Grace Congregational Church

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Grace Church is a warm & welcoming Church fellowship with a commitment to preach and teach the Word of God, correctly understood in its progression through the periods of its writing and history. Foundational to Grace Church is the person, work and centrality of Jesus Christ the Saviour of all who trust in Him and the work of the Cross where sin was conquered forever.

https://youtu.be/Unq5jl36hEAHaving The Seal of God2Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having...
06/09/2026

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Having The Seal of God

2Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
God’s seal is sure Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30; Romans 8:37-39;
2 Corinthians 1:22-24.
God is working today through Scripture and the indwelling Holy Spirit as we study the Word.
1 Thessalonians 2:13; Proverbs 2:1-10; Hebrews 4:12.
• God’s wisdom above all Proverbs 8:11-14.
• God set His seal of approval upon Christ John 6:26-27.
• Christ accomplished what mankind could not Matthew 17:1-9;
Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:5-9.
• Mankind (in his lost state) remains in spiritual darkness
Romans 1:21-25; Romans 6:11- 18, 23.
• We have sure foundation 1 Corinthians 3:10-11; Ephesians 2:20;
1 Timothy6:19; Hebrews 6:18-19.
• The Lord knoweth them that are His Numbers 16:1-5; 25-30
(Moses trusted the Lord to deal with those who had gone against him).
• Jesus Christ warned those who opposed Him Matthew 7:23;
Luke 13:27; John 10:14-28.
Jesus Christ is above all Colossians 1:16-18; Philippians 2:5-11.
• Today we receive salvation (and God’s seal) by trusting the Gospel
Romans 10:17; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.

https://youtu.be/7-rQpfLqRIsGod’s Nearness and WitnessActs 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might fee...
30/08/2026

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God’s Nearness and Witness

Acts 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
God’s revelation - Life, Breath, Creation, Conscience and Providence.
God is working through the B.O.C. and Scripture.
Cornelius is an example of one that needed more light. Acts 10:3-6, 34-44.
• Ethiopian and Philip - Acts 8:26-40 (see vs.29).
• Vision given to Paul of a man of Macedonia - Acts 16:6-10.
Poets - took the philosophies developed by men and put them into words. Acts 17:28
• Mankind in spiritual darkness has taken God's revealed truth, mixed them with human wisdom and error.
• Truth revealed → rejection → corruption of truth → religious system → false worship.
• We are God’s offspring physically (through Adam), not spiritually.
Acts 17:29 - your prophet (poet), understood that we are all God’s
offspring.
• How did we get to be God’s offspring? Through Adam!
• If they are the offspring of the living God, why do they act like God is a dead piece of object or worship the creature (Romans 1:19-25)?
The Call to Repentance - Acts 17:30 (Times of ignorance are over!)
God allowed men to walk in their own way until now - Acts 14:16-17.
• God separated Israel out after He gave up the nations -
Romans 1:24-28, Romans 3:11-12.
• But now, through Christ and the Word, God deals directly with all men. Titus 2:11-12; all men everywhere. 1 Timothy 2:4 (not Matthew 29:19).
Repentance (change their thinking) is necessary because judgment is coming Acts 17:31.
• They had to be wrath-conscious as well as God-conscious.
Romans 1:18-19.
Three Responses to the Gospel Acts 17:32–34
Mocking, Procrastinating or Believing.
People reject the gospel, not because of lack of evidence, but because of sin Acts 17:11.
Ethiopian and Philip - Acts 8:26-40 (see vs.29)

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16/08/2026

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What About Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel (Part 2)?

The Bible teaches two truths:
1. God is perfectly just and does not judge anyone unfairly. Genesis 18:23-25
2. The only way of salvation is through Jesus Christ! John 14:6; 1 Timothy 2:5-6
What the Bible Does Not Teach!
The Bible does not say that people are saved simply because they never heard
the gospel. Ignorance does not save!
Ignorance is not Innocence – Having the message doesn’t remove accountability.
Ignorance is never presented as a path to salvation.
Why People are Condemned
People are not sent to damnation because they never heard the gospel; they are
sent because they are sinners.
• Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:11-15; 21:8; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17; Romans 1:5; Romans 16:26; 2:7-8.
Instead, it says all people are sinners and accountable to God because He has
revealed Himself through creation and through their conscience.
• Romans 1:18-20 – creation reveals God's eternal power and Godhead.
• Romans 2:14-16 – conscience.
God has revealed Himself sufficiently to make man without excuse through
creation and conscience, and He is perfectly just in His judgement.

