Warm greetings, friends, near
and far. This is Sinner Saved, coming
at you. And the following short evangelical gospel message is
sponsored by preacher Wayne Boyd and the brethren at First Baptist
Church, located in Almont, 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
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 natural humanistic tendency
to do something, no matter how great or small, will be the idol
that will remain the most precious to the unbeliever until and unless
Almighty God defeats them by powerfully giving them life to
simply believe on Christ alone for their righteousness. who look to Christ alone for
the forgiveness of sin, find all their sins forgivened, pardoned,
put away, made an end of, remitted, and that justly. God is righteous
to forgive the sins of those whose sins Christ bore in His
body on the tree. My sin, not in part, but the
whole, was nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more. Praise
the Lord, O my soul. And that short message was from
preacher Gary Shepard. Who killed the Lord Jesus Christ? Many would answer that the unbelieving
Jews and the ungodly Romans were to blame. And it is true that
they were to blame. But as fallen sinners who by
nature do not believe or esteem Christ, we are all to blame.
Please see Isaiah 53, verses 1 through 4. Read the following
statement from preacher Tim James, ?As far as humanity?s guilt in
the attempted homicide of Christ is concerned, the crime scene
was covered with the fingerprints of the entire human race.? See
Acts 4.27. Both Jews and Gentiles and their
respective governments were culpable in the crucifixion of our Lord. We are all born into this world
as fallen sinners in rebellion against the Lord God and His
way of salvation by His grace in and through the Lord Jesus
Christ, and based on His shed blood and righteousness imputed. God's Word describes us as though
who by nature hate the light and love darkness. See John 3.19-20, as unregenerate people who will
not believe the things of the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2.14, and
as those who by nature reject Christ and go about trying to
establish their own righteousness before God. See Romans 10.1-3. And as those who walk in an evil
spirit that works in the children of disobedience. Ephesians 2
verses 1-4. This links us with the very people
who stood in Jerusalem choosing to spare a murderer like Barabbas
and crying out to crucify the Lord of Glory, the perfect God-man,
the Lord Jesus Christ. The moment in our lives that
we begin seeking to establish a righteousness of our own, and
reject the gospel of God's grace which reigns through the righteousness
of God in Christ, we identified ourselves in the unholy alliance
of sinners who desired to kill the Lord of Glory. We were just
as much participants in the death of Christ as if we were physically
there with all who stood against Him. Acts 4, 26-27. But as sad as this fact is, there
is some good news in all this tragedy. It is the fact that
the death of Christ was purposed before the foundation of the
world, for the redemption and eternal salvation of all whom
God chose and gave to Christ before the world began. In fact,
God overruled our sin to accomplish His purpose of saving His chosen
people from their sin. Please see Acts 2.23, Acts 4.28,
Ephesians 1.4-6, and finally 2 Timothy 1.9-10. In our rebellion, in what we
did in murdering Jesus of Nazareth, we meant it for evil. But God
meant it for His glory and the good of His people. and it pleased
the Lord to bruise him, to establish a righteousness by which God
is just to justify and to give life to sinners like us. Isaiah
53, 10 through 12. So, as Christ's blood is on our
hands, he appears for us, God's elect that is, before the throne
of God's justice and mercy, and by his blood we are justified. Revelation 5 9 through 12 and
that was from preacher Bill Parker The glorious and beautiful garments
wherein Aaron did minister did hold forth the infinite purity
and transcendent excellency and righteousness of the Lord Jesus
Christ and whom only God is well pleased and The onyx stones,
wherein the names of the children of Israel were engraved, were
put upon the shoulder pieces of the ephod, to teach that true
Israel indeed are kept by the power of the Lord Jesus through
faith unto salvation. 1 Peter 1.5. For he is the wisdom
and the power of God unto salvation in all that do believe. 1 Corinthians
1.24. The twelve precious stones, which
were set with the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate
of judgment, did declare that spiritual Israel in Christ were
a precious people. 1 Peter 2.9 In the judgment and
esteem of God. Malachi 3.17 The curious girdle,
wherewith all those goodly garments were girded to the priest did
hold forth the faithfulness and truth of God in making good all
his promises in Christ. Hebrews 10, 23. In whom all the
promises of God are yea and amen. Second Corinthians 1, 20. And
that short message was from the old timer preacher William Mason. Come, let us sing the song of
songs, the glory which to Christ belongs. The host of heaven began
the strain. Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain. Slain to redeem us by his blood
and make us kings and priests to God, to cleanse from every
sinful strain. Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain. Among a thousand hearts and songs,
his sacred name fills all our tongues. All power in heaven
and earth proclaim, worthy the Lamb, for He was slain. Long as I live and when I die,
this song of songs shall be my cry. And while in heaven with
Him I reign, worthy the Lamb, for He was slain. And that was
from the old hymn entitled Doxology. How astonishing it is that one
who is forever blessed and is infinitely and essentially happy
should endure the greatest sufferings that ever were endured! How astonishing
it is that One who is the Supreme Lord and Judge of the world should
be arraigned and stand at the judgment seat of mortal worms,
and then be condemned! How astonishing it is that One
who is the Living God and the Fountain of All Life should be
put to death! How astonishing it is that One
who created the world and gives life to all His creatures should
be put to death by His own creatures! How astonishing it is that one
of infinite majesty and glory, and so the object of the love,
praises, and adoration of angels, should be mocked and spit upon
by the vilest of men! How astonishing it is that one
who is infinitely good, and who is love itself, should suffer
the greatest cruelty! How astonishing it is that one
who is infinitely beloved by the Father should be put to inexpressible
anguish under his own father's wrath! How astonishing it is
that one who is the king of heaven, who has heaven for his throne
and earth for his footstools, should be buried in the dungeon
of the grave. How astonishing is all of this!
And yet, this is the way that God's wisdom has fixed upon as
the way of sinners' salvation, and neither unsuitable nor dishonorable
to Christ. Behold, what manner of love the
Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the
sons of God? Therefore the world knoweth us
not, because it knew him not." 1 John 3.1. And that was from another old-time
preacher, Jonathan Edwards. There is a fountain filled with
blood Drawn from Immanuel's veins, And sinners, plunged beneath
that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. The dying thief rejoiced
to see That fountain in his day, And there have I, as vile as
he, Washed all my sins away. Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious
blood shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church
of God Be saved to sin no more. E'er since by faith I saw the
stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die. When this poor, lisping, stammering
tongue Lies silent in the grave, Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I'll sing thy power to save. And that was from Brother William
Cowper a few hundred years ago. It is written. In Isaiah 45,
22, where our Lord Jesus Christ commands, look unto me and be
ye saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there
is none else. And the master says in Matthew
11, 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, 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 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 around the world near and far he's gonna draw them
and to his only begotten son, Christ Jesus, the Lord our righteousness,
Jehovah Sidkenu. Please feel free to write. If
you'd like to communicate, the address is thelordbemagnified
at gmail.com. Thank you for tuning in, friends.
Great is our Lord Jesus Christ and greatly To be praised! Come quickly, Lord Jesus! Maranatha!