Grow in Grace Newsletters
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THE SAVIOUR FROM SIN— overshadowed, again? (12/27/23)
Every year, for the MULTITUDES — CHRISTMAS is BIG and the Birth of Christ is small! NO SURPRISE, FOR— “NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS!”
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Life Changing Revelation as to the Birth of Christ! (12/19/23)
Every year a number of folk are heard saying, "You know, I love Christmas... but I sure will be glad when it's over!” OR: “Christmas has not even arrived and I am already flat out exhausted!"
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST— JESUS Came to Save HIS PEOPLE from Their SINS! (Matthew 1:21) (12/12/23)
WAKE UP! CHRISTIANS ARE FACING MAJOR ATTACKS DESIGNED TO DENY THE REALITY OF SIN! Here are DEADLY reasons why Multitudes, (Even in the churches!) No Longer Believe They Have a SIN problem!
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TRADITION’S HISTORY and TRUTH’S HISTORY as to the BIRTH OF CHRIST! (12/5/23)
This article’s SEARCH FOR TRUTH IS IN 3 PARTS:
PART ONE: A Brief Outline of a 4000 Year Old Holiday, which the whole world now calls, CHRISTMAS!
PART TWO: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
PART THREE: Biblical Revelation of the Birth of Christ and the New Testament era Responses to His Birth.
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LIVING OUT the WAY OF THE CROSS this coming DECEMBER and thereafter (11/28/23)
Depression, drug addiction, suicides, murders, theft, divorce, and/or simply on going conflict and unhappiness are on the RAMPAGE— even among church folk, in both pulpits and pews!
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THANKS- GIVING! GIVING- THANKS! THANKS- LIVING! [2023] (11/21/23)
We need to carefully receive SOUND DOCTRINE and apply it afresh and anew in daily living!
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BIBLICAL TRUTH and PRACTICES FOR SOUTHSIDE! (11/14/23)
This list of ESSENTIAL TRUTH is not exhaustive; BUT it is surely FOUNDATIONAL!
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WAR and MORE WAR! WHY? (11/7/23)
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
WHERE IS PEACE?
WHY SO MUCH WAR?
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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION __ part 5 _ ON ‘REFORMATION DAY’ 2023, THE GREAT NEED IS — THAT WE EMBRACE AND HEED THE WORD OF GOD! (10/31/23)
Reformation Day is celebrated on October 31, the day on which Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Wittenberg church door in 1517.
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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION __ part 4 _ ANABAPTISTS: Forgotten Voices of the Reformation! (10/24/23)
Anabaptists were seen as dangerous by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant magisterial reformers because of their rejection of infant baptism and their support of the separation of church and state-- many of them were martyred.
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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION __ part 3 _ the REFORMED BAPTIST (10/17/23)
For THE GREAT, godly ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the Reformers, including John Calvin, we rejoice! To God be the glory! HOWEVER, their failures must be clearly noted, not excused, and most certainly not copied!
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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION__ PART 2 _ Romanism is still APOSTATE (10/10/23)
IN PART 2, (in their own words), Roman Catholicism is Clearly Revealed to Still be APOSTATE!
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OCTOBER 2023— THE MONTH OF THE 506th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION! WHY IS IT IMPORTANT! – Part 1 (10/3/23)
IT IS VITAL for Christians to know about and to care about what is called the “PROTESTANT REFORMATION!” We intend to set forth a FOUR week study on this vital subject! Today, is part 1
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MY IDENTITY IN CHRIST! (Part 2) (9/26/23)
IN CHRIST, we are No longer a debtor, or an "addict," no longer spiritually bankrupt, no longer someone who is perpetually walking in bondage; no longer someone suffering from any number of man-prescribed "mental illnesses;" and no longer an object of God’s wrath, but now an adopted child of God, an HEIR.
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MY IDENTITY IN CHRIST! (9/19/23)
The great tool of satan and satanic forces is DECEPTION! GOD’S SOLUTION IS TRUTH!
