Gospel Meeting 12/10/2014

In the past couple of weeks we have heard about consecutive chapters in Acts so I thought I would continue with this theme.

In Acts 16 we heard “what must I do to be saved.” In Acts 17 we heard about the “Unknown God.” So in Acts 18  vs.5 that Jesus was Christ. Vs.28 publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

ACTS 8 VS.35  Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

Luke 9 vs.35  And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

And I would like to bring out the truth that Jesus is the Saviour the promised one from God, “His name shall be called Jesus for He shall save His people from their sins. He is real and He will make a real difference in our lives whatever has gone before in our lives whether Jews or whether Gentiles, The person of  Christ has changed everything. We can hold on to our past and leave God out of our lives, or we can embrace the future with Him.

1/Through Him we can be right with God now.

2/Through Him we can have new life here and now.

3/Through Him we can have Eternal Life.

1/Through Him we can be right with God now.

 In our society today we have become very accustomed to sin to the point when sometimes it is regarded as being amusing to do something wrong and standards have dropped so far that we don’t even know what is wrong and what is right a lot of the time.

It is a sad day when even our children are not safe from evil people.

God’s standard is Holiness and anything that falls short of that is sin. We are all sinners some worse than others but we have all sinned we all have a sinful nature. It is impossible for God to overlook sin. The wages of sin is death, that’s eternal death in Hell, forever separated from God.

Ephesians 2 vs.4 ¶  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

5  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

God sent His Son the Lord Jesus to take our place and die for us. The crucifixion of the Lord Jesus is unique in that because He had no sin so He could die in my place and God would accept His death in place of mine. So then God did not overlook my sin but punished His own Son in my place.

Hebrews 10 vs.12  But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Colossians  1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

He lived, died, rose again, ascended back to Heaven and is coming back to receive all who have repented and put their faith and trust in Him. God must accept all who are in Jesus Christ, because of the work of Calvary.

2/Through Him we can have new life here and now.

It’s not just pie in the sky when you die, it’s cake on your plate while you wait. Like Pilgrim in Pilgrims Progress his burden fell off, the weight was lifted. To know that your sins are forgiven gives you freedom and liberty from your guilt. We have God’s joy and peace, and we have a purpose for life, living your life for God.

Philippians 1vs.21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Philippians3 vs.7  But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

1 Corinthians 2 vs.9 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.

Prayer and reading the Bible and meeting with God’s people are things that are essential for a happy and fulfilled Christian life. You will still have problems and difficulties in your life and you will still sin, the difference is that you can trust God to get you through and you can confess your sin to Him and He will forgive you. It is amazing when you realize that whatever happens you are going to Heaven and nothing can change that because Jesus has born the judgement for you.

3/Through Him we can have Eternal Life.

We will spend Eternity in Heaven with Him we shall be changed , we shall be with Him and like Him.

Re 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Ephesians 1 vs.3 ¶  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

We are not told an awful amount about Heaven but what we are told is enough to want to be there rather than Eternal torment

Ephesians3 vs.17  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

20  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

21  Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

So in this day and age people think that they can do as they please and not be held responsible we have lost the sense of being accountable to our fellow man and even more so being accountable to God who created us and upon whom we rely for our very breath.

There is a real choice to make now.

John 3 vs.35  The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

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.

God has reached out to you in love you need to accept His Son as your Saviour, or take your chance without Him.

Once you have trusted Christ the Holy Spirit will indwell you and He will lead you into all truth you won’t be on your own.

Gospel Meeting 05/10/2014

Mr. David Cartwright read Acts 17 vs.16-34
"The Unknown God"
He Created,  He Controls, He Cares, He has a Calender.
He is not made of stone or silver.
His love is expressed through His Son Jesus Christ who came to die on a cross  that you might have life through Him and live for Him if we repent and trust Him.
Luke 2 vs.29  Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
30  For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
He can be your Saviour we have no worth in ourselves, we come as we are and accept Him as our Saviour.
"The Word was with God and the Word was God"
He is the Lord of Heaven and Earth.
He comes to dwell in our hearts.
He will intervene in this world and all will be accountable we have individual responsability.
Everyone is dependent on God whether they realise it or not.
He commands everyone to repent and put their trust in Jesus Christ.
He is coming again for those that trust Him. are you ready where will you go Heaven or Hell.
Do you know Him as your Saviour.

