"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

"And shall not God avenge H is own elect, which cry day and night unto H im?" -Luke 18:7 [KJV] "Behold, he prayeth," was the word of the Lord to Ananias to convince him that that dreaded persecutor, Saul of Tarsus, had been quickened by the Spirit. And what a mercy it is for the quickened soul that the blessed Spirit thus helps his sinking, trembling spirit, puts life and energy into his cries and sighs, holds him up and keeps him steadfast at the throne, and thus enables him to persevere with his earnest suings for mercy, mingles faith with his petitions, and himself most graciously and kindly intercedes within him and for him with groanings which cannot be uttered. This is "praying with the spirit" (1 Cor. 14:15) and "in the Holy Ghost" (Jude 20) . This is pouring out the heart before God (Psalm 62:8) , pouring out the soul before the Lord (1 Sam. 1:15) ; and by this free discharge of the contents of an almost bursting heart, sen...

Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (05-07APR19) Heads-Up --- Please find enclosed encouragement in SO GREAT SALVATION by the perfect and finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ in saving poor, needy and wretched sinners by His sovereign free grace - God's unmerited favor - from their sins and from Hell: "Man’s entire apostasy and death in sin, so that he cannot save himself, and God’s entire supremacy, so that He saves whom He will, are doctrines exceedingly distasteful to human pride. But they are Scriptural. Why was one thief saved and the other lost? "Even so Father for so it seemed good in Thy sight" (Matthew 11:25-27) . God was not bound to save the one and He had power enough to have saved the other, and neither could save himself. What made the difference? The Sovereign grace of God!” – Gospel report by preacher Horatius Bonar (1808-1889 A.D.)

All glory to the Father’s Name, Who from our sinful race; Chose out a people to proclaim, The wonders of His grace. All glory to the Son be made, Who dwelt in human clay; By His own blood our debt was paid, And sin was washed away. All glory to the Spirit give, Who at the chosen hour; In mercy calls to sinners "Live!" How mighty is His pow’r. All glory to the Trinity, All thankfulness and praise; Now and throughout eternity, To everlasting days! - Tune to "THERE IS A FOUNTAIN" CM/DOUBLE Words by JIM BYRD "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when Thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand." - Isaiah 53:10 [KJV] Substitution and Satisfaction “ These two words sum up the gospel. The Lord Jesus Christ, as the Substitute of His chosen people, rendered complete satisf...

For feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God; Naught else is worth believing.   Though all my heart should feel condemned For want of some sweet token, I know One greater than my heart, Whose Word cannot be broken. I'll trust in God's unchanging Word Till soul and body sever, The words of men shall pass away; God's Word abides forever! -reprint of a poem by preacher Martin Luther (1483 – 1546 A.D.)