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PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD! (9/12/23)
What is the Armor of God? It is the very life of Jesus Christ Himself.
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The School of Joyful Endurance -- O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (9/5/23)
When we ask God for strength to endure suffering, He may use our saddest moments to fill us with a joy that can only come from Him!
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WE MUST BE ON MISSION IN OUR DARK MISSION FIELD of OVER 200,000 PEOPLE! (8/29/23)
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST in Sumner County is a small minority!
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ALL WHO ARE IN CHRIST, ARE JUSTIFIED BY GOD! (8/22/23)
“It is in the Cross of Christ that we find the only means whereby a sinner is acquitted before Holy God"
True or False?
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POISONED ARROWS! THE LORD’S SUPPER! (8/15/23)
FAITHFULNESS to JESUS; regardless of POISONED ARROWS!
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THIS SUNDAY: THE LORD’S SUPPER!
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GRAND, VITAL MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT! (8/8/23)
What could be more important in the Christian’s life than to rightly understand, to be rightly related to, and to heed the Holy Spirit?
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JESUS IS COMING SOON — Morning or Night or Noon! (8/1/23)
DOES the New Testament reveal what we can expect life to be like on planet earth until Jesus comes back?
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Have you EMBRACED the 'BIG PICTURE?' (7/25/23)
THE BIG PICTURE: ELDERS and DEACONS are set before our congregation AS EXAMPLES of saints in Christ who are ALL on a LIFETIME JOURNEY of becoming more and more CHRISTLIKE!
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The Calling / Receiving of an additional Elder! (7/18/23)
AS WAS ANNOUNCED on Sunday, July 16, the Southside Elders, (Cloyd Young, Dicky Richard, Jaden Allen, and James Bell), have all come to BELIEVE that James (Jim) Barnhouse should be asked and has been asked to serve as an Elder at Southside.
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The Days are EVIL! REDEEM the Time! FOLLOW JESUS! (7/11/23)
THE CALL OF GOD to salvation and the divine way of daily Christian living is a call to come and die;
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THE HEATHEN ARE RAGING! THE CHRISTIAN’S ASSIGNMENT! (7/4/23)
GOD has a consistent history of ‘getting the attention’ of the ‘heathen’ or His people; OR the Kings of the earth.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY: JULY 4th, 2023! (6/27/23)
Regardless of all the deepening troubles and tragedies and regardless of the country in which one lives; and regardless of how it all plays out on the personal and individual level— there is wonderful peace, wisdom, and hope that comes from knowing and trusting the true and living God for our future. Let us embrace this sure foundation.
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THE FREE GRACE OF GOD and the Varying Condition of Man’s Free Will! (6/20/23)
When the GOSPEL is proclaimed the humanly impossible is commanded!
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A ROMAN CATHOLIC APOLOGIST IS ON TARGET! HE IS RIGHT! (6/13/23)
Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland, James Robison, Beth Moore, Rick Warren, (and when they were alive... Chuck Colson and Billy Graham), as well as many others— have been and are on a serious quest help unite all Christendom with Roman Catholicism.
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REASONS NOT TO DRINK ALCOHOL! (6/6/23)
What is the truth about the nature of alcohol and what does the Bible actually teach about alcohol and/or about drunkenness?
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A CALL TO THE WORK OF BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP / BIBLICAL COUNSELING! (05/30/23)
Biblical counseling is based on the conviction that the Bible is sufficient for the counseling task and superior to anything the world has to offer.
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The Holy Wrath of God PROPITIATED by GOD! (05/23/23)
There are many who act as if — "LOVE" — is God’s only quality or attribute. HOWEVER ...
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DELIGHTING IN CHRIST and in BIBLICAL Sabbath REST! (5/16/23)
Embracing the SABBATH PRINCIPLE is vital because cultivating our relationship with God and His purposes for us— REQUIRES TIME!
