Sovereign Grace Baptist Church

Free Grace Media

Of Princeton, New Jersey

 

AuthorClay Curtis
TitleWeekly Bulletin 4-26-2020
Bible TextExodus 29:21
Date25-Apr-2020
Article Type Bulletin
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April 26, 2020

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

 

Services Broadcast Live @ www.FreeGraceMedia.com/live

 

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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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SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE WEBSITE: The videos are now listed as individual sermons, as well as full servicesclick 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 14:28: In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

 

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“If you want to hear God speak audibly then read your Bible out loud.”—                                                                     Pastor Joe Terrell

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MIRACLES AND FORGIVENESS

 

Jesus .... answering said unto them, "What reason ye in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? Luke5:22,23


If we had seen the miracles performed by Jesus and then by the Apostles in the years after Christ's ascension, we would have been truly amazed. People are so easily impressed with tangible, unusual, things always seeking after a miraculous sign (Matt16:4). Think how the world would go mad for a miracle cure for coronavirus right now.


     But how much more impressive, how much more needed, is the miracle of grace that enables God to forgive sins justly. When we come to that unavoidable appointment that we all have with death and judgment (Heb9:27), to be assured that our sins are forgiven, that they are removed from the charge sheet against us because of the redemption that Christ has accomplished for his people, that will be far more precious to us than any physical miracle we might have witnessed in life.                                                                                 Pastor Allan Jellett

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THE DIFFERENCE IN LAW AND LOVE

"For brethren, you have been called unto liberty, only USE NOT liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another" (Gal. 5:13).

1. Under Moses' law circumcision was an outward sign in the flesh that a man was of the tribe of Israel. But our Lord said, "By this shall all men know that you are my disciples - if you love one another." This is inward circumcision of the heart.


2. Under Moses' law a Sabbath Day was set apart for required worship, otherwise most of these people would never have worshipped at all. Our Lord declared, "God is Spirit and they who truly worship God, worship Him in spirit and truth. For the Father seeketh such to worship Him."


3. Under Moses' law a tithe was required of everyone in Israel to support the priesthood, Levites, and the poor; otherwise we know that these people would not have given. But the scriptures say, "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."


4. Israel obeyed the law out of fear lest they be stoned! Believers obey God because they love Him, they love His law, and they love one another. "By love serve one another."                    Pastor Henry Mahan


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Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. - Gal 6v1

 

What is our example in these things? What motivates believers to restore our brethren when they are in a fault? Christ is our example and motivation!

 

We were overtaken in an eternal fault. We fell in the garden and have fallen every day since, falling into eternal condemnation. But, Christ restored His people. He redeemed us with His blood, regenerated us in newness of life, draws us to Him, and will resurrect us to Himself at the last day.

 

What was Christ’s attitude while he accomplished our salvation?  When He restored us? He did it in meekness! He lowered Himself from His majesty in the heavens and became a man. He bore our shame, our guilt, and our punishment for us.

 

A good leader will never ask those under them to do anything they wouldn’t do themselves. Our Master’s yoke is light, and His burden is easy. He completely restored us in the epitome of meekness. How much lighter is it for us to restore our brethren in meekness and forgiveness. Let us always forgive as we have been forgiven.  Pastor Kevin Thacker

 

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THE BEAUTIES OF HOLINESS

 

Exodus 29: 21: And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

 

Have you ever wondered what that phrase means “the beauties of holiness” (Ps 110:3)?  We see it here in type.  Blood and oil were sprinkled all over the priests and their garments. Think how stained, how spotted! Oh no!  It pictured the greatest adornment there is!  These are “the beauties of holiness.”  These were symbols of death and life. The blood declared their old man of sin had ceremonially died in the slain ram; the oil declared they yet lived.  By these beauties of holiness the priests were “hallowed.” It pictured our robes washed white in the blood of the Lamb (Rev 7:14)  It is what Paul meant when he said, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” (Gal 2:20)