24). The same Spirit that enabled both Caleb and David to follow the Lord fully….the Holy Spirit, can enable you and me to follow Him fully. He says, “Follow Me.” The only way to follow him is to follow him fully, regardless of cost or consequences. May God the Holy Spirit enable us to do so.

SUBSTITUTION IS THE GOSPEL

Particular redemption. Limited Atonement. Definite Atonement. Effectual Atonement. These are all words used to describe the atoning work of Christ on the cross. He died for a particular people. His intention to save was limited to the elect. His atonement was with a definite purpose for a definite people. His atonement was effectual. All that He died for must be saved. These terms are all well and good in their place, but a better word is plain old substitution. All of these terms point to a real, substitutionary death on the cross. Substitution is the Gospel. To deny, water down, or omit in our preaching the particular, limited, definite, effectual death of Christ on the cross….ie….substitution….is to deny, water down, or omit the Gospel of Christ. The meaning of substitution is so simple, adjectives are not even needed to describe it.

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We do not find rest, hope, nor comfort in our faith. BUT IN CHRIST. If you will give careful thought to that statement, it will be of great help to you. Faith is not a foundation, a refuge, nor a source of help. Faith is a means, a look, an empty hand. It is Christ Who is our refuge, Who protects from every storm. He is our rock on which we build. He is our source of every mercy and our only plea. My faith may be weak or weaker, but He cannot fail. If all my debts have been paid by my Surety, I don’t have to be ashamed to come before God. The praise and credit goes not to my boldness and faith but to my gracious benefactor! I am not debt-free because I believe (though I do, and that faith united me to Him) but because HE SET ME FREE AND PAID MY DEBT. Christ is our confidence and our assurance. The moment I seek a reason for hope in anything I do, even in the blessed grace of faith, I forfeit any possibility of peace. “Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust” (Psalms 40:4). “When Isaiah saw His glory, he spake of Him” (John 12:41). When any man truly sees the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, then CHRIST BECOMES THE MESSAGE AND THE OBJECT OF FAITH. – Pastor Henry Mahan