{"id":6462,"date":"2023-08-01T09:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T09:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2023-08-01T09:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T09:21:40","slug":"bulletin-edition-july-2023-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=6462","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin Edition July 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand\nof the Majesty on high.(Hebrews 1:3). \u201cMajesty\u201d signifies such greatness\nas makes one to be honoured of all and preferred above all. “The right\nhand” speaks of power and honour. “On high\u201d means\u201cthe highest\nheight,” the most elevated exaltation that could be conceived of or\npossible. What this says is that the highest seat in the universe now belongs\nto “Him”<\/strong> who once had nowhere to lay his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The earth which we walk upon is stained with the blood of the\nSon of God, The very blood which saves a sinner condemns the unbeliever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must keep preaching the Gospel until by the grace of God,\nsomebody hears it. Noah preached 120 years and nobody heard it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, behold how He loved him!\u201d\nIf the Jews discerned the great love of Christ to Lazarus by His tears; can we\nnot discern His love to us by His shedding his blood for us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith, not a Feeling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salvation is not a question of feeling, as so many would make it.\nIt is entirely a matter of faith in a person, in an accomplished fact faith\nwrought in the soul of a sinner by the power of the Holy Ghost. This faith is\nsomething quite different from a mere feeling of the person or an assent of the\nintellect. Mere feeling and sentimentality (or emotion) can never rise above\nthe source from whence they come, and that source is self; but faith has to do\nwith God and His eternal Word, and is a living link, connecting the heart that\npossesses it with God who gives it. Feelings and sentiments can never connect\nwith the soul of God. No doubt, faith will produce feeling and sentiments\n(spiritual feelings and truthful sentiments)\u2014but the fruits of faith must never\nbe confounded with faith itself. He can only be known by His own revelation and\nby the faith which He Himself imparts.          \n         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Richardson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lord our God is the\nabsolute sovereign of the universe. To say that God is sovereign is to simply\ndeclare that God is God. A god whose will can be broken, purpose defeated,\npower resisted, grace frustrated, or work overturned is not God at all, but a\nuseless idol carved from a tree in the dark forest of man\u2019s depraved mind. God\nis sovereign in creation, in providence, and in grace.    \n~Don Fortner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know much else, but\nthrough God\u2019s amazing grace I do know Him. I know His sovereign, redeeming,\njustifying love in Christ Jesus to poor, lost sinners. And I know this: the\nolder I get, the less concern I have whether I learn anything that isn\u2019t related\nto Christ and His redeeming love and grace. I long to be like the apostle Paul\nwho said, \u201cI count all things but loss for the excellency (surpassingness) of\nthe knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.\u201d         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maurice Montgomery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When, by His grace, I know WHO\nHE IS, I better understand who and what I am!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I know WHAT HE DID in\nobedience and death, I realize what I cannot do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I understand WHY HE MUST\nSUFFER, I understand how God can be just and justify me <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I know WHERE HE IS, I can\nrest in the blessed hope that I shall one day be there too!     \n              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry Mahan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nlonger I live, the more I feel that if there were one thing left undone, if the\ndevil were not conquered, sin not expiated, justice not satisfied, the law not\nhonoured and magnified, death not overcome, and every burden not carried, I\nshould not have a ray of hope.  I used to think I saw this as clear as the\nnoon day thirty or forty years ago; but I saw it very differently then to what\nI see now; for I see and feel now that if one hair-breadth is left for me to do\nto merit heaven, or bring as a plea before God, I am undone for ever and\never.  But on the Mount of Calvary, the Lord Jesus Christ undertook the\ncause of His people; and there is not a jot nor a tittle that He left undone,\nbut, \u201cBy one offering He perfected for ever them that are sanctified\u201d<\/em> and \u201cThere\nis therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk\nnot after the flesh, but after the Spirit.\u201d <\/em>Here is complete\nperfection: Saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John\nWarburton, 1853<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n The most delightful\n doctrine!<\/strong>
\n <\/strong>
\n <\/em>by Spurgeon<\/em>
\n <\/em>
\n I am sure there is no more delightful\n doctrine<\/strong> to a
\n Christian, than that of CHRIST’S ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY!
\n
\n I am glad there is no such thing as ‘chance’,
\n that nothing is left to itself,
\n but that Christ everywhere has sway.
\n
\n If I thought that there was a devil in hell that Christ did\n not
\n govern, I should be afraid that devil would destroy me.
\n
\n If I thought there was a circumstance on earth, which Christ\n did
\n not over-rule, I should fear that circumstance would ruin me.
\n
\n Nay, if there were an angel in heaven that was not one
\n of Jehovah’s subjects, I should tremble even at him.
\n
\n But since Christ is King of kings, and I am his poor brother,
\n one whom he loves, I give all my cares to him, for he cares
\n for me; and leaning on his breast, my soul has full repose,
\n confidence, and security.\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

The kingship of Christ<\/strong>
\n(J. C. Philpot<\/a>,\n“Meditations on the Blessed Redeemer”)
\n
\n“King of kings and Lord of lords!<\/strong>” Revelation 19:16
\n
\nThe kingship of Christ<\/strong> is full of sweet consolation to
\nthe tried family of God. As Zion’s enthroned King, He
\nsupplies His people out of His own inexhaustible fullness!
