Warm greetings, friends, near
and far. The Lord Jesus Christ be magnified
forever and ever. His loving kindnesses, tender
mercies, and compassions are new every morning. Great is His
faithfulness. His mercy endureth forever. This is Sinner Saved coming at
you with the following short evangelistic gospel message.
which is sponsored by preacher Wayne Boyd and the Brothers and
Sisters in Christ Jesus at First Baptist Church located in Almonte,
Michigan, USA. And God willing, this broadcast
will reach you, Lima Charlie, loud and clear. It is my hope
and prayer unto God most high, the only Holy Father, that his
only begotten son, Christ Jesus, the Lord our righteousness, be
greatly exalted, that his everlasting gospel be clearly proclaimed,
that the pride of mere flesh and blood men be humbled, and
that his elect saints be greatly encouraged, cheered, and comforted
in these evil and perilous days. Please consider having paper
and pencil handy to jot down the scriptural references for
your own follow-up study. And so we begin with the weekend
gospel message to follow for all hands. 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. That is to say, Almighty God,
in His unmerited favor to save me and you from our sins and
from hell. Three lies about God. I want to share three lies about
God I've recently seen tossed about on social media as truth
by so-called professed believers. Number one, God can move in your
life if you permit Him. That's a lie. Number two, Christ
can be Lord if you confess Him. That's a lie. Number three, God
can do anything except overcome a man's will. And that's a big
stinking lie there too. Friends, if God doesn't even
have sovereignty over the human heart without being granted permission,
of course, who is serving who? Who really has all power in this
universe? Many of you listening to this
pray to God for the salvation of your loved ones, yet you believe
it is your loved one who has to grant God permission to save. God is left only to making their
life miserable in the hopes they come to Him. Such foolishness! Such powerlessness! Truth number
one. Listen closely, folks. God moves
in the lives of His children without human permission. Truth
number two, men do not make Christ Lord. He is Lord. Your current opinion of him no
more changes his Lordship over you than if you declared a boiling
lava pit to be a sandbox. Your opinion doesn't count. He
is Lord, period. Truth number three, countless
other passages which showcase God moving to change hearts in
lives without permission from man. Do you really think Saul
woke up before his trip to Damascus planning on giving his heart
to Jesus? He was literally going there
to round up and kill Christians. But the God who doesn't ask permission
met him on the road, changed his mind concerning the truth
and commissioned him an evangelist of the gospel. So let's quit
preaching this weakling God with a small g by being so powerless
that he can't act without a dead sinner's permission instead let
us proclaim the God of the Bible the all-powerful sovereign of
all things seen and unseen who has power wonder-working power
in his hands to save deliver and heal entirely by the working
of his will that was from preacher Jason Booth Hark how the gospel
trumpet sounds. Christ in free grace therein
abound. Free grace to such as sinners
be. And if free grace, why not for
me? The Savior died and by his blood
brought rebel sinners home to God. He died to set the captives
free. Then why, my soul, why not for
me? Christ Jesus came the poor to
bless, to clothe them with his righteousness. The robe is spotless,
full, and free. Then why, my soul, why not for
me? Eternal life by Christ is given,
and ruined sinners raised to heaven. Then sing of grace so
rich and free, and say, my soul, why not for thee? That's from
the old gospel hymn, Doxology. Think about it. When the mystery
of God is finished, time shall be no more, and all the redeemed
of the Lord are gathered around their great Redeemer, perfected
and glorified forever. The only visible evidence of
the consequences of sin will be seen on the Redeemer himself.
