November 12, 2017
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
MEETING LOCATION
251 Green Lane
Ewing, NJ, 08368
Clay Curtis, pastor
Telephone: 615-513-4464
MAILING ADDRESS:
7 Birch Street
Pennington, NJ, 08538
Schedule of Services
Sunday 10: 15 AM Bible Class
Sunday 11:00 AM Morning Service
Thursday 7: 30 PM Midweek 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.
All
articles by the pastor unless otherwise noted.
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SUNDAY’S READING IN PROVERBS
Proverbs 10: 13: In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is
found: but a rod is for the back of
him that is void of understanding.
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Friday morning I read this quote by Martin
Luther in Pastor David Eddmenson’s bulletin. I thought it fit with our message
Thursday night from Psalm 31 on committing all into Christ’s hand as Christ
committed all into God the Father’s hand.
Luther said, “I have held many
things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in
God's hands, that, I still possess.”
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GOD HATES A FALSE BALANCE
“A false
balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.” (Proverbs 11:1)
When Christ died on Calvary’s tree, God did
not punish an innocent man by punishing Christ for the sins of someone
else. That would have been a false
balance of justice and a false balance is an abomination to God. Christ died in absolute justice. He received a just weight that is the delight
of His Father. The Father made Christ
sin for His people (II Cor. 5:23) and then put Him to death in justice. Now God’s justice is satisfied for all of the
sin of His elect. The salvation of those people is sure and certain. God will never let anyone for whom Christ
died perish. It would be unjust to damn
someone if Christ already died for their sin.
That would be a false balance that God hates. The Lord will bring all of His elect to
repentance and faith. Their salvation
does not depend on them making a decision.
God will give them eternal life because Christ earned it for them. The salvation of God’s elect is sure and
certain because God is a just God who delights in a just weight. Pastor Frank Tate
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Luke 16: 10: He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also
in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
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WHICH IS THE GREAT COMMANDMENT?
There has never been a single moment in my life that I have loved the
Lord, as He ought to be loved. However, at the same time, there has never been a
single moment in time when Christ did not love the Lord His God, His Father,
with all His heart, soul, mind and strength.
In Christ, and with Him as my Substitute, I have kept the greatest
commandment of all. Matter of fact, in Christ, I have kept “every commandment
of God” perfectly and completely. My salvation has nothing to do with my works,
my faithfulness, or my righteousness. My salvation has everything to do with
His! Pastor David Eddmenson
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Here is the fundamental difference
between the man of faith and the man of unbelief. The unbeliever is "of
the world", judges everything by worldly standards, views life from the
standpoint of time and sense, and weighs everything in the balances of his own
carnal making. But the man of faith brings in God, looks at everything from His
standpoint, estimates values by spiritual standards, and views life in the
light of eternity. Doing this, his heart is calm in the midst of the storm.
Doing this, he "rejoices in the hope and glory of
God". A.W Pink (1886-1952)
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FAITH
Hebrews 11: 1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.
It is God’s grace to make his child
walk by faith not by sight. While the unbelieving trusts in earthly foundations
which fleshly senses deceptively perceive to be substantial and lasting, faith is the substance of things hoped
because it rests in the immoveable, eternal foundation Christ Jesus the
Rock. While the unbelieving seeks
evidences in signs which fleshly eyes can see, which evidences shall be
dissolved; faith is the evidence of
things not seen because it believes on Christ whose new creation, though
unseen with natural eye, is immovably secure and eternally permanent by his
righteousness and holiness.
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The worst thing a man can do is put
himself into the ministry and be found speaking lies in God’s name. Nevertheless, when men do so, they are
accomplishing God’s will to destroy both them and the people to whom they minister—Jeremiah 27: 15 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet
they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might
perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
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THE KEEPER OF THE STOREHOUSE
Genesis 41: 39: And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath
shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
40: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my
people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 41: And
Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Joseph is a picture of Christ Jesus the GodMan who has
the key to the storehouse of grace.
Christ
is the Only Fit One
Joseph was the only fit person in all
of Egypt to be over the storehouses. Pharaoh said, “there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:” (Gen 41: 38-39) Christ is the only fit one to be over the
storehouse of grace. God the Father
chose his Son and entrusted the work of salvation into his hand because Christ
is Discretion and Wisdom. The Psalmist
describes Christ, “A good man sheweth
favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.” (Ps 112:
5) The new heavens and the new earth
wherein dwelleth righteousness is created by Christ in his wisdom the same way
Christ created the first heaven and earth. (Jer 10:12) Just as God showed Joseph the famine before
as yet it came to pass, before the foundation of the world, God showed Christ
the famine of sin and depravity his people would fall into before it came to
pass. And Christ entered covenant with
God becoming Surety for his people, knowing he would have to die that shameful
death to save his people from sin, death and hell. There was but one fit man in Egypt and there
is but one fit Man by whom “many shall be
made righteous.” (Rom 5: 19) “For
there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
(1 Tim 2: 5)
God
Has Given Christ All Authority
Pharaoh gave Joseph all authority. (Gen
41: 44, 44) God set his Son, Christ Jesus, over all. (Eph 1: 19-23) Christ
Jesus is not only absolute sovereign God, he is absolute sovereign Man! (Mt 28:
18) The glorified GodMan “doeth according
to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and
none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?” (Dan 4: 5) This
one who is absolutely sovereign has
the names of his people engraved on the palms of his hands. (Is 49: 16) Therefore,
no one can stop Christ from calling and saving all his people. (Jn 12: 32; 14:
3; 1 Pet 1: 3)
We Must
Go to Christ
When the people cried for bread, “Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go
unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.” (Gen 41: 55) Sinner, if we would be
saved from the starvation of sin, God says, “Go unto Christ; what he saith to you, do.” What does Christ say do? “Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye
have no life in you.’ (Lu 13: 3, 5; Jn 6: 53) “Come unto me, all ye that labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Mt 11: 28) Just as Joseph opened the storehouse and
saved all who came to him, Christ shall open the storehouse and save all who
come to him!