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Henry Mahan

God's Throne of Grace

Hebrews 4:16
Henry Mahan • July, 21 1991 • Audio
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What does the Bible say about the throne of grace?

The Bible teaches that the throne of grace is where believers can approach God boldly to receive mercy and grace in times of need (Hebrews 4:16).

The concept of the throne of grace is prominently mentioned in Hebrews 4:16, where it states that we can approach the throne with confidence. This signifies that we, as sinners, can stand before a holy God, not because of our own righteousness, but through the grace extended to us via Jesus Christ. The throne of grace represents unmerited favor from God, allowing believers to seek His mercy without fear of condemnation. It emphasizes the ease with which we can access God for help and forgiveness.

Hebrews 4:16

How do we know grace is sufficient for our needs?

Scripture assures us that God's grace is sufficient for every situation we face (2 Corinthians 12:9).

The assurance that God's grace is sufficient can be found in 2 Corinthians 12:9 where Paul states that God's strength is made perfect in weakness. This means that no matter our circumstances — be they trial, temptation, or any form of need — God provides grace that is adequate and abundant enough to meet those needs. Throughout the Bible, we see God's faithfulness in providing for His people, reinforcing that His grace is always available and sufficient.

2 Corinthians 12:9

Why is God's sovereignty important for Christians?

God's sovereignty assures Christians that He is in complete control and that nothing occurs outside of His will.

The doctrine of God's sovereignty is crucial for Christians because it emphasizes that God is in complete control of all events in the universe. As stated in Daniel 4:35, God does what He wants with the inhabitants of the earth, demonstrating that nothing takes place without His divine will. This understanding provides comfort amid difficult circumstances, ensuring believers that God’s plans are for their ultimate good and His glory. It cultivates trust, knowing that He is able to work all things together for good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28).

Daniel 4:35, Romans 8:28

How can we come boldly before God?

We come boldly before God through Jesus Christ, our High Priest, who reconciles us to Him (Hebrews 4:14-16).

The ability to come boldly before God is made possible through Jesus Christ, our High Priest. Hebrews 4:14-16 underscores this truth, highlighting that because of Christ's finished work, we are encouraged to approach God's throne with confidence. This boldness is not based on our merit, but on the absolute sufficiency of Christ’s atoning sacrifice. Recognizing Him as our mediator allows us to seek God’s grace and mercy freely, knowing we are welcomed into His presence regardless of our shortcomings.

Hebrews 4:14-16

Why is mercy essential in Christianity?

Mercy is essential because it reflects God's loving nature and allows sinners to receive forgiveness and grace (Psalm 103:8-12).

In Christianity, mercy is a fundamental concept because it represents God's compassion and readiness to forgive. As revealed in Psalm 103:8-12, God's mercy is vast and reaches from one end of the earth to the other, illustrating His willingness to pardon our transgressions. The gospel revolves around the fact that we are recipients of His mercy, enabling us to live free from the guilt and shame of sin. This divine mercy reassures us that despite our failures, we can approach God with hope for forgiveness and restoration.

