God's Grace in Song: A Special Night with the McCloskeys - Sunday Evening - October 6, 2024

Hello and welcome to the Middletown Baptist Church podcast,

where we are proclaiming the truth to the

world.

My name is Pastor Josh and I want to thank you for listening to

I hope that this podcast can be a blessing to you and strengthen

you in the word of God.

Now come along.

Let's look into the Bible and see what God has for us here today.

Amen.

I never said that I would give you silver or gold or that you would

cold.

But I did say you'd never walk through this world alone.

And I did say don't make this this world your home.

I didn't say that fear would find you in the night or that loneliness

But I did say I'd be there by your side.

And I did say I'll always help you fight.

You know I made a promise that I intend to keep my grace will be

sufficient.

Every time I need my love will be the anchor that you can hold on

to.

This is the promise, this is the promise I made to you.

I never said that friends would ever turn their backs on you

But I did say, like me, you'll surely be despised.

And I did say my ways.

Confound the wife.

I never said you'd ever take the bitter kiss of death or have

to walk through chilly Jordan to enter

But I did say I'd be waiting right on the other side.

And I did say I'll dry every tear you cry.

You know I made a promise that I prepare a place that someday, sooner.

Than you think, you'll see him face to face.

You'll sing with the angels and countless multitudes.

This is the promise.

This is the promise I made to you.

Aren't you thankful for the promises of God?

Amen.

They're there, so just keep on walking don't turn to the left or

right.

And in the midst of darkness, let this be your light.

No hell can separate us.

You're gonna make it through.

This is the promise, promise I made to you.

This is the promise.

This is the promise I made to you.

Amen.

Hey, sing this with me, will you?

Standing on the promises of Christ my king through eternal ages

Sing it now.

Standing, standing standing on the promises of God my savior.

Standing, standing I'm standing on the promises of God.

Amen.

Where would I be without your love.

What kind of love would I be.

Gifted if not for your redeeming hand that reach so low?

Raise me up, let me stand.

By your grace, for your glory.

I.

Am here today story of all the doors you've opened for me that I

live.

By your grace, for your glory.

Not by my strengthen.

I survived my reckless steps and my selfish pride.

Not by my words of righteousness I.

Open you alone that I am blessed.

By your praise, for your glory.

I am here to tell the story of all the Lord you open for me that

I might give, I might love.

How might live by your grace, for your glory.

By your grace, for your glory.

I am here to tell the story of all the Lord you've fallen for me

By your grace, for your glory.

For your glory.

Praise the Lord by his grace and for his glory.

That's what we're here for.

Amen.

And I'll tell you what, a lot of us have experienced his grace

over and over and over and over.

Have we not?

Have you seen God's grace in your life?

My goodness.

I mean, can I tell you something?

When it's 100 degrees outside and you can turn on the air condition,

I'm telling you right now.

Amen.

I had a person who.

Where were we?

Arkansas.

I had a friend of mine said, hey, listen, we got a place set up

It's a tent out behind the church.

And I said, well, I'll be fine in a tent just as long as it's got

That's what I told them, you know.

So sometimes that's the case.

Man, it's good to see you tonight.

Praise the Lord.

Glad you came out.

We're just going to have a time where we just encourage each

Do we live in the greatest land on the face of this earth?

Amen.

I.

We live in America, don't we?

Aren't you thankful you're an American?

And I'll tell you, I've always told folks, if people don't like

North Korea, I don't know, wherever.

You know, we're blessed to be in this great, great country.

And as a matter of fact, we're going to sing a song tonight that

I'm going to have you help me.

Sing it a little bit, too.

It's a song that just simply talks about God blessing the USA

amenity.

If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd work for all my life

My children and my wife I thank.

The Lord above to be living here today cause the flag still stands

away.

And I'm proud to be an american.

And I won't forget the men who.

Died who gave that right to me and I gladly stand up next to.

You and defenders still today amen.

Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God blessed.

I just thankful.

