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

"Hold T hou me up, and I shall be safe."   - PSALM 119:117 [KJV] We are surrounded with snares; temptations lie spread every moment in our path. These snares and temptations are so suitable to the lusts of our flesh, that we shall infallibly fall into them, and be overcome by them but for the restraining providence or the preserving grace of God . The Christian sees this; the Christian feels this. He has had, it may be, a bitter experience of the past. He has seen how, from want of walking in godly fear, for want of circumspection and standing upon his watch-tower, he has been entangled in times past in the snares of death. He has rued the consequences, felt the misery of having slipped and fallen; the iron has entered into his soul; he has been in the prison house, in bondage, in darkness, and death; in consequence of his transgressions he has been "the fool" described in Psalm 108, as "afflicted because of his iniquity," and can ...

Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (24-26JAN20) 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: “ Every sinner chosen to salvation and redeemed BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST WILL BE REGENERATED AND EFFECTUALLY CALLED TO BELIEVE ON THE BLESSED SAVIOR. Abram was an idolater, but being one of God’s elect, he was sought and found in Ur of the Chaldees. Rahab was a harlot, but before her city could be destroyed, she must be rescued from the destruction which was to come. The Son of Man found Zacchaeus up a tree in the accursed city of Jericho. The dying thief was a convicted felon, just a breath away from eternity, yet at the appointed time the Savior revealed Himself to his heart. Saul of Tarsus was called out of self-righteous Pharisaism. Dionysius and Damaris...