I'll explain. Every mark and trace of sin will
have been removed from the saints of God. The wounds inflicted
upon Christ the Redeemer when he delivered himself up to be
crucified as the substitute for sinners, the just for the unjust,
that he might bring them to God will be the only visible evidence
of sin remaining. The wounds on his side and in
his hands. What an eternal reminder that
by his stripes we are healed They did all the sinning. He
did all the suffering dying and saving What amazing love and
grace what an amazing redeemer god Hallelujah, that was from
preacher maurice montgomery Accept or receive. Nowhere in the word
of God do we find the most common religious catchphrase. Accept
Jesus as your personal savior. Nowhere does it say that the
Lord of all the universe is up for acceptance or rejection by
mere mortals. Nowhere does it say that the
sovereign creator of all things needs to be accepted by the creature. You see, we are on trial, not
God. We are the ones that will be
either accepted or rejected according to the will and pleasure of Him
who made us. It is God that must accept us
in the Beloved. Accepting something or someone
implies ability to accept or reject. Man who is dead in sins
cannot accept, but... Pardon me, friends. Man who is
dead in sins cannot accept but only reject that which is true
and good The natural man receiveth not the things of God for their
foolishness to him. Neither can he 1st Corinthians
2 14 The scriptures do however speak of us receiving Christ
friends, please look at John 1, verses 12 and 13. Very important. I say again,
John 1, verses 12 and 13. But there is a big difference
in receiving something and accepting it. Receiving implies that a
gift has been bestowed upon you. The gift of God's grace in Christ
is unmerited favor bestowed upon you. All to whom God grants this
unspeakable gift are made willing in the day of his power to receive
it. Please see Psalm 110 verse three. They are made to see the irresistible
beauty of Christ and their desperate need of him and humbly and gladly
receive him. even their calling upon him and
asking for him are God's gracious gifts. See Romans 2-4. One cannot
glory in receiving a gift for even our receiving we have received. For as it is written, a man can
receive nothing except it be given him from above. John 3
27. The glass cannot glory for receiving
the water that is poured into it. Those who say they have accepted
Jesus do not know and have not received the true Lord Jesus
Christ and are not saved. For that Is not the language
of scripture nor of any child of god the language of scripture
and the testimony of every child of god is this We have received
mercy and grace from our god through the lord jesus christ
well stated In the midst of troubles Any man or woman who claims continual
uninterrupted joy, rest, and peace in this world is either
not telling the truth or has no connection with reality. True
joy, rest, and peace are things we enjoy in Christ in the midst
of troubles, afflictions, and infirmities. Paul's exhortation
was, rejoice in the Lord. When I am conscious of my weakness,
failures, and sins, I rejoice in Christ, my righteousness.
When I am concerned about food, clothing, and shelter, I rejoice
in Christ, my provider. When I am sick, Christ is my
healer. When I am grieved, Christ is my comfort. When I am faced
with death, Christ is my life. So it is not necessary to put
on a false face and deceive others. We are still human, but our peace,
rest, and joy is in the Lord Jesus Christ. That was from preacher
Henry Mahan. He gave his only begotten son. Before the foundation of the
world, God chose to save a multitude of people. See 2 Thessalonians
2.13. Those who were ordained to salvation
were predestinated to be conformed to the image of Christ. See Romans
8.29. Here is the question I want you
to consider. What would God sacrifice in order
to save the objects of his everlasting love from their sins? what he was willing to surrender.
What was he willing to surrender so that a multitude of rebels
would be justified in his sight? I will first tell you what he
did not sacrifice. He did not part with his holy
character by compromising his justice because the wages of
sin is death, Romans 6.23. He did not give up his honor
by lessening the standard for acceptance. As it is written
in Leviticus 22.21, It shall be perfect to be accepted
And he did not abandon his law which says the soul that sinneth
shall die Ezekiel 18 20 I will tell you the sacrifice God gave
to save his people from their sins his own son John 3 16 for
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son Romans
8 32 God spared not his own son the reason God spared not his
son was because there was no other way he could be just and
justify the ungodly Excuse me friends the sins of his people
were imputed to Christ And as our substitute he died and thereby
satisfied the claims of justice against us It is written in Galatians
four, verses four and five, but when the fullness of the time
was come, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under
the law to redeem them that were under the law that we might receive
the adoption of sons. In order to make us righteous,
God would not and could not surrender his holiness, his honor, or his
law, but he did surrender his son to the sword of divine vengeance. See Zechariah 13, 7. The blessed
Redeemer, God's offering for sin and our substitute, suffered
the agonizing death of the cross in order to save his people from
their sins. Matthew 1, verse 21. It is written in Isaiah 53 6
the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all When Christ
died the sins of God's children were condemned and therefore
those for whom he laid down his life shall never be condemned
Romans 8 verses 1 through 3 and that was from preacher Jim Byrd
It is written in Isaiah 45 22 where our Lord Jesus Christ commands
Look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth for I am
God and there is none else. I excuse me, and the master, Christ
Jesus says in Matthew 11, come unto me, all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you
and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall
find rest unto your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden
is light. Friends, it is imperative that
you flee to Christ Jesus today, not tomorrow, for none of us
are promised another day on this planet. Today is the day of salvation. Call upon the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ while he may be found, and seek him while he
is near. Only by being in Christ, the
ark of our salvation, may we be delivered from the fierce
wrath of Almighty God, which is coming soon upon the wicked. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,
which was and is and is to come. Great is our Lord Jesus Christ
and greatly to be praised. Take heart, friends, our mighty
and glorious King of Saints, King of Kings, Lord of Lords,
our mighty and glorious King of Glory is inbound for His afflicted
saints. Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus. Maranatha.