Gospel Meeting 28/08/2014

Dr. Gareth Crossley  read Acts 16 vs.25-34.
vs.17 These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
First of all we must realize that God is Holy, He is the same yesterday today and forever.
He is righteous, He hates all sin, it greatly offends Him. We have all sinned and fall short of God's standard, the only way to put that right is through God's Son Jesus Christ.
We must be sorry for our sin and repent then trust and believe in Him, give your life over to Him in gratitude for dying in our place and live our life for Him.
       The Jailer was not afraid of dying but he was afraid of meeting God because he was aware that it was Paul's God who had caused the earthquake.

vs.30 Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

31  And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,

2 Corinthians 5 vs.21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Repent, Believe and be Baptized.

The Jailer was a changed man he was a rough Roman soldier who then bathed their wounds and fed them, he was saved.

Jesus is God and man

The fact that He is man connects Him with us.

His deity gives His death great power.

Gospel Meeting 21/08/2014

Mr. Mike Wajdner from SASRA (soldiers and airman's scripture readers association) gave a report about the work of SASRA and how that they have access to go along side the forces personnel and bond with them and are able to show them the love of God and explain the scriptures to them. Many have been helped and supported and many have come to faith in Christ as God works through them.
Mike read John 1 vs.1-34.
He spoke about John the Baptist who came to bear witness of the light, there was an expectancy that God was about to do something great and rather than take credit for it himself he describes himself as a voice crying in the wilderness get ready there is one coming who is preferred before me He was before me and i am not worthy to undo His sandals.
Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and through repentance and faith we can receive forgiveness and salvation.
John 10 vs.40  And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
41  And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
42  And many believed on him there.

Gospel Meeting 14/09/2014

Mr. Bruce Clark read Philippians 2 vs.5-11, Luke 6 vs.27-35 and Matthew 18 vs.21-35.
Law and Grace, Forgiveness and Love.
Forgiveness is powerful and is greater than the law.
We are all responsible for nailing the Lord Jesus to the cross because of our sin, but it was the manifestation of the power and love of God, our obedience to Him should be from love not fear.
Our motivation should be Jesus Christ not our selfish interests, we should be transformed and sacrifice self for Him. We should always remember the cost of our forgiveness and that should make us realise that we should forgive others and forgive ourselves. the cross is central "let this mind be in you."               When I survey the wondrous cross,                     

On which the King of glory died,

My richest gain I count but loss,

And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast

Save in the death of Christ my God;

All the vain things that charm me most,

I sacrifice them to His blood.

See, from His head, His hands, His feet.

Sorrow and love flow mingled down,

Did ere such love and sorrow meet,

And thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine

That  were an offering far too small;

Love so amazing so divine,

Demands  my soul, my life, my all.

Gospel Meeting 07/09/2014

Mr. Richard Malcolm read Matthew 14 vs.13, Mark 1 vs.40-42, 6 vs.31-34.
"Moved with compassion"
The Lord Jesus saw their individual need and had a desire to help them and meet their need.
He knows our need, we have a problem with sin and God hates sin and there is no sin in Heaven.
If we have our sin dealt with through Christ we will go to Heaven, if we don't we will go to Hell.
We can hide our sin from others and even ourselves but we can't hide it from God.
God provided the answer to our problem by sending His Son the Lord Jesus Christ to die on the cross and shed His precious blood and God punished His Son who He loved for our sin. He died ,was buried and rose again, He has time for us individually, he is the only one who can help us and now is the accepted time. He is coming back at any time and we must be prepared.
His word is a guide book the lead, teach and guide us.

Let the Lord have His way,

In your life everyday,

There’s rest there’s no peace,

Until the Lord has His way,

Place your life in His hand,

Rest secure in His plan,

Let the Lord, Let the Lord have His way.

Report and Gospel Meeting 31/08/2014

Mr. Jack Douglas gave a report of the work in Papua New Guinea in the afternoon and the preached the Gospel in the evening.
Having lived in the Paiawian tribe for many years Jack and Isa now go back to build up and encourage the many believers there who are now spreading the Gospel to others. Jack has translated much of the Scriptures for them after first establishing a written language. they are a semi nomadic tribe of hunter gatherers, but now there are things happening in the area to cause problems for them like drilling for oil and gas and mining for gold. Jack told us of rare places where there was a mobile signal and the young men would be there with a bow and arrow in one hand and a mobile phone in the other. Although some of the young men are being drawn away by the lure of wealth the Gospel is still spreading and the believers are growing in their faith and there is a great thirst for the word of God.

Jack read Colossians 1 vs.15-23
Jesus has dealt with all of our sins.
He is the image of the invisible God
Man was created in God's image, but now we are being changed into His image.
When we see Him we shall be like Him.
If we want to know God we must get to know His Son who is the radiance of His glory.
No one has seen God His Son has made Him known.
For me to live is Christ, it's all about Jesus His preeminence, we have been bought with a price - He shed His blood and died for us so that we might be forgiven and have peace with God through repentance and faith.