You'Re an american amen.

From the lakes of Minnesota to the hills of Tennessee across the

Texas from sea to shining sea Houston.

New York to LA well, there's pride in every american heart it's

Stand and say.

Sing it with me.

But I'm proud to be an american and I won't forget the men

Watch me now grab a flight next to you when defenders still

today.

Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land.

God bless.

Are you?

Amen.

Thank you.

You can be seen.

Hey, are you proud to be.

Hey, listen, I know America has got its issues.

Did you know that Israel had its issues back when Paul was walking

around?

You know what I'm talking about?

I'm sure America is going to have its issues.

But can I tell you something?

I believe with all my heart.

It's because of churches just like this one right here in Middletown,

so forth, that are moving and moving

on their knees and talk to the Lord.

I believe with all my heart.

That's what's holding America together.

There's no doubt in my mind.

Amen.

I mean, you look at Sodom and Gomorrah, right?

What did God say?

He said, if I could find ten righteous.

Did he say that?

And then he kind of narrowed it.

Narrowed it.

You know what?

Can I tell you something?

I believe there's churches all across America that are holding this

And you get to be part of that.

Aren't you thankful for that?

You say, well, it's all about the election.

It ain't all about an election, friend.

It's all about our churches.

It's all about.

It's all about the Lord.

It's all about putting him first in our life.

I've had a lot of people tell me they'll say, well, brother, I

to do is keep politics out of your preaching.

And I said, or keep preaching out of politics.

And I say, well, maybe they need to keep politics out of my preaching

the Bible.

I'm going to preach morals.

I'm going to preach what's right, what's godly, and what's holy.

Amen.

I believe that with all my heart.

And we shouldn't be ashamed of that.

Doesn't matter whether you're a Democrat, Republican or whether

Independent, or whether you're from the state of California.

I don't know what to say.

But y'all just plan on.

Just plan on preaching it and don't be ashamed of it.

Praise the Lord for that.

I love this next song.

We've only sung it a couple times, but here we go.

We're gonna try.

My faith still holds unto the Christ of Calvary holy rock of ages

clench.

For me.

I gladly praise my trust in things I cannot see my face still

I thought I had to see and feel to prove that what I loved was

in the same and, oh, what joy to walk

hash choose to place my trust in.

Calvary my face still holds unto the Christ of Calvary o blessed

my trust and peace I cannot see my face

Amen.

Praise the Lord.

Three days in misery and dread knowing that Christ the Lord was

He rains come on high o yes, it's true he came here tonight.

He rose from the.

Grave.

Roll my stone away and I'm glad to say he's living again when.

This world says our Lord is dead they can't find fruit in what

they.

Said they seek a grave where his body lay this story to end then

Show them that hollow, empty room the.

Story lives on he's arisen, he's gone.

He'S living again.

He'S living again.

From.

On high oh, yes, it's true he came here to die.

He rose from.

The grave Rome, that's on the way.

And I'm glad to say he's living again and I'm glad to say.

He'S living again living again living again.

I serve a risen savior.

Amen.

He's in the world today.

That's why I believe the church needs to be alive.

I've been in a lot of churches.

My goodness.

You know, I've talked about that before, and I'm just wondering

what is going on, man?

Somebody needs to just wake.

Hey, everybody, next time, leave your pillows at home.

You know what I'm talking about?

I mean, goodness gracious.

You're running to that and you're going, goodness, man.

We ought to be alive.

Alive, man.

Our worship team got up here and began to lead songs today.

And they were leading songs and they were singing and I was watching.

Who was I?

Brother Mark.

I'm watching Brother Mark on the end, man.

Brother Mark's in his own world, man.

When he gets to singing them songs, it's kind of like, hey, don't

I'm leading the song.

I know I am, but I'm into this, you know what I'm saying?

I love to see the smiles and the happy faces.

I love to see the joy that's on someone's heart when they sing

a song.

You know, we do that.

