November 17, 2019
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
MEETING LOCATION
251 Green Lane
Ewing, NJ, 08368
Clay Curtis, pastor
Telephone: 615-513-4464
Clay@FreeGraceMedia.com
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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Proverbs 14: 6:
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is
easy unto him that understandeth.
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FORGIVEN
FORGIVE
1 John
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The God we sin
against requires no other sacrifice than a broken and contrite heart. When we come to God confessing our sins from such
a heart God will not scorn us with disdain and contempt—"A broken and
contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise” (Ps 51: 17). Instead, our Father is faithful and just
to forgive us because Christ bore the just contempt of our curse. Therefore, by the grace of God, let not the wretch
who God has forgiven so many debts, for the sake of Christ, hear his broken-hearted
brother confess his faults to him and scorn that one for whom Christ died, requiring
some other sacrifice. If we are forgiven
of God then let us forgive.
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FORGIVENESS
“And
be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Eph. 4:32).
The
fact that we constantly need Divine forgiveness ought to encourage us to forgive. Another may do many things for me,
but no man can forgive my enemies but I
MYSELF! You may say, “I will never forgive.” Then, for your sake, I hope you never sin!
Forgiveness is not only something I owe to
others, it is something I owe to myself.
And I do myself great harm by holding grudges.
Pastor Henry T. Mahan
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WHAT GOD SAYS GOES.
Is That
Scriptural?
- God said, “Let there be
light,” and the Bible says, “and there was light.”
(Genesis 1:3)
- Christ said, “Peace be still,” and the scriptures declare, “and the wind ceased and there was a
great calm.” (Mark 4:39)
- Our Lord called, “Lazarus, come forth,” and the Bible immediately responds and
says, “and he that was dead came
forth.” (John 11:43-44)
Our Lord through the prophet Isaiah said, “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not
return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11) It sure sounds to me like what
God says goes. Pastor David Eddmenson
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GOD’S WORKS AND THOUGHTS
Many, 0 Lord, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done and Thy
thoughts which are to usward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; if
I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered (Ps.
40:5).
No matter what our feelings or our circumstances, there is always
something in the scriptures to meet our need or express what we feel. David, in
this verse, expresses my feelings. All any of us have to do to see the wondrous
works of God toward us is to just look around us. Has He not preserved us, kept
us from falling, and met all of our needs both temporally and spiritually? Look
at His wonderful works toward us as a church! He has indeed done a wondrous
work for us as a body of believers. Just consider where we were just a few
short years ago. When I do, my heart melts in gratitude and is filled with joy.
Let us offer thanks to Him
for every trail and every tear, for every mountain and every valley - for every
bit of rejoicing and every bit of sorrow, for every bit of ease and every bit
of struggle, for every step, every breath, every moment, that has brought us to
this place and time! 0 Lord, our God and
Savior, give us of your grace that we may honor and magnify the truth of your
grace given us in your Son. 0 Lord, renew our zeal, renew our determination to
be true to the One True and Living God and Jesus Christ whom you Sent to be the
sacrifice and substitute for sinners like us.
Lord, enable us to guard our fellowship as brethren, that we would
always enjoy peace and harmony and unity of purpose and heart as a church
family. Lord also let us always love one another and be kind and gracious one
to another, as we remember the Great Love wherewith you Loved us and Gave
Yourself for us. Pastor Donnie Bell
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THE UNCHANGEABLE LOVE AND FORGIVENESS OF GOD
Jeremiah 33: 8: And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they
have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they
have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. 9: And it shall be
to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the
earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear
and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto
it.
No matter who we sin against all our sins are
against God. Yet God never ceases to love those he foreordained before
the world was. Amazing grace! The very God we have sinned against cleanses
us of all our iniquity and forgives us of all our sin. It is by this great forgiveness that God
makes a name unto his people. God’s
forgiveness and goodness makes his people repent and fear God—"If thou,
LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is
forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared” (Ps 130:3-4)
Brethren, I am preaching to myself. Christ teaches us to be children like our
Father in forgiving one another’s sins without limit and in being fervent in
love for one another—"above all things have fervent charity among
yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins” (1 Pet 4:8). We are sinners. Therefore, we will hurt one another at
times. It is no excuse, just fact! Expect it but try not to be disappointed by
it. But consider how God says to us, “I
remember your sins no more.”
Instead of thinking on a brother’s offenses
against me, it helps if we think of how great our sins are against God. Then think on the everlasting love and tender
mercies that God has shown in cleansing and pardoning all our sins. It is these things that Paul told us to think
on when he said, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be
any virtue, and if there be any praise [if I am truly a child of God],
think on these things” (Php 4:8) This
is how we keep love fervent and continue to forgive the sins of our brethren.