When Christ entered into Jerusalem, the people spread their garments in the way. When he enters into our hearts, we pull off our own righteousness and not only lay it under Christ’s feet, but even trample on it ourselves. Augustus Toplady
Daily Readings for the Week of December 11-18
Sunday 2 Thess. 1-1 Timothy 1 Thursday Hebrews 1-5
Monday 1Timothy 2-6 Friday Hebrews 6-8
Tuesday 2 Timothy 1-4 Saturday Hebrews 9-10
Wednesday Titus 1-Philemon Sunday Hebrews 11-12
· We extend our deepest sympathy to David Coleman and his family in the recent death of his mother.
A note from the family of Judy Estes…
The family of Judy Estes would like to express our sincere gratitude for the support given to us by the church members during our time of loss. We are grateful for your thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the efforts of everyone who provided the wonderful meal following the service. We have been comforted by the enormous display of love towards Judy and are grateful for your support of her during her time of illness. Please know that her love for this church ran deep and the love she received in return touches each of us.
Love,
Bobbie, Shante’, Ricky Dale, and Joyce
In Mary’s Babe Our God We See — Don Fortner
(Tune: #98 — I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day — LM)
1. Sinners redeemed by Jesus’ blood
Give praise to Christ (Incarnate God!), —
Adore the grace and boundless love
That brought our Savior from above.
2. The God Who, made the earth and sky,
Assumes our flesh that He might die!
In Mary’s Babe our God we see, —
Jesus, incarnate Deity!
3. Hail, Jesus! God and Man in One,
Both David’s God and David’s Son!
Well might the angels come to earth
To celebrate Your wondrous birth!
4. We sing of this most wondrous thing,
And own this Child our God and King.
Jehovah-Jesus, we adore.
And crown Him Lord forevermore!
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“Jesus Came”
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”
(1 Timothy 1:15)
My mind is lost in wonder and admiration when I think upon the fact of Christ’s coming into this world. Is it not astonishing to you that the Son of God would condescend to become the son of man, — that he who created all things would become the woman’s Seed, — that he who is Lord of all would take upon himself the form of a servant, that he might be despised and rejected of men, the man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, that in the fulness of time he might die the painful, shameful, ignominious death of the cross, bearing the wrath of God due to sin in the place of guilty sinners?
No wonder the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to declare, “Great is the mystery of godliness! God was manifest in the flesh!” “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us!” Behold, a virgin conceived and brought forth a Son. His name is called Immanuel, God with us! God Almighty came down here, the infinite, holy, incomprehensible God came down here in the nature of a man!
That is simply astonishing! All I know to say is, “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift!”
Yet, my mind, indeed, my very heart and soul cries out, “Why?” Why did he come? The Holy Spirit gives the answer in plain, unmistakable, one and two syllable words in Matthew 1:21. The angel said to Joseph, Mary’s espoused husband, “Thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Why did they call him “Jesus”? Here is the answer. Be sure you get it. — The incarnate God is called “Jesus” because he saves his people from their sins.
The purpose of our Savior’s incarnation, the mission upon which he was sent into this world, the work he came here to perform as Jehovah’s righteous Servant was the saving of his people. He did not come here to make salvation a possibility, but a reality. He did not come here to make his people savable, but to save them. This is the will of the Father he came to perform (John 6:37-40; Heb. 10:1-10). This is the covenant engagement he came to fulfil (Isa. 49:8). This is the Father’s commandment he came to obey (John 10:15-18).
And that which the Christ of God undertakes to accomplish, he shall surely, without fail, accomplish. It is written, “He shall not fail” (Isa. 42:1-4). Just as surely as he obtained eternal redemption for them, he shall pour out his omnipotent, saving grace upon every chosen, redeemed sinner, and shall bring each of his ransomed home to heaven that they may be with him where he is.
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“Call his name Jesus.”
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21)
Our Savior’s many names are as ointment poured forth to our needy souls, and none is more delightful and hopeful, more precious and encouraging than this: “JESUS.”
“The name of Jesus is so sweet, I love it's music to repeat.It makes my joy full and complete, the precious name of Jesus.
‘Jesus!’ Oh how sweet the name! ‘Jesus!’ Every day the same!
‘Jesus!’ Let all saints proclaim, His worthy praise forever!”
Are you a sinner, corrupt and vile? Are you fearful that you can never come to God and be accepted of him? Behold, God has come in human flesh, specifically to save sinners. His name is called “Jesus,” precisely because he came “to save his people from their sins.”
Do you tremble because God is so great, so infinite, so holy that you cannot approach him? Tremble no more. It is true we could never have come to him; but he has come to us. He is Immanuel, God with us. He is so great as God that he is able to save. Yet, he is so tender and near as man that he is more ready to bestow mercy than you are to ask it.
Do you imagine that you cannot come to God because you have no righteousness? True it is, you have none and can produce none. And it is true that without perfect holiness no man shall see the Lord. It is written, “It shall be perfect to be accepted.” Yet, this “Jesus” is “the Lord our righteousness.” He is that “holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.” And all who come to God by him, by faith in him, are made the very “righteousness of God in him.” He was “made sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
“Unto you, therefore, which believe he is precious!” Oh, how precious is his very name — “Jesus!” In this one name of our all-glorious, ever-gracious God and Savior, Robert Hawker wrote, “the gospel is folded up. It is the light, the food, the medicine, the very jubilee of the soul.” In him we have all wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, because he is made of God unto us Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification, and Redemption. Yes, thou blessed, holy, gracious Lord! Yes, thy name is indeed Jesus, for thou art, thou wilt be Jesus. "And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee, for thou shalt save thy people from their sins."
Blessed Savior, “they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” You have saved, are saving, and shall forever save your people from their sins! And you alone shall have our praise forever.
Grace Bulletin
December 11, 2006
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH of DANVILLE
2734 Old Stanford Road-Danville, Kentucky 40422-9438
Telephone (859) 236-8235 - E-Mail don@donfortner.com
Donald S. Fortner, Pastor
Sunday
10:00 A.M. Bible Classes
10:30 A.M. Morning Worship Service
6:30 P.M. Evening Worship Service
Tuesday
7:30 P.M. Mid-Week Worship Service
Channel 6 - Sunday Morning 8:00 A.M.
Channel 6 - Wednesday Evening 6:00 P.M.
Channel 6 - Friday Evening 7:00 P.M.
http://www.donfortner.com
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