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, 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 Saving poor needy and wretched sinners
by his sovereign free grace That is to say Almighty God and his
unmerited favor to save me and you from our sins and from hell
a Read from Isaiah 58 9 Then shalt
thou call, and the Lord shall answer. Thou shalt cry, and he
shall say, here I am. Mark the graciousness of thy
God, my soul, and the readiness of his answers to thy cries.
He hath said indeed in another sweet promise in Isaiah 65, 24,
it shall come to pass that before my people call, I will answer,
and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. But in addition
to this, Jesus here throws in another precious assurance. For
when we call, he will not only answer, but to our cry, he will
say, here I am. As if, and which is indeed really
the case, the Lord would have his children know that he is
always present with them, near to support than any of their
foes can be to hurt. Now, my soul, I charge it upon
thee this evening that this view and the recollection of the everlasting
presence of thy Lord be never more from thy thoughts. How full
to the same purport is that blessed scripture as the mountains are
round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people
from henceforth even forever. Psalm 122.2. And if Jesus encircle them in
his arms, what power shall break through to wound? If Jesus himself
be their shield, what weapon shall penetrate through him to
come at them? Lie down my soul this night and
forever under these blessed impressions. Jesus doth by thee as one whom
his mother comforteth. When the timid child is put to
bed, the tender parent will sit by her darling until he has gone
to sleep. But if the child be fearful that
the mother hath left the room, frequently the child sends forth
a cry. until by her voice she quiets
him again. Jesus does this and more. For when new fears arise and
darkness adds to the distress, then shalt thou call and the
Lord shall answer. Thou shalt cry and he shall say,
here I am. Oh, how blessed is the thought. I am as always I am and always
here. Good message from old-timer preacher
Robert Hawker. With harps and with vials there
stand a great throng in the presence of Jesus and sings this new song. To him who hath loved us and
washed us from sin, to him be the glory forever, amen. All these once were sinners defiled
in his sight, but now in pure garments in praise they unite. To him who hath loved us and
washed us from sin, to him be the glory forever, amen. He maketh the rebel a priest
and a king. He hath brought or bought us
and taught us this new song to sing. To him who hath loved us
and washed us from sin, to him be the glory forever. Amen. Allowed in his praises our voices
shall ring with the ransomed in glory to Jesus our king To
him who hath loved us and washed us from sin to him be the glory
forever amen That was from an old gospel hymn how firm a foundation
The Believer's Reward. Genesis 15, one. Fear not, Abraham,
I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward. The word reward
is also translated wages, hire, price, work, and fare. Wages
earned. We realize we did not earn the
Lord by our works of personal merit. And it is equally true
by virtue of the work of Christ on our behalf, making the way
for God to be just and justify the ungodly. We are given what
God owes us. The believer's reward is Christ
himself. To view our reward in any lower
terms, such as a higher position in heaven received because of
works done here on earth, is to debase the reward and deny
that salvation is all of grace. Christ himself, the unspeakable
gift of God himself is the reward given to every believer. Forgiveness, God's forgiveness
of our sins in and by Christ is not partial but complete.
He has forgiven all our sins, past, present, and future. So
thorough and complete is our Heavenly Father's forgiveness
that He will never impute sin to us to any degree or for any
reason. So absolute is the forgiveness
of our sins that our God will never treat us any the less graciously
for having sinned. Amazing grace. Thank you, Lord
God Almighty. for Christ's sake, as it is written
in Ephesians 4.32, and be kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, hath
forgiven you. Why would God show mercy, grace,
and forgiveness to one like me? There is only one reason. It
is for Christ's sake. By nature, my heart is desperately
wicked and deceitful above all things. And the thoughts of my
heart are only evil continually. Friends, please see Jeremiah
17, nine and Genesis six, five. My carnal mind is enmity against
God. It is not subject to the law
of God. Neither indeed can it be. Romans
8, seven. Why would God forgive any of
us only for Christ's sake? When I consider how little my
love is for him and how great my love is for myself, I cannot
help but to think, why does God continue to be so patient and
long-suffering to such a one as I? There's only one reason,
it is for Christ's sake. May we continue to be kind one
to another Tender-hearted forgiving one another even as God for Christ's
sake hath forgiven us That was from preacher David Edmondson
No compromise The gospel is the message of glad tidings that
everything a holy God required for the salvation of fallen sinners
was fully accomplished finished and completed by the Lord Jesus
Christ and He was obedient unto death, even the death of the
cross, which obedience was rendered to the Father on the behalf of
those given to Him in the covenant of grace. When Christ poured
out His soul unto death, the Father's justice was fully honored
and the law's demands were upheld. The death of Christ paid the
ransom price for all those in whose stead He laid down His
life. The gospel is not a declaration
that Christ made salvation a possibility if men will only add their faith
or work to it. And it certainly is not the message
that permeates religion today, which says falsely, Christ has
done all he can do and the rest is up to you. Wrong. The gospel
is the truth of redemption obtained of what God in Christ Jesus has
already done for unworthy sinners. The gospel is the word of done
and not do. The gospel answers the question,
how can God be just and justify the ungodly? It settles the issue
of how God can be a just God and a savior. In the gospel,
mercy and truth are met together. Righteousness and peace have
kissed each other. Psalm 85, 10. The gospel tells us that God
forgives sin in a way that honors all his legal requirements. The Lord doesn't save sinners
at the expense of his justice or without regard for his righteous
demands. Rather, he saved and redeemed
sinners by justice, being completely honored and righteousness brought
in through the death of Christ. See Daniel 9 24. The fact that he arose, ascended,
and sat down upon his throne proves that the issues of redemption
and reconciliation of the Lord's sheep were settled by the shepherd
at the cross. There is only one gospel. There
is only one truth of how God saves sinners. Through the substitutionary,
sacrificial, successful death and resurrection of the Lord
Jesus Christ, it is the proclamation of this gospel that sets apart
true churches from false churches. This is the banner around which
the people of God gather and unite. By the grace of God, we
will not, and we must not, join forces with those who oppose,
compromise, or water down the successful cross-death of Christ. The gospel matters more than
anything else because this is the message that glorifies every
attribute of Almighty God and meets the needs of poor sinners. I read that someone cautioned
preacher John Gill long ago about being critical of one who was
not preaching the gospel. They warned him that if he did
not cease his rebukes, he might lose the support of some wealthy
people. Don't tell me of losing replied
the faithful servant of the lord I value nothing in comparison
to gospel truth That message was from preacher jim bird of
13th street baptist church located in ashland, kentucky usa 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 and
the master says in Matthew 11 Verses 28 through 30 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. I I am meek and
lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your souls for
my yoke is easy And my burden is light says the Lord Jesus
Christ 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 Excuse me friends
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 Glory is inbound for His afflicted saints. Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus. Maranatha.