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  This was copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth New Hampshire 03801 (603) 436-7736 The Peace Bringer          During World War I, a day dawned on the battlefield in northern France. The fog was so thick that no one could see more than a few yards from the trenches. As the fog lifted, it was seen that the Germans had drawn their lines back a little, and the French had gone forward a little, between the two lines stood a lonely farmhouse. As the sun rose, heavy guns began to boom.          Suddenly, on both sides the firing ceased. A strange silence came. There, in the green meadow by the farmhouse, was a little baby, crawling on its hands and knees. It appeared perfectly happy and contented. It laughed as its plucked the dandelions.          NOT A SHOT WAS FIRED          The coming of Baby Jesus brought peace into the world. Peace to tired...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth NH 03801 . (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated January 26th, 2025.    Great Hymns Of The Faith At Calvary          Calvary, meaning "the place of the skull", is a place that everyone has heard about and that thousands of Holy Land tourists visit every year. But the significance of the events that took place on this hill nearly two thousand years ago are often not truly realized by many of those who merely view its location. "At Calvary" focuses our attention on the wondrous mercy and grace that Christ demonstrated through His death on the cross. The hymn exalts our Lord for conquering sin and death and bringing salvation to all who will accept Him as redeemer and Lord. The "might gulf" between God and man was bridged with Christ's sacrificial atonement at Calvary.           William R. Newell was a noted evangelist, Bible te...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church  on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 (603) 436-7736 Saying "NO" To Calvinism          "The Lord is not slack concerning his promises, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." ( 2 Peter 3:9 )          If you read that verse and accept it for exactly what it says, you will not be a Calvinist.          If you mediate upon the verse and honestly analyze it, you will see that it refutes Calvinism.          If you will study each word of the verse and consider what it means, you will say "no" to Calvinism.          If you check it out in your Textus Receptus Greek New Testament, you will not find grounds for Calvinism.          If you review the context in which the verse is...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth NH 03801 - (603) 436-7736 Great Hymns Of The Faith "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross" Isaac Watts 1674-1748          Matthew Arnold declared the greatest Christian hymn in the English language to be "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross." At least it is admittedly the greatest hymn of a great hymn writer. Isaac Watts, the father of modern English Hymnody. He was the son of a deacon in the independent church, who had no sympathy with young Watt's custom of making rhymes and verses when a boy. At the age of eighteen Watts was one day ridiculing some of the poor hymns then sung in the churches, when his father said to him, sarcastically, "Make some yourself then." Accordingly, Watts set himself to writing a hymn, and produced the lines beginning: "Behold the glories of the Lamb". That was the start of his eminent career as a hymn writer.         ...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth New Hampshire 03801   (603) 436-7736 Apples Of Gold Proverbs 25:11          "If contentment were here, heaven would not be heaven. I wonder why a child of God would ever have a sad heart, considering what his Lord is preparing for him."          Samuel Rutherford         "Many believers say, "We are living in the last days and cannot expect to see many souls saved." But God says, ".. nothing shall be impossible unto you" ( Matthew 17:20 ) Man may say, "It cannot be done". But God says, "Lets Do It".          Pastor Perry F. Rockwood.

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth New Hampshire 03801 .        (603) 436-7736 What The Bible Says About A Godly Attitude Toward Heresy G. Archer Weniger          In these of theological confusion and ecclesiastical compromise, what is the biblical position for a fundamentalist, Bible-believing Christian to assume toward heretics and false religious teachers? Are we to patronize them, associate with them, accept their sponsorship, increase their numbers, send them converts, add to their prestige, follow their leadership, identify our churches with them and obliterate important biblical truth and definitions with them? The Bible answer is clear.  1 Try Them         1 John 4:1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." 2 Mark Them       ...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth NH 03801 . (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated January 5th, 2025.  Apples Of Gold Proverbs 25:11          "If contentment were here, heaven would not be heaven. I wonder why a child of God would ever have a sad heart, considering  what his Lord is preparing for him."                         Samuel Rutherford         "Many believers say, "We are living in the last days and cannot expect to see many soul save." But God says, "... nothing shall be impossible unto you" ( Matthew 17:20 ). Man may say, "It cannot be done." But God says, "Let's Do it".                     Pastor Perry F. Rockwood.          If God is your partner, make you plans larger.        ...

This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth NH 03801 . (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated January 5th, 2025.  God In The Tomorrows          The oriental shepherd was always ahead of his sheep. He was in front. Any attempt upon the sheep had to take him into account. Now God is down in front. He is in the tomorrows. It is tomorrow that fills men with dread. But God is there already, and all the tomorrow of our life have to pass before Him before they can get to us                                   F. B. Meyer

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth NH 03801 (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated December 29th of 2024. Will 2025 Be A Happy New Year? "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" ( 2 Corinthians 5:17 ).          Will the year ahead be just another year, or will it be a new year? If it cannot be a new year in our Christian experience, how can it be a Happy New Year?         Sadly, for those without Christ, it will be just another year of uncertainty and fear, another year of drifting away from God, another year of thinking about the problems of the world. John Bunyan was right when he described the world as "a jungle full of beasts prowling about, snapping and snarling and showing their teeth at one another, albeit holding peace conferences. Let men talk about the dawning of a new day, but the fact...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth NH 03801 . (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated December 29, 2024.  New Year's Wishes What shall I wish the? Treasures of earth? Songs in the springtime, pleasures and  mirth? Flowers in thy pathway, skies ever clear? Would this insure thee a happy new Year? What shall I wish thee? What can be found? Bringing the sunshine all the  year round? Where is the treasure,  lasting and dear, That shall insure thee a happy new year?          Faith that increaseth, walking in the light; Hope that aboundeth, happy and bright; Love that is perfect, casting out fear - Those shall insure the a happy new year.           Peace in the Saviour, rest at His feet, smile in His countenance, radiant and sweet; Joy in His presence, Christ eve near - This will insure thee a happy new year.