{"id":5844,"date":"2020-09-20T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T08:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=5844"},"modified":"2020-09-20T08:49:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T08:49:58","slug":"bulletin-edition-september-2020-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=5844","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin Edition September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

            It\nwas to SAVE sinners that Christ Jesus came into the world.  He did\nnot come to help them save themselves, to induce them to save themselves, not\neven to enable them to save themselves.  He came to SAVE THEM!  –\nWilliam Hendriksen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  <\/em> <\/em>\u201cHe\nthat covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and\nforsaketh them <\/em>shall have mercy.\u201d    –\nProverbs 28:13<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Adam\nand Eve were certainly trying to do this when they made the covering of fig\nleaves to hide their nakedness. That is precisely what every man attempts to do\nand it will never prosper.  While we should confess and forsake all\nsin, you will notice \u201cthem\u201d<\/em>is in italics.  It is not in\nthe original. This is not saying if you confess and forsake your sin and sins,\nthen you will find mercy. This is saying, if we confess our sin, agree with\nwhat God says of our sin, and forsake this attempt at covering them up, we will\nreceive mercy!  You only do that when you look to Christ alone as the\nonly way your sin can be dealt with.  To believe that mercy is the\nreward for first confessing your sins, and then not committing them anymore, is\nto believe salvation by works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Todd Nibert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SATISFACTION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not satisfied with my faith,\u201d says one. NO, of course you\naren\u2019t, nor will you ever be, at least I hope not! The Bible does not say,\n\u201cTherefore being satisfied with our faith we have peace with God,\u201d it says,\n\u201cBeing justified by faith, we have peace with God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not satisfied with my repentance.\u201d That is wonderful! What\nwould you do with your repentance if you were satisfied with it? Would you\nbring it to God instead of the blood? Oh, what pride and self-righteousness\nmust be in any person who is satisfied with his repentance and faith! That\nperson could never find true peace, for such a refuge of lies must fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not satisfied with my love.\u201d What? Did you expect, on this\nearth to be satisfied with any grace found in you? Was it your love for Christ\nor His love for you that gave you peace at first? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now then, there is but one thing with which Almighty God is\nsatisfied \u2013 entirely satisfied \u2013 and that is THE PERSON AND WORK OF HIS SON! It\nis with Christ that we must be satisfied, not with ourselves, nor anything\nabout us! When we cease from ALL our labors, and ALL our righteousness, and\nENTER INTO HIS REST, pardon and peace will come without delay. \u2013 Horatius Bonar\n(1809-1889)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ Jesus Came To Save Sinners<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Pastor David Eddmenson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that\nChrist Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (1Timothy\n1:15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There can be no grace where there is no guilt. There can be no\nmercy where there is no sin. There can be no pardon unless there is a crime. If\nyou are not a sinner God will not show mercy to you. If you have no sin, God\nwill not give you pardoning grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ came into the world to save sinners. Are you a sinner? If\nnot, there is no pardon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But God\u2019s word answers the question. \u201cFor all have sinned, and\ncome short of the glory of God\u201d (Romans 3:23).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you are a sinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You, who have come short of the glory of God, why not come to\nChrist who is God\u2019s glory?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The heart of one regenerated by grace and made sensitive to the\npresence of sin in his flesh will be expressed by the words of David, \u201cHave\nmercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness: according unto the\nmultitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.\u201d The believer knows\nthat there is no area of his life, even those areas most precious\u2026hearing the\nGospel preached, reading His blessed Scriptures, or seeking Him in prayer, that\nis exempt from the need of the merciful application of His blood for purifying\nof the defilement of sin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Pastor Marvin Stalnaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the\nman Christ Jesus; (1Timothy 2:5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must approach unto God by Christ Jesus because I am unholy, God\nmust approach unto me by Christ Jesus because HE IS HOLY. In Christ Jesus, I, a\npoor sinner, and God, a Holy Heavenly Father, have an honest and sincere\ncommunion one with another. His holiness is not violated and my sin is not\nimputed but all is washed away. Oh, sweet fellowship! O, holy union! Oh, easy\nwalk! Oh, joyous friendship! Oh happy me! (1John1;7). Bruce Crabtree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   IS\nYOUR GOSPEL OF WEAKNESS OR POWER?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            There\nare really only two religions in the world. One of Cain and the other of\nAbel. One is Ishmael and the other is Isaac. One of Esau and the\nother of Jacob. One of law and the other of promise. One of Mount Sinai\nand the other of Mount Calvary.  One condemns, the other finds no\nfault.  One leads to bondage, the other to freedom.  One\ntendeth to death, the other to life. One of weakness, the other of\npower.  One of merit, the other of mercy. One of the weakness of the\nletter, the other of the power of the\nSpirit.                                                                        -Tom\nHarding<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WILLING AND ABLE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Our\nLord is both WILLING to save sinners and ABLE to save them.  If He is\nwilling but not able, we have no hope; or if He is able but not willing, the\nresult is the same.  But if He is both willing to save and able, by\nHis perfect sin-offering, there is no reason for me to despair.   –\nUnknown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Almighty Father, bless the Word
\nWhich through Your grace we now have heard.
\nOh, may the precious seed take root,
\nSpring up, and bear abundant fruit!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 We praise You for the means of grace
\nAs homeward now our steps we trace.
\nGrant, Lord, that we who worshiped here
\nMay all at last in heav’n appear.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
\nPraise Him, all creatures here below;
\nPraise Him above, ye heav’nly host:
\nPraise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Hart<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Lord, bless thy saints assembled here,
\nIn solemn cov’nant now to join;
\nUnite them in thy holy fear,
\nAnd in thy love their hearts combine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 O give this church a large increase
\nOf such as thou wilt own and bless;
\nLord, fill their hearts with joy and peace,
\nAnd clothe them with thy righteousness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Make her a garden walled with grace,
\nA temple built for God below,
\nWhere thy blest saints may see thy face;
\nAnd fruits of thy blest Spirit grow.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Hart<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            It was to SAVE sinners that Christ Jesus came into the world.  He did not come to help them save themselves, to induce them to save themselves, not even to enable them to save themselves.  He came to SAVE THEM!  – William Hendriksen    \u201cHe that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.\u201d    […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bulletin-editions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5844"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5845,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5844\/revisions\/5845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}