CENTRAL BULLETIN

Central Grace Church

3596 Franklin Street Rocky Mount, Virginia

Website: www.centralgracechurch.com Email: [email protected]

March 17^th 2019

9:30 am Bible Study

10:00 am Worship -------------------------------------------------------------Messages by Gabe Stalnaker

Welcome . . . . Gabe & Hannah. We welcome Gabe and Hannah Stalnaker back with us. Brother Gabe will bring both messages to you today while I preach for the Sovereign Grace Baptist Church of St. Croix, U.S.V.I., Dan Parks, pastor.

Lord willing we will return home late tomorrow night.

Birthdays: April 3^rd – Steven Parks, 4^th – Jacob Montgomery, 14^th – Charles Wesley Hudson

Cleaning: Pendrys, Next Week: Fannins / / / Nursery: Hope / Teresa

Listen to live audio of services on: www.mixlr.com/centralgracechurch

Listen to: WYTI Radio – Rocky Mount, VA - 8:00 AM – Sundays -- 1570 AM / 104.5 FM,

Listen to: WLMR Radio - Chattanooga, TN – 8:00 PM – Tuesdays – 1450 AM / 103.3 FM

WFAM Radio - Augusta, GA – 6:15 PM – Tuesdays – 1050 AM

WDZY Radio - Richmond, VA – 10:15 AM – Saturdays – 1290 AM / 103.3 FM

KERI Radio - Bakersfield, CA – 8:45 AM – Saturdays – 1410 AM

WYYC Radio - York, PA – 9:30 PM – Sundays – 1250 AM / 98.1 FM

Blessed By God’s Choice

We preach election because there is not a single blessing that comes to us from the hand of our Redeemer that is not stamped with the hand of God’s electing love. The Scriptures say, “God hath blessed us according as He hath chosen us” (Eph. 1:3-4). Again, “He hath chosen us that we should by holy” (Eph. 1:4). Again, “The God of our fathers hath chosen thee that thou shouldest know His will” (Acts 22:14). It is not in ourselves that these blessings are contained. We have them because of OUR UNION WITH CHRIST, and we are united with Christ because of the Father’s Divine and Sovereign choice. – H.T.M.

Sovereign Mercy and Grace

“And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.” (Exodus 33:19)

Had God not loved a particular people; and had God not been gracious to a particular people and shown mercy to a particular people, not one soul would have ever been saved. We would have never chosen Him had He not chosen us. We would have never loved Him had He not loved us. We would have rejected His mercy and grace had it not been irresistible. Thank God for His sovereignty in all these things toward us. – Gabe Stalnaker

Something Special

Something amazingly special is taking place when even two or three believers meet together in the name of the Lord…The Lord is there. He is there doing something truly wonderful…He is hearkening and hearing the words of His people (Mal. 3:6). And then, not only does He give attention to and hear the words… A book of remembrance is written before him for them that fear Him and think upon his name. Since His Sovereign presence is found when but a few are blessed to meet… May we who meet be mindful of Whose presence we’re in…and may the Lord direct our hearts and mouths to glorify Him. -- Marvin Stalnaker

I Will Love Them Freely

There are five words found in Hosea chapter 14, verse 4 that I rest my soul upon. “I will love them freely.” There is not one thing found in me that would commend God’s love to me, for if there were, His love would not be free. Equally evident is the blessed truth that there is nothing in me that would hinder God’s love, mercy and grace to me. Why? Because God promises, “I will love them freely.” How does God remain just and at the same time love and justify chosen sinners? Only in the substitution and death of His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ God loves me freely! -- David Eddmenson