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Kitchens Creek
Baptist Church Email:
Pastor
Milton W Howard
Weekly Church Bulletin
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June 15, 2025 |
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daily
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7:45
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kwdf
am 840 |
morning
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11:00
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wednesday
worship: |
7:00
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FOOD
FOR THOUGHT – a.w. pink
Ignorance
There is no greater proof
that a man is ignorant of the Truth savingly and a stranger to Christ
experimentally, than for spiritual pride to reign in his heart. "Behold
his soul is lifted up, is not upright in him" (Habakkuk 2:4).
The graceless Pharisee, blind to the real character and purpose of the
law, prayed thus with himself; "God I thank thee, that I am not
as other men"; while the penitent Publican, seeing himself in
the light of God, dared not lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his
breast (the seat of his spiritual leprosy) and cried "God be
merciful to me, the sinner".
The proud religionists of Christ's day exclaimed, "Behold, we
see" (John 9:41); but the Psalmist prayed, "Open
thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." Thousands
of deluded people who profess to be Christians prate about their
consecration, victories, and attainments; but the apostle Paul said, "I
count not myself to have apprehended" (Philippians 3:13).
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"I'll never forget when I found out God wasn't mad at
me anymore."
Pastor Don Bell
As we have opportunity to
preach or to witness to someone, it is not God honoring to tell them that
God loves them and Christ died for them. The word of God and our Lord
Jesus Christ gives us what we are to say, "Except ye believe I
Am He ye shall die in your sins."
"He that believeth on the Son of God hath life; he that
believeth not the wrath of God abideth on him." To
be without Christ is to be without God and without hope in this world
again, "God is angry with the wicked everyday." "Go
ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, he that
believeth and is baptized shall be saved, he that believeth not shall be
damned." "Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish."
"God commands all men every where to repent, because he hath
appointed a day in which he shall judge the world in righteousness by that
man whom he hath ordained." These are just a few of the
things that sinners need to hear and we must be faithful to tell them that
Christ Jesus is the only way God can be approached and the only One by
Whom God deals with the sinner.
As Brother Scott
Richardson once said; "God will not be spoken too nor will he
speak to any man except through Jesus Christ."
Oh, how I remember the weight of my sins, and God's wrath against
my soul, it struck fear to my
heart, and I tried to get on God's good side by my
works, by my sincerity . . . but my burden grew heavier instead of
lighter. But thank God, someone told me about Christ bearing my sin in his
own body on the tree. I thought, "Did he really do that for
me?" When God gave
me faith to believe on Christ, all the condemnation I felt was taken away.
I'll never forget when I found out God wasn't mad at me anymore.
What I am saying is this, a soul will feel the weight of sin before
he will know the forgiveness of sin, and he will feel the condemnation of
God before he will know the acceptance of God. What about God's elect? No
man has any reason to believe he is one of God's elect and one for whom
Christ died until he repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ. And
until that happens all he can expect is the "indignation and
wrath of God" against him for their sin and unbelief.
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Lord, we come before Thee now,
In Thy presence humbly bow;
Grace, O Lord, for grace we cry,
Grant us each a rich supply.
Sweet the solemn hour of prayer,
Sweet to praise our Saviour there,
Where the Saviour is the theme,
Where we meet and sing of Him.
Send a message from Thy Word
That may joy and peace afford;
Let Thy Spirit now impart
Full salvation to each heart.
Grant that those who seek may find
Thee, our Lord, supremely kind;
Heal the sick, the captive free;
Let us all rejoice in Thee.
(Tune: "I Am Coming Lord To Thee")
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(Psalm 86:3-5)
"Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift
up my soul. For thou, Lord,
art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that
call upon thee."