Comments on: Crushed http://blog.wsbaptist.org/general/23/ West Salem Baptist Church Blog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Kaye Bradley http://blog.wsbaptist.org/general/23/#comment-1311 Kaye Bradley Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:00:36 +0000 http://blog.wsbaptist.org/general/23/#comment-1311 Good Morning Nick, Ever since you preached on Isaiah 53:3-10 and challenged us to memorize Scripture, I have worked on this passage. It has taken me about a month and a half to memorize versus 3-6. I am very slow with this, I am getting older, but I also want it to be correct when receited. This Christmas has such a different meaning this year. When we view this time from the sight of the cross, it is much more clear. Jesus is our propitiation, we cannot do this for ourselves. Hallelujah, I am saved by His stipes. He was obedient unto death on the cross for you and me. We should celebrate His birth, but also realize why He was born. Jesus was born in a manger, not in a beautiful palace, He lived as a servant, not as a king. He was scorned and scourged as a common criminal (even worse). His death was the most terrible recorded in history. Yet, He went to the cross for us, to save us, to love us, to open the door for us to be adopted into His family. "By His stripes we are saved". How much more could anyone want? Our society has spoiled us and conditioned us to want more and more. We have allowed a few to change the real reason for the season, into a time to see how much stuff we can get.Why do we think we need anything else when we have the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ! I was in the prayer room yesterday 12/16 and did not hear your sermon. I plan to download it today. But, I know that God is always with us, but yeaterday His presence was heavy in the church. The holy Spirit is definitely working in this church. What a wonderful feeling it is! Nick, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for showing me the true meaning of Christmas. Showing me that we must see this time by also seeing the Cross. The connection is a must to understand the reason for the season. I do not think of you as the "Grinch", I know you as a man of God, one who is not ashamed of the Gospel. Thank you for revealing the Truth to this congregation. Also thank Gretchen for me, her love for the Lord is evident in her desire to praise the Lord. She says she has the best view in the Church, she see our faces and praises. I say we also have a great view, we see her and her praise; thus we are inspired by her. Thank you, to both of yor, for loving the Lord and teaching this congregation the Truth. It is time for me to quit rambling and go to work. I love you both. Kaye Bradley Good Morning Nick,
Ever since you preached on Isaiah 53:3-10 and challenged us to memorize Scripture, I have worked on this passage. It has taken me about a month and a half to memorize versus 3-6. I am very slow with this, I am getting older, but I also want it to be correct when receited.

This Christmas has such a different meaning this year. When we view this time from the sight of the cross, it is much more clear. Jesus is our propitiation, we cannot do this for ourselves. Hallelujah, I am saved by His stipes. He was obedient unto death on the cross for you and me. We should celebrate His birth, but also realize why He was born.
Jesus was born in a manger, not in a beautiful palace, He lived as a servant, not as a king. He was scorned and scourged as a common criminal (even worse). His death was the most terrible recorded in history. Yet, He went to the cross for us, to save us, to love us, to open the door for us to be adopted into His family. “By His stripes we are saved”.
How much more could anyone want? Our society has spoiled us and conditioned us to want more and more. We have allowed a few to change the real reason for the season, into a time to see how much stuff we can get.Why do we think we need anything else when we have the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ!
I was in the prayer room yesterday 12/16 and did not hear your sermon. I plan to download it today. But, I know that God is always with us, but yeaterday His presence was heavy in the church. The holy Spirit is definitely working in this church. What a wonderful feeling it is!
Nick, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for showing me the true meaning of Christmas. Showing me that we must see this time by also seeing the Cross. The connection is a must to understand the reason for the season. I do not think of you as the “Grinch”, I know you as a man of God, one who is not ashamed of the Gospel. Thank you for revealing the Truth to this congregation. Also thank Gretchen for me, her love for the Lord is evident in her desire to praise the Lord. She says she has the best view in the Church, she see our faces and praises. I say we also have a great view, we see her and her praise; thus we are inspired by her. Thank you, to both of yor, for loving the Lord and teaching this congregation the Truth.
It is time for me to quit rambling and go to work. I love you both.
Kaye Bradley

]]> By: Ray Barnes http://blog.wsbaptist.org/general/23/#comment-1325 Ray Barnes Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:28:04 +0000 http://blog.wsbaptist.org/general/23/#comment-1325 ...and Jesus asked the Father a question that we will never have to:"my God,my God, why have you forsaken me?" Crushed in His humanity, the Son suffered the momentary loss or interruption of the flow of love from the Father. Jesus paid it all, suffered and bled, died and rose again so that we may be assured of many promises, one of which is that our heavenly Father will never leave us nor forsake us. Ray …and Jesus asked the Father a question that we will never have to:”my God,my God, why have you forsaken me?” Crushed in His humanity, the Son suffered the momentary loss or interruption of the flow of love from the Father. Jesus paid it all, suffered and bled, died and rose again so that we may be assured of many promises, one of which is that our heavenly Father will never leave us nor forsake us. Ray

]]> By: Shevi http://blog.wsbaptist.org/general/23/#comment-1386 Shevi Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:47:43 +0000 http://blog.wsbaptist.org/general/23/#comment-1386 I'm sure it's happened before, but after reading this blog, i feel once again if not for the first time, totally unwilling to accept a Christ who does whatever i will or command of him. Infact, i don't want to be blessed with money, fame, fortune, success, friends, popularity, comfort, and stability from his hand... i just want Him!!! He give and takes away, he lays down his life and takes it back up agian, blessed be the name of Jesus, the crushed. I’m sure it’s happened before, but after reading this blog, i feel once again if not for the first time, totally unwilling to accept a Christ who does whatever i will or command of him. Infact, i don’t want to be blessed with money, fame, fortune, success, friends, popularity, comfort, and stability from his hand… i just want Him!!! He give and takes away, he lays down his life and takes it back up agian, blessed be the name of Jesus, the crushed.

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