{"id":6783,"date":"2024-11-03T12:02:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T12:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=6783"},"modified":"2024-11-03T12:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T12:02:29","slug":"bulletin-edition-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=6783","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin Edition November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atonement\nand Intercession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John\n17:9<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\ncannot separate the atonement of Christ from the intercession of Christ. In\nHebrews 7 we read that Christ, our High Priest in heaven, is always interceding\nfor us. But our Saviour tells us in John 17, that he only makes intercession\nfor his elect. There he says, \u201cI pray for them: I pray not for the world,\nbut for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine<\/em>\u201d (v. 9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s\npretty clear, isn\u2019t it? The intercessory work of Christ is based upon his\natonement, just as the intercession of the Old Testament priest was based upon\nthe sacrifice (Numbers 6:24-26).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\nmeans that if the Lord Jesus Christ does not pray for the world, the world can\nnever be saved. If he prays for you, you cannot not be saved. If he died for\nyou, you cannot not be saved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don Fortner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many who go on in a\nround of religious duties, who think that they will go to Heaven when they die.\nBut if you examine them, though they have a Christ in their heads<\/em>\u2014they\nhave no Christ in their hearts<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Whitfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man has a free will to go to\nHell\u2014but none to go to Heaven, until God works in him. You dishonour God by\ndenying sovereign election. You plainly make salvation depend, not on God’s\n‘free grace’\u2014but on Man’s ‘free will.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Whitfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Don\u2019t Know What to Say<\/p>\n\n\n\n

II Corinthians 9:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks be unto God for His\nunspeakable gift.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever received such a\nwonderful, marvellous, gracious gift<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the only words that would\ncome out of your mouth were, \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say.\u201d That is what every\nbeliever says concerning the Gift that God gave to them. It makes us unable to\nspeak. Three amazing things about this Gift of God\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is God\u2019s Gift. It\ncould not be a gift from God if it was not His to give. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, this Gift from God is\nunspeakable. It is an unspeakable gift. This word translated \u201cunspeakable\u201d\nmeans, \u201cindescribable and unexplainable.\u201d Mere words will not allow us to\ndescribe or explain this Gift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirdly, this Gift from God\nmakes everyone that it was given to thankful unto the Giver, Who is God! This\nis His unspeakable Gift. The Gift is Jesus Christ Who is salvation! Every time\nI think about Christ dying – the just for the unjust – to bring me to God,\nputting away my sin and giving me His perfect righteousness, the only<\/p>\n\n\n\n

