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

  Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (2 8- 3 0 AUG20) 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: The Sum and Substance of the Gospel “Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6). This is the sum and substance of our gospel and is the great article of our faith. WHO DIED? Christ – the only begotten, well-beloved Son of God in human flesh (John 1:14). HOW DID HE DIE? A death of shame under the wrath of God, bearing our sins (I Peter 2:24). WHY DID HE DIE? He died for, in the stead of, and as the substitute for all of God’s elect in order that God might be just and the justifier of those who believe in Him (Romans 3:24-26). FOR WHOM DID HE DIE? “For the ungodly” – not for righteous men, but for those who are ungodly in nature and practice (I Timothy 1:15). W...

"And stablish you in every good word and work." - II Thessalonians 2:17 [KJV] The living family of God need to be established in the truth, so as not ever to be "children tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine." It is not sufficient for a building to be reared: it must be established before we can know whether it will stand. The most anxious moment of the builder is to see how it will settle; how the walls will bear the roof, and every part stand firm and good without bulging or slipping. When the centering is taken away from a newly-built arch, how the architect looks to see whether it will settle well and the extent of the drop, if there be any.   So in grace. It is not merely making a profession that will serve. Many a building stands well as long as the scaffolding remains; many an arch looks firm whilst the centering supports it. So many seem to stand well in early days, when upheld by zeal and earnestness, or strengthened by the support of others...