The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1971

Groundbreaking At Toledo The Emmanuel Bapti t Church of Toledo, Ohio gathered recently with their pastors, Donald Sewell, Donald Krueger and David Carder, for a brief ground– breaking service for their new sanctuary building. The Emmanuel Baptist Church has been averaging over 900 in services. They have exceeded the 1000 mark in their Sunday School . This new facility is most imperative! The new anctuary will seat 1500. Presentl y, in order to accommodate the crowds closed circuit TV is being used. The present audi– torium seats only 700. Mr . Joseph Bauer, father-in-law of Dr: Vic Olsen ( East Pakistan - ABWE) , turned the first shovel of dirt at thi s groundbreaking ceremony. Brother Bauer has been a faithful member of Emmanuel Baptist Church for many years. A Christmas Message by John Lineberry Divine decrees demanded that His name should be "Jesus,"' rneaning -"God Saves. H The wonderful name of '"Jesus" bespeaks sa lvation, peace and joy. The name of "Jesus' ' has traveled more highways and byways and spoken to more people in their mother tongue than any other name. The name of "Jesus' ' announces in words of sweetest comfort the message of God's limitless Jove, matchless mercy, and granted grace. Our Lord's entrance into the world on that eventful evening was a stu– pendous display of God's sovereign power and glory, enveloping tl1e hum– ble shepherds with th ri 11 ing amaze– ment, and eliciting wonderful words of prai se and l1onor from the onlook– ing angelic host. The virg1 n-born Son of God can1c out of the ivory palaces dov1n to this earth of sorrow. The marvelous n1ir– acle of hri~t's unique l11rth clothed Him in sinles<; flesh. When Ma ry went down into the throes of n1other– hood, she came up holding C.1od Al– n1ighty in her arn1s. Mary, the cre– ature, cuddled the blec,sed C reator ,vith hands of tender care. Our l_ord THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST was the divine Son of a human mother and the human Son of a di– vine Father. The glorious message of the incarnation announces The Lord Jesus as "very God of very God" - " holy , harmless, undefiled , separate from sinners, and made hi gher than the heaven" (Heb. 7:26). As God, Jesus brought God out to man and as man He takes man into God. The blessing of Bethlehem presents a babe born in the house of bread who designated Him elf as " the bread of life' ' (John 6:34). He is heaven' bread for ea rth 's hunger, heaven's cure for earth's curse, heaven's Ii fe for earth' death , heaven' light for earth'. darkness, heaven's baln1 for earth's blight, heaven's remedy for earth's • ruin. The irrefutably hi storic entrance of the Son of God into the race of man– kind eloquent ly proclain1s that the un– fading pron1ic;e of God ha . been ful – fille(l (Gen . 3: 15). God promi ed fall– en n1an a Saviour, a Redeen1cr. The aviour has con1e, offering \alvation full and free to all. An acceptable sacrifice for \in ha'> been J)roviuc<l l)y Goll's redcm1)t1ve grace. In this great hour of confusion, man can find the eternal need of his sou I in the person of the Lord J esu Christ, for in Christ there is sa lvation fron1 sin , redemption from ruin , and deliverance from death. To be sure, all the sons of men will face the Lord Jesus in one of two ways. To meet Christ now in grace is to have the gift of salvation which He offer to all who receive Him as Saviour. To meet Him one day in judgment will n,ean everla ting eparation from Hi love and mercy. Make ure of your alvation today by inviting the Saviour into your heart and life. "B,~t as 111an)' as receive<! Hi111 , t<J tl1e111 ,!.tave He p<>iver t<> hec,>111e tl1e s,,11s <>f Go<I. even f<> t/1e111 tl1at he– lieve ,,11 His n<1111e.'' l c> /111 I: 12. AVAILABLE FOR ••• Pulpit Supply •nd/ or Sermon, In Song REV. GEORGE P. ZINN Route 3, Huber Road Norw•llc, Ohio - 44857 Phone (419) 608-8072 DECEMBER, 1971 1