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Jeremy Sarber
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Jeremy Sarber
This week, Elder Devon Harris shared with me a great piece of writing on the book of Revelation. I thought I would share. It’ll be downloaded in the Microsoft Word format.
The Revelation by J. L. Hopper
The Revelation (part 2) by J. L. Hopper -
Benjamin Winslett
That God is good, and that men are rebellious, that salvation is of the Lord, and damnation is of ourselves, are truths revealed as plain as a sunbeam. – Elder John Leland
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Jeremy Sarber
If you ever come across a sermon or piece of writing worth sharing and is relevant to the church, I encourage to share it here. That’s what the site is for. We have a multitude of visitors each day as well as over 90 subscribers to the daily email and over 90 people who follow the site on Facebook.
Here’s a new post on March to Zion worth reading, titled, Spiritually Stagnant America:
http://marchtozion.com/blog/392-spiritually-stagnant-america
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Jeremy Sarber
By the way preachers, feel free to share those “one-liner sermons” and notes that you often post on Facebook and such.
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Jeremy Sarber
Dear friends,
Attached please find the September/October 2010 edition of the Lexington PBC Newsletter. (Download/View)
In Gospel Bonds,
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Benjamin Winslett
We have added a blog to Marchtozion.com. Visit our homepage, http://www.marchtozion.com, and click “MTZ Blog” in the top menu.
In this blog, we will post updates to MTZ along with short devotions.
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Jeremy Sarber
Brothers & Sisters,
Please go to the following link for Sunday’s message: https://sites.google.com/site/fpbc06/home/ElderThadLockwood08_22_2010.mp3?attredirects=0&d=1
Latest sermons at: https://sites.google.com/site/fpbc06/
Bro. Quinton Grubbs, Jr.
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Jeremy Sarber
A few folks have had trouble with the automatically generated password working for them when they register on the site and attempt to log in for the first time. If this happens to you, let me know. admin@oldschoolbaptistnetwork.com
I’m looking into the problem.
Update:
If you have registered but cannot log in or change your password, send me an email and I will manually reset your password. Then I need you to follow these steps:
- Go straight to http://oldschoolbaptistnetwork.com
- Using the login form on the top-right of the page, type in your username (not email address) and the new password I sent you
- Click Login
- You should then still be on the homepage but see Profile and Logout links instead of the login form. Click “Profile”
- Scroll down and type in your own desired password in both “New Password” forms. Click Update Profile.
- It should say your settings have been saved or your profile has been updated. Then click the Old School Baptist Network link at the top of the page.
- You’ll be on the homepage again. Click “Logout” on top-right of the page.
- Using the login form that will reappear, type in your username and your new password (the one you just changed it to). Click login again.
If you have a problem with any step along the way, send me an email with the step that gave you trouble. Thanks.
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Jeremy Sarber
Sermon Notes from Angier Primitive Baptist Church (8/22/10)
You have likely seen the occasional sitcom or cartoon where a character in the show is faced with a heavy moral dilemma. He must choose between right and wrong. At that moment, an angel appears on one of his shoulders and tries to convince him to do the right thing. Seconds later, a devil appears on his other shoulder to convince him to do wrong. While this imagery makes for a comical situation, the theology behind it is less than sound.
There are many popularly believed myths within Christianity. One myth in particular is especially unfortunate since it causes so many disciples of Christ to live in perpetual fear. The myth is God and Satan are always battling over our eternal souls–whoever happens to win in the end determines whether we go to heaven or hell. The fear that results is caused by the extreme uncertainty of our salvation and the bondage we feel because Satan could so easily pluck us out of the Father’s hand. I wish to prove this myth is nothing more than a myth.
Before we even examine the scriptures, consider the absence of logic in this theory. To say God and Satan fight is to imply there is a potential for Satan to win. This is a preposterous notion. How could Satan, a creation, ever defeat God, the all-powerful creator?
2 Corinthians 4:4
In whom the god of this world…First of all, the abilities of Satan, while they may be great, are strictly limited to this earth. He is “the god of this world” as opposed to the eternal world beyond. Whatever he may be capable of is limited to our lives here on earth.
Job 1:6-12
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.Notice how Satan was forced to obtain permission from the Lord in order to do anything at all. He was also limited in his power by the restrictions God placed upon him. In the case of Job, Satan was permitted to do what he will with Job’s family and substance but he was not allowed to touch Job.
Job 2:1-6
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.Again, Satan asked for permission and again the Lord put restrictions on him. So not only is Satan limited to this earth but he also limited to what God allows. Given the eternal love we are told God has for His people throughout the Bible, it should already be clear that Satan could never have the power to steal from us our everlasting life.
I believe Satan’s sole motivation is destruction. He is a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. On one occasion, many devils possessed a man and when Jesus threatened to remove them, they pleaded to be cast into a herd of swine. The Lord granted their request. When they had relocated into the swine, they caused the herd to do nothing more than drown in water. Even so, our eternal fates cannot be touched by Satan nor can he do anything beyond what God allows.
Genesis 3:5
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.God has never been surprised by Satan in the slightest. Even before the serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, the Lamb was slain (Rev. 13:8). For those saved by Christ from before the foundation of the world, He said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27) How could Christ say such a thing if it were possible for one of His disciples to ever lose their eternal salvation by fault of the devil or otherwise?
The truth is it is impossible to lose what God has given. Christ was reminding us of that fact. We are told elsewhere to “set your affection on things above” (Col. 3:2) because no matter what should happen in this life, no matter what Satan may do to us, we have no reason to fear so long as we remember what is in store for us in the end.
John 19:11
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above…While Jesus was speaking to and concerning earthly rulers like Pilate, I believe this statement is true even for the god of this world–Satan himself. Christ was victorious in saving His people from their sins and there is nothing the devil can do about it.
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Benjamin Winslett
Flint River Church’s weekly radio program. Broadcast title: Fellowship. http://flintriverpbc.org/radio-broadcasts/16-fellowship
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Jeremy Sarber
Great message, brother. I was just talking with someone last night about this. It is amazing the way some disciples have never experienced the kind of fellowship you were talking about.
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Benjamin Winslett
Thanks Bro. Next week’s program is going to be entitled “A Community of Believers,” featuring Elder Michael Green’s message from last month when he visited us on a Wednesday night.
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Jeremy Sarber 12:07 am on September 2, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
That’s a great quote and very true in my estimation.