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 ===== Devotionals =====
-==== Devotionals by Pastor Danny Pitts ====
+==== Devotional by Pastor Danny Pitts ====
-**Devotional Study 9**
-**Act 17:10** //And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word __with all readiness of mind__, and __searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so__. 12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.//
+**Mark 8:36** //For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?//
-Would you like to be called “//Noble//” by God and the Bible? The church at Berea was designated that in the New Testament. They received that title because they were open to changing when they discovered new truths in the Word of God. Some churches are known for the level of their emphasis on the Scriptural truths. Hopefully all Baptist congregations are churches of The Book. The old Baptist adage is: “The Bible is the sole source of faith and practice.” The concept sounds impressive. Living up to such a high standard, however, may be more difficult. If we follow the example of the church at Berea, we will tend to be closer to reaching the goal.
+Although this newsletter is written especially for those who are members of the First Baptist Church of Shady Grove, periodically the space must be used to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a simple manner. Because of the importance of the issues at stake, every reader needs to be certain that he/she has trusted in Christ for salvation.
-The church at Berea was declared to be noble because the people received the teachings of Paul and Silas. Undoubtedly the duo used the Old Testament to prove that Jesus was the Messiah. The acceptance of such a message by the majority of a Jewish synagogue is amazing. Even at that time Jewish resistance to Christian truths was substantial. Apparently the number of Jews and Greeks who became believers at the town of Berea was substantial.
+What is the soul? The Greek word for soul used here is psuche. It forms the beginning of our English word, psychology, which refers to the study of the mind. The soul is the thinking person which makes up the essence of who we are. The Bible teaches that the body will pass away, but the thinking person that makes you "you" will continue past physical death eternally in either heaven or hell.
-The people in that region recognized the authority of the Scriptures. As they used the Old Testament to check out the message of the two preachers, it confirmed to them that they had truth from God. Any church which becomes famous for its love of the Lord must have members with a strong Biblical background.
+What is a soul worth? What are you willing to do or give up now in order to have your soul right with God? Verse thirty-six says that the whole world does not compare in value to a single soul.
-One advantage of having the Berean spirit is protection against gullibility. By checking everything out in the Scriptures before accepting the teachings, they were anchored firmly in unchanging truth that came from heaven. Paul warned, “//That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive//” (Ephesians 4:14). So many people today are constantly changing their views about religion and even salvation. The Word of God is alive and powerful enough to transform anyone who receives its principles. It is not, however, a document which man is allowed to change in order to accommodate his fickle views. The Scriptures must be interpreted in light of the culture of the time in which the truths were given. The principles discovered, however, are timeless. They are relevant to us in our day and have been in all the ages since they were given.
+When you stand before God at your final judgment, what do you think you would be willing to do or give up in order to be right with God? Surely nothing will be more important at that time. You will be willing to exchange everything you had and experienced during life for eternity in heaven.
-In the last verse you notice that Jews from Thessalonica came and “//stirred up the people//” by challenging the Gospel shared by Paul. Even a great but young church like Berea could experience conflict from those with a critical attitude. This should make us watchful toward those who could hinder the work of the Lord. Would you like to be called noble like Berea? Be a people open to the changes the Lord desires and test everything by the Scriptures.
+What do you think that you should do now because of the opportunities at this time? What do you think that you should do now because then you will have no possibility of changing your situation? Heed the Scriptural warnings concerning delay:
+**Proverbs 27:1** Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
+**Proverbs 29:1** He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
+**Romans 10:13**  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
-**Pastor Danny Pitts**
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-Download a collection of devotionals by Danny Pitts, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Shady Grove:
+==== God's Wonderful Words of Life Series by D. Lavell Lee ====
-{{:fbcsg_devotionals.pdf|FBCSG_DEVOTIONALS.pdf}}
+=== Message Five ===
+  * **Propitiation**
+  * **I John 2:1-2, I John 4:10, Ro. 3:23-25, Heb. 9:5-15**
+\\
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+**1Jo 2:1-2  My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
+  And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the
+sins of the whole world. **
+**1Jo 4:10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent
+his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.**
+**Rom 3:23-25  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
+  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ
+Jesus:
+  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to
+declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the
+forbearance of God;**
+**Heb 9:5-15  And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of
+which we cannot now speak particularly.
+  Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the
+first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
+  But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without
+blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
+  The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet
+made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
+  Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both
+gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as
+pertaining to the conscience;
+  Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal
+ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
+  But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater
+and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this
+building;
+  Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered
+in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
+  For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling
+the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
+  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
+offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to
+serve the living God?
