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Kitchens Creek Baptist Church
7231 Monroe Hwy @ Kitchens Creek Rd
Ball, Louisiana 71405

Email: Pastor Milton W Howard
Mailing:  PO Box 740
Ball, LoUiSiAna  71405-0740

Weekly Church Bulletin
March 15, 2026

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT – c.h. spurgeon 

Forgiveness is one of the gifts of God that are without repentance; He never gives it, and then repents that He has done so.  If thou dost get forgiveness from God, thou hast the first link in an endless chain of mercies. Thou shalt become God's child – His beloved.  He will teach thee, care for thee, keep thee, sanctify thee, bless thee, perfect thee, and, in due time, bring thee to Heaven.  Oh, the heap of blessednesses which lie in this one gracious gift of God – the forgiveness of sins!  I wish that, by any power of mine, I could induce all of you to seek this forgiveness. 

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(Psalms 130:3-4)  "If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?  But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared." 

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FROM A MESSAGE – BY Charles Hadden Spurgeon

One of my predecessors, Dr. Rippon, had considerable influence with the government of his day. Those were what some foolish people call "the good old days," when they used to hang people on a Monday morning, as a regular thing, and take little notice of it. It so happened that one, who was related to a former member of this church, was condemned to die. It was believed that he was innocent, so there was much intercession offered on his behalf to the government, and a pardon was granted and signed by King George III. Very providentially, it happened that one of the members of the church, going to the prison, said to the governor, "I hear that you have eight prisoners to hang to-morrow." He answered, "I have nine for to-morrow." "No," said the other, "there were nine, but one of them has been pardoned." "I know nothing about that," said the governor, "I have received no pardon; and, unless I do receive one, I shall hang him to-morrow morning." The news came to Dr. Rippon, and he took the post-chaise, and rode down to Windsor. He went to the castle, and, by dint of that modesty, which is always becoming in a minister of the gospel, if it is not carried too far, he pushed himself in, and demanded to see the king. He managed at last to get to the ante-room, next to the one where his Majesty was sleeping. Hearing a noise, the king asked, "What is that, "His attendant answered, "Here is a Dr. Rippon, who says he must see your Majesty." "Show him in, then," said he; and he saw the king in bed, and said to him, "Your Majesty gave a pardon to such-and-such a man." "Yes, I know I did." "But they have not got it at the prison, and the man is going to be hanged in the morning if I do not get back to London in time." So the king posted the good doctor back with another pardon, and the man was saved. Suppose he had been hanged, what would his parents have said? Well, they might have said, "There was forgiveness, yet he was hanged." I think that would have been the bitterest ingredient in their grief – that they had obtained forgiveness for him, and yet, after all, that he was hanged. Happily, it was not so; but, sirs, as there is pardon to be had, if you will not ask for it – as there is pardon to be had by confessing your sin, and believing in Jesus, yet you will not seek it – why, then, when you are lost, you will say to yourself, "Oh, what a fool I was! There was forgiveness, but I neglected to seek it. There was forgiveness, but I did not realize that I needed it; so I have perished by my own folly." I charge you, men and women, to remember that, if you are lost, your doom will be far more terrible than that of those who have never heard the gospel, because you have had the way of salvation plainly set before you, and I have again exhorted you, as best I can, to walk in it. Oh, how I wish I could exhort you with more earnestness, and in more persuasive words; but, perhaps, even then, there would be an equal failure! I do implore you, do not put from you eternal life; do not refuse the pardon that the Lord Jesus Christ presents to all who trust him. Trust him, I pray you, trust him now; and the pardon shall be yours. 

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CALL TO WORSHIP
Josiah Cowder – 1837

Praise the God of all creation,
Praise the Father's boundless love;
Praise the Lamb, our expiation,
Priest and King enthroned above;

Praise the Fountain of salvation,
Him by whom our spirits live;
Undivided adoration
To the ONE JEHOVAH give!

For Thy free electing favor,
Thee, O Father, we adore!
Jesus, our atoning Saviour,
Thee we worship evermore!

Praise the God of our salvation,
Hosts on high His love proclaim;
Heav'n and earth and all creation,
Laud and magnify His name.

(Tune: "Jesus Calls Us") 

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(Psalms 9:1-2)  "I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.  I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High."