June 7, 2020
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
Meeting Location and Mailing Address
251 Green Lane
Ewing, NJ, 08368
Clay Curtis, pastor
Telephone: 615-513-4464
Clay@FreeGraceMedia.com
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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services—click here.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Until
further notice our online live broadcast begins each Sunday at 9am. No
Friday night bible classes until further notice.
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Proverbs 14: 33: Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath
understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
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In our Lord’s parable the Pharisee pointed out the sin
of another in order to justify himself for his sin. The publican hit his face confessing his sin asking
God’s mercy. It was not the Pharisee
that the Lord declared just—he betrayed a proud heart. It was the publican the Lord declared
justified. Brethren, whether dealing
with God or our brethren may God give us grace to lay aside our self-justifying
pride, take the blame for our sins and ask mercy like the publican.
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LOOK DOWN ON US
Isaiah 63: 15: Look down from
heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory:…
Being “looked down on” has a negative connotation for us. Only a chosen, redeemed, regenerated child of
God can delight in this. True faith
acknowledges that God our Father and our Savior the Lord Jesus is far above us.
God’s habitation is in “heaven.” God’s habitation is the “habitation of his
holiness”, the habitation of “his glory.”
True faith acknowledges that God alone is able to save us, crying, ‘“Look down from heaven” upon us, oh
Lord. “Behold” us oh Lord.’’ Brethren, our
chief need for God to look down and behold us in Christ.
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OUR FATHER’S DEALINGS WITH US
Isaiah 63: 15:…where is
thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward
me? are they restrained?
These are the words of a believer calling out to God. Without God’s zeal toward us, we have no true
zeal toward God. Without God’s strength,
we have none! Without Christ showing us
mercy, we are totally helpless to help ourselves!
But remember, how
Joseph’s bowels yearned for Benjamin? Christ’s zeal, strength, compassion and
mercies toward each of his redeemed is always constant. Yet, Joseph went into
his chamber and did not let his compassion be known to his brethren. Why?
Because Joseph knew it was not the right time to make himself known to his
brethren. So it is with God. His timing
is best for our profit.
One day I watched a
little boy walking along in the mall with his father. The little boy kept running ahead. The father told him several times to stop
running ahead yet he kept doing so. So next
time the little boy ran ahead, the father stepped behind a column and hid from
his son. Soon the little fellow looked
around and his father was gone. He began
to search. Just before he broke out into
tears the father stepped out. The little
boy ran to his father and latched onto his legs. As I watched them walk away that little boy
was right by his side as close as he could get to his father.
Our heavenly Father knows
when to hide himself and when to reveal himself to us. God does it to bring us to the place where he
brought Isaiah, to cry out for God’s presence and God’s mercy! Our heavenly Father knows how to make his son run
to him and cling to him by faith.
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PRAYER
"O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all
flesh come." (Ps 65:2)
Is there anything more comforting to a believing soul
than to know his God will hear his prayer.
We are told in this country to express our needs and complaints to our
congressmen and representatives in Washington.
We write them and send them off but never knowing if they were actually
read and considered or simply received and thrown in the trash. But here we are assumed that our God hears
our prayer. His house is a house of
prayer and God hears our prayers and answers them according to his wisdom and
purpose. Teach me, Lord, to pray. To pray much, pray often, and pray from my
heart. "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,
that ye may be healed. The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous men availeth much." (James 5: 16)
Pastor
Darvin Pruitt
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CHRIST IS PRECIOUS
“Unto you
therefore which believe he is precious” (1 Peter 2:7).
It is
impossible for those who believe in Christ to fully express the preciousness of
Him to them.
1). He is
precious to every believer because He is their life. “He that hath the
Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life” (1 John
5:12).
2). He is
precious to every believer because He is their clothing. The best robe
that the Father gives or imputes to every son that He receives is the
righteousness of Christ. It is the robe of His spinning by His perfect
obedience and sacrifice.
3). He is
precious to every believer because He is their food. Just as the Israel
of old feasted on the Paschal Lamb, so God’s spiritual Israel feasts on the
Lamb of God. We continually feast upon his flesh and drink His blood; we
continually look to His one sacrifice that atones for all the sins of His
elect.
4). He is
precious to every believer for He is our hiding place. In the storms of
life we say with the psalmist: “Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my
refuge, until these calamities be over past” (Psalm 57:2).
Pastor
David Pledger