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Kitchens Creek
Baptist Church Email:
Pastor
Milton W Howard
Weekly Church Bulletin
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DECEMBER 08, 2024 |
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daily
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7:45
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morning
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11:00
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wednesday
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7:00
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Stephen Charnock
Every conversion of a great sinner is a new copy of God's
love; it is a repeated proclamation of the transcendency of his grace.
This was his design in Paul's conversion. He sets up this apostle as a
white flag to invite rebels to treat with him and return to their loyalty.
As every great judgment upon a grand sinner is as the hanging a man in
chains to deter others from the like practice, so every conversion is not
only an act of God's mercy to the convert, but an invitation to the
spectators.
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Luther says,
"Once upon a time, the devil said to me, 'Martin Luther, you are a
great sinner, and you will be damned! "Stop! Stop!' said I. 'One
thing at a time. I am a great sinner, it is true, though you have no right
to tell me of it. I confess it. What next?' 'Therefore, you will be
damned.' 'That is not good reasoning. It is true I am a great sinner, but
it is written, "Jesus Christ came to save sinners."
Therefore, I shall be saved! Now, go your way.’ So I cut the devil off
with his own sword, and he went away mourning because he could not cast me
down by calling me a sinner."
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(1 Timothy 1:15)
"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am
chief."
There's a nice word in the text: it is the word "acceptation." It's all provided for you. It's very much like a supper. You'll find the table laid, and everything all ready. You're not expected to bring anything at all. I was once invited out to tea by a poor widow, and I took something in my pocket. But I'll never do it again. It was two cakes; and, when I brought them out and laid them on the table, she picked them up and flung hem out into the street and said, "I asked you to tea; I didn't ask you to provide tea for me." And so with Christ: he asks, he provides, and he wants nothing but ourselves; and if we take aught else, he'll reject it. We can only sup with him when we come as we are. Who will accept salvation? Who'll say,
I take
the blessing from above,
And wonder at thy boundless love?
John Wold
Ackrill, in "The Sword and the Trowel"
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Mr. Moody said,
"I remember preaching on the subject 'Christ as a Deliverer'; and
walking away, I said to a Scotchman, 'I didn't finish the subject.' 'Ah,
man! You didn't expect to finish, did ye? It'll take all eternity to
finish telling what Christ has done for man.'"
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One of William Carey's
last visitors was the Rev. Alexander Duff who talked with him of his past
life, then knelt down and prayed by his bedside. Leaving the room, Mr.
Duff thought he heard himself recalled. He turned back, and the dying man
addressed him in a whisper, "Mr. Duff, you have been talking about Doctor
Carey, Doctor Carey. When I am gone, say nothing about Doctor
Carey. Speak about Doctor Carey's Saviour.
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CALL
TO WORSHIP
Isaac Watts - 1719
Long as I live I'll bless Thy name,
My king, my God of love;
My work and joy shall be the same,
In that bright world above.
In that bright world above.
Great is the Lord, His power unknown,
And let His praise be great;
I'll sing the honors of His Son,
His works of grace repeat.
His works of grace repeat.
Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue,
And while my lips rejoice,
The men who hear my joyful song,
Shall join their cheerful voice.
Shall join their cheerful voice.
To Christ the Lord let every tongue
Its noblest tribute bring;
When He's the subject of the song,
Who can refuse to sing?
Who can refuse to sing?
(Tune:
"Majestic Sweetness")
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(2
Samuel 22:48-51) "It is
God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, and that
bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high
above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the
violent man. Therefore I will
give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises
unto thy name. He is the
tower of salvation for his king: and showeth mercy to his anointed, unto
David, and to his seed for evermore."