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Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 Elder Randy Johnson, Pastor
Bro. Ronnie Henderson, Song Director "Where The Truths Of God’s Word Are Still Taught" |
| You Were Asked To Pray For: All of Our Military, Their Family’s & All the Civilian Workers in The Middle East, Zee Mink Fuller and Family, Her son’s Bryan Armstrong and Hunter Hackie, Daughter Shannon, and Brother Philip & Sondra Thornsberry, Virgil Hoskins and his daughters Liz Janis and Debbie Gray, Frank & Dawana Reigel, Andrew Preston, Helen Maggard, Renee Jackson, Larry & Linda Mollette, Larry Mollette II & Family, Kirby Mollette, Shawn, Bridget, and Destiny Bradford, Kerry Pennington, Kim Butler, Danny & Nita Mollette, Verna Mae Allen, Wendell Henderson, Judy Dunn, Joshua Kidd, Matthew Kidd, Donnie Henderson, Kevin Henderson, Ricky Henderson, Rosalie Graves, Terry Hanson, Jim Stagner, Bro. & Mrs. Hammond, Don Hammond, Archie & Barbara Griffin & son Daniel, Larry Platt, Edna Garvin, Bro. & Sister Bob Keller, Wanda Fowler, Kathy Rosinbaum, Brenda Galusha and Jewel, Mary Ramsey, Donna Johnson, Fay Johnson, Bobby Walker, Luann Reynolds, Bro. & Sis. Curtis Pugh and his brother Billy Jack Cooper and family, Abigail Cattemull, Timothy and Nathan Fails, Jacob Ramsey, Jim & Linda Meier, Brother David & Sister Anne Shortt, Brother Manuel Seymour, Zach Seymour, Doris Hammock, Letha Langford, Leacho Tittle, Bro. David Green and Family , Pastor Kelley and Sister Eyvonne Hinson and Wesley, Anita Marsh, Brother Frank and Sister Cyd James, Charles Boyd Sr. and Jr., Brother Larry Wilson, Billy and Jo Hobbs, Michael Hiem, Jerry Hughes, Nita Bookout’s Niece, Kim McCool’s Mother and Father, Pastor G. L. Burr, Dina Taylor, Alicia Lightsey, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia. |
| A Thought By: C. H. Spurgeon: We Receive as We Give It is not meet that the man who will not forgive should be forgiven, nor shall he who will not give to the poor have his own wants relieved. God will measure to us with our own bushels, and those who have been hard masters and hard creditors will find that the LORD will deal hardly with them. "He shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy." This day let us try to give and to forgive. Let us mind the two bears
- bear and forbear. Let us be kind, gentle, and tender. Let us not put
harsh constructions upon men's conduct, nor drive hard bargains, nor
pick foolish quarrels, nor be difficult to please. Surely we wish to be
blessed, and we also want to obtain mercy: let us be merciful, that we
may have mercy. Let us fulfill the condition, that we may earn the
beatitude. Is it not a pleasant duty to be kind? Is there not much more
sweetness in it than in being angry and ungenerous? Why, there is a
blessedness in the thing itself! Moreover, the obtaining of mercy is a
rich reward. What but sovereign grace could suggest such a promise as
this. We are merciful to our fellow mortal in pence, and the LORD
forgives us "all the debt." |
| A Thought From Our Pastor: Why are the lost so much against God and His People? "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." Romans 8:7 We now live in a society that I had predicted would come in my life time, a society that hates God and His chosen few. I had a couple of co-workers to ask me why the President would not observe the National Day of Prayer and my response was, it goes against everything he is, a Socialist! All Socialist have one common ground they stand on and that is they hate God, and everything about God. Today our Nations Capitol is controlled by Socialist and this is why we as churches and Christians are in so much trouble. The people of America elected this group in order to get socialized health care but I do not believe they ever dreamed that they would get this mess. These people hate God, wrong is right to them, and right is evil against them. The problem with them all is they are lost and hate God; the lost is at enmity against Him. In our text scripture Romans 8:7 notice this "for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be" that is the carnal mind, the word "subject" means "will not submit self unto" the law of God because to them it is wrong and backward to what they believe. Paul also said in Ephesians 4:17 "This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind," Beloved the Lord said Luke 21:28 "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." We need to be looking up because the coming of the Lord is soon to be! Beloved this world has ran her race and just as the Lord was frustrated before the flood, so He is today. If the Lord was to tarry very much longer the churches and Israel will both be destroyed and neither will be before the Lord returns. We need to (as Christians) everywhere focus our prayers and attention on the Lords return because this world is not going to improve, it is not going to repent, even a change in the President in four years will not change it, beloved the Lord is close to His return. The Laws these Socialist set in place over the next four years will be the law of the land and laws are hard to change, the greatest example being abortion. When these folk invade our churches, only the weak non-christian pastors will escape their persecution. It will not bother them to allow the carnal laws rule their pulpits. Beloved the Lord made it clear as to carnal law Galatians 5:17 "For
the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the
things that ye would." We must stand and walk in the word of God and not
allow carnal laws interfere with the word of God. It is not hate speech
to preach the truths of His word and if it is, then God is also a
hatemonger also. The Lord told us it is wrong to bow down and allow them
to set the law in the churches. Philippians 3:19 "Whose end is
destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their
shame, who mind earthly things.)" Beloved we need to pray for one
another and all churches needs to pray for their Pastor because we are
just at the start of what will prove to be a very harsh four years for
your Pastor and church truth. |
| Happy Birthday:
Wendell Henderson May 18th |
| Walking Bibles: "Give me understanding, and I will keep Your law and obey it with all my heart." Psalm 119:34 Determine to PRACTICE whatever you read. Christians should be walking Bibles, living the truths written. The Word is not only a guide to knowledge, but a guide to obedience. A holy reading of God’s Word, results in our fleeing from sins, and practicing the duties commanded. "I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey Your word." Psalm 119:101 By: Thomas Brooks, from his article "Paradise Opened" 1675 |