Little Union Primitive Baptist Church

In Luke’s account of the Savior’s visit to the city called Nain, we find the funeral of a widow’s only son, and the Lord raises the son back to life and gives him to his mother. Her circumstances were grim but the presence of Jesus changed her circumstance. The Apostle Paul writes that we are enriched by Him. Elder Will explains that at times we can be enriched by those around us, but especially the Lord, and encourages us to glorify Him just as this widow did.

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Elder Will considers the beginning of Paul’s Ephesian letter. He considers how we all have a common denominator. The saints are set aside for a holy purpose, and share a hope in Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world.

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Elder Adam turns to 1 Samuel where we read that Samuel delivers a difficult message to king Saul that he had sinned by not wiping out the Amalekites and keeping king Agag alive. Samuel told Agag come here and he met vengeance. Elder Adam points out that God has every right to demand obedience, but when Jesus says come here to me, we are changed. It is comforting to hear Jesus say come here, and enjoy His presence of peace.

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The point of the law is to let us know what is wrong, it was not for the purpose of delivering us from death to life. The Apostle Paul understood the law of Moses very well and thought he was perfectly keeping it. But when he was born again and the law was written in his heart, he could see his sin and felt guilt for what he had done wrong. He breaks down the law by instructing us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and expands on the works of the flesh that we should avoid. Elder Chris encourages us to live and walk in the Spirit that leads to great blessings.

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Paul deals with the thought that in order to be a good Christian, you must first go through the door of Judaism. Circumcision became a significant issue. It is in our nature to do something to help Jesus along, but we totally fell in Adam. To achieve salvation, the entire law has to be kept which we have all fallen short of. Paul cautions to not become entangled in the bondage of the law, but rather stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free. However we are instructed to maintain the law of loving each other as ourselves, and he has given us His Spirit to maintain and keep it.

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Paul writes in the Galatian letter that the death of the Lord Jesus Christ delivered us from our sins and from this present evil world. When we are born again, we have the ability to overcome this world. But Paul marveled that in such a short time, these churches were falling away from the Gospel that was recently embraced. Paul was alarmed, astonished, and surprised. Elder Chris looks at various places in the Bible where individuals marveled, including the Lord Jesus Christ. He reminds us that our sins were taken away and urges us to not fall away from that message.

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Elder James explains that sanctification is to set apart for a Holy purpose. There is a Holy sanctification where God the Father sanctified us in election, Jesus Christ sanctified us in the redemption, and the Holy Ghost sanctified us when we were born again. But in 1 Peter 3:15, it is talking about a sanctification of ourselves. Elder James explains to set ourselves apart for a Holy purpose is not easy because of the two natures we have waring within us. He teaches baptism is the first step, followed by things like prayer, reading the scriptures, church attendance, and giving. But despite our failures, Elder James reminds us that God’s sanctification never changes.

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Brother Paul recalls Brother Chris’s sermon from last week on the 19th Psalm. In Genesis 1:1 we find where God created the world in the beginning, which should leave us in awe. But Christ’s death, resurrection, and salvation by grace is the summit of God’s glory. Brother Paul proclaims that we will spend eternity praising Him and beholding His glory.

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In Psalm 19, we find the revelation of God through his work in verses 1-6, and 7-14 we find the revelation of God through his Word. David considers the creation, the Creator, the Word of the Creator, and then desires that all that he thinks and speaks will be acceptable in His sight.

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In the midst of wicked individuals, the Lord Jesus Christ makes some of the greatest statements found in the Bible. Jesus declared that had they really searched the scriptures in the right way they would have recognized who He is. But this greatly offends these wicked men. Elder Chris considers this lesson and other places in the Bible where we are instructed to seek things out. He points out that when we come to the house of the Lord in the right spirit and the right attitude, we will leave rested and reminded of a soverign God of providence.

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