CALL TO WORSHIP
(Tune – My Savior – p. 226
(Words by Pastor Jim Byrd)

Upon the cross the Savior died,
For those the Father sanctified;
God’s law was fully satisfied,
And Jesus cried “It’s finished.”

Our God ordained in cov’nant grace,
That His own Son would take our place;
And when He bought His chosen race,
The Victor cried “It’s finished.”

Behold a wondrous mystery
That Jesus died by God’s decree,
To save His sinful family,
O what a truth, “It’s finished.”

May Jesus Christ be magnified,
For by His blood we’re justified;
His resurrection signified,
Redemption’s work was finished.

We bless the Lord for such a Friend,
For Jesus Christ our thanks ascend;
So sing the praises without end,
Of Him who cried, “It’s finished.”

Today: Bible Classes – 10:00 a.m.; Morning Worship – 11:00 a.m.
Messages by Pastor Bill Parker

Television Broadcast: Reign of Grace Televisio
Sunday morning on WALB-TV @ 9 AM.

Live Streaming – 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. – Sermon Audio web site

Web Sites: Reign of Grace: www.rofgrace.com
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Birthdays: Jeremy Pannell – Aug. 30^th | Rodney Hiers – Aug. 30^th
Cassie Broxton – Sept. 3^rd

Hymns for service: At Calvary – p. 477
Hallelujah! What a Savior! – p. 127

The following hymn was written in 1771 by Augustus Toplady, the writer of “Rock of Ages” –

DEBTOR TO MERCY ALONE

A debtor to mercy alone, of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear with Thy righteousness on, my person and offering to bring
The terrors of law and of God, with me can have nothing to do
My Savior’s obedience and blood, hide all my transgressions from view.

The work which His goodness began, the arm of His strength will complete
His promise is yea and amen, and never was forfeited yet
Things future nor things that are now, not all things below nor above
Can make Him His purpose forego, or sever my soul from His love.

My name from the palms of His hands, eternity will not erase
Impressed on His heart it remains, in marks of indelible grace
Yes, I to the end shall endure, as sure as the Earnest is given
More happy, but not more secure, the glorified spirits in heaven.

It takes a miraculous, powerful, and even invincible work of the Holy Spirit to convince self-righteous sinners such as we are that our works and efforts to obey God, even our efforts to follow Christ, do not make us holy or righteous before God. Good works are the fruit of the life, power, and grace of God given us in and by the Lord Jesus Christ, but good works do not make us good. Tears of repentance and sorrow are the workings of Christ in the hearts of His people, but these tears do not and cannot wash away or cleanse us from our sins. It is the blood of Jesus Christ alone that cleanses us from ALL sin and makes us righteous in God’s sight. As we endeavor to worship the Lord with our songs, our prayers, our messages, let us remember that the only way God can and will accept us or our efforts is through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ alone. – Pastor Bill Parker

A true believer is one who has committed his whole salvation to one Person – the Lord Jesus Christ. As the apostle Paul wrote – “for I know Whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day” (2 Timothy 1:12).

True faith is a total confidence in Christ alone as the Sole Accomplisher of salvation. For this reason, it is obvious that many professors of religion and even of grace, are not true believers. They cannot be because they do not know from the holy scriptures WHO the Lord Jesus Christ really is and, most of all, WHAT He actually accomplished in His suffering and death on the cross. As Paul said, how can you believe on Him of whom you have not heard. The masses of deceived souls rally around their favorite preachers rather than the One who by Himself saved His people from their sins. Their faith is a believing of what their favorite preacher says rather than a believing of what God has actually said in His Word. -- Pastor Gary Shepard