It's funny, sometimes we'll get to singing songs about America

and people will be more excited about

And I'm like, hey, come on, man.

We serve a risen savior.

Hello.

You know, so I'm so thankful for that.

Praise the Lord for that.

Hey, by the way, I want to mention real quick, while I've got

I hope you stop by there.

Many folks have already stopped by and are picking up these

I got to tell you, we are trying to get folks in New York City

to wear these shirts.

You know, I'm kind of kidding, sort of.

Okay.

But I'll tell you what, man.

These shirts have just really made an impact across America, and

And many of you, some of you have got them.

You got them in different colors and everything.

We changed the colors on purpose.

So you'll buy them again.

Yeah.

Good strategy.

Amen.

So I hope you'll stop by and take a look at that.

My wife has these beautiful braces, by the way.

Proceeds from the tonight are going to be able to help those that

Some folks have already given, if you would like to help with the

Okay.

Michelle has that link.

And you just talk to her and she'll work.

I don't know how y'all will work it out, but I'm sure there's

a way and you can get that and give towards

that.

And so we've got some money we're going to be giving because

of some of the shirts that, because

of the shirts that have been sold.

And if you want to have a part in that, I certainly hope you stop

And then, of course, we've got the cds back there, the newest cd.

I've got a.

I feel like I'm on my own desk right here.

And we've got our newest cd right here called our faith still

holds.

Just sang that song that's on that cd.

Many of the songs we're singing tonight are on that particular

cd.

So I certainly hope you'll stop by and take a look at that and

listen.

Brother Frank, did that thumb work?

Okay.

Did you get it in there?

You got it in your computer?

In the computer, right.

And it loaded up and there's all the songs.

You can even put this on your computer at home.

Isn't that awesome?

And then you can run your own disc off for your car.

I can't believe I'm telling people that.

I want you to buy this and the disc.

Okay.

But no, seriously, you can stop by and pick that up.

You can plug it in the USB port in your car.

Many people do that.

So there it is.

I hope you'll stop by, pick it up and listen.

We don't need the money.

We don't.

We don't need the money at all.

All the people I owe, though, need the money.

Okay.

So I hope you'll stop by, take a little peek at what's going on

there.

I'm so glad that sometimes I look, you know, we found out today

You know, I mentioned, I think I mentioned we had 25, 27 trees that

we, our coach is parked at.

My sister in law's place because we're trying to help my father

And so we're actually parked there.

And we're traveling out of Augusta right now.

And out of 27 big old tall trees, not one hit the house, not

The biggest thing they, two biggest things they hit was it hit

Wiped the trampoline out.

And the second biggest thing was the wheelbarrow.

I mean, it's bent in half.

Yeah.

Oh, and it took out a fence.

So anyway, we're blessed with that.

But my sister in law called us this afternoon at four and said,

the power is back on.

So she is shouting the victory.

Since nine days altogether been without power.

And that always worries me with our motor coach, because the

and things like, I don't turn all that

off.

Matter of fact, I left the water on.

Normally I turn the water off and she said, oh, no, there's water

From one of your slides.

It's leaking out of one of your slides.

And I'm like, what?

And I ended up finding out that one of the pipes, actually,

I don't know how that happens, but one of

So praise the Lord for that.

She shut it down.

And now my wife's going to hop on an airplane.

We got to be at the airport at 03:00 in the morning at BWA.

And so I can hardly wait.

We gotta be there.

She's hopping on an airplane, she's gonna be flying back, she's

Inside the coach.

And we have this distribution system, and I'll coach her on that.

We'll see what happens.

But, man, I'll tell you what, God is good, isn't he?

Just the time you wonder if it's all gonna be okay.

Can I tell you what?

He steps right in, right on time.

Amen.

I'm glad I know a God who.

Meets each and every one of our needs.

And over again, this song talks about it.

When there's nothing but trouble on every side.

And it's so dark I can't remember the line.

I pray to find an answer but there's no way out.

When I've seen the worst of and my world's upside down that's

when God.

