Gospel Meeting 14/02/2014

Mr. Liam Reese read Mark 10 vs.17-27.

Acts 4 vs.12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

What do you think of the Gospel message? You can't ignore it even if you don't like it!
It is the truth and Jesus Christ is still alive and still saving souls.
You cannot be saved by good deeds nor can you buy your way to Heaven. You have to have total reliance on the finished work of the Lord Jesus at Calvary and put your complete faith in Him.
Come as you are, He knows your sin He knows your heart and He loves you. God is looking for faith in your heart.
Matthew 6 vs.19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Don't trust riches, trust God.
Hebrews 9 vs.27  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Jeremiah  17 vs.10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

A Christians destination is Heaven, if you are not a Christian your destination is Hell.

With men it is impossible but all things are possible with God.

Repent and trust in the death of the Lord Jesus on the cross He paid the price and took the punishment for your sin, and God accepts His work and is satisfied. If we are in Him we have His righteousness and not God's condemnation.

We can have the gift of Salvation through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus. Accept Him now while there is time.

Gospel Meeting 07/02/2016

Mr. Jack Douglas read Romans 8 vs.1-14, Romans 3 vs.10-20.
"NO CONDEMNATION"
We are guilty before God who is the highest judge.
All have sinned so we face the sentence of death, there are no appeals.
We are prisoners of sin. What the law was powerless to do God did.
Under the law animals were sacrificed as a substitute for the people.
Jesus died as our substitute and paid the penalty for our sin.
God became a perfect man without sin. Pilate could find no fault in Him.
His sinless sacrifice met the requirements of  God's justice.
 John 1 vs.29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
He died as a man, and He is the one mediator between God and men.
How can we become in Christ and escape God's judgement, count on Him repent and believe.

Romans 8 vs.1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Gospel Meeting 31/01/2016

REVELATION 5 vs.1-14. REVELATION 20 vs.1-3, 10-15, 21 vs.1-4.

I would like to speak tonight about Jesus Christ the Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End, the Lion and the Lamb.

There is a choice to be made to be in Christ and have life, or to ignore or refuse His offer of Salvation and suffer Eternal separation from God and judgement.

         I would like to pick some things out of Revelation, I don’t profess to be an expert and some of it is quite difficult to interpret, but tonight we will be simple and straightforward. It is all about Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1 vs.16  For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

He created all things in the beginning and we read in Revelation that He will resolve all things on earth. God’s plans and purposes will always be worked out, He is in control.

In Revelation chapter 5 we read about Jesus being the only one who could and had the right to open the seals which I don’t intend going into detail about but just to say the seals initiated the events that draw things on this earth to an end. It is interesting to see that He is described as a lion and a lamb.

    He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, He was led as a lamb to the slaughter when He was crucified at Calvary and bore the judgement of God for us, He shed His precious blood.

    He is also described as the Lion of the tribe of Judah and that conveys to us strength and courage the sort of characteristics you would expect from someone who was about to do something nobody else could do, I think it is lovely that when John looked he saw a lamb which conveys to us gentleness and meekness.

It made me think of that Hymn;

“Join all the glorious names

Of wisdom, love, and power,

That mortals ever knew,

That angels ever bore:

All are too mean to speak His worth,

Too mean to set my Saviour forth.”

“He is altogether lovely.”

The final judgement of God the Great White Throne is where God deals with Satan death and sin once and for all, and everyone will be judged for their sin and they all will be cast into the Lake of Fire. That is final no excuses, no exceptions, no second chances, that is it Eternal Judgement.

Will you be there?

Before this happens there is the Judgement Seat of Christ as we read in;

Romans 14vs.10 .....for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Romans 14 vs.12  So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

2 Corinthians 5 vs.10  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Christians, people whose names are written in the Lambs Book of Life. Will be assessed by Him and rewarded according to their lives for Him. 

John 3 vs.36  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

If you repent and put your faith in Jesus Christ it means that He has born the Great White Throne judgement for you, you will not be there or have to face it. Because He bore the wrath of God on the cross in your place.

We shall be with Him and shall be like him forever.

1 Corinthians 2 vs.9  But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

I said at the beginning that there was a choice, it’s not a choice that takes a lot of thinking about.

Eternal life or Eternal death.

Heaven or Hell.

Jesus or Satan.

Reward or punishment.