Psalm 103:8-12

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Now, I don't know when this started, but it must have started a long
time ago, because about all the books that
I've ever read that go back a long ways seem
to indicate that this prevailed for a long time. That is, preachers and writers under the impression that the
deeper and more complicated a message is, the more spiritual it is. And that's not so. It's just
not so. The greatest compliment that
could ever be paid to a preacher was paid to me by a ten-year-old
boy in Australia. He told his father, who is himself
a pastor and a doctor of philosophy and religion, he said, Dad, would
you bring me back tomorrow night to hear that fellow? I can understand
him. That's a compliment. The gospel must be preached in
sincerity, solemnity, but simplicity. And if it is the gospel, it will
be preached in simplicity. The Apostle Paul warned the church
of Corinth. He said, I'm afraid. I fear. Fear. Paul wasn't afraid of many
things. But he said, I fear. lest Satan,
in his craftiness and subtlety, should beguile you and deceive
you as he did our mother Eve, and take you away from the simplicity
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. It's not necessarily true because
it's old And it's not necessarily true
because it's complicated. So I'm going to deal with a subject
tonight that's as profound as the heavens. And I'm going to
try to deal with it in the simplicity of what I am, a child. In Hebrews chapter 4, verse 16. Paul said, let us therefore come
boldly with liberty and confidence unto the throne of grace. That
doesn't sound too complicated, does it? Folks like you and me
can come in an open fashion, boldly, confidently into the
presence of God and find mercy. Obtained mercy. I obtained mercy. That's what Paul said. I obtained
it. I didn't earn it. I didn't deserve
it. I obtained it. And grace to help
in time of need. Now the scriptures have a lot
to say about the throne of God. The first thing I did in studying
for this message was what I usually do. I went to a concordance and
studied the word throne. And there's a whole lot there
about God's throne. God's throne is a throne of glory
and majesty. Isaiah said, when King Uzziah
died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted
up. And his train filled the temple. His glory filled the temple.
And the seraphims, were flying about that throne and they covered
their feet and they covered their faces and they flew crying, holy,
holy, holy Lord God of hosts. His throne is a throne of glory
and majesty. Paul said to Timothy, he dwells
in a light. The high and great and only potentate
dwells in a light to which no man can approach, the throne
of God. And then the scripture says His
throne is a throne of holiness, immaculate, infinite, unchangeable
holiness. David wrote in Psalm 47, God
sits upon the throne of His holiness. Isaiah said the seraphims cried,
holy, holy, holy. I want you to turn to Psalm 99
and listen to this. Psalm 99, let's read verses 1
through 5, speaking about the throne of His holiness. In Psalm
99, verse 1, the Lord reigneth, let the people tremble. he sitteth
between the cherubims, let the earth be moved. The Lord is great
in Zion, he is high above all the people. Let them praise thy
great and terrible name, for it is holy." And the holiness he is talking
about is not what people talk about here on this earth, the
pretended holiness, the external holiness, the exaggerated holiness. This is holiness. This is holiness. And then verse four, the king's
strength also loveth judgment. Thou dost establish equity. Thou executest judgment and righteousness
in Jacob. Exalt ye the Lord our God, and
worship at his footstool, for he is holy." Holy. God's throne is a throne of holiness. And then, his throne is a throne
of sovereignty. I love that word. Sovereign. sovereign, almighty. Can I not do with my own what
I will? Is anything too hard for God?
David, where's your God? Our God's in the heavens. The
heathen idols and pagan gods are where they put them. They
do what they let them do. But our God's in the heavens
and he does what he pleases. in the heavens, on the earth,
in the seas, and under the earth. Our God does what he pleases,
what it pleased the Lord to do. Turn to Daniel chapter 4, and
here Nebuchadnezzar had a lot to say about the throne of God's
sovereignty. I'll tell you this, only at a
throne of sovereignty will a man or woman worship. Now an impotent God and a God
who wills to and cannot, who wants to and is not able, people
can play church before that kind of God and bargain and exchange
and play the game. But the only place a man or woman
will actually fall down, bow down, and worship is at the throne
of a God who does what he will, when he will, with whom he will.
I guarantee you that. And I'll tell you why most of
the church services today are so far away from worship. Their
entertainment, their social activities and social organizations, and
the poor man's country club, and places of fun and games. And I'll tell you why. There's
no fear of God before their eyes. But where the God of glory is
preached and the God of sovereignty is preached, somebody bows down. and worships. Be still and know
that I'm God. That's the only place you're
going to have worship. And the only place that any man or woman
is going to find any comfort in this life. This is a tough