Steps in over and over again when it looks like that all hope

is gone in my life that's when God steps

a new way for me to begin.

That'S when my my God.

Steps in that's when my God steps in.

And I don't know why he's waiting taking his time but his thoughts

the perfect moment for my world to change

God steps in over and over again when it looks like that all

Help it.

I love this part right here.

When I am down to nothing he's up to something working behind the

when God steps in over and over again

when it looks like that all hope is gone

in when I reach the end he finds a new

in.

My God steps.

Amen.

Praise the Lord.

Sing this with me.

You know it?

We've sung it before.

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see sing it with

me.

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see when I.

Look upon his face the one who.

Saved me by his grace when he takes me by the hand me through the

day that will be there is coming.

A day when no heartache will come.

There is coming a day when no heartache no more clouds no more

You know it.

Here we go.

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see when I look

What a day glorious day that.

There'Ll be no Covid there.

I like that part.

All right.

There'll be no Covid there no more burdens to bear no more sickness

no peace no more parting over and forever.

I will be and forever I with.

The one who died for me with.

The one who died for me what a day what a day glorious day.

That will be singing like you mean it.

All right.

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see when I look

Me.

When he takes me by the hand and he leads me through the.

Promised land what a day, glorious day that will be.

What a day, glorious day that will be what a day, glorious day

He loves to hear the wind sing as it whistles through the pines

on.

Mountain he.

And he loves to hear the rain drops as he swipes through the ground

symphony.

But his favorite song of all is the song of the redeem.

When lost sinners now make king.

Lift their voices loud.

When those purchased by his blood live to hear the song of love.

There'S nothing more he'd rather hear, nor so pleasing to his

Song of all listen now.

And he loves to hear the angels as they sing holy, holy is

the.

Lambda holy, holy, holy is the lamb.

Heaven squires in harmony lift up praises to the grave.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Lifts his hands with silence when the weak is saved by grace begin

to.

See.

And a million angels listen as the newborn soul sings I have been

redeemed.

When lost sinners, now they flee.

Lift.

Their voices loud and strong.

When those.

Praises die in love.

Lift.

Hear the song of love.

There's nothing more he'd rather hear nor so pleasing to his

Favorite song of all.

It'S not just melodies and harmonies that catches his attention,

not just clever lines and phrases causes.

Him to stop and listen.

But when anyone set free, blushed and.

Blocked by Calvary begins to see.

That'S.

His favorite song of all.

Is the.

Song of the Renee.

When lost sinners now meet me, lift their voices loud as strong

when those.

Precious body lifting him song of love.

There'S nothing more rather hear, nor so.

Pleasant to his ear as his favorite song.

O.

There'S nothing more he'd rather hear, nor so pleasing to his

amenity.

I love that part.

It's not just melodies and harmonies that catches his attention,

not just clever lines and phrases that

But when anyone set free, bought and washed by Calvary begin

to sing, that's his favorite song of

all.

Isn't that wonderful?

And I like that part where he lifts his hands for silence.

When the weak is saved by grace, I mean they're singing and

But then when someone praying that prayer and making that transformation

I gotta hear this.

I love it, don't you?

Praise the Lord, man.

I'll tell you what, and by the way, we should never get to the point

I believe this with all of my heart.

I've been saved a very, very long, long time.

I've been saved for 58 years now.

I've been saved for 58 years.

Know Christ as my savior.

And can I tell you something?

When someone trusts Christ as their savior and I get news about

it, you're going to see somebody hopping

I'm telling you, I want to rejoice.

Amen.

Because after that prayer is said, when he lifts his hands with

of God and the Holy Spirit goes into

the victory.

Amen.

I tell you, we should too.

Praise the Lord for that.

I'm so glad for that.

I'm so glad that he's always there, even in the times you wonder

if he is.

I don't know if you've ever been to a point in your life where

Have you ever been here?

I've been there.

I'm just going to confess all of this because I'm just preaching

to myself right now.