words I can muster are, I don\u2019t\nknow what to say except, \u201cThanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.\u201d ~David\nEddmenson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justified<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romans 8:33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are those who talk more\nabout the time of justification than the One who justifies. The scripture says,\n\u201cIt is God that justifieth\u2026\u201d I would rather know the One who justifies the\nungodly than to know when He justified them. When a man finds out Who He is,\nwhat He did and who He did it for, when will be replaced with Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Chapman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything that comes to pass\nin time is brought to pass \u201cAccording to His purpose,\u201d according to the\nsovereign, eternal, unalterable purpose of God, \u201cWho worketh all things after\nthe counsel of His own will\u201d (Ephesians 1:11). The Word of God assures us that\nbehind and beneath all the apparent confusion of this world lies the purpose of\nGod. It is God\u2019s purpose to perfect the people He has chosen and restore the\nworld He made to Himself through the mediatorial work of the Lord Jesus Christ.\nTo this end, He arranged all the affairs of human history from eternity and\nsovereignly brings them to pass in time. History is \u201cHis Story!\u201d Nothing\nhappens in His story by accident. Nothing comes to pass that He has not\npurposed. Nothing can thwart, or even hinder His purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~Don Fortner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TO GLORIFY THE LORD JESUS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe God of our fathers hath\nglorified His Son Jesus \u201c (Acts 3:13). See, my soul, how every part and portion\nof scripture is directed to this one subject\u2014 to glorify the Lord Jesus. What\nis the very design of redemption but to glorify the Lord Jesus? What hath God\nconstituted a church for, but to glorify the Lord Jesus? To what do all the\nprecepts, promises, ordinances, sacrifices under the law, and institutions\nunder the Gospel, minister, but to this one end \u2014 to glorify the Lord Jesus?\nTalk they of promises? Why, all the promises of God are \u201cin Christ Jesus, yea\nand amen, to the glory of God the Father by us.\u201d Talk they of the law? \u201cChrist\nis the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.\u201d Talk they\nof commandments? \u201cThis is the commandment, that ye believe in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the name of the only begotten\nSon of God; and that believing, ye might have life through His name.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Hawker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHO GETS THE GLORY?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wish to know if the\ngospel you are hearing preached is the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gospel of God, ask yourself\nthis question, \u201cWho gets the glory?\u201d If you wish to know whether your religious\nexperience is of the flesh or of the Lord, ask yourself the same thing, \u201cWho\ngets the glory?\u201d Also, examine all your gifts, works, and missionary efforts by\nthe same rule, \u201cWho gets the glory?\u201d God will not share His glory! That which\nis of God, from God, and for God\u2019s glory will be blessed with His presence and\npower, \u201cThat no flesh should glory in His presence\u2026. that, according as it is\nwritten, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord\u201d (I Corinthians 1:29,31)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Were we only to\nlook to Christ as our Priest, for pardon of sin, peace of conscience, and\ncomfort of heart, without accepting Him as our Prophet, to instruct us in His\nholy ways, and submitting to Him as our King, to rule in our hearts, to reign\nover our lust, and to bring all that is in us into subjection to Himself,\nverily He might justly say to us, as He did to those of old, Ye only seek me\nfor the loaves and fishes,(John 6:26).    Lord, give me the heart of\na disciple to follow Thee unto death, as well as to believe on Thee as a sinner\nunto justification of life, (Romans 5:18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Mason <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE GOSPEL THAT SAVED<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring\nforth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people\nfrom their sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  The gospel that saves is\nthe gospel that saved. That is, it is a finished work that is so perfect, by a\nsuitable sacrifice that is inherently perfect in which God himself cannot find\na flaw. It is the establishment of a perfect righteousness through Christ’s\nobedience unto death that exceeds every other righteousness, to the point that\neverything else is viewed as unrighteousness in the light of it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  This is a righteousness\naccomplished and established for a select people, according to God’s eternal\ngood purpose and will, and charged to their account by his just decree so that\nit becomes their very own. By revelation they renounce all their former works\nthat they once saw as meritorious before God and count them as fruit unto death\nand dung. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  While the religions of\nthis world feverishly seek to produce a righteousness that their god finds\npleasing, the elect of God rest in all the perfections of THE LORD OUR\nRIGHTEOUSNESS and place no confidence in the flesh. They marvel at this great work\nof grace and are yet assured that they have a Mediator, they have a Substitute\nin which God is well pleased, they have an Advocate, they have a Righteousness\nwhich is seated at the right hand of the Father. He ALONE is Jesus Christ, the\nRighteous One who HAS saved his people from their sins. Glory to God, IT IS\nFINISHED!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romans 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 There is therefore now no\ncondemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,\nbut after the Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 For the law of the Spirit of\nlife in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Corinthians 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 For he hath made him to be sin\nfor us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

copied<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian, let God’s\ndistinguishing love to you be a motive to you to fear Him greatly. He has put\nHis fear in your heart, and may not have given that blessing to your neighbour,\nperhaps not to your husband, your wife, your child, or your parent! Oh, what an\nobligation should this thought lay upon your heart to greatly fear the Lord!\nRemember also that this fear of the Lord is His treasure, a choice jewel, given\nonly to favourites, and to those who are greatly beloved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Bunyan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To lay hold of and receive the\ngospel by a true and saving faith is an act of the soul that has been made a\nnew creature, which is the workmanship of God. Whoever receives the grace that\nis offered in the gospel . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

they must be quickened by the\npower of God,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

their eyes must be opened,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

their understandings must be\nilluminated,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

their ears must be unstopped,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

their hearts must be\ncircumcised,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