\n
\nTo Him, as our enthroned King, we give the allegiance
\nof our hearts. Before His feet, as our rightful Sovereign,
\nwe humbly lie. And we beg of Him, as possessed of all
\npower, to subdue our iniquities and rebellious lusts, and
\nsway His peaceful scepter over every faculty of our soul.
\n
\nThe kingship of Christ <\/strong>is a blessed subject of meditation,
\nwhen we consider its bearing upon our helpless, defenseless
\ncondition. We stand surrounded by foes . . .<\/strong>
\n  internal,
\n  external,
\n  infernal,
\nall armed against us with deadly enmity!
\n
\nEvery child of God is surrounded by a multitude of enemies
\nwithout and within, who, unless they are overcome–will
\nmost certainly overcome him. And to be overcome is to be
\nlost, forever lost, and to perish under the wrath of God!
\n
\nWhat hope or help can we have, but in . . .
\n  that all-seeing eye<\/strong>, which sees our condition;
\n  that all-sympathizing heart<\/strong>, which feels for us;
\n  that all-powerful hand<\/strong>, which delivers the objects of
\nHis love from all the snares and traps–and defeats all
\nthe plans and projects of these mighty, implacable foes?
\n
\nWe daily and hourly feel the workings of our . . .<\/strong>
\n  mighty sins,
\n  raging lusts,
\n  powerful temptations,
\n  besetting evils,
\nagainst the least and feeblest of which, we have no strength!
\n
\nBut as the eye of faith views our enthroned King,
\nwe are led by the power of His grace to . . .
\n  look unto Him,
\n  hang upon Him, and
\n  seek help from Him.
\n
\nTrials in providence,
\nafflictions in the family,
\nsickness and infirmities in the body,
\nopposition and persecution from the world,
\na vile, unbelieving heart, which we can neither sanctify nor subdue,
\na rough and rugged path, increasing in difficulty as we journey onward,
\ndoubts, fears, and misgivings in our own bosom,
\ninward slips and falls,
\nwanderings,
\nstartings aside,
\nhourly backslidings from the strait and narrow path,
\njealous enemies ever watching for our halting,
\nwith no eye to pity, nor arm to help–but the Lord’s!<\/strong>
\n
\nHow all these foes and fears make us feel our need
\nof an enthroned King, Head and Husband . . .
\n  whose tender heart<\/strong> is soft to pity,
\n  whose mighty arm <\/strong>is strong to relieve!
\n
\nWe should be ever looking up to our enthroned King,
\nnot only that He might sway His scepter over our hearts,
\ncontrolling our rebellious wills, and subduing us to His
\ngentle might; but as King over all our enemies–of which
\nour internal<\/strong> foes are much more numerous and mighty
\nthan any external <\/strong>enemies!When we feel the power of sin, the tyranny of our vile
\nlusts and passions, and what our nature is capable of
\nif left to its own will and way–how sweet and suitable
\nis the promise, “He will turn again, He will have compassion on us;
\nHe will subdue our iniquities;<\/strong> and Thou wilt cast all their sins\ninto
\nthe depths of the sea!” Micah 7:19
\n
\n“We have no might against this great company that cometh against us;\nneither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon Thee\u201d. 2 Chronicles 20:12
\n
\n“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save!”
\n     Zephaniah 3:17<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n What a difference!<\/strong>
\n <\/em><\/strong>
\n <\/em>Spurgeon, COMING JUDGMENT OF THE SECRETS OF MEN<\/em>
\n
\n What a difference<\/strong> there\n will be then between the babe of
\n Bethlehem’s manger, hunted by Herod, carried down by night
\n into Egypt for shelter, and the King of kings and Lord of lords,
\n before whom every knee must bow!
\n
\n What a difference between the weary man and full of woes,
\n and he that shall then be girt with glory, sitting on a
\n throne encircled with a rainbow!
\n
\n From the derision of men, to the throne of universal judgment-
\n what an ascent!
\n
\n What a contrast between the “despised and rejected of\n men,”
\n and the universally-acknowledged Lord, before whom Caesar
\n and pontiffs shall bow into the dust.
\n He who was judged at Pilate’s bar, shall summon all to his\n bar.
\n
\n What a change from the shame and spitting, from the nails and
\n the wounds, the mockery and the thirst, and the dying anguish-\n to
\n the glory in which he shall come whose eyes are as a flame of\n fire,
\n and out of whose mouth there goes a two-edged sword!
\n
\n He whom the nations abhorred, shall judge the nations.
\n He shall break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel, even
\n those who cast him out as unworthy to live among them.
\n
\n Oh, how we ought to bow before him now, as he reveals himself
\n in his tender sympathy, and in his generous humiliation!
