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

"But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud but giveth grace to the humble. Submit yourselves, therefore, to God ." -James 4:6-7 [KJV] The way to over come pride, envy, and the spirit of carnal ambition is to submit yourselves to God! Submit to His will and purpose regarding gifts, talents, and possessions; to His place of service, be it lowly or great; to His will to prosper or empty us, to honor or humiliate us. There is ONE NAME to be praised, ONE WILL to be done, ONE LIFE to be imitated, ONE PERSON who must have the pre-eminence...our LORD JESUS CHRIST! - Gospel report by preacher Henry Mahan

"He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for His law" -Isaiah 42:4 [KJV] To you who believe the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, this is one of the most precious promises in all scripture (2 Peter 1:4). The Lord Jesus Christ has been appointed by Almighty God and sent in the fullness of time (Gal.4:4) to accomplish all our salvation (John 17:4). The success of His work is guaranteed by the decree of God (Acts 2:23; Isa. 46:9-12). It is sad but true, every sinner has miserably failed to honor God and produce a righteousness that would satisfy Him, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23). However, this gives us all the more reason to rejoice and trust our Great Saviour, Surety that cannot fail (Heb.7:25). Although He met with fierce opposition (John 19:15) and had great difficulties to overcome (Heb. 4:15), He always went about doing the will and work...

Our Lord said to the Jewish leaders of His day, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me. And ye will not come to Me that ye might have life" (John 5:39-40). While many are quick to defend the freedom of man’s will, our Lord essentially dashed that heresy to pieces with these words. No man has ever or will ever, by his own defiled volition, come to Christ to be saved by His blood and righteousness. Man’s natural will is free only in the sense that it is at liberty to do whatever his evil heart desires, subject of course, to the sovereign purpose of God. It would be far more accurate to say that man’s supposed freedom is merely the freedom of slavery. He is in bondage to sin; Satan holds him captive at his will (2 Timothy 2:26). Man, uninfluenced by free grace, has neither the desire nor the ability to draw near to Christ by faith. "No man can come to Me except the Father which hath sent Me dra...

“ No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him” -John 6:44 “ Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power” -Psalm 110:3 It has been suggested by many that if we, preach salvation as a sovereign gift of God, it will cause men to sit still and fold their arms. I t will not ! But if men did so, we could not help their case by giving them error. Our calling is not to prove to you the reasonableness of any truth. God's Word is true whether men believe it or not! Our business is not to defend any truth from its consequences. As preachers of the Lord, we are to assert the truth because it is God's word; then if our hearers do not like it, they must settle the quarrel with their Master. We are messengers; Christ is our message! The Lord has to reveal and apply the message. He must make the unwilling willing, to make the ungodly godly, and bring the rebel to the feet of Christ or else salvation will not be accompli...

Is there a sinner here below, Who looks to God above? And as the object of His grace, Can sing redeeming love? Is there a soul from sin set free, Now broken and contrite; Who from a heart now thankful made, Can praise our God aright? Is there a tongue which once was filled, With every word so vile; That now can speak Jehovah’s praise, Before His gracious smile? Are there not many in our midst, Made clean by Jesus’ blood; Then lift each voice and send abroad, God’s praises like a flood! 86.86 (To the tune of, O For A Thousand Tongues ) Words by preacher Gary Shepard ======================================= THE FAITHFUL GOD    Unfaithfulness is one of the most outstanding sins of these evil days. In the business world, a man's word is, with exceedingly rare exceptions, no longer his bond. In the social world, marital infidelity abounds on every hand, the sacred bonds of wedlock being broken with as little regard as the di...

“… a friend of publicans and sinners” -Matthew 11:19 [KJV] Jesus quoted the descriptions of His accusers. They meant to condemn; He meant to declare. What a remarkable title: “ a friend of…sinners.” He laid aside the royal robes of heaven to take on the humble garments of humanity. He is the friend spoken of in Proverbs: “ A friend love th at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” (17:17). He endured the “adversity” of sin against God’s people in “ His own body on the tree” (1 Peter 2:24). In type, Solomon and his wife foreshadow Christ and His church: “ His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem” (Song of Solomon 5:16). How unspeakably wonderful it is that Jesus came for "sinners." Paul declared: “ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to SAVE SINNERS ; of whom I am chief” (1Timothy 1:15). The an...

Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (03-05AUG18) 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 AWFULNESS OF SIN Judge the awfulness of sin by the punishment required to remove it. We know that a just God would never require an unfair payment for sin. His justice would not demand more, nor settle for less, than the price required to remove it. Behold the cross of Calvary. See who is fastened to the cursed tree. It is the Lord's Anointed, the holy, spotless, eternal Son of God. Why does He hang there? Why does He suffer so? Why does He cry out, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" Why does He die? It is because He bore the sins of His own people on the cross, and since a holy God demands satisfaction for cri...