Forgiveness or accountability.

If the Spirit of God is working in your heart and convicting you of your sin and your need of Christ take this opportunity with both hands you might not get another chance.

Revelation 22 vs.1  And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2  In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3  And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

4  And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5  And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 22 vs.20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

There is coming a day when no heartaches shall come,

No more clouds in the sky, no more tears to dim the eye;

All is peace for evermore on that happy golden shore,

What a day glorious day that will be!

There'll be no sorrow there, no more burdens to bear,

No more sickness, no more pain, no more parting over there;

And forever I will be with the One who died for me.

What a day glorious day that will be!

What a day that will be when my Saviour I shall see!

And I look upon His face, the One who saved me by His grace;

When He takes me by the hand, and leads me through the promised land.

What a day glorious day that will be!

Gospel Meeting 24/01/2016

Mr. Graham Swift read Hebrews 6 vs.1-6, and John 8 vs.31-36.
John 8 vs.36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
2 cages
 Are we imprisoned by our own pride and what others think of  us, or are we a backslider. Does our sin sadden us or do we excuse it?
Are we just professers or are we genuinely saved? If we are saved and have just been ensnared God will bring us through, but if our Salvation is just a pretense the we need to repent and put our faith in Jesus Christ.

Sin is a heart problem, we are going against God's Holy Law. God has given us a conscience but we can override it, we are captives of sin. We need to see ourselves as we are but we can never work out our own Salvation.
It needed the Saviour to shed His blood and die, He gained the victory for us at Calvary. We must repent and believe then we are sinners saved by grace.

Gospel Meeting 17/01/2016

Mr. Brian Nixon read 2 Peter 3 vs.1-18.
"It is no secret what God can do."
This meeting is if the Lord will, it could be the last He could come again before next Sunday!
Are we ready and waiting for His coming or are material things more important to us.
It could be today, are you saved?
Hebrews 9 vs.28  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

1 Thessalonians 4 vs.16  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18  Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

"The Lord Himself."

1 Corinthians 15 vs.52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

No one knows when there will be no warning so it is vital to be ready.

We are either a slave of Satan or a slave of Jesus Christ there is no middle ground.

Jesus died for us if we do not trust Him now it could be too late and we would be left to face judgement and Hell.

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.

Gospel Meeting 10/01/2016

Mr. Laurence Jones read Psalm 1 and Luke 2 vs.1-20.
Luke 2 vs.10  And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
"God became a man."
Only the shepherds and wise men knew, His was a humble birth.
God despises a proud look.
God can't stand sin, our sin brings consequences it deserves judgement and Hell..
The good news is Christ died for our sin, He is Christ the Lord. He is Christ the Lord and He identifies with us. He was rich but became poor.
He was the only one who could deal with our sin, He went to the cross, and took God's wrath upon Himself. There is Salvation in none other.
There is haste, they made known the news and praised and glorified God.
He is a Saviour who saves people from their sin.

Gospel Meetings 27/12/2015 & 03/01/2016

Dr. Gareth Crossley spoke at both meetings.
The first one he spoke about suffering in the world and although it is not good to suffer God can use it for our blessing. He also spoke about how that God suffered in Jesus Christ far more than we could suffer when He died on the cross to bring about our Salvation.
This week Gareth read Romans 6 vs.16-23.
"Slavery"
Romans 6 vs.23  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Is slavery always a bad thing? Some chose to remain slaves and had their ears pierced to show that they loved their masters and wanted to continue with them.
Paul, Peter, Jude and James all referred to themselves as slaves of Jesus Christ. We can't repay God for what He has done for us, but we can tell/show Him how much we love Him.
We are either slaves to sin/Satan, which brings death and separation from God and all thats good, and we are under the judgement of God which is final.
OR
We are slaves to righteousness/God/Jesus Christ. The free gift of God is eternal life, fullness of joy, happiness, holiness and pleasures for evermore.
The Gospel should not be accepted as mere obedience of the will or emotion of the heart but through the mind understanding the doctrine and teaching of the good news of the Gospel.
Jesus became a man conceived by the Holy Spirit He is without sin. He is God our righteousness, He never sinned and always did what was right and pleased His Father.
"It is finished" -  triumph and victory.
He became what He most detested sin He bore the penalty of our sin on the cross. We must see ourselves from  God's viewpoint and repent of our sin and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.