March 1, 2026
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Revive Thy work, O Lord
Thy mighty arm make bare
Speak with the voice that wakes the dead
And make Thy people hear.
Revive Thy work, O Lord
Create soul-thirst for Thee
And hungering for the Bread of Life
Oh may our spirits be.
Revive Thy work, O Lord
Exalt Thy precious Name
And by Thy Holy Ghost Divine
Our love for Thee enflame.
Revive Thy work, O Lord
And give refreshing showers
The glory shall be Thine alone
The blessings, Lord, be ours.
(Tune: “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” P. 187)
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I am preaching in Mexico and will return Tuesday evening, Lord willing. Michael Mohr will bring the Bible Study this morning, Aaron Greenleaf the morning message, and Kevin Thacker the evening message. Remember these men as they preach the Gospel today.
Birthdays
1 – Caleb Benton 4 – Hannah Frye 5 – Michelle Brogle
5 – Savannah Grubb 7 – Daisy Martin
NURSERY SCHEDULE
1st - SS - Kelly B. AM – Amanda, Macy PM - Megan Wed. – Andrea
8t - SS – Jaime AM - Alexis, Flora (Kristen) PM - Kelli H. Wed. – Lucy
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
- Proverbs 10:12
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The Proof of Discipleship
“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” - John 13:35
I am sure there are other marks of discipleship. You will believe the Truth, and you will confess Christ before men. You will hate that which is contrary to the Truth of the Gospel. I am sure there are many other things that could be said to be marks of discipleship. But these are not the mark Christ gives here. The true mark He gives is love. Love to your brothers and sisters in Christ, love to His church, and loyalty to His people. If that is absent, no matter how sound one’s profession is, it is an empty profession. When this love is absent, as Paul said, I am as a sounding brass and tinkling symbol, I am nothing, and whatever I have profits me nothing!
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When we pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” that is what we actually want, even if it crosses our fleshly will. If my will is contrary to His, I want my will aligned with His, so that when His will is done, my will is done as well. “Take my will and make it Thine, it shall be no longer mine.”
*****
REDEEMED HOW I LOVE TO PROCLAIM IT
Redemption is one of the great themes that runs like a scarlet thread through all of Scripture. It begins in Eden, where God slew an animal and covered the nakedness of Adam and Eve. Afterward, Abel offers a better sacrifice than Cain – Abel brings a blood offering, while Cain brings what grew from the cursed ground. When Israel was delivered from Egyptian bondage, a lamb had to be slain, and its blood applied to the doorposts and lintel. One cannot read the Bible with open eyes and fail to see the unfolding story of redemption on every page. When Christ, the Lamb of God, died on Calvary’s tree, He shed His blood as the price of our redemption – “The precious blood of Christ” (I Peter 1:18-19). Paul declares, “Ye are bought with a price” (I Cor. 6:20; 7:23). Everyone whom God saves has been Redeemed by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Lamb. - John Chapman
ENDEAVORING TO KEEP THE UNITY
Let us not set ourselves up as critics and judges of the conduct and lives of other believers. Let us not spend our time finding fault with one another, picking out weaknesses and exaggerating differences of opinion and practice. Rather, let us spend our time endeavoring to help one another and to avoid doing and saying things that may cause others to stumble.
We can do this by making our fellowship to be in Christ (not in form and traditions), by loving one another in spite of differences, and by avoiding collisions on the points wherein we differ. I am not suggesting for a moment that we compromise the Gospel or the fundamentals of our faith; but, as there are no two snowflakes exactly alike, there are no two people exactly alike; therefore, the foundation of our fellowship is our love for Christ and our love for one another, not perfect agreement on every point.
The fact of the matter is that I do not agree or approve of all that I do, think, or say! “Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God.” By God’s grace, I intend to love and encourage every believer in Christ, our sovereign Lord. I shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit of God in the bond of peace for the glory of our Lord, the well-being of His church, and the witness of the Gospel. - Henry Mahan
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Christ did not say, “If you want to go to Heaven, keep my commandments,” or, “If you want to keep out of hell, keep my commandments,” but, “IF YOU LOVE ME, keep My commandments.” Apparently, religion today cannot comprehend a gift of eternal life in Christ that constrains us to walk in His Word and commandments because WE LOVE HIM. - Henry Mahan
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Why is any man justified by faith? Because Jesus Christ bore his iniquities. Christ shedding His blood assures that every elect person will be brought to faith in His blood. - Bruce Crabtree
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Revive Thy work, O Lord
Thy mighty arm make bare
Speak with the voice that wakes the dead
And make Thy people hear.
Revive Thy work, O Lord
Create soul-thirst for Thee
And hungering for the Bread of Life
Oh may our spirits be.
Revive Thy work, O Lord
Exalt Thy precious Name
And by Thy Holy Ghost Divine
Our love for Thee enflame.
Revive Thy work, O Lord
And give refreshing showers
The glory shall be Thine alone
The blessings, Lord, be ours.
(Tune: “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” P. 187)
*****
I am preaching in Mexico and will return Tuesday evening, Lord willing. Michael Mohr will bring the Bible Study this morning, Aaron Greenleaf the morning message, and Kevin Thacker the evening message. Remember these men as they preach the Gospel today.
Birthdays
1 – Caleb Benton 4 – Hannah Frye 5 – Michelle Brogle
5 – Savannah Grubb 7 – Daisy Martin
NURSERY SCHEDULE
1st - SS - Kelly B. AM – Amanda, Macy PM - Megan Wed. – Andrea
8t - SS – Jaime AM - Alexis, Flora (Kristen) PM - Kelli H. Wed. – Lucy
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
- Proverbs 10:12
*****
The Proof of Discipleship
“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” - John 13:35
I am sure there are other marks of discipleship. You will believe the Truth, and you will confess Christ before men. You will hate that which is contrary to the Truth of the Gospel. I am sure there are many other things that could be said to be marks of discipleship. But these are not the mark Christ gives here. The true mark He gives is love. Love to your brothers and sisters in Christ, love to His church, and loyalty to His people. If that is absent, no matter how sound one’s profession is, it is an empty profession. When this love is absent, as Paul said, I am as a sounding brass and tinkling symbol, I am nothing, and whatever I have profits me nothing!
*****
When we pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” that is what we actually want, even if it crosses our fleshly will. If my will is contrary to His, I want my will aligned with His, so that when His will is done, my will is done as well. “Take my will and make it Thine, it shall be no longer mine.”