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GRAND MIRACLES For all SAINTS— FOR MOTHER’S DAY and EVERY DAY! (5/9/23)
In genuine Christianity there is the reality of FOUR-FOLD CRUCIFIXION
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Children Destroying WICKEDNESS from TikTok and others / Epidemic of PORNOGRAPHY IN THE CHURCH (5/2/23)
This specific TWO-PART Newsletter is VITAL... Both articles need to be read together.
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GOD reveals Himself through His Names and Attributes! (4/25/23)
In these days of deepening darkness and growing FEARS, there could be NO MORE IMPORTANT FOCUS in our study than that of the names and attributes of the True and Living God!
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THE MIGHTY NAMES OF JESUS! (4/18/23)
GOD REVEALS HIMSELF in the Word of God by His NAMES, TITLES, and ATTRIBUTES!
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IN PREPARATION for the LORD’S SUPPER! (4/11/23)
JESUS specifically calls us to remember Him and His sacrifice at the LORD'S TABLE!
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The CROSS of Christ and Humility vs. DEADLY PRIDE! (4/4/23)
Christendom is once again in high gear with something called Easter.
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CRUCIFIED RISEN and WALKING in the STEPS OF JESUS (3/28/23)
the religious observance of Easter was not observed by the New Testament Church
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JESUS ONLY BUILDS HIS CHURCH! (3/21 23)
WORLD-WIDE, the number of people claiming to belong to some type of ‘Christianity’... is approximately as follows ...
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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BIBLE HAS THE ANSWER! (3/14/23)
By Oswald J. Smith, 11/8/1889 - 1/25/1986; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Served as a Pastor, Evangelist, Missionary Statesman)
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JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH, Part 8 — EVEN IN HARD PLACES — with PREACHING, PRAYER, PRAISE, and LABORERS! (3/7/23)
THE WORDS OF JESUS STILL STAND: “... I will build MY church; and the gates of hell [Hades: the powers of death] shall not prevail against it...."
(Matthew 16:17-18)
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JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH, Part 7 — BY THE WORD OF GOD! (2/28/23)
Adam and Eve faced a dilemma.
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JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH, Part 6 — BY THE HOLY SPIRIT! (2/21/23)
When it comes to the HOLY SPIRIT— multitudes glory in SUBJECTIVE experiences, which they insist are from the Holy Spirit.
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JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH, Part 5 — A CONGREGATION OF GOD FOCUSED WORSHIPPERS! (2/14/23)
YES, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST is called to be a congregation of worshippers! GOD IS THE FOCUS — not man.
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JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH, Part 4 -- Jesus Builds His Church through GOD HONORING WORSHIP! (2/7/23)
It is important to understand that music in our worship is for two specific purposes: to honor
God and to edify our fellow believers...” [NOT to entertain carnal likes and dislikes of music styles!]
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JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH, Part 3 (BY PERSONALLY GIVING GOOD GIFTS -- HE gives and gives and gives!) (1/31/23)
GOD HIMSELF is our MODEL for gracious giving
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HOW JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH, Part 2 (1/24/23)
Jesus reminds us: “... I will build MY church"
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JESUS BUILDS HIS CHURCH through those who follow and serve HIM with "No Reserves!" "No Retreats!" "No Regrets!" "Saying 'NO' to self and 'YES' to JESUS every time!" (1/17/23)
William Borden of Yale.
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PROFITING FROM THE WORD OF GOD! (1/10/23)
The Holy Scriptures are given to us not for intellectual gratification or carnal speculation, but to equip us unto "all good works," by means of teaching, reproving, correcting us.
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2023— A YEAR TO BE FLOODED with and GUIDED by the HOLY WORD OF GOD! (1/3/23)
As we enter 2023— many are falling away into loving this present world and into deepening addictions to gross and enslaving sins. MOREOVER, MANY ARE LIVING (Existing!) in utter FEAR of REALLY bad things which may be coming on earth!