their wills must be rectified,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the Son of God revealed to\nthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Bunyan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We know that in our\nflesh dwells no good thing (Rom. 7:18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We find that our hearts are\ndeceitful above all things, and desperately wicked (Jer. 17:9).  \n What then?    Must we wait for hope, and refuse all comfort\ntill we get a better opinion of ourselves?   No, for grace reigns in the heart\nof God, through the righteousness of Christ, unto eternal life towards them in\nwhom sin hath reigned unto death,(Rom. 5:21).   Though sin abounds in us,\nyet grace does much more abound in Christ;  Christ knows all that is in us\nbetter than we do or can (John 2:25).   Eternal praises to Him.  \nBecause He knew we were lost, He came to seek and to save us, (Matt. 18:11).\n   Because He knew we were hopeless, He came to be our hope (1Tim.\n1:1).   Because He daily sees that we are miserable by sin, and heavy-laden\nwith sin, He lovingly invites, Come unto Me, and sweetly promises, I will give\nyou rest, (Matt. 11:28).    And because we are full of every\ndiscouragement in ourselves, He solemnly assures us, Him that cometh to Me, I\nwill in no wise cast out, (John 6:37).    Let us take heed of getting\na good opinion of ourselves, or thinking highly of ourselves as though we were,\nin ourselves, any thing but lost and hopeless sinners, who constantly need the\nblood of Christ to cleanse us, His righteousness to justify us, His tender\nheart to feel our infirmities, His powerful arm to save us, His fullness of\ngrace to supply us, and His loving Spirit to guide and sanctify us.   Let\nus be content to live by faith, as daily pensioners on His grace, and constant\npetitioners at His feet.   Try Christ constantly: He is a tried stone\nalways  (Isaiah 26:16).    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He ever lives to save to the\nuttermost, (Heb. 7:25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Mason <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God’s\nlove is revealed and made known by these six deeds of indescribable love!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Don\nFortner) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Behold,\nwhat manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we<\/em> should\nbe called the sons of God!” 1 John 3:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nrejoice to know that “God is love!” <\/em>Love is an\nattribute of His holy Being, without which He would not be God. We know that\nGod is love, because His love is revealed and made known by His deeds<\/em>.\nLove is active. It is never dormant. Like fire, it must break out. It cannot be\ncontained. It is known only when it is experienced <\/em>– not by words,\nbut by deeds. We know the love of God is that love that “surpasses\nknowledge.” Yet, God’s love is revealed and made known by these\nsix deeds of indescribable love:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. <\/strong>The\nfirst act of God’s love was our ELECTION in Christ (Deuteronomy 7:7-8).\nElection is not a hard doctrine. It is a delightful<\/em> doctrine.\nWere it not for God’s electing love toward sinners, there would be no salvation\n(Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13). We would never have come to know and\nlove Christ, had He not first loved us (John 15:16; 1 John 4:19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. <\/strong>The\nsecond act of God’s love was our REDEMPTION by Christ (Romans 5:8; 1 John 3:16;\n1 John 4:9-10). Because He loved us, the Son of God assumed our nature, assumed\nour sin, assumed our guilt and died under the wrath of God as our Substitute,\nto put away our sins. “The Son of God loved me and gave Himself<\/em> for\nme!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. <\/strong>The\nthird act by which God reveals His love to sinners is His EFFECTUAL SAVING\nGRACE (Jeremiah 31:3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those\nwhom the triune God loved<\/em>-the Father chose <\/em>to\nsave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those\nwhom the Father chose <\/em>to save-the Son redeemed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nthose whom the Son redeemed<\/em>-the Holy Spirit will effectually\ncall<\/em> by His irresistible grace to life and faith in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. <\/strong>The love\nof God is revealed fourthly in the absolute PRESERVATION of His elect in a\nstate of grace (John 10:28; Romans 8:39). Can you imagine one who is loved of\nGod-falling from a state of grace, perishing and suffering the wrath of God\nforever in Hell? Such a notion is worse than nonsense, it is utter blasphemy!\nThe love of God is . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \nwithout cause,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \nwithout beginning,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \nwithout condition,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \nwithout change,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \nand without end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is\nfree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is\nsovereign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is\nindestructible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is\neverlasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. <\/strong>Fifthly,\nGod’s love for His elect is seen in our Saviour’s TENDER, PROVIDENTIAL CARE for\nus (John 11:35-36). Our Saviour really is touched with the feeling of our\ninfirmities. We really are the apple of His eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. <\/strong>But\nthere is one act of love that goes beyond election, redemption, effectual\ncalling, preservation, and providential care. As great and marvellous as those\nthings are, there is one act of God that goes beyond them all. If the climax of\nGod’s love is our redemption by Christ, then the apex<\/em> of God’s\nlove is our ADOPTION into the family of God! (1 John 3:1-3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By birth<\/em>,\nwe are all fallen, depraved and spiritually dead (Romans 5:12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\nour deeds<\/em>, we show ourselves to be children of the devil, sinful,\ndeceitful, and wicked (John 8:44).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By nature<\/em>,\nwe are all children of wrath (Ephesians 1:3), a people deserving the wrath of\nGod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\nby grace<\/em>, we who believe are the sons of God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Election\nis the great fountain<\/em> of grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redemption\nis the greatest mystery<\/em> of grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nadoption is the greatest privilege<\/em> of grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Behold,\nwhat manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called\nthe sons of God!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atonement and Intercession John 17:9 You cannot separate the atonement of Christ from the intercession of Christ. In Hebrews 7 we read that Christ, our High Priest in heaven, is always interceding for us. But our Saviour tells us in John 17, that he only makes intercession for his elect. There he says, \u201cI pray […]<\/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-6783","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\/6783","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=6783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6784,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6783\/revisions\/6784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}