Come and Worship with us at 8256 Promise Land Road Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653 Our
Worship Schedule is
Sunday Bible Study - 9:45am
Sunday Worship - 11:00am
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
- 6:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00pm
Today's Memory Verse "Fear
not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold
you with the right hand of my righteousness."
ISAIAH 41:10
WILLIAM GURNALL
"Christianity is boring."
Then you haven't experienced it. No one who is a Christian will ever say that it is boring; it is an adventure.
There are millions of people who have a lot of fun being Christian. What do you think we do all day, sit around fireplaces
and read Bibles? We ski, swim, play sports, read, and spend time with friends like anybody else. We just do it with a lot
less sin, and therefore a lot less problems. Maybe it's only your problems that keep you from getting bored.
Cameron, K., & Comfort, R. (2004). The school of biblical evangelism: 101 lessons: how to share your faith simply, effectively,
biblically-the way Jesus did (p. 173). Gainesville, FL: Bridge-Logos Publishers.
Point to Ponder
"Mr.
Thorpe was a member of an ‘infidel' club. Among their amusements was that of holding imitations of religious services,
and exhibiting mimicries of popular ministers. Thorpe went to hear George Whitefield preach, that he might caricature him
before his profane associates. He listened to Whitefield so carefully that he caught his tones and his manner, and somewhat
of his doctrines.
"When the club met to see his caricature of Whitefield, Thorpe opened the Bible that he might
take a text to preach from it after the manner of Whitefield. His eye fell on the passage, "Except you repent, you shall
all likewise perish." As he spoke upon that text he was carried beyond himself, lost all thought of mockery, spoke as
one in earnest, and was the means of his own conversion! He was carried by the force of truth beyond his own intention, like
one who would play in a river, and is swept away by its current.
"Even the scoffer may be reached by the arrows
of truth! Scripture has often been the sole means in the hands of its divine Author of converting the soul."
Excerpted from Charles Spurgeon's sermon #950, "Means for Restoring the Banished."
Day by Day by Grace A Precious Promise of
God's Provision By which have been given to us exceedingly
great and precious promises...And my God shall supply all your need according to
His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (2 Peter 1:4 and Philippians 4:19) In recent meditations, we have looked at two differing categories of
promises: "exceedingly great and precious promises" and "unpopular"
promises. Both play a vital role in God's plan. The first category of promises brings encouragement, comfort,
and hope. The second category warns, convicts, and awakens. Both types are equally certain of fulfillment. Both types are
to be heeded and embraced. For awhile now, let's alternately consider promises from these two categories. Our present verses contain a promise of the first type. "And my God shall
supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." The context of this promise concerns
material provisions. "Now you Philippians know...no church shared with me concerning giving and
receiving but you only. For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for
my necessities" (Philippians 4:15-16). The saints at the church in Philippi regularly gave of their financial resources that the Apostle Paul might concentrate
on ministering the gospel. "Indeed I have all and abound. I am full,
having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable
sacrifice, well pleasing to God" (Philippians 4:18). Paul was abundantly supplied through their gifts. This generosity was also a pleasing spiritual sacrifice in the eyes of
the Lord. As He did with Paul, the Lord promises to meet the physical
needs of all of His children. We can rely on His promised care for us. We do not need to worry or fret. "Do not
worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For after all these things
the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things"
(Matthew 6:31-32). Our faithful and loving Father is fully aware of our material needs, and He has committed Himself to supplying them. "But
seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these
things shall be added to you" (Matthew 6:33). Our heavenly Father wants us to give our attention to seeking after Him, not after our needs. He wants us to be on a quest
to know Him. He desires that we seek after His holy rule and His righteous ways. He will be faithful to "supply
all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." He may typically use a paycheck to fulfill
His promise, but He will supply our needs. Even if we are flat on our backs and unable to work, God is our faithful source.
Dear heavenly Father, I thank You for Your faithfulness in supplying
my material needs through the years. Forgive me for doubting You at times, when it looked like the provision was not coming.
Help me to seek You and not my needs, Amen.
Here at Promise Land Bible Church We don't change the message, the message changes us.