*****
REDEEMED HOW I LOVE TO PROCLAIM IT
Redemption is one of the great themes that runs like a scarlet thread through all of Scripture. It begins in Eden, where God slew an animal and covered the nakedness of Adam and Eve. Afterward, Abel offers a better sacrifice than Cain – Abel brings a blood offering, while Cain brings what grew from the cursed ground. When Israel was delivered from Egyptian bondage, a lamb had to be slain, and its blood applied to the doorposts and lintel. One cannot read the Bible with open eyes and fail to see the unfolding story of redemption on every page. When Christ, the Lamb of God, died on Calvary’s tree, He shed His blood as the price of our redemption – “The precious blood of Christ” (I Peter 1:18-19). Paul declares, “Ye are bought with a price” (I Cor. 6:20; 7:23). Everyone whom God saves has been Redeemed by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Lamb. - John Chapman
ENDEAVORING TO KEEP THE UNITY
Let us not set ourselves up as critics and judges of the conduct and lives of other believers. Let us not spend our time finding fault with one another, picking out weaknesses and exaggerating differences of opinion and practice. Rather, let us spend our time endeavoring to help one another and to avoid doing and saying things that may cause others to stumble.
We can do this by making our fellowship to be in Christ (not in form and traditions), by loving one another in spite of differences, and by avoiding collisions on the points wherein we differ. I am not suggesting for a moment that we compromise the Gospel or the fundamentals of our faith; but, as there are no two snowflakes exactly alike, there are no two people exactly alike; therefore, the foundation of our fellowship is our love for Christ and our love for one another, not perfect agreement on every point.
The fact of the matter is that I do not agree or approve of all that I do, think, or say! “Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God.” By God’s grace, I intend to love and encourage every believer in Christ, our sovereign Lord. I shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit of God in the bond of peace for the glory of our Lord, the well-being of His church, and the witness of the Gospel. - Henry Mahan
*****
Christ did not say, “If you want to go to Heaven, keep my commandments,” or, “If you want to keep out of hell, keep my commandments,” but, “IF YOU LOVE ME, keep My commandments.” Apparently, religion today cannot comprehend a gift of eternal life in Christ that constrains us to walk in His Word and commandments because WE LOVE HIM. - Henry Mahan
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Why is any man justified by faith? Because Jesus Christ bore his iniquities. Christ shedding His blood assures that every elect person will be brought to faith in His blood. - Bruce Crabtree
February 22, 2026
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
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.
Naught I ask for, naught 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)
*****
Birthdays
22 – Zac Byrd 22 – Evonne Kincer
NURSERY SCHEDULE
22nd - SS- Elizabeth W. AM -Janine, Jules (Peggy) PM - Kelly B. Wed. - Kimberly
“Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.” - Proverbs 16:5
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NO COMMON GROUND
God sent Zerubbabel and Joshua to lead the returning children of Israel to rebuild Jerusalem. The people living in Jerusalem at the time said, “Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do.” Zerubbabel and Joshua refused their help saying, “Ye have nothing to do with us.” They knew these were the same people described in II Kings 17, “They feared the Lord and served their own gods.” That is what proved their faith to be insincere. Zerubbabel and Joshua knew this and refused their help because they had nothing in common. Law and grace, works and faith, Gospel and human merit have nothing in common. Not only that, they are diametrically opposed. Abel found this out when he was murdered by his brother. “How can two walk together except they be agreed?” They cannot! That is why we reject the message and the methods of those who do not believe the message of Grace. We have nothing in common!
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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 do not 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” (Psalm 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. - Henry Mahan
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. Someone 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.
*****
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.
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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 for whom He died 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 (substitution) is to deny, water down, or omit the Gospel of Christ. The meaning of substitution is so simple that adjectives are not even needed to describe it.
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
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.
Naught I ask for, naught 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)
*****
Birthdays
22 – Zac Byrd 22 – Evonne Kincer
NURSERY SCHEDULE
22nd - SS- Elizabeth W. AM -Janine, Jules (Peggy) PM - Kelly B. Wed. - Kimberly
“Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.” - Proverbs 16:5
*****
NO COMMON GROUND
God sent Zerubbabel and Joshua to lead the returning children of Israel to rebuild Jerusalem. The people living in Jerusalem at the time said, “Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do.” Zerubbabel and Joshua refused their help saying, “Ye have nothing to do with us.” They knew these were the same people described in II Kings 17, “They feared the Lord and served their own gods.” That is what proved their faith to be insincere. Zerubbabel and Joshua knew this and refused their help because they had nothing in common. Law and grace, works and faith, Gospel and human merit have nothing in common. Not only that, they are diametrically opposed. Abel found this out when he was murdered by his brother. “How can two walk together except they be agreed?” They cannot! That is why we reject the message and the methods of those who do not believe the message of Grace. We have nothing in common!
*****
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 do not 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” (Psalm 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. - Henry Mahan
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. Someone 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.
*****
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 for whom He died 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 (substitution) is to deny, water down, or omit the Gospel of Christ. The meaning of substitution is so simple that adjectives are not even needed to describe it.
February 15, 2026
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Lord Jesus Christ, we seek Thy face
O let Thy glory fill this place
Within the veil we bow the knee
O bless us while we wait on Thee.
We thank Thee for Thy precious blood
That justified us to our God
That purged our sins and brought us nigh
Thy Holy Name to magnify.
Here may we prove the power of prayer
To strengthen faith and sweeten care
To teach our faint desire to rise
And keep Thy love before our eyes.
When from the dust of death I rise
To take my dwelling in the skies
Even then shall this be all my plea
That Christ the Saviour died for me!
(Tune: “From Every Stormy Wind That Blows” p. 355)
*****
Birthdays
15 –Joseph Anjos 15 – Amber DuFour 16 – Andrea Vincent
16 – Henry Williams 20 – Megan Harries 21 – Tim Daniel
“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.” - Proverbs 17:15
NURSERY SCHEDULE
15th - SS – Michelle AM- Allison, Lily D. (Rachel) PM - Kelly H. Wed. - Macy
22nd - SS- Elizabeth W. AM -Janine, Jules (Peggy) PM - Kelly B. Wed. - Kimberly
THE PROBLEM WITH THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
The problem with evil is, if God is good and all-powerful, why is there evil? Why is there pain and suffering? If God is good and all- powerful, why does He not prevent it? That question has been asked throughout the centuries. What is the problem with that? You have evil men sitting in judgment on God, accusing Him of injustice if there is evil in the world when He could have prevented it. In reality, this makes men more just than God! The fact of the matter is, there is evil. It is there according to God’s will. God brings good out of evil. The greatest demonstration of that is the cross! The problem with evil is solved when we trust the character of God and know whatever God does is right. He does not do something because it is right. It is right because He does it. While we acknowledge there is evil in the world, and evil in us, we know that God is All wise, All powerful, and absolutely Just. He has a purpose in evil, and will bring good out of it! In our own sinfulness and ignorance, we have no business making ourselves judges of the God of Glory!