life. Just like I talked about a while ago, I get so blue when
these little fellas get sick. I pray to God for them. I know
you do. It upsets me when they're sick.
And any of you are. going through troubles, and my
friend Scott and I are going through some difficulty. But
I'll tell you this, there's only one place I can find any rest
for my soul and any peace about any of these matters is knowing
that God will do right. He cannot do wrong. He's too
wise to make a mistake. And what He does, I may not understand
it now, but I will someday. And I do know this now, and I'll
know it better then, it's exactly what should have been done. The
Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. The Lord killeth, and the
Lord maketh alive. The Lord maketh rich, and the
Lord maketh poor. The Lord lifteth up, and the
Lord bringeth down. The Lord creates light and darkness. The Lord saves, and He destroys.
I believe that. If I didn't believe that, I'd
have thrown in the towel a long time ago. a long time ago. And the only
place that a man will find salvation, I mean salvation, I'm not talking
about getting religion, getting fixed up so you can die, lying
on God and yourself too. I'm talking about salvation.
The only place a man will find salvation is before the throne
of a God who does all the saving. From Alpha to Omega. You say,
what's that? Well, Alpha is the first letter
in the Greek alphabet and Omega is the last one, and that's what
Jesus Christ is. He's first and last and everything
in between. He's on the throne. And it says
here in Daniel 4, verse 34, listen, At the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar,
lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and my understanding returned
to me. That's what I pray for every one of us, that understanding
that we lost in the garden will return to us. We lost that in the garden. When
man fell, we lost the way, we lost the truth, we lost life.
We lost our understanding. We've been, somebody said to
Brother Richardson, said one time, said, you confuse people.
He said, I don't confuse them, they were born confused. Understanding,
it's messed up. What seems right to us is wrong. It's wrong, you can write it
down, it's wrong. And our understanding, it will
only return to us by the power of God. These things have to
be revealed. And he said, my understanding
returned to me, I was crazy up until this point. And I blessed
the Most High, and I praised and honored him that lives forever,
whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. His kingdom is from
generation to generation, and all the inhabitants of this earth
are reputed as nothing. And he doeth according to his
will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the
earth. And none can stay his hand, or delay his purpose, or
say unto him, What are you doing? He's doing what he wills to do.
And if you're submissive to him, and surrendered to him, and believe
on him, he'll do what's best for you. That's just so. His throne is a throne of sovereignty. His throne is an eternal throne.
Thy throne, O God, David said, is forever and ever. Thy throne,
O God, is established of old, thou art from everlasting. His throne is a throne of judgment
and righteousness. That's what it says in Psalm
97 and 8, Psalm 97 1 and 2. Thy throne, O God, is a throne
of judgment, justice, and righteousness. God will do right. Shall not
the judge of the earth do right? Equity. And then His throne is a throne
of wisdom. I want you to look at this with
me. Psalm 104. You were almost there just then while I was reading
Psalm 99, but turn to Psalm 104. Oh, my Father's throne is a throne
of wisdom. As I get older, that's one thing
I covet along with several other things. I covet faith. I covet,
Lord, increase my faith. I covet love. I want to love,
yea, even those who do not love me, I want to learn to pray,
there's so many things I want, but above and ranking along with
them, I want some wisdom, don't you? God, give me a little wisdom. And his throne is a throne of
wisdom. He says in Psalms 104, 24, listen,
O Lord, how manifold are thy works in wisdom thou hast made
them all. The earth is full of our riches,
so is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable,
both small and great beasts. You ever watch that, that, I
know I can't pronounce his name, that guy with the boat that traveled,
Jock something, yeah, Christos, the creatures of the sea. My,
isn't it something? I never get tired of seeing all
those things my God has made. That's what he's talking about
here, great and small. There go the ships, verse 26.
There's that Leviathan, that's a whale, whom thou hast made
to play in the water. We got these little aquariums
and our little goldfish and things, you know, angel fish and guppies
and all these other things. God made him a fish pool, didn't
he? And put a whale in it. And put a whale in it. That's
the way he does things. That's what David's talking about
here. Verse 27, These wait all upon
thee, that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. I feed
my birds over here and my squirrels and God feeds them all. Billions
of birds and billions of squirrels and billions of fish Billions
of beasts and billions. God's got a zoo you wouldn't
believe. Take a ride through it sometimes. And he feeds them
every morning. That's what's said. Not a sparrow
