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The Lord Jesus often used many contrasts in order that we might feel the full impact of the lessons He was teaching. This week’s message is about the story of the Pharisee and the publican in which such a contrast could not be greater. There were two individuals who attempted to approach God is diametrically opposing ways. Only one received God's mercy and forgiveness. Which way will you take? 

The origin of evil has always been a controversial topic. It is basically at the root of all world religions. What is evil? How can we define it? Why is there so much evil in the world? Is it possible to get rid of it? Well, it's quite obvious that man's attempts over thousands of years have been futile. Higher education, a better environment, more government policies, a greater sense of community, self-actualization. All of these alternatives - and many more - have made tried to no avail. Maybe, it's time we listened to what the God of the Bible has to say about it. 

We often don’t think of the Lord Jesus Christ as a prophet – but He was – and the greatest of all prophets! Previous prophets were sent BY God to bring messages and announcements FROM God. They were merely transmitters of God’s truth. They communicated God’s mind to the people. But this greatest of all prophets did so much more than this. He WAS the mind of God and never had to preface His words with “Thus says the Lord”. Instead, He would say “But I say unto you”. He was the authoritative voice of God incarnate and people like you and me were given the privilege of hearing His words firsthand. But what about you? Have you believed the WORD?

You know, when we think about the cross of Christ, it really does impress upon us the stark contrast between the ultimate expression of love and compassion and the unremitting display of wickedness and cruelty. One of the many acts of careless indifference were those of the soldiers who actually played games of chance at the foot of the cross. They were gambling for mere clothing as three men suffered on crosses right in front of them. Though callous as this is, many people even today are gambling with their souls, frittering away precious moments on things that don’t matter. Let’s listen to this week’s message by speaker Peter Ramsay.

The clearest and most concise description of what the gospel message is all about is given in 1 Corinthians 15 and verses 3 to 4, which reads, “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” It is clear from this portion of scripture that the person of the gospel (the Lord Jesus Christ) is all important. A sinless, spotless sacrifice was made on our behalf at Calvary. And God, being well-pleased with that atoning work, raised Him from the dead. We all need to look to the person of the gospel – Jesus – not to a church, a system of beliefs, or even a spiritual leader. Trust Christ alone today.

Almost 3000 years ago, the great prophet Isaiah penned these tremendous words in Isaiah 32, verses 1 and 2 - "Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment; and a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land." What did he mean? Who was this king? What is this tempest? When will all this happen? And how can a man be a hiding place? In our message today, you will hear answers to these and other questions as Phil Coulson relates Isaiah's words to the apostle John's revelations about the coming judgment on this planet. 

Last week's message contained some thought-provoking teaching on future events as foretold by the prophet Isaiah and the apostle John - and how a MAN will be a hiding place in the time of storm. This broadcast goes into more detail of what that judgment will involve. And it's not a pretty picture - but one we must consider in order to realize the extent of God's dissatisfaction with this world of sin. It's all given in the Bible as a warning to us all. So, please take the time to listen to what God has to say about the coming storm and the remedy that God offers us.

The gospel message does not require an intellectual understanding of Bible truth. It is an invitation for a personal relationship with the God of the universe. As with all personal interactions, there must be honesty. God knows all, so there's no use in trying to hide anyway. So, it's best to come clean. In this week’s broadcast, we will be looking at three simple statements starting with the "I perish" of the prodigal, Christ’s poignant cry on the cross, and the sinner’s words "I believe". We trust that these will be your words after you hear this message and that you will enter into the joy of sins forgiven.

The broadcast this week at three very important truths from the Word of God. They basically comprise the gospel message. These are God’s wrath, God’s justice, and God’s grace. The Bible alludes to these topics time and time again.Yet, many today downplay God’s holiness and displeasure with sin. The cross of Calvary is hardly ever thought of in terms of God’s eternal justice being satisfied on our account. And sadly, not many understand or even know about the wonderful grace of God displayed towards sinners. We hope that these truths will be made clearer to you through this message. There is salvation for YOU, but you must agree to your need to escape the wrath of God and look to Calvary where divine justice was forever satisfied, and believing sinners saved by the grace of God. 

I’m sure we all agree that we live in a troubled and broken world. Though it has always been that way, it seems that things just keep getting worse. It is certainly not at all what God intended for mankind. Our sin and depravity have devastated our beautiful planet, but even more so, our lives, futures, hopes, relationships – and most of all, ourselves! On occasions we read in the Bible of how the Lord Jesus grieved over the destruction that sin has brought to our world. Sickness and death – both physical and spiritual. He often wept when He saw the consequences of rejecting Him. We hope that you will respond to the tender entreaties of Jesus once again as you listen to this touching message about the love of God – for YOU. Take heed to the precious words in the Bible that point to eternal life and eternal satisfaction to all who believe them.