*****
If a man ever sees who God is, he will necessarily see his own sinfulness. When men do not see their own sinfulness it is because they have never had a spiritual sight of God’s character. All who do, see their own sinfulness and look to Christ alone as everything in their salvation. What prevents a man from looking to Christ alone? Ignorance of his own sinfulness. A spiritual understanding of my own sinfulness arises from a revelation of the character of God and an understanding of my own sinfulness makes me have nowhere to look but Christ alone!
*****
One of the remarkable things about growth in grace is the more you grow, the smaller you become in your own eyes. In the first epistle Paul ever wrote he was, “The least of the apostles.” He later wrote to the Ephesians that he was, “Less than the least of all the saints.” Shortly before his death he wrote to Timothy, “I am the chief of sinners.”
*****
If God did not choose some men without any conditions, NO MAN would ever choose God under any condition. God chose us, not because we believe, but that we may believe. - Augustine
Three words only, but in these three words is the whole secret of life.
“Looking unto Jesus” in the Scriptures, to learn who He is, what He has done, why He did it, and where He is now.
“Looking unto Jesus” crucified, To find His blood our ransom, our pardon, and our peace.
“Looking unto Jesus” risen again, to find in Him the righteousness which alone justifies us and permits us, all unworthy as we are, to approach with assurance in His Name, Him who is His Father and our Father, His God and our God.
“Looking unto Jesus” glorified to find in Him our High Priest, our Heavenly advocate, appearing even now for us before the presence of God and supplying the imperfections of our persons and prayers by the efficacy of His Holiness and prayers, which the Father always hears.
“Looking unto Jesus” and not to our faith. For it is not from faith that strength comes, but it is from the Saviour by faith. It is not looking unto our look; it is by looking unto Jesus.
“Looking unto Jesus” and not to our strength nor our weakness, not to our gifts nor our grief, not to our meditations nor lack of them, not to our brethren nor our enemies. It is looking unto Jesus ALONE, and Jesus ALWAYS, and unto Jesus UNTIL He comes again and, “We shall belike Him for we shall see Him as He is.” - Adolphe Monod
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We are not our own, we are bought with a price. It is not our best, but our all that we owe to that Blessed One who gave Himself for us. Do our hearts own it? Then may our lives express it. May the heart, the head, the hands, the feet, the whole man be dedicated in unreserved devotion to Him. - Scott Richardson
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WHAT IS IN A NAME?
There is a system of doctrine called ‘Calvinism’ which I whole -heartedly believe and preach, but I really do not care for the name. By calling these doctrines (God’s absolute sovereignty, man’s spiritual deadness in sin, God’s unconditional election of a people unto salvation, the particular and effectual redemption and atonement of Christ, the invincible call of the Holy Spirit, and the perseverance and preservation of the saints) by the name of a man, we leave people with the notion that they are free to believe or reject them without consequence. These doctrines did not originate with man, but with God. They are taught throughout Scripture. ‘The doctrine of grace’ is a much better title, but even this does not convey their full significance. So, let us call them what they are, ‘The Doctrine of The Gospel’! By this title, men may know that if they reject them, they do so at their own peril. – Charles Pennington
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Lord Jesus Christ, we seek Thy face
O let Thy glory fill this place
Within the veil we bow the knee
O bless us while we wait on Thee.
We thank Thee for Thy precious blood
That justified us to our God
That purged our sins and brought us nigh
Thy Holy Name to magnify.
Here may we prove the power of prayer
To strengthen faith and sweeten care
To teach our faint desire to rise
And keep Thy love before our eyes.
When from the dust of death I rise
To take my dwelling in the skies
Even then shall this be all my plea
That Christ the Saviour died for me!
(Tune: “From Every Stormy Wind That Blows” p. 355)
*****
Birthdays
15 –Joseph Anjos 15 – Amber DuFour 16 – Andrea Vincent
16 – Henry Williams 20 – Megan Harries 21 – Tim Daniel
“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.” - Proverbs 17:15
NURSERY SCHEDULE
15th - SS – Michelle AM- Allison, Lily D. (Rachel) PM - Kelly H. Wed. - Macy
22nd - SS- Elizabeth W. AM -Janine, Jules (Peggy) PM - Kelly B. Wed. - Kimberly
THE PROBLEM WITH THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
The problem with evil is, if God is good and all-powerful, why is there evil? Why is there pain and suffering? If God is good and all- powerful, why does He not prevent it? That question has been asked throughout the centuries. What is the problem with that? You have evil men sitting in judgment on God, accusing Him of injustice if there is evil in the world when He could have prevented it. In reality, this makes men more just than God! The fact of the matter is, there is evil. It is there according to God’s will. God brings good out of evil. The greatest demonstration of that is the cross! The problem with evil is solved when we trust the character of God and know whatever God does is right. He does not do something because it is right. It is right because He does it. While we acknowledge there is evil in the world, and evil in us, we know that God is All wise, All powerful, and absolutely Just. He has a purpose in evil, and will bring good out of it! In our own sinfulness and ignorance, we have no business making ourselves judges of the God of Glory!
*****
If a man ever sees who God is, he will necessarily see his own sinfulness. When men do not see their own sinfulness it is because they have never had a spiritual sight of God’s character. All who do, see their own sinfulness and look to Christ alone as everything in their salvation. What prevents a man from looking to Christ alone? Ignorance of his own sinfulness. A spiritual understanding of my own sinfulness arises from a revelation of the character of God and an understanding of my own sinfulness makes me have nowhere to look but Christ alone!
*****
One of the remarkable things about growth in grace is the more you grow, the smaller you become in your own eyes. In the first epistle Paul ever wrote he was, “The least of the apostles.” He later wrote to the Ephesians that he was, “Less than the least of all the saints.” Shortly before his death he wrote to Timothy, “I am the chief of sinners.”
*****
If God did not choose some men without any conditions, NO MAN would ever choose God under any condition. God chose us, not because we believe, but that we may believe. - Augustine
Three words only, but in these three words is the whole secret of life.
“Looking unto Jesus” in the Scriptures, to learn who He is, what He has done, why He did it, and where He is now.
“Looking unto Jesus” crucified, To find His blood our ransom, our pardon, and our peace.
“Looking unto Jesus” risen again, to find in Him the righteousness which alone justifies us and permits us, all unworthy as we are, to approach with assurance in His Name, Him who is His Father and our Father, His God and our God.
“Looking unto Jesus” glorified to find in Him our High Priest, our Heavenly advocate, appearing even now for us before the presence of God and supplying the imperfections of our persons and prayers by the efficacy of His Holiness and prayers, which the Father always hears.