falls to the ground without my father. Wisdom. I couldn't handle,
I can't handle this little bunch he gave me over here. Can you
to feed? He feeds them all. Verse 28, Thou givest them, they
gather. Boy, we need to learn that, don't we? We don't get
it, we charge it. That thou givest them, they gather. Thou openest thine hand, and
they're filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, and they're
in trouble. Thou takest away their breath,
and they die, and go back to the dust. He does all that. Thou sendest forth thy spirit,
they're created. Thou renewest the face of the
earth, the glory of the Lord shall endure forever. The Lord
shall rejoice in his works. He looketh on the earth and it
trembleth. He toucheth the hills and they smoke. I will sing unto
the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God
while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be
sweet. I'll be glad in the Lord. He's a God of wisdom. The hymn writer said, O great
God, how infinite art thou! What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow and worship only thee. Thy
throne eternal ages stood ere seas and stars were made. Thou
art the ever-living God where all the nations dead. Eternity
with all its years stands present in thy view. To thee, nothing
old appears in great God, there's nothing new. But you know, I'm glad that's
not the end of my study on the throne of God. I'm awful grateful that's not
the end. I wouldn't want to quit there,
would you? I'd bow. I thought about this. If the
throne of glory, holiness, majesty, sovereignty, eternal, the throne
of judgment and righteousness and infinite wisdom, if only
that throne confronted me and I had to deal with that throne
alone, I'd bow down. I'd have to. I don't have any
choice. Let God be God and every man
a liar. And I accept that. And there'd
be no hope for me or hope for you if this were all. And we
would continue to be, as Paul said, of the Gentiles, alien,
strangers, without Christ, having no hope, and without God in this
world. But my text gives me something
to rejoice in. Hebrews chapter 4, verse 16 says,
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne You don't want anything to do
with his throne of glory now, fella. You better shy away from
that like Israel did from the mountain. You better run scared. Because even a beast that touched
that mountain was slain. You don't want anything to do
with that throne of righteousness, do you? That throne of justice? We might talk about Our rights,
and there's a whole lot of that going on right now, but that's
one place you don't want to talk about your rights, is before
the throne of God. Because he can sure give you
your rights. He can dish them out to you,
John Kerry. I don't want that. I don't have
any rights, any merit. I don't want to come before that
throne. Here's the throne I'm interested
in. Let us come boldly to the throne of grace. You know what
grace is? You do, don't you? Grace is unmerited
favor. Grace is given and applied where
it's undeserved, where it's unmerited, where it's unearned, where most
times it's unsought. I'm sought of them that, I'm
found of them that sought me not. Grace is free. Come without money,
without price, buy wine and milk. Why do you spend your money for
that which is not bread? Come, grace is free, unmerited,
unreserved, mercy for the miserable, grace for the guilty. Come before
the throne of grace. How can this be? Didn't you say God dwells in
a life to which no man can approach? Didn't you say God is perfectly
just, righteous, holy, unchangeably so? Then how can he be just and
justify me? How can God be righteous and
merciful to me? How can Almighty God judge me
and set me free? Because according to this scripture,
God sits also upon a throne of grace. throne of glory and majesty,
but a throne of grace. All right, what is a throne of
grace? Well, first of all, now I'll try to tell you what I believe.
That throne of grace, like the mercy seat of old, is a throne
of an everlasting covenant God made a covenant. It originated
with him. It began with him. It is his. It is his covenant. It is his
will. The throne of God's grace is
a covenant throne. Now, I don't know a lot about
the counsels of God, the secret counsels of God. The everlasting
counsels of God. But I believe it might have gone
something like this. Now this is back before the foundation
of the world. This is back before man was even
created. For the scripture says Christ
is the shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting
covenant. That Christ is a surety of a
better covenant. that God said in those days I'll
make a covenant and reveal it to them and we were chosen in
Christ before the foundation of the world and he was the lamb
slain before the foundation of the world. Now it went something
like this, perhaps in that great council, this is back before
the world began, in that great council of God, we hear this
conversation. They're thinking and considering
the redemption of folks like us. This is back in the counsel
of God. And we hear a voice say, I'm
the law of God. Men are sinful creatures. They
have trampled under their feet the law of God. There's none
good, there's none righteous, no not one. Every imagination
of man's heart is evil continually. Man cannot be saved. He cannot
be redeemed. And the law dishonored. I demand
that man perish. The law has to. The curse of
