“It is Christ That Died, Yea Rather, That Is Risen Again!” Romans 8:34 Our hearts rejoice and give thanks for the marvelous incarnation of Christ. When God assumes our nature, we have hope. God in human flesh assures me that God intends to be gracious to the fallen sons of Adam. Taking our nature into […]
Christ Our Substitute. “He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” II Corinthians 5:21 This is a day of new beginning for us all. As your pastor, I sense that you are all as full of anticipation regarding our ministry […]
Hail, Sovereign Grace, Eternal, Free!(by Don Fortner)1. Hail, sovereign grace, eternal free,So bountifully bestowed on me!Grace chose me in eternity,And sent my Lord to die for me! 2. T’was grace, God’s free and sovereign grace,That stopped me as to hell I raced,And sweetly forced me to confessMy sin so vile, my wretchedness! 3. Grace gave me […]
He loved them unto the end.” John 13:1 The love of Christ for his elect is immutable and incessant. It is love surpassing thought. There is nothing like it in this world below. The narrow, self-centred thoughts, and words, and deeds of humanity cannot comprehend it. Our Savior knew that his disciples would all soon […]
“Without Me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 We should apply these words of our Savior as broadly as possible to all things spiritual. — “Without me ye can do nothing!” “Without me ye” cannot believe. “Without me ye” cannot pray. “Without me ye” cannot watch. “Without me ye” cannot learn, know, or understand anything […]
“My Father Is Greater Than I” John 14:28 The Lord Jesus does not say, “My Father was greater than I,” as though the three Persons of the holy Trinity are not one co-eternal, co-equal God. In his eternal Diety, the Son is in every way equal with and one with the Father and the Spirit. And our […]
There Is A Prescribed Means Of Worship. Cain came to God with a bloodless sacrifice, the fruit of his own effort, and God rejected him. Abel came to God with the blood of an innocent lamb, a type of Christ, the Lamb of God, and God accepted him. Blessed be God, it is possible for […]
“My Peace I Give Unto You” John 14:27 Here is a peace that transcends all others, a peace that “passeth understanding.” It is the peace which the man Christ Jesus enjoyed perfectly and fully when he lived upon this earth. And it is a peace which he freely bestows upon his believing people in this world. […]
How sweet it is to awake every day knowing that God my Saviour is on his throne, that he has purposed all that the day shall bring forth, and that he has purposed it for me, for my everlasting good. good. Don Fortner
“LOVE…REJOICETH IN THE TRUTH” I Corinthians 13:6 As believers, we are bound to love our neighbours and even our enemies. But the special bond of brotherly love which we hold for our fellow-believers is the truth. The truth of the gospel is the foundation of reciprocal Christian love. We do not love each other because […]