“Looking unto Jesus” and not to our faith. For it is not from faith that strength comes, but it is from the Saviour by faith. It is not looking unto our look; it is by looking unto Jesus.
“Looking unto Jesus” and not to our strength nor our weakness, not to our gifts nor our grief, not to our meditations nor lack of them, not to our brethren nor our enemies. It is looking unto Jesus ALONE, and Jesus ALWAYS, and unto Jesus UNTIL He comes again and, “We shall belike Him for we shall see Him as He is.” - Adolphe Monod
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We are not our own, we are bought with a price. It is not our best, but our all that we owe to that Blessed One who gave Himself for us. Do our hearts own it? Then may our lives express it. May the heart, the head, the hands, the feet, the whole man be dedicated in unreserved devotion to Him. - Scott Richardson
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WHAT IS IN A NAME?
There is a system of doctrine called ‘Calvinism’ which I whole -heartedly believe and preach, but I really do not care for the name. By calling these doctrines (God’s absolute sovereignty, man’s spiritual deadness in sin, God’s unconditional election of a people unto salvation, the particular and effectual redemption and atonement of Christ, the invincible call of the Holy Spirit, and the perseverance and preservation of the saints) by the name of a man, we leave people with the notion that they are free to believe or reject them without consequence. These doctrines did not originate with man, but with God. They are taught throughout Scripture. ‘The doctrine of grace’ is a much better title, but even this does not convey their full significance. So, let us call them what they are, ‘The Doctrine of The Gospel’! By this title, men may know that if they reject them, they do so at their own peril. – Charles Pennington
February 8, 2026
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Jesus is our great salvation
Worthy of our best esteem!
He has saved His chosen people
Join to sing aloud to Him
He has saved us, Christ, Himself did us redeem! (Repeat)
When we fell in sin and ruin
And no help in man was found
Christ our Surety was standing
Grace did more than sin abound!
He has called us, by the Gospel’s saving sound! (Repeat)
Save us from a mere profession
Save us from hypocrisy
Give us Lord, the sweet possession
Of Thy righteousness and Thee
Best of favors! None compared with this can be! (Repeat)
Free election, known by calling
Is a privilege Divine
Saints are kept from final falling
All the glory, Lord be Thine
All the glory, All the glory, Lord is Thine! (Repeat)
(Tune: “Praise My Soul, The King of Heaven” p. 35)
*****
There will be no evening service tonight.
Birthdays
9 – Rylan Daniel 10 – Lydia Wilson 13 – Mark Benton 13 – Kathryn Kelley
NURSERY SCHEDULE
8th - SS- Cami AM - Kristen, Lilyana (Rebekah) PM - Malinda Wed. - Andrea
15th - SS – Michelle AM- Allison, Lily D. (Rachel) PM - Kelly H. Wed. - Macy
“Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.” - Proverbs 28:14
BORN OF GOD
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
- I John 3:9
The person who is born of God, fathered by God, both does not commit sin and is unable to commit sin. God cannot sin and that which He gives birth to cannot sin. This new birth is the seed of God remaining in that man, and just as God cannot sin, the seed of God, the new nature given in the new birth cannot sin. John said again in I John 5:18, “We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not, but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” Christ is impeccable. He is not capable of committing a sin. The nature given in the new birth is impeccable. Satan cannot touch him for there is nothing there for him to work with. All believers have two natures. The one they were born with and the one given in the new birth. The old nature is nothing but sin. The new nature cannot sin. Two natures coming through one consciousness. Paul speaks of the experience of this in Romans 7:14-25, “For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do, I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”
This is the state of every believer without exception. It is the clear teaching of Scripture. The only reason I see for disagreement or rejection of this holy truth is the person rejecting this only has one nature, and has never experienced the new birth. The denial of this inevitable leads to the heresy of progressive sanctification: The belief that one is growing less sinful and more holy.
Faith is necessary for salvation. But, we do not look to our faith to save us; rather, in faith, we look to Christ. Repentance is necessary for salvation. But we do not look to our repentance to save us; rather, in repentance, we turn to Christ. There are graces, which God works in us as He saves us. But these graces are never to be the object of our trust, confidence or hopeful gaze. All the graces God gives us in salvation are to be used to look to, turn to, appreciate, and lay hold of Christ, who is our salvation! - Joe Terrell
*****
A sinner who is saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, is much like a woman expectant with child. You do not have to tell anyone; time will soon reveal it. - David Eddmenson
*****
Is that which is broken good for anything? One cannot see in a broken mirror; one cannot drink from a broken glass; one cannot work with a broken arm; one cannot walk with a broken leg. Only the heart is at its best when it is broken. “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart” (Psalm 34:18). - Henry Mahan
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It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it, which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors. – A.W. Pink
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Regeneration makes no alteration on the flesh, but on the Spirit. There is nothing in the flesh made holy. And there is nothing in the spirit left unholy. - Robert Hawker
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Jesus is our great salvation
Worthy of our best esteem!
He has saved His chosen people
Join to sing aloud to Him
He has saved us, Christ, Himself did us redeem! (Repeat)
When we fell in sin and ruin
And no help in man was found
Christ our Surety was standing
Grace did more than sin abound!
He has called us, by the Gospel’s saving sound! (Repeat)
Save us from a mere profession
Save us from hypocrisy
Give us Lord, the sweet possession
Of Thy righteousness and Thee
Best of favors! None compared with this can be! (Repeat)
Free election, known by calling
Is a privilege Divine
Saints are kept from final falling
All the glory, Lord be Thine
All the glory, All the glory, Lord is Thine! (Repeat)
(Tune: “Praise My Soul, The King of Heaven” p. 35)
*****
There will be no evening service tonight.
Birthdays
9 – Rylan Daniel 10 – Lydia Wilson 13 – Mark Benton 13 – Kathryn Kelley
NURSERY SCHEDULE
8th - SS- Cami AM - Kristen, Lilyana (Rebekah) PM - Malinda Wed. - Andrea
15th - SS – Michelle AM- Allison, Lily D. (Rachel) PM - Kelly H. Wed. - Macy
“Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.” - Proverbs 28:14
BORN OF GOD
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
- I John 3:9
The person who is born of God, fathered by God, both does not commit sin and is unable to commit sin. God cannot sin and that which He gives birth to cannot sin. This new birth is the seed of God remaining in that man, and just as God cannot sin, the seed of God, the new nature given in the new birth cannot sin. John said again in I John 5:18, “We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not, but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” Christ is impeccable. He is not capable of committing a sin. The nature given in the new birth is impeccable. Satan cannot touch him for there is nothing there for him to work with. All believers have two natures. The one they were born with and the one given in the new birth. The old nature is nothing but sin. The new nature cannot sin. Two natures coming through one consciousness. Paul speaks of the experience of this in Romans 7:14-25, “For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do, I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”
This is the state of every believer without exception. It is the clear teaching of Scripture. The only reason I see for disagreement or rejection of this holy truth is the person rejecting this only has one nature, and has never experienced the new birth. The denial of this inevitable leads to the heresy of progressive sanctification: The belief that one is growing less sinful and more holy.