the law. Cursed is everyone that continues,
not in all things written in the law to do them. And another
voice that says, I am the righteousness of God. Is not God true? Is not God's throne a throne
of righteousness? Men have no righteousness. Even
man's goodness is filthy rag. Shall they be brought into the
presence of holiness? Who shall stand in his presence?
Who shall ascend into his hill while man would turn heaven into
hell? The righteousness of God demands
that man perish. Another voice is that I'm the
justice of God. Has it not always been true the
soul that sinneth shall surely die? When did it change? God will by no means clear the
guilty. Is that not still true? I, the
justice of God, demand that every sin of imagination and thought
and word and deed against God be punished according to his justice. That sounds pretty severe, doesn't
it? Thank God another voice is heard.
Our God is a God justice, truth, righteousness, and holiness,
but thank God he's plenteous in mercy. And another voice is
heard, I am the mercy of God. Yes, it is true God is righteous
and God is just and God is holy, but is God not merciful? Is God
not love? Is not God plenteous in redemption? Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Shall it be said that in God that no mercy was found for the
guilty? I know that justice and righteousness
must be heard, but love and mercy must be heard, my God." And another voice speaks. Wisdom
speaks. And this is where wisdom is found.
Wisdom speaks, and wisdom says, I've listened to the law, I've
listened to your voice of righteousness and holiness, I've listened to
justice, and I've also heard mercy plead for man's redemption. O God, can there not be found
one in all thy kingdom who can satisfy thy law in the sinner's
place? Is there not one in all our kingdom
who can honor justice on behalf of a people? Is there not one
who can fulfill a righteousness that will be accepted? Cannot
a ransom be found? Cannot one be found who can take
the nature of men and the nature of God and bring the two together
as a mediator? Is there not one? Yes, there's one. And he spoke
for us before we were ever made. And he said, I shall become surety
for a people. I shall stand for them and in
their place. I will take upon myself the nature
of men and I will go to the earth and I'll meet thy law and fulfill
every jot and tittle. And I will take upon myself their
sins, all of them, and I'll meet justice, and I'll bear their
wrath, and I will work out a perfect righteousness in their nature,
and a holiness with which my Father shall be pleased. I'll
die the just for the unjust, and I'll bring them to God. I will be wounded for their transgressions
and bruised for their iniquities. And the chastisement of their
peace shall be laid upon me, and by my stripes they shall
be healed." That's what the throne of grace is. Christ Jesus, for
you and me, turned the throne of judgment into a throne of
grace. It's the throne of grace where
God in Christ meets the sinner. Since Adam fell and sin entered
this world, God is not to be approached by any man. I don't
care what he calls himself or what he experiences or what he
feels. God is not in his immaculate holiness to be approached by
any man with any hope of success or acceptance. Sin has separated
you and your God, but God has set forth Jesus Christ to be
your mercy seat. and a mediator and an intercessor. So he says, seeing verse 14 of
our text, Hebrews 4, seeing that we have a great high priest,
let's come. Let's come. Now call me bigoted,
fanatic, radical, narrow-minded, anything you want to. But according
to this Word, that high holy, just, righteous God who dwells,
and that's the only God before whom all things are naked and
the one with whom we have to do. And I tell you, you don't
want to have anything to do with Him except through a mediator
whom He appoints, with whom He is satisfied, and in whom you'll
be accepted. Tell me. I tell you, I don't
care. Who says about what? That's just
so. No man comes to the pot. No man. Except by me, Christ said. It's
a throne of grace because in Christ God meets the sinner.
And only in Christ. Having a high priest, then let's
come. A high priest with a suitable
sacrifice. That throne of grace is a God
reconciled. You don't want anything to do
with an unreconciled God. God was in Christ reconciling
the world to himself. In Christ the law is perfectly
honored, justice is perfectly satisfied, sin is totally paid
for, the sinner is completely reconciled, or there'd be no
throne of grace. The throne of grace is God who
receives and hears the sinner in Christ. Now mark me down for a fool if
you want to. It's alright. But this hope is far better than
any I've ever seen. This is a good hope. Because
it lets God be God. And it doesn't make me to be
out anything but what I am. Because that's where I've got
to come. That's where I must come. I've got to come as I am.
Just as I am. But that thy blood was shed for
me, and that thou bidst me come to thee. And you better come
by his invitation, not mine. I don't have an invitation. I
can invite you to church. I can invite you over to the
house for peanut butter and cracker. But ain't nobody can tell you
to come to God but God. And he'll tell you when to come
and how to come. And I wouldn't come any other
way. 1 John 5, I want you to look at
this, this is interesting, 1 John chapter 5. Two words, two statements here,
