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  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 . (603) 436-7736. The bulletin date is 08/25/2024. "... and comfort of the scriptures ..." Romans 15:14          Sir Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh journalist and explorer. He rededicated his life to his Lord and Master as a result of reading the Bible, alone, in the heart of Africa. His own testimony in his autobiography included the following remarkable paragraphs:           "My sickness were frequent, and during my first attack of African fever, I took up the Bible to while away the tedious, feverish hours in bed. Though incapacitated from the march, my temperature having been constantly at 105 degrees, it did not prevent me from reading, when not light headed. I read Job and the the Psalms.          The Bible, with its noble and simple language, I continued to read with a lighter and truer understa...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 . (603) 436-7736. The bulletin date is 08/18/2024. It Cannot Be Done .... But Let's Do It "Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could we not cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. ( Matthew 17:19-20 ).         "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth". ( Mark 9:23 )          As I go from place to place or speak to believers in our day and age, often there is found a spirit of defeatism that is not warranted from God's Word. They say, "We are living in the last days and cannot expect to see souls saved." Or again, "The Lord's work is too hard for o...

This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 - (603) 436 - 7736. The bulletin is dated 08/11/2024. When The Righteous Are In Authority Proverbs 29:2          There are two types of leaders. There are those who believe in the Word of God and put it into practice in their leadership. They are those that treat people properly. They compliment them when they are doing well. People want to follow this leader and will do more for him simply because he knows how to treat people.          There are those who do not follow the teaching of the Word of God and who complain to those under his authority. They are not pleased with the productivity of their workers. This causes grumbling among those he leads, and he finds out that they are not happy with him as their leader.          "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule,...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 - (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated 08/04/2024. Facts About Facts by A. L. Seifert Did you know? That William Penn wrote a single religious tract that freed a total of 12,000 Quakers imprisoned for Christ's sake? That John Wesley organized 160 tract distributors in 1757 which literally reformed the Lord's Day habits of the entire city of London? That Martin Luther wrote more than one tract booklet or book for every working week of his life? That Dwight L Moody began his fruitful evangelistic ministry in Chicago by the simple act of distributing tracts in Great Lakes seamen?  Than Benjamin Franklin wrote and printed tracts of several early American evangelists, including those of George Whitefield? That John Wanamaker, while postmaster general of the United States, carefully selected gospel tracts for distribution to those with whom he came in contact?  That almost eve...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 . The bulletin is dated 07/28/2024.  The Powerful Word          Charles Chiniquy of St. Anne, Illinois, was very devout, but his soul was filled with unrest. Like Luther in his days as a monk, he made strenuous efforts but he had no assurance of salvation.         As father Chiniquy read his Bible one Saturday night, he was converted and transformed as he read Romans 6:23 , "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."          The next morning he told his congregation of his spiritual dissatisfaction and of his conversion, and urged them also to 'accept the gift and love of the Giver.". Many of them did.

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 . The bulletin is dated 07/28/2024.     The Only Bible The World Will Read          The lives of Christians are about the only Bible which the world will ever read today, when what we have has more weight than what we say and when deeds speak louder than words.               Dr S.D. Gordon speaks of four great tests of character:          First, the home test: how a man treats those with whom he lives.             Second, the business test: how a man conducts himself towards his customers and employees.                       Third, the social test: how a man acts towards those who do not enjoy the same social advantages as himself.          F...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 . The bulletin is dated 07/28/2024. Quite Suddenly          Quite suddenly - it may be at the turning of a lane, where I stand to watch a skylark soar from out of the swelling grain, that the trump of God shall thrill me, with its calls so loud and clear, and I'm called away to meet Him, whom of all I hold dear.          Quite suddenly - it may be as I tread the busy street, strong to endure life's stress and strain, its every call to meet, that through the roar of traffic, a trumpet, silvery clear, shall stir my startled senses and proclaim His coming near.          Quite suddenly - it may be a lie in dreamless sleep, God's gift to many a sorrowing heart, with no more tears to weep, that a call shall break my slumber and a voice sound to my ear, 'rise up, my love, and come away, behold the bridegroom's here!...