Faith is necessary for salvation. But, we do not look to our faith to save us; rather, in faith, we look to Christ. Repentance is necessary for salvation. But we do not look to our repentance to save us; rather, in repentance, we turn to Christ. There are graces, which God works in us as He saves us. But these graces are never to be the object of our trust, confidence or hopeful gaze. All the graces God gives us in salvation are to be used to look to, turn to, appreciate, and lay hold of Christ, who is our salvation! - Joe Terrell
*****
A sinner who is saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, is much like a woman expectant with child. You do not have to tell anyone; time will soon reveal it. - David Eddmenson
*****
Is that which is broken good for anything? One cannot see in a broken mirror; one cannot drink from a broken glass; one cannot work with a broken arm; one cannot walk with a broken leg. Only the heart is at its best when it is broken. “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart” (Psalm 34:18). - Henry Mahan
*****
It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it, which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors. – A.W. Pink
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Regeneration makes no alteration on the flesh, but on the Spirit. There is nothing in the flesh made holy. And there is nothing in the spirit left unholy. - Robert Hawker
February 1, 2026
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
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.
Naught I ask for, naught 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)
*****
We will observe the Lord’s Table this evening.
Bring a dish and we will have lunch together after the morning service next Sunday, February 8th.
2026 VBS JUNE 9-11
Birthdays
19 – Amanda DuFour 23 – Celeste Brown 25 – Lily Rankin
26 – Emily Elliott 26 – Mike Farmer 30 – Jonathan Holbrook 2 – Sam Elliott 3 – James Carver 5 – Billie Tuttle 7 – Tamara Dickerson
7 – Annabelle Brogel 7 – Clark Grubb 7 – Faith Hacker
NURSERY SCHEDULE
1st - SS – Jaime AM- Emma, Eden (Savannah) PM - Sharon Wed. - Elizabeth C.
8th - SS- Cami AM - Kristen, Lilyana (Rebekah) PM - Malinda Wed. - Andrea
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
- Proverbs 10:12
*****
“There is none else; there is none beside Me.” “There is none like Me.” God is Holy. His is Other. That is why any attempt to make a likeness of Him is idolatry. The problem with men is they look at God as a bigger version of themselves. Nothing can be farther from the truth! This is where all the wrong thoughts of God begin, “Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself” (Psalm 50:21). A good place to begin is, I know there is a God, and I do not know Him. I pray He will reveal Himself to me through His Word.
*****
WRONG ON THE FALL, WRONG ON IT ALL
I do not know who coined the phrase, “Wrong on the fall, wrong on it all”, but it is certainly true! If I am wrong on the fall of Adam it will make me wrong on every doctrine concerning how God saves sinners. When Adam fell he became spiritually dead; completely unable to perform any of the functions of spiritual life. When Adam fell, he fell as a representative man. His sin was imputed to all of his descendants and his sinful nature was imparted to all of his descendants (Romans 5:18-19). If I do not see that, I cannot possibly understand the need of the work of the Father in election, nor will I understand what Christ had to do on the cross for my salvation, nor will I understand the necessity of God imparting to me a new nature in the new birth. I will merely think the old nature needs helped. How true that phrase is, “Wrong on the fall, wrong on it all.”
*****
The first link between my soul and Christ is, not my goodness, but my badness; not my merit, but my misery; not my standing, but my falling; not my riches, but my need. He comes to visit His people –yet not to admire their beauties, but to remove their deformities, not to reward their virtues, but to forgive their sins. - C. H. Spurgeon
ITCHING EARS
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the Truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” II Timothy 4:3-4
I do not think that there is any doubt that this time has come. I am amazed at the things that naturally bright and intelligent men and women will sit and listen to today. People will flock to hear a man who claims to have gone to Heaven and returned with stories to tell after being revived on the operating table. Men and women are simply fascinated by such sensationalism but are not interested in the plain and simple teaching of redemption in and by the perfect righteousness of Christ. They will not endure sound doctrine. Men and women will fill auditoriums to heap to themselves teachers who tell them how God desires for all to be healthy and wealthy but they have turned away their ears from the Truth to hear these fables. Paul tells us this is caused by their own lusts. Men want God to be who and what they desire but they do not desire God to be who and what He is. I speak of those who have nothing but itching ears. - David Eddmenson
*****
HIS BLOOD ALONE!
The vital thing to understand about the blood of Christ is this: IT IS ENOUGH! Nothing else is needed to accomplish the salvation of all for whom His blood was shed. Not His blood plus my works; not His blood plus my “decision” not His blood plus the ordinances; not His blood plus church membership; not even His blood plus my faith- His blood purchased my faith. HIS BLOOD ALONE paid the price required by His justice, and His blood alone can make a sinner clean. “By His own blood He entered in once into the Holy place, having OBTAINED (not made possible) eternal redemption for us” (Hebrews 9:12).
- Donnie Bell
*****
The “Preaching of Christ” is much more than making frequent use of His Name in our discourses, or even talking of His wondrous love and work for sinners. The “Preaching of Jesus Christ” is first and foremost the magnifying of His unique person and making known of who He is – the God-man. Second, it is the opening up of His mediatorial office in which He serves as Prophet, Priest, and Potentate. Third, it is the proclamation of His wondrous redemption. Fourth, it is the enforcing of His claims and holding up of the perfect example He left us. - A. W. Pink
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
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.
Naught I ask for, naught 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)
*****
We will observe the Lord’s Table this evening.
Bring a dish and we will have lunch together after the morning service next Sunday, February 8th.
2026 VBS JUNE 9-11
Birthdays
19 – Amanda DuFour 23 – Celeste Brown 25 – Lily Rankin
26 – Emily Elliott 26 – Mike Farmer 30 – Jonathan Holbrook 2 – Sam Elliott 3 – James Carver 5 – Billie Tuttle 7 – Tamara Dickerson
7 – Annabelle Brogel 7 – Clark Grubb 7 – Faith Hacker
NURSERY SCHEDULE
1st - SS – Jaime AM- Emma, Eden (Savannah) PM - Sharon Wed. - Elizabeth C.
