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 6/11/18 8:05 PM |
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“ We’re not always the best judges of what we need ”
In a message on 3 John, David Legge said “I haven't been in the Lord's work too long, but I've learned this much in the short time that I've been in it: much of the distress and the cause for division in churches has very little to do with doctrine. Sometimes that's the facade that is used to mask, in hypocrisy, personality clashes and problems with other people.” J. C. Ryle wisely said “Our Lord has many weak children in his family, many dull pupils in his school, many raw soldiers in his army, many lame sheep in his flock. Yet he bears with them all, and casts none away. Happy is that Christian who has learned to do likewise with his brethren.”
1 Corinthians 12:21 “And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.” |
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| 4/24/18 7:47 AM |
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“ Christ will search for His sheep and deliver them! ”
There is Biblical comfort found in Ezekiel 34 for all those scattered by the spirit of Diotrephes--Christ will search for His sheep: [4-6] "The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them. So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them." [9-12] "Therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand; I will cause them to cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them. For thus says the Lord God: Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day." |
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| 1/14/18 9:49 PM |
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“ 7 Great 'I Wills' of the Lord Jesus Christ! ”
(1) Conversion: Jn 6:37 "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." (2) Cleansing: Lk 5:12-13 "And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him." (3) Confession: Mt 10:32 "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven." (4) Consecration: Mt 4:19 "And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." (5) Comfort: Jn 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." (6) Confirmation: Jn 6:39-40 "And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day." (7) Conclusion: Jn 17:24a "Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory..." Amen! |
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| 11/3/17 7:36 AM |
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“ Christ doesn't cast away the castaways! ”
"Him that justifieth the ungodly." They seem to me to be very wonderful words.
Are you not surprised that there should be such an expression as that in the Bible, "That justifieth the ungodly?" I have heard that men that hate the doctrines of the cross bring it as a charge against God, that He saves wicked men and receives to Himself the vilest
of the vile. See how this Scripture accepts the charge, and plainly states it! By the mouth of His servant Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, He takes to Himself the title of "Him that justifieth the ungodly." He makes those just who are unjust, forgives those who
deserve to be punished, and favors those who deserve no favor. You thought, did you not, that salvation was for the good? that God's grace was for the pure and holy, who are free from sin? It has fallen into your mind that, if you were excellent, then God would reward you; and you have thought that because you are not worthy, therefore there could be no way of your enjoying His favor. You must be somewhat surprised to read a text like this: "Him that justifieth the ungodly. " I do not wonder that you are surprised; for with all my familiarity with the great grace of God, I never cease to wonder at it. -- Spurgeon, All of Grace |
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5/18/18 12:44 PM
