B elieve on the Lord Jesus Christ
and
thou shalt be saved and thy house.
Acts 16:31
June 23, 2024
“And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house” (Act 16:27-34).
“I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat. But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth. But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven. And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me. And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning” (Act 11:5-14).
“Who shall tell thee words”
Preach doctrines, such as relate to the person and office of Christ, to peace and pardon, and righteousness and salvation by him; such as Peter did preach, as appears by his discourse in the preceding chapter: whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved; that is, which would be a means of instructing him and his family in the right and true way of salvation; for the Gospel only points out the way of salvation, and is only effectual to it, when it is accompanied with, the power of God: multitudes hear it, and yet are not saved by and those to whom it comes not in word only, but in power, are saved only by Christ, who is revealed in it, as God's way of salvation; it is not bare hearing the word and attending on ordinances that will save any, only such who believe in Christ with the heart, who is the sum and substance of the Gospel, are saved; and still less are any saved by the faith of others; the house or family of Cornelius were not saved by his believing in Christ; but the words of faith and sound doctrine being preached to them, as to him, and faith coming thereby to one as to another, they were saved in one and the same way, namely, through faith in Christ Jesus.
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith” (Heb 11:7).
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JESUS LOVER OF MY SOUL (IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU, JESUS)
WHAT A MIGHTY GOD
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HE KEEPS ME SINGING 453
OH HOW I LOVE JESUS 36
PRAYER
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SPECIAL SONG: OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
SERMON: BRO JOEL MCNABB
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
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God’s word and love will give you strength, even when you feel empty.
So trust Him. Give Him control. Give Him your fears and anxieties and aches. Give Him all of you, and allow Him to work His beauty and grace into your life. Let Him remind you are—a child of God.
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding” (Isa 40:28).
Our God is so big. He is bigger than any pain we may experience, any evil we may face, any hardship that tries to break us into little pieces. He is bigger than our fear or failure. He is bigger than any doubt.
When you feel like your world is spinning out of control, when you’re unsure whether you have the strength to continue, remember that God has you in the palm of His hand. Wherever you go or whatever you do, He is with you. And that will never change.
Remember who you are. Don't compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.
"Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams." — Ben Carson
“Our little time of suffering is not worthy of our first night’s welcome home to Heaven.”
Samuel Rutherford“Only a little while, sowing and reaping, Only a little while, our vigil keeping; Then we shall gather home, no more to sever, Clasped in eternal love, blest, blest forever. Only a little while, heartbreak and sorrow, Dark though the night may be, cloudless the morrow; Only a little while, Earth ties to sever, Then in our Father land, blest, blest forever.
Only a little while, shadow and sadness, Then in eternity sunshine and gladness; Only a little while, then o'er the river, Home, rest and victor palm, life, joy forever”.
—Fanny Crosby