1 John 5, 11, this is the record. Let it show on the record, this
is the record, that God hath given to us life, life from the
dead, life from the grave, life from hell, life from the law.
Life, eternal life. This life's in his son. And he
that hath the Son of God, he that hath the Son, hath life. And he that hath not the Son
of God, hath not life. Whatever else he has, professes,
claims, he doesn't have life. He might have religion. He might
have a hope. He might have a profession. He
might have experience. But he doesn't have life. This
is the record. This is the record, God said.
This is the record. God has given us eternal life,
and that life's in his Son, Jesus Christ. And he that hath the
Son hath life, he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Listen, and these things I've written to you, the purpose of
this whole Bible, that believe on the name of the Son of God,
that you may know that you have eternal life. And that you may
believe and keep on believing and holding fast your profession
and resting on the name of the Son of God. There's no other
place to go. Stay there. Stay there. Now, this is the
record. See that? Verse 14. And this
is the confidence. See that, Jim? This is the record.
It's in Christ. So if I believe that, then this
is my confidence. This is the confidence that we
have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, whose
will? The will of Christ. He'll hear
us. And if we know that he hears
us, whatsoever we ask, we know we have the petition that we
desire of him. The throne of grace? It's the
throne of a covenant God. It's the throne of a God in Christ,
the Mediator. It's a throne of a God reconciled. It's a throne of a God who receives
and hears sinners in Christ. And it's the throne of God, listen
to this, with us. Call his name Jesus, Emmanuel,
God with us. I'll be with them and I'll be
their God. There isn't a child in this auditorium
that is afraid to come to his father with whatever need he
has. Is there? Is there? Well, if your father knows how
to give good things to you, how much more shall the heavenly
Father give good things to them that ask Him? So let's come,
and this is our close. Look at Hebrews 4, and let's
close with this. Let us therefore, therefore,
seeing we have a high priest, Jim read it, verse 15, 14, he's
passed into the heavens, where's our high priest? Where's your
high priest? Your high priest better be where
the blessings are, the heavenly blessing, if he's going to give
them to you. Where's your priest? He's in
the heavens, he's none other than the Son of God. He understands
and pities us. He was tipped in all points as
we are yet without sin. So let us, therefore let us,
that's you and me, sinners Jesus will receive. Sound this word
of grace to all. Let us what? Come boldly. Let
us come boldly. Come in faith. Come with confidence. Come with sincerity. Come with
reverence and fear, and come at all times. Where? To the throne of grace. I just
told you about it. Why? That we may obtain mercy. That's what the blind Bartimaeus
said, Lord, have mercy. That's what the publican asked,
Lord, be merciful. That's what David prayed in Psalm
51, according to thy loving kindness, O Lord, according to thy tender
mercies. Show mercy! Mercy! Mercy. Mercy. And find grace to help us. Paul
was struggling so hard with that thorn in the flesh, and the Lord
told him, my grace is sufficient. My grace is sufficient. Sufficient
for your salvation? It's sufficient for your time
of worship. It's sufficient for we who preach.
His grace is sufficient. If we'd just ask for it, if we'd
quit leaning on our strength and leaning on our intelligence
and leaning on our training and leaning on these other things
and start learning to lean on Christ. Just a simple prayer
before you teach or preach or whatever you do, Lord, don't
leave me alone. That's all. That's all. Find grace to help in time of
need, time of trial, time of temptation, time of prosperity,
time of poverty, time of sickness, time of hell, time of old age,
at all times. Find grace. You have not because
you have not. I'm not going to assume on the
mercies of God, but I'm not going to assume that I won't Try me, he said, and see if I
won't open the windows of heaven and pour out upon you, bless
you. Try me. So I close. Behold the throne
of grace. His promise calls me near. There is Jesus, his glorious
face, and he'll hear my prayer. There his atoning blood before
the throne I see. Providing for all who come to
God a perfect and pure plea. I see it. And my soul, you ask
what you will. You cannot be too bold. Since his own blood for you was
shed, what else would he withhold? My soul, ask what you will. I'm
going to ask for a place in His kingdom for me and for you. I'm going to ask for it. You can't be too bold. That's
what you will. You can't be too bold. Since
His own blood for you was shed, what would He withhold? All right, might come leaders
in a closing hymn. It's just a waste of time. It's just a waste of time.
Henry Mahan
About Henry Mahan

Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.

At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.

In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.

Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.

Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.

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