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Grace Baptist Church of Danville

March 15, 2015

 

The works by which Abraham and Rahab showed their faith (James 2:21-25) were works seen by no one except God. Even so, the works by which we show our faith are works seen by God alone. Others may benefit from them, but God alone sees them, and sees them as works of faith.

 

 

Daily Readings for the Week of March 15-22, 2015

Sunday                Judges 2-4                                       Thursday       Judges 13-15

            Monday                      Judges 5-7                                       Friday             Judges 16-18

            Tuesday                    Judges 8-9                                       Saturday                    Judges 19-20

            Wednesday Judges 10-12                                               Sunday                      Judges 21-Ruth 3

 

·      I am scheduled to preach Tuesday – Thursday for the Sovereign Grace Fellowship in Wasilla, AK. Pastor Bruce Crabtree will preach the gospel here Tuesday night.

 

Happy Birthday! Shante’ Birchum-17th   Eric Wall-17th   Carla Henson-22nd

 

Nursery Duty this Week

Today: Jenny Bartley (AM) — Debbie Bartley (PM) — Tuesday: Ruth Wall

 

Sinners, Come to Christ BelievingDon Fortner

(Tune: Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken #185 — 87.87.D)

1.     Sinners, come to Christ believing;

He alone can save the lost.

He is able, He is willing,

Christ saves to the uttermost!

Without Jesus, you will perish,

You will suffer endless death;

Tremble now, offended justice,

Seeks to slay the child of wrath!

 

2.     Yet, behold, the way is open!

See the Refuge for the lost —

Christ, with His own blood in heaven,

Pleads the merits of His cross:

“Father, here’s the price of ransom,

See the merits of My blood.

You can justly now forgive them

Who, believing, come to God.”

 

3.     Come to God and sue for mercy

Through the merits of His Son;

Never has a sinner guilty

Not his suit for mercy won!

God the Father will receive you

Through the blood of Christ His Son,

As the Holy Spirit draws you,

Come to Christ, O sinner, come!

 

The Manifold Wisdom of God

“The Only Wise God”

1 Timothy 1:17

 

He who gives wisdom to the wise is the infinitely wise God. The wisdom of God is unsearchable. Its depth cannot be fathomed. It cannot be traced and found out to perfection (Romans 11:33; Job 11:6-9; 28:12-23). Though it cannot be found out to perfection, there are some glaring, bright, and shining, striking appearances of it which are edifying and comforting to behold.

 

Wise Decrees

The wisdom of God is manifest in his purposes and decrees which are his counsels of old (Isaiah 25:1). Usually, the wisest acts of men are the results of thoughtful deliberation and sober consultation. Therefore, God’s eternal decrees are called “his counsels of old.” God did not need to deliberate or consult with any about what he would do. But his decrees and purposes, being fixed by the highest wisdom, are called his “counsels.”

God, in his infinite understanding of all things, knew from eternity what is best to be done. And by wisdom he decreed it according to the good pleasure of his will. He appointed the end of all things and ordained the best means to accomplish that end. In predestination, he set the proper time for the accomplishment of all things and guarded his purpose against everything that might hinder its accomplishment.

The end for which God ordained all things is his own glory (Proverbs 16:4; Romans 11:36; Ephesians 1:3-14). The beneficiaries of God’s purposes and decrees are his own elect, whom he has predestinated to be conformed to the image of Christ in everlasting salvation (Ephesians 1:5-6, 11; Romans 9:23; 11:33-36). God’s eternal purpose of grace in election and predestination is revealed for the glorifying of his grace in saving sinners. His purpose, his decree, is sovereign. It is free and unconditional. It is immutable and sure.

In order to accomplish his eternal purpose of grace, God has wisely ordained the time, season, place, and end of all things under the sun (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11, 14, 17).

Though there are many devices formed to overthrow God’s purpose and thwart his decree, they are all vain. God not only disappoints the devices of the crafty, he uses their devices to accomplish his own wise designs (Psalm 76:10). His counsel will stand. And he will do all his pleasure (Isaiah 46:10). The thoughts of his heart, his decrees, shall be performed unto all generations. — Rejoice, O my soul! Our great God not only overthrows, but wisely and sovereignly uses the deeds of the wicked to accomplish his holy pleasure.

 

The Covenant

The wisdom of God is marvellously revealed in the covenant of grace (Hebrews 8:10-12: Jeremiah 31:31-34; 32:37-42). It was wisdom in God that devised such a covenant and moved him to make it, ordered in all things and made sure, for the glory of the divine persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and for the everlasting salvation of his elect. The covenant of grace is a covenant stored with all the promises and blessings of grace. It is a covenant made with Christ, our Surety. And every blessing of the covenant, as well as every condition of it, was placed in Christ and put upon him (Ephesians 1:3; 2 Timothy 1:9).

 

Creation

God’s wisdom is revealed for all to behold in his wondrous works of creation (Psalms 104:24; 136:3-5; 139:14-17; Proverbs 3:19-20; Jeremiah 10:12).

 

Providence

We behold the wisdom of our great God in his wise and adorable providence, too (Romans 8:28). God’s providential rule is universal in its scope, detailed in its exercise, and saving in its end.

 

Redemption

But, above all else the wisdom of God is revealed in the redemption and salvation of sinners by Christ (Ephesians 1:7-8). Wisdom and prudence are displayed in other works of God. But all wisdom and prudence are displayed in the great works of grace by which we are saved. Behold the wisdom of God in...

  • The Person Appointed to be Our Redeemer — Christ.
  • The Means by which Christ came — The Incarnation.
  • The People God sent His Son to Redeem (Romans 5:6-10; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31).
  • The Method by which Christ Accomplished Our Redemption — Substitution — Blood Atonement.
  • The Method by which Salvation is Brought to Sinners — Irresistible, Effectual, Almighty Grace — By the Preaching of the Gospel!

 

The Gospel

The wisdom of God shines forth brilliantly in the gospel, the good news of salvation by Christ (1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 3:10). Christ is the Gospel; and Christ is the Wisdom of God (Proverbs 8:12-31; 1 Corinthians 1:24; Ephesians 3:8-21).

 

 

Peace of Conscience

Pastor Scott Richardson

 

Before we can worship God in peace of conscience and liberty of heart, we must know, upon authority of God’s Word and by the power of God’s Spirit, that the entire question of sin has been forever settled by the blood of a divine sin offering. All of God’s claims and all our necessities as ruined, guilty sinners have been forever answered. This gives us peace; and in the enjoyment of that peace, we worship God. We have a perfect Sacrifice, and a perfect conscience.

 

 

The Grace Bulletin

 

March 15, 2015

 

Grace Baptist Church of Danville

2734 Old Stanford Road-Danville, Kentucky 40422-9438

Telephone (859) 576-3400 — E-Mail don@donfortner.com

 

Donald S. Fortner, Pastor

 

Schedule of Regular Services

 

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

 

Television Broadcasts in Danville

 

Channel 6 - Sunday Morning 7:45 A.M.

Channel 6 - Wednesday Evening 6:00 P.M.

Channel 6 - Friday Evening 7:00 P.M.

 

Television Broadcasts in Harrodsburg

Channel 6 - Sunday Afternoon 3:00 P.M.

Channel 6 - Friday Evening 6:00 P.M.

 

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