Grace Baptist Church

The Relevance Gospel focuses on what man has done. The Real Gospel focuses on what God has done. Salvation begins with repentance and faith. Repentance requires realization of my own personal sin and culpability - not someone else's. Faith requires realization of Jesus Christ's finished work for me, with continuing fellowship and joy in it. The world is not an enemy - it is a harvest field. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org//when-martyn-lloyd-jon/

Politics and/or culture should never become the focus of any Christian endeavor. Sin is a personal thing - until its influence in our own heart is vanquished, the world will languish in hopelessness and despair. Here's the best article David ever wrote - thank you, friend. https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-question-that-dic

https://youtu.be/suUnPOupCA4

Having been a pastor of a congregation numbering less than 50 for these last 27 years, I wholly agree. "I am not enthralled with success as the world counts it. My heart identifies with people who struggle. God needs people such as I am to pastor in these (little) places due to the fact that so many will not." (I tend to think that God puts me in places where I can do the least amount of damage!) https://www.facebook.com/342564315941653/posts/1716931571838247/

Psalm 91 has been our comfort this past year. Here it is in song. https://youtu.be/_LU8mVK_33Q

https://youtu.be/TYSJj-EHAAk