CENTRAL BULLETIN 4/8/2018

Central Grace Church

3596 Franklin Street . Rocky Mount, Virginia

April 8^th . 2018

9:30 am-------------------------------------------------------Justified By Faith – Romans 5

10:00 am ------------------------------A Woman Beloved, Yet An Adulteress – Hosea 3:1

We need to do some maintenance and improvements to our building and grounds. There are some pressing needs right now, such as a new roof, basement entryway and many other things. We do not want to borrow money (nor do we beg or have fund raisers). The Lord provides by laying it on our hearts to give to the cause. David thanked the Lord for making him and the people willing to offer their time and gifts toward the building of the temple (1 Chr.29:14) Beginning today, we will start a building fund. If you feel led to give toward this, mark an envelope with ‘Building Fund’. Also, we will be needing every able person in the near future to carry out some of these projects.

Birthdays: April 14^th – Charles Wesley Hudson, 17^th – Betty Groover & Emma Holland, 21^st – Jennifer Holland

Cleaning: This week: Sheesleys, Next week: Berrys & Bobbitts / / / Nursery Today: Jill Ogle

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“Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.” – Hebrews 12:2

True faith is looking unto the Lord Jesus and not to my faith! It is not when, where, or how, but WHOM!
True faith is looking to the Lord Jesus and not to my works. Their presence nor absence is not my righteousness. He is our righteousness.
True faith is looking unto the Lord Jesus and not to my trials. As long as Peter looked to Christ, he walked! When he looked to the wind and waves; he sank!
True faith is looking to the Lord Jesus and not to the means of grace. We must not confuse the doctrines of grace and the means of grace with grace itself . . . HIMSELF! Reading the Bible, prayer, worship, offerings, study and orthodoxy, baptism and good works; are all means of grace and growth – but only looking to Christ as our all in all keeps them from becoming filthy rags. – author unknown

THE LONGSUFFERING OF GOD

A proud atheist once stood with a group of people, shook his fist toward the sky and said, “If there is a God, may he prove himself by striking me dead right now”. After a long pause, in which nothing happened, the atheist smiled and said, “You see, I’ve proved there is no God.”

One man in the crowd responded, “All you have proved is that God is longsuffering to put up with such arrogance and unbelief in such puny creatures as we are.”

The apostle Paul wrote of God’s longsuffering towards the wicked – “What if God, willing to shew His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction;” (Romans 9:22). God may put up with the proud boastings of unbelieving men for a while, but His wrath is certain to come upon all who continue in such arrogance unto death. Our only hope is God’s mercy in Christ. Paul went on to write – “And that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,” (Romans 9:23). Sinner, “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth,” (Proverbs 27:1). Run to Christ and beg for mercy! – unknown

“As you would that men should do to you,

do ye also to them likewise”– Luke 6:31

This verse is commonly called the ‘Golden Rule’ and what a wonderful rule it is. If we (by God’s grace) could put this in practice much good could be done for others (as well the good it would do for us). Do we want others to show us….

Mercy? . . . . . . . Then be merciful.

Forgiveness? . . . Then we must be forgiving

Patience? . . . . . Then we must be patient with others.

Kindness? . . . . . Then show great kindness.

Would we have others befriend us? . . . Then be a friend. Would we like to receive a call? a card? a visit? an invite? . . . Don’t let the lack of others keep you from doing to them as you would that they should do to you. For it is truly more blessed to give than to receive. Those who do not unto others rob themselves of a blessing. Go learn what this meaneth.