CALL TO WORSHIP

(Tune – Come Thou Fount – p. 17)

(Words by Pastor Jim Byrd)

You who trust the great Redeemer, sing of Him who saved your soul;

By His sacrifice for sinners, He restored and made us whole.

Praise Him for His grace and favor, praise Him for His loving care;

None could rescue us but Jesus, who with Him can e’er compare?

Lo! He left His throne of glory, came into this wilderness;

Came to save His chosen people, came to bring in righteousness.

Sing the glories of the Savior, magnify the Lamb who came;

Let our voices join together to exalt the Savior’s name.

For our sins the Savior suffered, He was bruised and crucified;

With His blood He sealed our pardon, “It is finished,” Jesus cried.

God in justice saves His people, for the law was satisfied;

Now there is no condemnation, Christ our Substitute has died.

What though we be weak and sinful, Jesus is our mighty Friend;

He Who shed His blood to save us will preserve us to the end.

Sing unto Him hallelujahs, let us all His Name adore;

Soon in heaven we shall see Him, there to praise Him evermore.

TODAY’S SERVICES – Messages by Pastor Bill Parker

BIBLE CLASS – 10:00 a.m. –

The Church’s Mission in the World – Matthew 5:13-16

MORNING WORSHIP – 11:00 a.m –

OPENING – Psalm 31:1-3

CALL TO WORSHIP (above)

HYMN – My Redeemer – p. 488

READING – Isaiah 55

MESSAGE – Pulling Down Strongholds (cont’d) – Heb. 11:30

CLOSING HYMN – I Need Thee Every Hour – p. 318

Birthdays: Cassie Broxton – Sept. 3^rd | Banks Margeson – Sept. 6^th
Bill Parker – Sept. 7^th | Patrick Flynn – Sept. 7^th

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SPECIAL AND MIDWEEK SERVICES

OCTOBER 6-7-8 – Special weekend meeting with Richard Warmack, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Ruston, LA, as our guest speaker. Services will be Friday (10/6) at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday (10/7) at 11:00 a.m.; and Sunday morning (10/8) at our usual time. We will schedule times for food and fellowship also.

OCTOBER 11 is when we will start back with our Wednesday evening Bible studies.

“And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” (Isaiah 25:9)

Sin is an enemy that we cannot defeat or even control by our efforts. Salvation is a blessing that we cannot achieve or even enjoy without God’s grace in and by the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is the one and only mighty Conqueror of sin. He defeated all the sins of all His people when He died on the cross. All of our sins were imputed to Him, and He satisfied God’s justice in our place. We who believe in Him have His righteousness imputed to us, and, therefore, God will not charge us with or condemn us for sin. By His one offering for sins, Christ achieved salvation for us, and even our enjoyment of salvation by faith in Him is the gift of His righteousness imputed to us. God the Holy Spirit is sent forth from the Father and the Son to impart spiritual life and knowledge to all whom God chose before the foundation of the world and all whom Christ redeemed on the cross. As Christ was raised from the dead because of righteousness He achieved, all His people are born again (spiritually raised from the dead) to know and enjoy all the blessings of salvation by God’s grace in Christ. Christ is our salvation from all sin!

–Pastor Bill Parker

We believe, that the work of regeneration, conversion, sanctification and faith, is not an act of man’s free will and power, but of the mighty efficacious and irresistible grace of God. –Copied

O WORSHIP THE KING!

The lordship of Jesus Christ as King of kings is founded upon the success of His redeeming work to save His people from their sins. When He prayed unto His Father, He stated this –

“These words spake Jesus, and lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Thee: As Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given Him. And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent. I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do.” (John 17:1-4)

If even one for whom Christ died, was buried, and arose could perish eternally, Christ’s lordship would be non-existent. But we know from God’s Word that this is not the case. The King of kings will have His subjects, and His subjects are those whom He redeemed. He is the King of Righteousness, and His sceptre is a sceptre of righteousness. The King’s righteousness demands the complete salvation and eternal life of all the ones He redeemed by the blood of His cross. –Pastor Bill Parker

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