Warm greetings, friends, near
and far. The Lord Jesus Christ be magnified
forever! This is Sinner Saved coming at
you, and the following short evangelistic gospel message is
sponsored by preacher Wayne Boyd and the Brethren in Christ 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 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, and his unmerited favor to save
me and you from our sins and from hell. The events transpiring
on this globe right now are no accident. Therefore, we should
not act and react as those who have no hope. We should be sensible,
doing what we can responsibly do to protect ourselves and our
families. But ultimately, what we do or
do not do is not the true source of our continued existence on
this planet. When I look and consider the
futility and temporal nature of this place we put so much
value in, I think of John's words concerning the God who loved
me and gave himself for me. Revelation 4.11, Thou art worthy,
O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for Thou hast
created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created. That was from preacher Richard
Wormack. In times like these, whenever
we face times of trouble and even crises here on earth, the
words of some wise men may help us to a point, but only the word
of God can give us the spiritual and eternal comfort we need to
help us through hard times. God's word assures us that he
is actively working all things after the counsel of his own
will, Ephesians 1.11, and that he is also working all things
together for good to them that love God, to them who are the
called according to his purpose, Romans 8.28. Notice that this
does not say that all things are good. It says that God controls
and directs all things good and evil for his glory and the good
of his children. God's word also tells us that
the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. As the rivers of
water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. Proverbs 21, one. This
means all kings and rulers of nations. God even uses evil kings
to work out His sovereign will and the ultimate salvation of
His people in Christ and in the ultimate condemnation of the
wicked. God's Word tells us, sinners saved by grace who have
been given the gift of faith, that we are to live our lives
looking to and resting in the Lord Jesus Christ, the author
and finisher of our faith. Hebrews 12, two. We pray that
the Lord will bless us with wise and compassionate leaders and
not put us under the burdens of evil self-serving tyrants.
But whatever God does, He does it out of His wisdom for His
glory and for the spiritual and eternal good of His chosen people
who are spiritually and eternally blessed and headed for glory
because of His grace through the glorious person and finished
work of righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Read the words
of the psalmist in Psalm 121, verses one through eight. I will
lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My
help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will
not suffer thy foot to be moved. He that keepeth thee will not
slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper. The Lord
is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee
by day nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee
from all evil. He shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going
out and thy coming in from this time forth and even forevermore. And that message was from preacher
Bill Parker. Any work done by the sinner that
is imagined to be a difference-maker in their being saved is a dead
work, or fruit unto death. Dead works refers to any attempts
of our own to attain or maintain salvation's benefits. Anything
that proceeds from us that we imagine makes a difference in
our going to heaven in our eternal salvation. Such works are appropriately
called dead works because those who are spiritually dead perform
them because they are fruitless and that they do not accomplish
what they presumed to be able to accomplish, that is one's
own salvation. And because the ultimate end
of those who never repent of dead works is eternal death. And that warning came from Elder
Randy Wages. How does God accept the imperfect
works and worship of His people? It is only by the merits of the
blood of Jesus Christ and upon no other ground. In Christ, based
upon His perfect righteousness imputed to us, God receives and
accepts both our persons and our works and worship. This was
pictured in the Old Testament by the mercy seat where the High
Priest of Israel entered into the Holy of Holies with the blood
of the Lamb from the brazen altar. This pictured Christ, our High
Priest, bringing His own blood into the presence of Almighty
God in obtaining mercy for all whom God has given faith to believe
in and receive Him. We are accepted with God only
in the Beloved. A reading from Habakkuk. Chapter
three, verses 17 through 18. Although the fig tree shall not
blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of
the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat, the
flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd
in the stalls. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my salvation. The following is entitled, The
Madness of Pride. Strong's exhaustive concordance
of the Bible gives several words to define pride. Excellency,
swelling, exaltation. Another writer defined it as
self-congratulation without regard for God. It was pride that led
to Lucifer's fall from heaven. Adam's expulsion from the garden,
King Saul's loss of his kingdom, Nebuchadnezzar's change into
a beast of the field, and Peter's misery after his denial of the
Savior. Pride was the real reason for
the destruction of Sodom, as it is written in Ezekiel 16.49,
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom. Pride, fullness
of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters,
neither that she straightened the hand of the poor and needy.
When Solomon speaks of those things which God hates, a proud
look heads the list. See Proverbs 6, 17. James wrote,
God resisteth the proud. In chapter four, verse six, resisteth
means to oppose in battle. Pride goeth before destruction
and a haughty spirit before a fall. We read in Proverbs 16, 18. Pride
makes a man think himself to be greater than he is. Therefore,
it is written, the wicked, through the pride of his countenance,
will not seek after God. God is not at all in his thoughts. That was from Psalm 10, 4. Pride
among friends will lead to strife. Only by pride cometh contention,
but with the well advised is wisdom." That was Proverbs 13,
10. If pride continues, it will end with our destruction. A man's
pride shall bring him low. Proverbs 29, 23. It is for certain
that someday the God of glory will bring an end. to all the
arrogance and prideful thoughts of all men. And we read in Isaiah
23, 9, the Lord of hosts hath purposed it to stain the pride
of all glory and to bring into contempt all the honorable of
the earth. And we read in Proverbs 16, 5,
everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord.
Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. Hear
ye and give ear, be not proud, for the Lord hath spoken. That
was from Jeremiah 13, 15. And in 1 Peter 5, 6, Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you
in due time. That was from preacher Jim Bird. And the following is entitled,
Magnify Our God and King, to the tune of Amazing Grace. And the words were from preacher
Jim Bird. Let all who love the Lord now
praise the God of ancient days. May every voice be lifted high,
His name to magnify. Sing of the Father's choosing
grace, to Him all blessings trace, for He ordained salvation's plan
to save rebellious man. Sing of the Son of God who came,
his people to reclaim, who died upon the bloody tree from sin
to set us free. Sing of the Holy Spirit too,
by him we are made new. He pierced the darkness of our
night and brought us to the light. Now we believe on Christ alone,
who reigns upon His throne. So magnify our God and King,
and praises to Him bring. Men love to talk about evolution,
for they can look at the apes and the monkeys and say, look
how far we have come. However, when men acknowledge
the clear declaration of Genesis 127, God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created
he them, then they must hang their heads in shame and sadly
confess, look how far we have fallen. And yet, behold what
the Lord's amazing sovereign grace has done for a remnant
according to the election of grace, Romans 11 5. brought us low, grace has lifted
us up. He raiseth the poor out of the
dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them
among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set
the world upon them." That was from 1 Samuel 2, 8. It is written in Isaiah 45, 22,
where our Lord Jesus Christ commands, Master also says in Matthew 11,
28 through 30, 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 earth. Today is the day of salvation. Call upon the name of the Lord
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. This about wraps up this evening's
broadcast. I trust Almighty God will awaken
His sleeping elect and draw multitudes of men, women, and children from
amongst every tribe, tongue, nation, and people to His only
begotten Son, Christ Jesus, the Lord our righteousness. Yehovah
Sidkenu, bless His holy name. If you'd like to communicate,
then please feel free to write. The email address is thelordbmagnified
at gmail.com. And please indicate what country
you're from. It'd be outstanding to hear from
you. 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!