\n
\n Let us kiss the Son lest he be angry; let us yield to his\n grace,
\n that we may not be crushed by his wrath.
\n
\n You sinners, bow before those pierced feet, or else they
\n will tread you like clusters in the wine-press.
\n
\n Look up to him with weeping, and confess your forgetfulness of\n him,
\n and put your trust in him; lest he look down on you in\n indignation.
\n
\n Oh, remember that he will one day say-
\n “But those mine enemies, which would not have me reign
\n over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.”
\n
\n To be trampled beneath the foot which was nailed to
\n the cross will be to be crushed indeed.\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Dominion, and glory and a kingdom!<\/strong>
\n
\n(J. C. Philpot, “Jesus, the Enthroned King<\/a>“)
\n
\n“Hallelujah: For the our Lord God omnipotent reigneth!” Rev. 19:6
\n
\nThe unlimited dominion<\/strong> of King Jesus extends over . . .
\n  all things,
\n  all events,
\n  all circumstances,
\n  all people!
\nAll are subjected to the sovereign control<\/strong> of the King
\nof kings and Lord of lords!
\n
\nEverywhere on this earthly globe–as far as waves roll,
\nwinds blow, sun shines, or stars hold on their nightly
\ncourses–does the scepter of Jesus sway the destinies,
\nand control the designs and actions of men.
\n
\n“And there was given Him dominion, and glory and a kingdom<\/strong>,
\n that all people, nations and languages, should serve Him; His dominion is\nan everlasting dominion,<\/strong> which shall not pass away, and His\nkingdom that which shall not be destroyed!” Daniel 7:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

This is the God whom we adore!<\/strong>
\n
\n(Letters of John Newton<\/a>)
\n
\n“For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.\nWhatsoever the Lord pleased, that He did in heaven, and in earth, in the seas,<\/em> and\nall deep places!” Psalm 135:5-6
\n
\nGod rules all!<\/em> And though He is concealed by a veil of second\ncauses <\/em>from common eyes, so that they can perceive only the means,\ninstruments, and contingencies by which He works, and therefore think He does\nnothing; yet, in reality, He does all according to His own counsel and\npleasure, in the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth.
\n
\nWho can enumerate all the beings <\/em>and events<\/em> which\nare . . .
\n  incessantly before His eye,
\n  adjusted by His wisdom,
\n  dependent on His will,
\n  and regulated by His power!
\n
\nIf we consider the heavens<\/strong>, the work of His fingers, the moon and\nthe stars which He has ordained; if we call in the assistance of astronomers to\nhelp us in forming a conception of the number, distances, magnitudes, and\nmotions of the heavenly bodies \u2014 the more we search, the more we shall be\nconfirmed that these are but a small portion of His ways! Without His continual\nenergy upholding them \u2014 they would rush into confusion, or sink into nothing!\nThey are all dependent upon His power, and obedient to His command.
\n
\nTo come nearer home, and to speak of what seems more suited to our scanty\napprehensions \u2014 still we may be lost in wonder. With respect to mankind<\/strong>,\nHe reigns with uncontrolled dominion over every kingdom, family and individual.\nBefore this blessed and only Potentate, all the nations of the earth are but as\nthe dust upon the balance, and the small drop of a bucket \u2014 and might be\nthought (if compared with the immensity of His works) scarcely worthy of His\nnotice! Yet here He presides, pervades, provides, protects, and rules! All\nchanges, successes, and disappointments \u2014 all that is memorable in the annals\nof history, all the risings and falls of empires, all the turns in human life \u2014\ntake place according to His sovereign plan!
\n
\nIn Him His creatures<\/strong> live, move, and have their being. From\nHim, is their food and preservation. The eyes of all are upon Him; what He\ngives, they gather \u2014 and can gather no more! And at His word they sink into the\ndust!
\n
\nThere is not . . .
\n  a worm <\/em>which crawls upon the ground,
\n   or a flower <\/em>which grows in the pathless\nwilderness,
\n   or a shell <\/em>upon the sea-shore \u2014
\nbut bears the impress of His wisdom, power, and goodness!
\n
\nHe preserves man <\/em>and beast<\/em>, sustains the\nyoung lion <\/em>in the forest, feeds the birds <\/em>of\nthe air, which have neither storehouse or barn, and adorns the insects <\/em>and\nthe flowers <\/em>of the field with a beauty and elegance beyond all\nthat can be found in the courts of kings!
\n
\nAll things serve Him, and are in His hands \u2014 as clay in the hands of the\npotter. Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true\nare Your ways, O King of saints!
\n
\nThis is the God whom we adore!<\/strong> This is He who invites us to lean\nupon His almighty arm, and promises to guide us with His unerring eye!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.(Hebrews 1:3). \u201cMajesty\u201d signifies such greatness as makes one to be honoured of all and preferred above all. “The right hand” speaks of power and honour. “On high\u201d means\u201cthe highest height,” the most elevated exaltation that could be conceived […]<\/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-6462","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\/6462","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=6462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6463,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6462\/revisions\/6463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}