Now, okay?

I have been to the point in my life where I've wondered if he's

I remember when I was a school administrator back in the nineties

It seemed like God would wake me up in the middle of the night.

It was one of the most difficult jobs I've ever had in my

life.

Man, I'm telling you, being a christian school administrator, because

I often wonder how God, God does it with us and how he's long

Sometimes I do.

But I remember waking up many times at night and I would go out

Lord.

I just felt like he wasn't even hearing me.

And sometimes I would just get to the point of despair where he's

You need to just stop and be still and know that I am God.

Because in those moments, of despair, in those moments of difficulty,

in those moments of conflict in your

You ever get to the point where you don't know what tomorrow

holds or what's going to be honest with

Sometimes, you know, you get to the point, you get to the age

We thought that was going to happen.

Am I supposed to relocate here?

We've been relocating and wondering where the Lord has it.

Her dad ended up having a stroke.

We thought, we're going to go there, we're going to help, we'll

We're blessed, that church's call and we have the opportunity

to be able to be in them.

We're grateful for all that.

But sometimes I look and I say, lord, we're trying.

We're working right now.

We're currently trying to raise some support.

We've never had support.

We don't have monthly support.

We're trying to figure out how to do that.

I've never done that.

I finally got to the point where I'm going to just start asking,

How do I do it?

Just tell people, you know, yeah, you have.

Not because you ask not.

So I'm starting to ask, you know, and I know God's got it all.

He's got it all under control.

There are times I get to worrying.

Do you get to worrying?

You know, if I'm not careful, I'll start looking at things politically

But you know what?

You need to just get alone and get that time with the Lord.

You just need to talk to him sometimes.

We just need to be still.

Just be still and be quiet and listen to that still, small voice

so that we can be in that presence of

In and out of situations that tug of war at me.

All day long I struggle for the answers that I need.

But then I come into his presence and all my questions become

clear.

And for that sacred moment, no doubts can interfere.

In the presence of.

Of Jehovah.

God Almighty.

Praise of peace.

Troubles venice hearts are.

Remaining in the presence of the king.

Through his love, the Lord provided a place for us to rest,

a place to find the answers in the

Now, there's never any reason for you to give up in despair.

Just slip away and breathe his name he will surely meet you there

in.

The presence hashem of Jehovah God Almighty, friends of peace troubles

In the presence of the kingdom.

I'm not going to preach a whole sermon, but I'm going to give

And I got to thinking about the very name of Jesus itself.

I got to thinking about everything it possesses, all that

it holds.

I think about even at the very beginning of Matthew, where the angel

And I got to thinking about Jesus and what's.

In the name of Jesus?

In the name of Jesus is salvation.

It's salvation for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord

Doesn't say might.

It says, shall be saved.

I got to looking at how the world needs to stop trusting in themselves

If our political system could get back, get God back into it and

It's in there.

And all these things shall be added.

If they could get that back where it should be, it would take

I got to thinking about how, in the name of Jesus, it heals.

Hurting world.

In the name of Jesus is security.

Can I tell you something?

I'm eternally secure.

I read it this morning.

We're sealed with the Holy Spirit, aren't we, brother?

Sealed.

You try to break that.

The Bible says that I am in the palm of his hand and no man can

Pluck me out of his hand.

I've got security in Jesus.

In Jesus there is is hope.

Can you imagine what it'd be like if there wasn't any hope?

If there's no hope, I can't imagine what that would be like in

Jesus.

I don't know what that's like.

I was saved when I was seven.

I've grown up knowing Christ as my personal lord and savior.

I don't know what it's like not to have hope.

I love having hope.

In Philippians, it talks about being found in fashion as a man.

He humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death

It talks about how he went to the cross to pay sin's debt for you

Jesus did that.

In the name of Jesus, there's salvation.

In the name of Jesus, there's power.

There is power in his name a sick have been healed.

People have said, in the name of Jesus.

In his name the dead have come back to life again.

