Gospel Meeting 29/05/2016

Mr. Terry Martin read Ephesians 2 vs.4-10.
"The greatest real true lasting love is God's love."
God's love for us is sincere, unique with no devious motives, and is open to all just for the asking and its for all Eternity.

1/ A love that's not wanted-
1 John 4 vs.10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

2/ A love that's not desired-

Romans 5 vs.8  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

3/ A love at great cost-

John 3 vs.16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

4/ A love with a sure and certain hope for the future.- 

John 14 vs.1  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

2  In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

5/ A love that we can never be separated from.

Romans 8 vs.38  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Those that refuse God's Salvation will be lost forever in Hell.

Are we ready to meet God on the judgement day.

Gospel Meeting 22/05/2016

Mr. Rex Maffey read Luke 18 vs.35-43  and 9-19, Luke 17 vs.11-19, Luke 16 vs.19-31.
MERCY.
Micah 7 vs.18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
1/ Blind man - Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. He will always hear. the blind man realised his need Jesus had mercy on him. We can be spiritually blind.
2/ The Pharisee thought he was upright - pride.
    The Publican was not upright - humility.

God be merciful to me a sinner.

Jesus voluntarily laid down His life on the cross so that we could experience God's mercy and forgiveness.

3/ The lepers were in the outside place. 

 Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

Jesus had love and compassion on them, but only one showed gratitude. Are we grateful to God for all His goodness to us, do we "follow" Him.

Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan!

Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!

Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span at Calvary!

Mercy there was great, and grace was free;

Pardon there was multiplied to me;

There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary!

4/ The begger went to a place of blessing.

    The rich man went to a place of torment.

Father Abraham, have mercy on me,

He could see, speak,hear, feel, remember, recognise and reason, he was in torment. Hell is a real place, Heaven is a real place.

Cast yourself on God's mercy repent and put your faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus for Salvation.

Gospel Meeting 15/05/2016

Mr. Alistair Patterson read Ephesians 1 vs.1-14
 "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"
What does forgiveness mean to you. - To pardon, let off, to give up my right to inflict you for inflicting me.

Forgiveness is not granted because it is deserved, forgiveness is difficult.

Why do we need forgiveness from God.

Romans 3 vs.23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

The penalty for sin,- 

Romans 6 vs.23  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

A ransom price was paid; 1 Peter 2 vs.24  Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree,

Jesus brings a wonderful Salvation, we are reconciled to God, and have peace, the debt of our sin is paid.

We cannot earn it it is not D.I.Y. it is all about Christ.

1 John 1 vs.9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

We must repent the Prodigal Son repented and acted upon it. Make sure you are right with God.

Once forgiven we should be prepared to forgive others.

Gospel Meeting 01/05/2016

Mr. Stephen Downes read Genesis 1 vs.26-28, 2 vs.7-9, 3 vs.8-13, and 2 Corinthians 5 vs.17-19.
God's way of Salvation, the Gospel.

1 Corinthians 15 vs.3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

We are all sinners, Christ died for our sins. There is one way and one Saviour. He is the only one who can save us from Hell.
We can be a child of God, we are wanted by Him.
He created us for His glory, for His pleasure and so that He could dwell in our midst.
In the garden of Eden there was the 1/ curse. 2/ clothing and 3/ Cherubim, 1/ deserved. 2/ grace and 3/ mercy.

Genesis 3 vs.15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

God's plan of Salvation He sent His Son to die on the cross and shed His blood so that we could be saved, forgiven and become a child of God. We have to repent of our sin and put our faith in Jesus Christ.