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Monday, May 7, 2018
Sunset on May 3, 2018
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"Once For All"
Message summary: "Salvation is achieved by Christ's atonement, not by our attainment."
Listen
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audio player."He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption" (Hebrews 9:12). "We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all" (Hebrews 10:10).
Once for all is a powerful contrast to the sacrifice of the high priest, who repeatedly entered the Most Holy Place with blood sacrifices once a year. Jesus' sacrifice was complete and did not need to be repeated. The work of atonement is finished and therefore, praise the Lord, it cannot be unfinished!
The word, "ephapax" points to the single act of Christ's sacrifice that obtained eternal redemption and provided the only means in which sinful humans are made holy in God's sight. Thus the finality of Christ's utterance from the Cross, "It is finished".
Our service ended yesterday with the congregation singing an adaptation of an old Philip P. Bliss number that has been wonderfully rediscovered titled, "Man Of Sorrows". In this hymn each verse progresses from His coming to earth to save sinners, His being mocked, ridiculed and rejected, His death on the cross, His resurrection and ascension, to His second coming.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father, in
spite of the many Scriptures assuring believers of salvation through
the full atoning work of Christ on the cross, many still fall back on
good works to settle their account with You. While good works should
follow our salvation experience You settled our account in heaven
through the atoning work of Jesus on the cross once for all. "It is finished" Jesus
cried assuring us that there is nothing we can add to His blood
sacrifice. He gave all that we might have forgiveness and live for all
eternity. Full and complete atonement for all who believe is the
greatest gift that You offer and it's the greatest gift that we can
receive. We respond by giving ourselves fully to Your kingdom and taking as many as we can with us. Amen. "Having trusted Christ as our Savior, we should never cease to glory in His sacrifice for us on the cross. The reality of being identified with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection should fill us with gratitude in the morning, give us refuge throughout the day, and be a pillow at night upon which to rest. Our enemy not only must respect the blood of Christ shed on Calvary's cross, he also is helpless against it. Christ's blood represents the sacrifice of One whose death removed the guilt and condemnation of our sin and broke its hold over us. It is absolute protection against the accusation of Satan, the defeating remembrances of past sins, and the downpull of our Adamic nature. No wonder we glory in the cross." D. J. De Haan
One of the features of our country location we value is how our front view changes not only through the seasons but due to the planting and harvesting. Our lead photo today shows a sunset view last week.
On Saturday morning farmers cut the rye grass in the field across the street.
The mown field this morning (5/7/18)
The rye will dry and another machine will place it into winrows and then a huge harvester will come along and blow the rye into huge trucks to transport it to storage.
Today's
Suggested Music and
Supplemental Resources
"Man Of Sorrows" Video Calvary Church Choir and congregation (includes brief pastoral exhortation at Communion service) Brooksyne's Note: What an honor and joy to sing this great hymn on Sunday. The choir sang it three times (warm up and two services) and every time the third verse especially stood out to me, "Full atonement, can it be". Even as I was singing I was thanking God that my debt was paid in full, nothing more can I add but rather receive! "Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain; He washed it white as snow." Be sure to listen to the entire song, "Man of Sorrows" as a key change precedes verse 5 and the ending is full of heavenly praise!
Man of Sorrows! What a name
For the Son of God who came;
Ruined sinners to reclaim,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
In my place condemned He stood;
Sealed my pardon with His blood,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Guilty, vile and helpless we,
Spotless Lamb of God was He;
Full atonement, can it be,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Lifted up was He to die,
"It is finished!" was His cry;
Now in heaven, exalted high,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
When He comes, our glorious King,
All His ransomed home to bring;
Then anew this song we'll sing,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
For the Son of God who came;
Ruined sinners to reclaim,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
In my place condemned He stood;
Sealed my pardon with His blood,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Guilty, vile and helpless we,
Spotless Lamb of God was He;
Full atonement, can it be,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Lifted up was He to die,
"It is finished!" was His cry;
Now in heaven, exalted high,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
When He comes, our glorious King,
All His ransomed home to bring;
Then anew this song we'll sing,
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
"Man Of Sorrows" Video Big Valley Grace Community Church This is an updated version of the same song. We like both versions; old and new!
"O The Blood" Video Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
"You Are Worthy" Video Calvary Church Choir Brooksyne's note: This was a difficult song to learn, but so praiseworthy! 24 descriptive characteristics of Christ are included and 162 responses of praise in this 6 minute plus song. I pray that it will bless you as it did our choir!
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