Lazarus, come forth.

In his name.

The storms can be calmed.

They can be calmed even when there's a big storm going on.

And you say, well, it's all about how much stuff, my stuff is

destroyed.

No, even inside, when it is destroyed, you can still call upon

There is a power in, in his name.

Jude 121 says, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for mercy

making a difference.

In the name of Jesus, yes, there is provision, salvation.

There's power and there's also peace.

Aren't you thankful that you know him?

Where when you lay your head on your pillow at night, you know

Do you know the world can't explain that?

And when you try to explain that peace that's in your life to

But I'm glad I've got him.

Who is peace?

A peace that passes all understanding.

Many times when we would travel down the road, and even now,

or my wife, she's wiped out.

She can't drive.

I'll pull into a rest area and we'll just lay our head back.

And when we drive the coach and we pull into a Walmart, whatever

the case is, by the way, I'd ask that

to pray that we're able to find a house.

They're real affordable right now.

I don't know if you noticed that or not.

They're not.

We're working on it.

We're just really trusting the Lord.

We are.

I know God's got it all set up.

We're just waiting to see what he's going to do, you know?

But I gotta tell you, and matter of fact, every time you go

Okay, well, we would pull into a Walmart and I'd fire up the generator

Sometimes 203:00 in the morning, I lay my head on my pillow

as I do really every night.

And I just say, I tell them, I'd say, thank you for.

For forgiveness.

Thank you for your love.

Thank you for your grace and for your mercy.

And I say thank you for peace.

The peace that passes all understanding.

I got to thinking about songs about Jesus.

Jesus is the sweetest name I know Jesus means all the world to

I'd rather have Jesus than silver or

We have heard the joyful sound Jesus saves.

Jesus saves and when we sing those songs, they shouldn't just

be songs that we sing.

Just as a ho hum, we ought to lift our voice.

I have heard the joyful sound Jesus saves.

Jesus saves we ought to sing that song from the depths of our

heart.

Because he saved you and me.

I think of that song.

Jesus.

Jesus.

Jesus there's just something about that name.

Master savior Jesus when you say it, it's like the fragrance after

Jesus.

Jesus.

Jesus.

Let all heaven and earth proclaim kings and kingdoms they're

But there's something about the name of Jesus would you sing

Jesus Jesus Jesus there's just something about that name if you

Sing it with me.

Jesus.

Jesus Jesus Jesus there's just something about that name Master

like the fragrance after the rain Jesus

Jesus.

Jesus let all heaven let all heaven and earth proclaim.

Kings and kingdoms, kings.

And kingdoms will all pass away but there's something about

that name sing it again.

Sing it from your heart.

Sing it to him.

Jesus Jesus Jesus there's just something there's just something

about.

Master Savior Jesus Master.

Savior Jesus like the fragrance after the rain like the

Jesus Jesus Jes.

Let all heaven and earth proclaim let all and earth broken

Kingdom will all pass away but there's.

Something above that name.

We're going to sing this song, and I'm going to turn it over to

So many souls have tested him throughout the course of time.

So many still reach out to him with broken hearts and mind.

And every one of them will say with no exception that they can find.

Jesus Jesus never fails.

Even in the days of old he brought his people through and then

And you and then he rose again to prove that every has been true.

That Jesus never fails.

Jesus never fails Jesus never fails you might as well get thee

Sometimes this world brings troubles that I find so hard to bear.

I know I could not make a it without Jesus being there.

It's so encouraging to know however deep.

We'Re in despair that Jesus never.

So what can I do to prove to you?

Tell me how can you deny no.

One told that no mysteries, it's all oh so cut and dry and on

Jesus never fails.

Jesus never fails.

You might as well give me behind me Satan, you cannot prevail

Jesus never fails.

Jesus never fails.

You might as well give me behind me Satan, you cannot prevail

Jesus.

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Thank you so much.

God bless.

Have a wonderful day.

Amen.

Praise the Lord.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

I.