8th - SS- Cami AM - Kristen, Lilyana (Rebekah) PM - Malinda Wed. - Andrea
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
- Proverbs 10:12
*****
“There is none else; there is none beside Me.” “There is none like Me.” God is Holy. His is Other. That is why any attempt to make a likeness of Him is idolatry. The problem with men is they look at God as a bigger version of themselves. Nothing can be farther from the truth! This is where all the wrong thoughts of God begin, “Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself” (Psalm 50:21). A good place to begin is, I know there is a God, and I do not know Him. I pray He will reveal Himself to me through His Word.
*****
WRONG ON THE FALL, WRONG ON IT ALL
I do not know who coined the phrase, “Wrong on the fall, wrong on it all”, but it is certainly true! If I am wrong on the fall of Adam it will make me wrong on every doctrine concerning how God saves sinners. When Adam fell he became spiritually dead; completely unable to perform any of the functions of spiritual life. When Adam fell, he fell as a representative man. His sin was imputed to all of his descendants and his sinful nature was imparted to all of his descendants (Romans 5:18-19). If I do not see that, I cannot possibly understand the need of the work of the Father in election, nor will I understand what Christ had to do on the cross for my salvation, nor will I understand the necessity of God imparting to me a new nature in the new birth. I will merely think the old nature needs helped. How true that phrase is, “Wrong on the fall, wrong on it all.”
*****
The first link between my soul and Christ is, not my goodness, but my badness; not my merit, but my misery; not my standing, but my falling; not my riches, but my need. He comes to visit His people –yet not to admire their beauties, but to remove their deformities, not to reward their virtues, but to forgive their sins. - C. H. Spurgeon
ITCHING EARS
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the Truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” II Timothy 4:3-4
I do not think that there is any doubt that this time has come. I am amazed at the things that naturally bright and intelligent men and women will sit and listen to today. People will flock to hear a man who claims to have gone to Heaven and returned with stories to tell after being revived on the operating table. Men and women are simply fascinated by such sensationalism but are not interested in the plain and simple teaching of redemption in and by the perfect righteousness of Christ. They will not endure sound doctrine. Men and women will fill auditoriums to heap to themselves teachers who tell them how God desires for all to be healthy and wealthy but they have turned away their ears from the Truth to hear these fables. Paul tells us this is caused by their own lusts. Men want God to be who and what they desire but they do not desire God to be who and what He is. I speak of those who have nothing but itching ears. - David Eddmenson
*****
HIS BLOOD ALONE!
The vital thing to understand about the blood of Christ is this: IT IS ENOUGH! Nothing else is needed to accomplish the salvation of all for whom His blood was shed. Not His blood plus my works; not His blood plus my “decision” not His blood plus the ordinances; not His blood plus church membership; not even His blood plus my faith- His blood purchased my faith. HIS BLOOD ALONE paid the price required by His justice, and His blood alone can make a sinner clean. “By His own blood He entered in once into the Holy place, having OBTAINED (not made possible) eternal redemption for us” (Hebrews 9:12).
- Donnie Bell
*****
The “Preaching of Christ” is much more than making frequent use of His Name in our discourses, or even talking of His wondrous love and work for sinners. The “Preaching of Jesus Christ” is first and foremost the magnifying of His unique person and making known of who He is – the God-man. Second, it is the opening up of His mediatorial office in which He serves as Prophet, Priest, and Potentate. Third, it is the proclamation of His wondrous redemption. Fourth, it is the enforcing of His claims and holding up of the perfect example He left us. - A. W. Pink
January 11, 2026
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Glory to God on High!
Let earth to Heav’n reply, Praise ye His Name!
Angels His love adore, Who all our sorrow bore
And saints cry evermore, WORTHY THE LAMB!
All they around the Throne
Cheerfully join in one, Praising His Name!
We who have known His blood, Sealing our peace with God
Sound His dear Name abroad, WORTHY THE LAMB!
Then when we change our place
Yet shall we never cease, Praising His Name!
To Him our tribute bring, Hail Him our Sovereign King
And without ceasing sing, WORTHY THE LAMB!
(Tune: Come Thou Almighty King” p. 6)
*****
The Grace Gospel Church in Apopka, Florida will have a conference this weekend, January 16 – 18.
2026 VBS JUNE 9-11
Birthdays
11 – Shelby Rutledge 12 – Aaron Sligh 15 – Mike Rigsby
16 – Kelli Harries 17 – Aiden Carver
NURSERY SCHEDULE
11th - SS- Savannah AM Jessica M., Flora, (Cami) PM Kelli H. Wed. Janine
18th - SS – Elizabeth W. AM- Alexis, Johannah (Kimberly) PM Jaime Wed. Lucy
“Every way of man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.” - Proverbs 21:2
*****
I was taught from a child that the Bible was the inspired Word of God. While I did not deny that the Bible was the inspired Word of God, I would still ask myself the question, “How can I know, or how can it be proven that literally every word is inspired by God?” When God revealed the message of the Bible to me, Jesus Christ and Him crucified, that is when I knew that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Until we know the singular message of the Book, our belief in the Bible is simply because we have been told to believe it. When God reveals to us the message of this Book, we believe the Bible is the Word of God because it necessarily is.
*****
When Isaac asked Jacob, “Art Thou my very son Esau?” Jacob lied and said, “I am.” This was an act of deceit. Jacob knew the only way he would get the blessing was if his Father saw him as Esau. But when the Father says to us, Art Thou my very Son Christ? – we do not lie when we say, “I am.” We are united to Him, so that who He is, we are. He said, “His Name shall be in their foreheads.” “ This is the name wherewith she shall be called, the Lord our righteousness.” The only name I feel any safety in answering to is His Name. Truly, His Name is our name!
*****
Understanding human responsibility is fundamental to an understanding of the Gospel. If I do not understand that my sin is my fault, not somebody else’s, I will never acknowledge my own personal guilt. If I do not acknowledge the guilt of my sin, I will never ask God for mercy, nor will I ever look to Christ to save me. While the Bible does not teach human ability, it does teach human responsibility.
*****
God must save us before we will desire to be saved. God must give light before we know we were in darkness; God must give life before we will know that we were dead. God must do everything in our salvation. - John Chapman
FREE WILL OR PREDESTINATION
Free will is responsible for every evil in the world. All sin is the result of free will. Free will is why the first murder was committed. It is responsible for all war, and has produced every false religion. Free will is the doctrine of the sovereignty of man. Predestination is the doctrine of the sovereignty of God. If believed, it will abolish all race problems and rid us of all tyranny and war. “Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious Name” (I Chronicles 29:10-14). - Scott Richardson
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I have taken all my good deeds, and all my bad deeds, and cast them through each other in a heap before the Lord, and fled from both, and betaken myself to the Lord Jesus Christ, and in Him I have sweet peace. - David Dickson, Scotland (1789-1842), on his deathbed
*****
To speak what I do NOT believe is hypocrisy. NOT to speak what I do believe is cowardly. To speak what I believe only when and where I know it will be received is deceitful. – Henry Mahan
*****
Do not look for love, or peace, or comfort, or hope, or assurance. All those things can be counterfeited with cheap substitutes. Look for Christ. With Him will come all that we want and all that we need.