+  And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means
+of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first
+testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal
+inheritance. **
+In message three, we looked at the great truth that Jesus Christ died as our substitute on the cross for
+our sins and rose again. In message four we looked at the truth that our sins were imputed to or
+ascribed to Jesus Christ and as our substitute Jesus died in our place and on our behalf. But all this
+would not help poor lost sinners unless the death of Jesus Christ satisfies God's righteous indignation
+in payment for our sins. But, thanks be unto God, the death of Jesus Christ is God's satisfaction or
+propitiation for our sins for time and eternity, and this is the great subject which we now  prayerfully
+and carefully consider together.
 \\
-==== GOD'S WONDERFUL WORDS OF LIFE ====
+**FIRST    What does propitiate mean**
-  * **Message Four**
+. Webster: To cause to become favorably inclined; win or regain the good will of;
+appease or conciliate (sacrifices made to propitiate the gods)   Synonym: pacify
+. Scriptural use:
+a. Greek – hilasmos, that which propitiates, which means that the death of
+Jesus Christ satisfies God that the just demands of God's law have been carried out
+to vindicate the righteous sentence of God's broken law.
+**1Jo 2:2  And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only,
+but also for the sins of the whole world. **
+**1Jo 4:10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us,
+and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. **
+b. Greek - hilasterion, place of propitiation
+**Rom 3:25  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in
+his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are
+past, through the forbearance of God**
+**Heb 9:5  And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of
+which we cannot now speak particularly.**
+\\
+**SECOND     An example of the Old Testament High Priest and required offerings**
+**Lev 16:1-17  And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;
+  And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come
+not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which
+is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy
+seat.
+  Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin
+offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
+  He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches
+upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre
+shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh
+in water, and so put them on.
+  And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the
+goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
+  And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
+  And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the
+door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
+  And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the
+other lot for the scapegoat.
+  And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him
+for a sin offering.
+But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented
+alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a
+scapegoat into the wilderness.
+  And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself,
+and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the
+bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
+  And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar
+before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it
+within the vail:
+  And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud
+of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die
+not:
+  And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger
+upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of
+the blood with his finger seven times.
+  Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and
+bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood
+of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
+  And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
+  And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. **
+The intent of this Old Testament example of offering is not an attempt to discuss the many types of
+offerings, all of which find their ultimate fulfillment in the once for all offering of Jesus Christ, but
+rather to set forth their method of approach to God for the sins of the people. This particular scripture
+deals with the day of atonement for the children of Israel.
+. The High Priest is presented to act on his own behalf and for the people.
+. Certain live animals were presented as offerings for both the High Priest and the
+people.
+. The two live goats were presented which represent two aspects of Jesus Christ. Vs. 7-9
+a. One goat to be slain representing the death of Jesus Christ for our sins. Vs. 15
+b. One goat to led away into the wilderness representing the removal of our sins by the
+death of Jesus Christ.  Vs. 10
+. The presented animal which was to die was slain at the brazen alter. The brazen alter
+is a symbol of God's judgement against sin.  Vs. 15
+. The blood of the slain animal was presented and sprinkled on the mercy seat by the
+High Priest. The blood presented and sprinkled on the mercy seat was the signal that
+the sacrificial death had occurred at the brazen alter and this sprinkled blood was
+accepted by God as a covering for the sins of the High Priest and the people.
+. The live return of the High Priest to the congregation assured them that all was well
+with them and their God.
+\\
+**THIRD    The New Testament record of the planned sacrifice of Jesus Christ for
+              the sins of the world**
+I use the term “planned sacrifice” because the sacrifice of Jesus Christ was not an afterthought by God
+to solve man's sin problem.
+**1Pe 1:18-20  Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
+  But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
+  Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, **
+. Jesus Christ was presented alive to be the sacrifice for our sins. It is important to note that the
+sacrifices were required to be without flaw and all observers had many years to observe Jesus
+Christ but no fault could be be found in him.
+**Joh 8:46  Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye
+not believe me?
+Joh 14:30  Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world
+cometh, and hath nothing in me.
+Luk 23:4  Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault
+in this man.
+Co 5:21  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we
+might be made the righteousness of God in him. **
+a. He was announced to Mary.
+**  Luk 1:31  And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son,
+and shalt call his name JESUS. **
+b. He was announced to Joseph.
