Grace Redeemer Fellowship

Grace Redeemer Fellowship exists by His grace and purpose. Our mission is to preach, defend and live the whole counsel of God for His Glory.

Sunday: 13 December 2009
11:00
John 5:1-17

Remember, O my soul,
It is your duty and privilege to rejoice in God:
He requires it of you for all his favors of grace.
Rejoice then in the giver and his goodness,
Be happy in him, O my heart, and in nothing but God,
for whatever a man trusts in,
from that he expects happiness.
He who is the ground of your faith
should be the substance of your joy.
>From where, then, come heaviness and dejection,
when joy is sown in you,
promised by the Father,
given by the Son,
woven together by the Holy Spirit,
yours by grace,
your birthright in believing?
Are you seeking to rejoice in yourself
from an evil motive of pride and self reputation?
You have nothing of your own but sin,
nothing to move God to be gracious,
or to continue his grace toward you.
If you forget this, you will lose your joy.
Are you grieving under a sense of indwelling sin?
Let godly sorrow work repentance,
as the true spirit which the Lord blesses,
and which creates fullest joy;
Sorrow for self opens rejoicing in God,
Self-loathing draws down divine delights.
Have you sought joys in some creature comfort?
Look not below God for happiness;
fall not asleep in Delilah's lap.
Let God be all in all to you,
and joy in the fountain that is always full.

—Arthur Bennett, editor. THE VALLEY OF VISION: A COLLECTION OF PURITAN
PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Banner of Truth Trust,
1999 (first published in 1975), ISBN 0-85151-228-3.

Grace Redeemer Fellowship will be hosting Keith Higgins, a full-time evangelist from Atlanta on Sunday, 17 January 2010, at MACA (Mountain Area Christian Academy), in Morganton, during the 11 am church service. Keith is a wonderful servant of the Lord who has dedicated his life to reaching the lost for Christ. He will be speaking on that topic Sunday morning and available to answer questions afterwards. This would be a great opportunity to learn more about evangelism and how God is working in the Atlanta area. All are invited. For further information please call Pastor Wally Roderick at 828-835-0277.

DECEMBER 2009
6 December - Lord's Supper Celebration
13 December - regular sevice
20 December - 6pm Lessons and Carols Service- at MACA - singing carols/hymns and reciting Scripture
27 December - Pot luck after church at MACA - bring a dish
31 December- Watch night Prayer Service at Scoggins' Home (Time to be announced)

JANUARY 2010
3 January - Lord's Supper Celebration
10 January - regular service 11am
16 January - Church Fellowship at Rodericks starting at 5pm to meet Keith Higgins
17 January - guest evangelist Keith Higgins to preach
24 January - regular service
31 January - Pot luck after church at MACA - bring a dish

Women's Enrichment Center - Blairsville, GA
Contact: Chris Scoggins
executivedirector@wecaacpc.com


Fannin County Food Bank and Homeless Shelter
Fannin Resource Center
101 Industrial Park Drive
(off Ada Street)
Blue Ridge, GA 30513

Contact: Doug Davenport
706-632-6063

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