- Greg Elmquist
*****
Lay before me a code of spiritual laws – and I shall break them; a string of rules – and I shall scatter them; a round of duties – and I shall evade them; directions for my daily walk – and I am sure to wander from them; point to the precepts – and they will prove me perverse time and time again. Men do not need rules to regulate their behavior – they need grace to save, guide, and keep them near the cross of Christ. – Thomas Bradbury
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Glory to God on High!
Let earth to Heav’n reply, Praise ye His Name!
Angels His love adore, Who all our sorrow bore
And saints cry evermore, WORTHY THE LAMB!
All they around the Throne
Cheerfully join in one, Praising His Name!
We who have known His blood, Sealing our peace with God
Sound His dear Name abroad, WORTHY THE LAMB!
Then when we change our place
Yet shall we never cease, Praising His Name!
To Him our tribute bring, Hail Him our Sovereign King
And without ceasing sing, WORTHY THE LAMB!
(Tune: Come Thou Almighty King” p. 6)
*****
The Grace Gospel Church in Apopka, Florida will have a conference this weekend, January 16 – 18.
2026 VBS JUNE 9-11
Birthdays
11 – Shelby Rutledge 12 – Aaron Sligh 15 – Mike Rigsby
16 – Kelli Harries 17 – Aiden Carver
NURSERY SCHEDULE
11th - SS- Savannah AM Jessica M., Flora, (Cami) PM Kelli H. Wed. Janine
18th - SS – Elizabeth W. AM- Alexis, Johannah (Kimberly) PM Jaime Wed. Lucy
“Every way of man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.” - Proverbs 21:2
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I was taught from a child that the Bible was the inspired Word of God. While I did not deny that the Bible was the inspired Word of God, I would still ask myself the question, “How can I know, or how can it be proven that literally every word is inspired by God?” When God revealed the message of the Bible to me, Jesus Christ and Him crucified, that is when I knew that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Until we know the singular message of the Book, our belief in the Bible is simply because we have been told to believe it. When God reveals to us the message of this Book, we believe the Bible is the Word of God because it necessarily is.
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When Isaac asked Jacob, “Art Thou my very son Esau?” Jacob lied and said, “I am.” This was an act of deceit. Jacob knew the only way he would get the blessing was if his Father saw him as Esau. But when the Father says to us, Art Thou my very Son Christ? – we do not lie when we say, “I am.” We are united to Him, so that who He is, we are. He said, “His Name shall be in their foreheads.” “ This is the name wherewith she shall be called, the Lord our righteousness.” The only name I feel any safety in answering to is His Name. Truly, His Name is our name!
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Understanding human responsibility is fundamental to an understanding of the Gospel. If I do not understand that my sin is my fault, not somebody else’s, I will never acknowledge my own personal guilt. If I do not acknowledge the guilt of my sin, I will never ask God for mercy, nor will I ever look to Christ to save me. While the Bible does not teach human ability, it does teach human responsibility.
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God must save us before we will desire to be saved. God must give light before we know we were in darkness; God must give life before we will know that we were dead. God must do everything in our salvation. - John Chapman
FREE WILL OR PREDESTINATION
Free will is responsible for every evil in the world. All sin is the result of free will. Free will is why the first murder was committed. It is responsible for all war, and has produced every false religion. Free will is the doctrine of the sovereignty of man. Predestination is the doctrine of the sovereignty of God. If believed, it will abolish all race problems and rid us of all tyranny and war. “Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious Name” (I Chronicles 29:10-14). - Scott Richardson
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I have taken all my good deeds, and all my bad deeds, and cast them through each other in a heap before the Lord, and fled from both, and betaken myself to the Lord Jesus Christ, and in Him I have sweet peace. - David Dickson, Scotland (1789-1842), on his deathbed
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To speak what I do NOT believe is hypocrisy. NOT to speak what I do believe is cowardly. To speak what I believe only when and where I know it will be received is deceitful. – Henry Mahan
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Do not look for love, or peace, or comfort, or hope, or assurance. All those things can be counterfeited with cheap substitutes. Look for Christ. With Him will come all that we want and all that we need.
- Greg Elmquist
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Lay before me a code of spiritual laws – and I shall break them; a string of rules – and I shall scatter them; a round of duties – and I shall evade them; directions for my daily walk – and I am sure to wander from them; point to the precepts – and they will prove me perverse time and time again. Men do not need rules to regulate their behavior – they need grace to save, guide, and keep them near the cross of Christ. – Thomas Bradbury
January 4, 2026
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Sovereign grace o’er sin abounding
Ransom’d souls the tidings swell
‘Tis a deep that knows no sounding
Who its breadth or length can tell?
What from Christ my soul shall sever
Bound by everlasting bands?
Once in Him, in Him forever
Thus th’ eternal covenant stands.
Heirs of God, joint heirs with Jesus
Long ere time its race begun
To His Name eternal praises
Oh! What wonders love hath done!
On such love, my soul, still ponder
Love so great, so rich, so free
Say while lost in holy wonder
Why, O Lord, such love to me?
(Tune: “Jesus Calls Us” p.374)
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We extend our sincere sympathy to Kyle Bicknell on the recent death of his father.
The Grace Gospel Church in Apopka, Florida will have a conference January 16 – 18.
Birthdays
4 – Laura Brown 5 – Michael Mohr 6 – Annette DuFour
6 – Nathaniel Sligh 7 – Henry Lynn 8 – Nancy Benton
8 – Thom Schuyler 8 – Rachel Whitehead 9 – Emily Burba
“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” - Proverbs 29:25
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Life Can Only Come From Life
There is not one case of life coming from non-living matter. The atheist believes this, but he has nothing to back it up. There certainly is no scientific proof. This is the case regarding spiritual life as well. No natural man has spiritual life. He is dead in sins and cannot do anything to bring it about anymore than non-living matter can bring forth life. It is only He who has life in Himself, the self-existent One, who can give Spiritual life. The giving of Spiritual life is attributed to all three persons of the Godhead. “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom He will” (John 5:21). “It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing” (John 6:63). This is another aspect of “Salvation is of the Lord.” If you have spiritual life, you know this is so!