+**Mat 1:21  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
+for he shall save his people from their sins. **
+c. His birth was proclaimed by angels.
+**Luk 2:20-21  And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all
+the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
+  And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child
+his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was
+conceived in the womb. **
+d. He was identified by the voice of God the Father.
+**Mat 3:16-17  And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the
+water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of
+God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
+  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
+well pleased. **
+e. He was presented by John the Baptist.
+**  Joh 1:29  The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold
+the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. **
+. Jesus Christ, presiding as High Priest, offered himself to the Father as the sacrifice for
+our sins.
+**Eph 5:1-2  Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
+  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us
+an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
+Joh 10:17-18  Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life,
+that I might take it again.
+  No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it
+down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of
+my Father.**
+Note here in Eph. That Jesus Christ offered himself as a sweetsmelling savour to God
+which means that he presented himself to God in all his sinless perfections and merits.
+. Jesus Christ himself suffered on the cross and shed his blood on himself for he is also
+the hilasterion, the place of propitiation.
+**Heb 9:5  And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which
+we cannot now speak particularly.
+Rom 3:25  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his
+blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,
+through the forbearance of God; **
+. Jesus Christ himself successfully completed the sacrifice of himself to the Father and he
+himself declared his sacrifice for our sins complete.
+**Joh 19:30  When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is
+finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost**
+. God the Father signaled that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ to him was both acceptable
+and complete by rending the veil of the temple from top to bottom, thus signaling that
+the way to him is now open because of the acceptable and complete sacrifice of Jesus
+Christ by himself on behalf of and in the place of all mankind.
+**Mat 27:50-51  Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the
+ghost.
+  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the
+bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; **
+. Jesus Christ, presiding as our great High Priest, entered the heavenly sanctuary by his
+own blood and presented himself to the heavenly Father on our behalf.
+**Luk 23:42-46  And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest
+into thy kingdom.
+  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with
+me in paradise.
+  And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth
+until the ninth hour.
+  And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
+  And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I
+commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. **
+**Heb 9:11-15  But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a
+greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not
+of this building;
+  Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered
+in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
+  For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling
+the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
+  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
+offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to
+serve the living God?
+  And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means
+of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first
+testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal
+inheritance. **
+At this very moment, I praise you Lord Jesus for you have **“obtained eternal
+redemption”** for me and secured **“an eternal inheritance”** for me, and also for all who
+will come to God through you. Thank you dear Lord Jesus.
+. On the day of his resurrection, Jesus returned from the Father and the heavenly
+sanctuary unto his very own, presenting himself in his victorious splendor and glory, very
+much alive, and spoke peace to them because our eternal peace is now secured by him
+for time and eternity.
+**Joh 20:19-21  Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week,
+when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the
+Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto
+you.
+  And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side.
+Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
+  Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent
+me, even so send I you. **
+As he came out of the heavenly sanctuary, he was doing as the earthly High Priest did on
+the great day of atonement. His coming out alive and well signaled that all was well
+between the children of Israel and the heavenly Father,  and so it is with us now.
+**Joh 14:19  Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me:
+because I live, ye shall live also. **
+Yes, praise the Lord, Jesus Christ offered himself to God in our place and on our behalf,
+and God accepted him, and our sins are now paid for. God is satisfied so why shouldn't we
+also be satisfied.  I am satisfied, what about you?
+If you have never been saved, why not come to Jesus Christ right now and ask him to
+save you.
+**Mat 11:28-30  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will
+give you rest.
+  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart:
+and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
+  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. **
+**Rom 10:13  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. **
+\\
+\\
+----
+\\
+=== Message Four ===
   * **Imputation**
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 **Rom 10:13  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. **
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+\\
+\\
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+=== Message Three ===
-==== GOD'S WONDERFUL WORDS OF LIFE ====
-  * **Message Three**
   * **Substitution**
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+\\
+\\
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-==== GOD'S WONDERFUL WORDS OF LIFE ====
+=== Message Two ===
-  * **Message Two**
   * **Born Again of God, Regeneration by God**
   * **John 3:3-8, Eph. 2:1, Titus 3:4-7**
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 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. **
-[[dll@bmaofmsmissions.org|Email D. Lavell Lee]]
+\\
+\\
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-==== GOD'S WONDERFUL WORDS OF LIFE ====
+=== Message One ===
-  * **Message One**
   * **Save, Salvation**
   * **Matt. 1:21, Ro. 1:16-17, Eph. 2:8-9**

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