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

Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (17-19JUN22) 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 - Almighty God's unmerited favor - from our sins and from Hell: “ That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” -Romans 5:21 KJV The fact that no part of our salvation is by our works but only by the grace of God through Christ does not make godliness and obedience an option for us. Grace does not give believers the choice as to whether or not to obey the Lord. Grace that reigns through the righteousness of Christ imputed to us is the power that gives us spiritual life and faith, and the greatest motivator of obedience.  Realizing that our obedience to Christ and our struggles against the flesh do not save us, make us righteous, nor secure