Live Like You Want To Die
151 years ago, almost to the day, Charles Spurgeon (web | Logos) gave the following very helpful advice: Live while you live; while it is called today, work, for the night cometh wherein no man can work. And let us learn never to do anything which we would not wish to be found doing if we were to die. We are sometimes asked by young people whether they may go to the theatre, whether they may dance, or whether they may do this or that. You may do anything which you would not be ashamed to be doing when Christ shall come. You may do anything...
read moreStop!! Read it again!! Ponder it for a minute or two…
Often the imperatives in Scripture cause me to STOP, READ IT AGAIN, PONDER IT FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. What is an imperative-“Indicating authority or command; urgent, necessary” (Webster’s). An imperative is a statement of what one must do, a command: That happened to me this morning and it was of great benefit for me to Stop….. As I was finishing 2 Corinthians, I came to 13:5. Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the...
read moreCan you ever completely understand God’s goodness?
There is a difference in understanding and believing! A familiar verse that speaks about God’s goodness is Romans 8:28. We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose. We may know and we may believe He is working all things together for good, but if you are like me sometimes we just don’t understand His goodness in the midst of trials, accidents or even life in general. Think about this: Romans 5:8 But God proves His own love for us in that while we were...
read moreDo it all for the glory of God
Such a familiar verse 1Cor 10:31; “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I was recently considering some of the mundane things in my life and wondered how could I do this (apply 1 Cor 10:31), whatever I do, do it all for the glory of God. Perhaps it starts with understanding what glory is. Some common uses of the word glory would be weighty or importance. I would like to consider another meaning, worship. How do I do the mundane things in my life as worship to God? For example, how could I pay...
read moreWhere Is My Hope?
First I must say I am writing this because I need to remember this daily. Page 44 in the The Gospel Primer says “ When looking at the sheer weight of unseen glories to come, my troubles seem light by comparison; and when looking at the staggering length of eternity, my troubles seem fleeting by comparison. It is only against the backdrop of a glorious eternity that my circumstances can be seen in such a manner; and the promise of this glorious eternity is part and parcel of the gospel itself”. My confession: there are times I can...
read moreWhat is my expectation today!
I know for myself that I may become discouraged or disappointed (to the point of sin) when I have an expectation that is not met. Or from the other point of view, I can become discouraged or disappointed when I have an expectation and things turn out much worse than I anticipated. Let me clarify by an example A few weeks ago while driving I had an expectation that traffic would be moving at a good pace, and I had an expectation of how long my drive would be. Well, I did not expect road construction and a 40 minute delay. Are you getting my...
read morePeace
This is something I have to think about (a lot): We know from Gal 5:22-23 that the Spirit living in us will produce love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I want to talk about peace. Like an inheritance when someone dies, you are left something the dying person owned. We know from Scripture that there is a inheritance for God’s children. We know that Jesus had no place to lay his head (Matt 8:20); Jesus did not promise me a home to live in. We know that Jesus had no clothes to pass...
read moreCreation Chart
In our series on Genesis, the goal is to understand the clear and straightforward teaching of Genesis. Smedly, with the help of Mike Jones, created a helpful Creation Chart to understand what God did on the six days of creation. You can download it here. Your elders want to serve you well during this series on Genesis. Please, if you have any questions that this series raises, send us an email, drop a note in the offering boxes, or give one of us a call. We will try to address all questions either in the sermon series as the text addresses it...
read moreAn amazing Sunday!
Last Sunday (12/5) was truly a great day of worship together. The 11 who testified that God is powerful to save through the gospel had all of us praising God and wiping back tears of joy. The 27 who formalized their commitment in membership to GBC are living proof of God’s grace toward our church. ALL who stayed to fellowship and eat together truly enjoyed one another in the gospel. (BTW – it doesn’t matter how tender the chicken was or will be – steak is always better) Thanks must go out to all the many, many...
read moreWhy Formal Church Membership
Yesterday we announced upcoming church membership classes. Today we give a little more information regarding why we believe formal church membership is important at Grace Bible Church. We believe that the New Testament assumes that those who repented and put their trust in Jesus Christ for salvation automatically had an informal membership commitment to the local church they were a part of. Informal, by the way, does not necessarily convey shallowness of commitment. Believers for centuries were deeply committed to the gospel ministry of their...
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