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Here at Promise Land Bible Church, we are
honored that you are visiting our web site at www.plbcmh.com It is our hope at Promise Land
Bible Church that you will be encouraged by the preaching and teaching of God's Word presented here. For it is our desire
to teach the whole council of God, so that the body can be edified and above all that God may be glorified. For it is our passion and desire to share the Gospel message with everyone who will hear, in obedience
to God's word.
Welcome to our site here at www.plbcmh.com The fellowship of believers who call Promise Land Bible Church home would like to welcome you to
our website. We believe that salvation is by grace alone, thru faith alone, in Christ alone, and that the Holy Scripture is
our sole source of authority for what we do and how we live, and that everything we do, should be done for the glory of God.
This is commonly called the 5 Solas of the Reformed Faith. So here is our invitation
to you; If you are looking for a church that affirms the sole authority of the Holy
Scriptures for all of faith and practice, the pre-eminence of the preaching of the Word of God, the glorious truths of salvation
called the Doctrines of Grace, the necessity and responsibility of evangelism and a serious approach to the joyful worship
of God, then we warmly invite you to come and visit us. Join us as we look to the truth of scripture
and Worship the Lord. At www.plbcmh.com we do our best to present the truth of the gospel.
Today's Grace Gem
That soul never perished,
that felt itself to be vile, and Jesus to be precious!
(Octavius Winslow)
What are YOU to yourself? Worthless? Vile? Empty?
What is JESUS to you? Precious? Lovely? All your salvation? All your desire?
What is SIN
to you? The most hateful thing in the world?
What is HOLINESS to you? Most desired? Most
longed for?
What is the THRONE OF GRACE to you? The most attractive spot?
What is the CROSS to you? The sweetest resting place in the universe?
What is GOD to you? Your God? Your Father? The spring of all your joys? The fountainhead of all your bliss? The center
where your affections meet?
Is it so? Then you are a child of God! Those low views of
yourself--that brokenness, that inward mourning, that secret confession; that longing for more spirituality, more grace, more
devotedness, more love--does but prove the existence, reality, and growth of God's work within
you.
Cheer up, precious soul! That soul never perished, that felt itself to be
vile, and Jesus to be precious!
Word of the Day August 19 Fruit (1) karpos As we discovered yesterday, karpos not
only speaks of the fruit produced by plants, but it dictates that such fruit is automatic because it is the
nature of the plant to bear it. The same is true of the true Christian. A true believer will bear fruit.
This is, in fact, an undeniable proof that a person is a Christian. But what constitutes fruit in the Christian life?
The NT declares that there are no less than five types of fruit, which we'll examine in the next few days. First, the fruit of the Christian life most often mentioned by Bible teachers
is that of witnessing for Christ. Some Christians think that the only way we bear fruit is by winning converts
to Christ. But not only are there other types of fruit, but it's also not just winning someone to Christ that makes
us fruitful; but rather, we are also being fruitful when we are simply witnessing, whether someone believes or not. We do see the idea that converts are fruit, for example, in Rom_1:13, where Paul
writes, "Oftentimes I purposed to come unto you . . . that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other
Gentiles." That clearly implies people believing in Christ. He also mentions "the firstfruits of Achaia" (1Co_16:15),
which pictures converts. The Lord Jesus also spoke of the "harvest" (Joh_4:35), which obviously implies reaping.
But in the verses that follow, He also adds, "He that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is
that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth." Jesus also compared evangelism to catching fish in Mar_1:17,
but as every fisherman knows, even though you don't catch fish every time you go out, you're still a fisherman. This principle is extremely important because it's very easy to become success-motivated
in evangelism. High-pressure techniques, "easy-believeism," " seeker-sensitivity," and other abuses have
all been used to "get results" and make it appear that we are "successful," but they have also generated
a lot of pride. In contrast, God has commanded us to go forth and be witnesses (Act_1:8), whether or not we see converts.
God blesses faithfulness, not results, because He is in charge of the results (1Co_3:4-10). We can be assured, then,
that we are bearing fruit as we witness for Christ. Scriptures
for Study: Read 1Co_3:4-10, noting who is in charge of witnessing and who is in charge of winning.
Famous Last Words: David
Hume (1711-1776), Scottish philosopher and historian, who on being told by his doctor that he was a little better,
said:
"Doctor, as I believe you would not
choose to tell anything but the truth, you had better say that I am dying as fast as my enemies, if I have any, could wish,
and as easily and cheerfully as my best friends could desire."
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