THE GOSPEL IN A SINGLE WORD

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” John 19:30

“It is finished.” The ancient Greeks boasted of being able to say much in little – “to give a sea of matter in a drop of language” was regarded as the perfection of oratory. What they sought is here found. “It is finished” is but one word in the original, yet in that word is wrapped up the gospel of God; in that word is contained the ground of the believer’s assurance; in that word is discovered the sum of all joy, and the very spirit of all divine consolation.

“It is finished.” This was not the despairing cry of a helpless martyr; it was not an expression of satisfaction that the termination of His sufferings was now reached; it was not the last gasp of a worn-out life. No, rather was it the declaration on the part of the divine Redeemer that all for which He came from heaven to earth to do, was now done; that all that was needed to reveal the full character of God had now been accomplished; that all that was required by law before sinners could be saved had now been performed: that the flail price of our redemption was now paid.

“It is finished.” The great purpose of God in the history of man was now accomplished. From the beginning, God’s purpose has always been one and indivisible. It has been declared to men in various ways: in symbol and type, by mysterious hints and by plain intimations, through Messianic prediction and through didactic declaration. That purpose of God may be summarized thus: to display His grace and to magnify his Son in the creating of children in His own image and glory. And at the cross the foundation was laid which was to make this possible and actual. – A.W. Pink

The Lord's Day Services


Sunday, April 21, 2019

10:00 a.m. Sunday school for all ages

11:00 a.m. Morning Service – Dr. Larry Saunders

6:00 p.m. Pre-service Prayer Meeting

6:30 p.m. Evening Service  – Dr. Larry Saunders


Weekly Events

Weekly Announcements


Monday, April 22nd

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Gym Fellowship


Tuesday, April 23rd

7:15 p.m.Women’s Bible Study – Philippians3:12-21 – Pressing Toward the Mark


Wednesday, April 24th

7:25 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer Meeting – Acts 8 – Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch


Thursday, April 25th

6:00 p.m. Session Meeting

7:30 p.m. Session & Board Meeting


Friday, April 26th

9:00 a.m. Women’s Morning Bible Study

7:00 p.m. Good News Bible Club


Weekly Events
Upcoming Events

Advance Announcements


Sunday, April 28th

10:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages

11:00 a.m. Morning Service – Dr. Larry Saunders

6:00 p.m. Pre-service Prayer Meeting

6:30 p.m. Evening Service – Dr. Larry Saunders

Fellowship & refreshments following the evening service. Team #3 is on duty.


Wednesday, May 1st

7:25 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer Meeting


Friday, May 3rd

7:00 p.m. Good News Bible Club


Upcoming Events

FPCNA PRAYER REQUESTS


Cloverdale FPC Cloverdale, B.C.

Rev. Ian Goligher

Zechariah 4:6 “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”

– Growth in Sunday School.

– Growth for new converts.

– Consecration in service.

– Increase in membership.

– Men to serve as deacons.


MEXICO MISSION TRIP


We encourage everyone to prayerfully and practically support our two young ladies, Betty Wimalachandran and Eunice Siu, who are making preparations for the mission trip to Mexico this August. We will keep you informed on all the details and how you can help.


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