The Bible remains all God's Word, but Paul's epistles tell the Body of Christ
specifically about our present position.
Romans – Philemon gives you tremendous information about:
Who you are:
Justified, Reconciled, Accepted, Complete in Christ, A member of His Body
What you have:
Grace, Peace with God, Access to God, Spiritual blessings, A heavenly position
How you live:
Walk by faith, Walk in love, Put away the old life, Pray, Give thanks, Serve
others, Stand firm in God's Word
And perhaps the most comporting thing is this: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
"We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not
in despair".
Written by: Jacobus Sadie

No One Is Truly Without Light (All are accountable)
All man breathes God's witness every day; God has revealed Himself through:
• Creation and man's internal knowledge – Romans 1:19-21, 28.
• Conscience – Romans 2:14-15; Matthew 18:3-6.
• God's Providence – Acts 14:16-17; Psalm 104:24-25; Psalm 147:8.
• Life and breath's Witness – Acts 17:24-27.
• Paul's call to repent – Acts 17:30-31.
• Ignorance of the gospel is not the result of God's silence Romans 10:13-17.
Romans 10:18; Psalm 98:2-4; Romans 1:20.
Colossians 1:23; Titus 2:11 – all men.
Hearing the gospel is God's gracious provision to be saved Romans 10:13-17.
Only the gospel of Christ reveals God's saving righteousness Romans 1:16-17.
God is righteous and will do what is right! Genesis 18:25; 2 Timothy 4:9.

https://youtu.be/TEh2KDwttP8What About Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel? (Part 1)The Bible teaches two truths:God i...
09/08/2026

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What About Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel? (Part 1)
The Bible teaches two truths:

God is perfectly just (righteous) and will never judge anyone unfairly.
• Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 32:4 (Moses); Psalm 145:17 (David);
Isaiah 25:1 (prophet); Romans 3:5-6 (Paul); Revelation 16:7 (heaven).
The only way of salvation is through Jesus Christ!
• John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 10:13; 1 Timothy 2:5-6
What the Bible Does Not Teach!
Ignorance does not save - 1 Timothy 1:12-16
Ignorance is not Innocence - Romans 1:17-25
Why People are Condemned
People are not sent to damnation because they never heard the gospel; they are sent because they are sinners.
• Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:11-15; Revelation 21:8; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17; Romans 1:5; Romans 16:26
• Romans 2:7-16
No One Is Truly Without Light (All are accountable)
God has revealed Himself through:
Creation and man’s internal knowledge Romans 1:19-21,28
Note: Atheism is learned and the wishful thinking of the wicked!
• Psalm 14:1 Atheism is not an absence of evidence, but a rejection of the evidence God has given.
Conscience: Romans 2:14-15
Note: Children are born to believe (natural) Matthew 18:3-6
Gods Providence: Acts 14:17; Psalms 147:8
Life and breath’s Witness: Acts 17:24-27 God… seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; … That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
We have a strong Bible case that no one is completely without a witness of God’s existence and goodness.
The general revelation of creation and conscience makes people accountable, but the gospel is God’s revealed message for salvation through Jesus Christ.
• Paul ends by calling everyone to repent because God will judge the world
through the risen Christ - Acts 17:30-31
People are not condemned because they never heard; they are condemned because they are sinners.
Hearing the gospel is God’s gracious provision so that people can believe in Christ and be saved - Romans 10:13-17
Conclusion—Part 1
Because only Christ saves, we preach Christ.
• Only the gospel of Jesus Christ reveals God’s saving righteousness
Romans 1:16-17
• Ignorance of the gospel is not the result of God’s silence, but of man’s need for someone to preach Christ - Romans 10:13-17
God is righteous and will do what is right!
• Genesis 18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Abraham’s words)
• 2 Timothy 4:9 - “The Lord, the righteous judge”

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02/08/2026

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The Funeral Service for our beloved Jenni Bremner will take place at -

Place: Grace Congregational Church (NG Kerk), 59. 5th Avenue, Newton Park, PE.
Date: Friday 7 August 2026
Time: 11:00 am
Dress: colourful attire
Enquiries: Michelle Wilson 0797752908 🙏

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