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LIVING IN SIN
The phrase “Living in sin” is usually used to describe someone living in sexual sin or some other form of immorality. The Bible does not condone that kind of behavior, nor do we, and it will always bring with it sad consequences in this life! But the phrase “Living in sin” implies that there can be times when we are not living in sin. The Bible will not support that. “If we say we have no sin (noun: a sinful nature) we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (I John 1:8). “If we say that we have not sinned (verb: our actions), we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (I John 1:10). The fact is, as long as we are in this flesh, we are living in sin! This is not a license for sinful behavior any more than grace is a license to sin! “Living in sin” is like “Repent of your sins” – those phrases are not found in Scripture! Both phrases obscure what repentance and faith in Christ really are.
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I have often been amazed by how utterly blind people can be to their own sins, faults, hypocrisies, and inconsistencies, and yet they have the eye of an eagle in seeing the same things in other people. Oh, my soul, what am I blind to in myself? “Cleanse Thou me from secret faults” (Psalms 19:12)… sins that I am not even aware that I am guilty of committing.
WHAT SHOULD BE PREACHED
“That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name” (Luke 24:47). Most of what is preached should not be preached, because it is not true to Scripture. But here the Lord tells us what should be preached. Repentance and remission of sins. What does that mean?
How often have you tortured yourself over a misunderstanding of repentance? Have I really repented? Is my repentance deep enough and sincere enough? What does the Bible mean by repentance? The word means literally “a change of mind.” Repentance and the remission of sins are not two different parts of the Gospel message. This could just as easily read… “Repentance toward or concerning the remission of sins.” A “change of mind” concerning the remission of sins. We all naturally think that the remission, or forgiveness of sins comes to us through our doing something. Repentance is changing our way of thinking regarding how we have the remission of sins! We have the remission of sins through the work of the Lord Jesus on Calvary’s Tree! “In Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:14). The remission of sins was accomplished for the elect when He died on the cross. “It is finished” means…. remission of sins is accomplished.
If we are granted a change of mind concerning the remission of sins, we will have a change of mind concerning everything else! Somebody once said, “Repentance is a change of mind, but, oh what a change!” This changes your mind concerning how you think about God, sin, salvation, and every aspect of your life. When one’s mind is changed concerning the remission of sins, his motive is changed in serving Christ, and his manners (conduct) will necessarily be changed. There is no true obedience to Christ that is not founded on an understanding of how our sins are remitted through Christ. “Be ye kind, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Eph. 4:32).
Sundays 9:00am WKYT Channel 27-2
It is requested that all children under the age of five stay in our nursery
so there will be no distractions during the preaching of the Gospel.
HYMN
Sovereign grace o’er sin abounding
Ransom’d souls the tidings swell
‘Tis a deep that knows no sounding
Who its breadth or length can tell?
What from Christ my soul shall sever
Bound by everlasting bands?
Once in Him, in Him forever
Thus th’ eternal covenant stands.
Heirs of God, joint heirs with Jesus
Long ere time its race begun
To His Name eternal praises
Oh! What wonders love hath done!
On such love, my soul, still ponder
Love so great, so rich, so free
Say while lost in holy wonder
Why, O Lord, such love to me?
(Tune: “Jesus Calls Us” p.374)
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We extend our sincere sympathy to Kyle Bicknell on the recent death of his father.
The Grace Gospel Church in Apopka, Florida will have a conference January 16 – 18.
Birthdays
4 – Laura Brown 5 – Michael Mohr 6 – Annette DuFour
6 – Nathaniel Sligh 7 – Henry Lynn 8 – Nancy Benton
8 – Thom Schuyler 8 – Rachel Whitehead 9 – Emily Burba
“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” - Proverbs 29:25
*****
Life Can Only Come From Life
There is not one case of life coming from non-living matter. The atheist believes this, but he has nothing to back it up. There certainly is no scientific proof. This is the case regarding spiritual life as well. No natural man has spiritual life. He is dead in sins and cannot do anything to bring it about anymore than non-living matter can bring forth life. It is only He who has life in Himself, the self-existent One, who can give Spiritual life. The giving of Spiritual life is attributed to all three persons of the Godhead. “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom He will” (John 5:21). “It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing” (John 6:63). This is another aspect of “Salvation is of the Lord.” If you have spiritual life, you know this is so!
*****
LIVING IN SIN
The phrase “Living in sin” is usually used to describe someone living in sexual sin or some other form of immorality. The Bible does not condone that kind of behavior, nor do we, and it will always bring with it sad consequences in this life! But the phrase “Living in sin” implies that there can be times when we are not living in sin. The Bible will not support that. “If we say we have no sin (noun: a sinful nature) we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (I John 1:8). “If we say that we have not sinned (verb: our actions), we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (I John 1:10). The fact is, as long as we are in this flesh, we are living in sin! This is not a license for sinful behavior any more than grace is a license to sin! “Living in sin” is like “Repent of your sins” – those phrases are not found in Scripture! Both phrases obscure what repentance and faith in Christ really are.
*****
I have often been amazed by how utterly blind people can be to their own sins, faults, hypocrisies, and inconsistencies, and yet they have the eye of an eagle in seeing the same things in other people. Oh, my soul, what am I blind to in myself? “Cleanse Thou me from secret faults” (Psalms 19:12)… sins that I am not even aware that I am guilty of committing.
WHAT SHOULD BE PREACHED
“That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name” (Luke 24:47). Most of what is preached should not be preached, because it is not true to Scripture. But here the Lord tells us what should be preached. Repentance and remission of sins. What does that mean?
How often have you tortured yourself over a misunderstanding of repentance? Have I really repented? Is my repentance deep enough and sincere enough? What does the Bible mean by repentance? The word means literally “a change of mind.” Repentance and the remission of sins are not two different parts of the Gospel message. This could just as easily read… “Repentance toward or concerning the remission of sins.” A “change of mind” concerning the remission of sins. We all naturally think that the remission, or forgiveness of sins comes to us through our doing something. Repentance is changing our way of thinking regarding how we have the remission of sins! We have the remission of sins through the work of the Lord Jesus on Calvary’s Tree! “In Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:14). The remission of sins was accomplished for the elect when He died on the cross. “It is finished” means…. remission of sins is accomplished.
If we are granted a change of mind concerning the remission of sins, we will have a change of mind concerning everything else! Somebody once said, “Repentance is a change of mind, but, oh what a change!” This changes your mind concerning how you think about God, sin, salvation, and every aspect of your life. When one’s mind is changed concerning the remission of sins, his motive is changed in serving Christ, and his manners (conduct) will necessarily be changed. There is no true obedience to Christ that is not founded on an understanding of how our sins are remitted through Christ. “Be ye kind, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Eph. 4:32).