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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" |
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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 & Alice Hoskins, Grandchildren, and his daughters Liz Janis and
Debbie Gray, Alecia Clements, Bryndon
Thomas, Frank & Dawana Reigel, Andrew Preston,
Helen Maggard, Renee Jackson, Larry Mollette, Larry Mollette II
& Family, Linda Mollette, Kirby Mollette, Kerry Pennington, Kim Butler, Danny & Nita Mollette, Verna Mae Allen, Wendell Henderson, Judy Dunn,
Joshua Kidd, Matthew Kidd, Ronnie Henderson Jr,
Donnie Henderson, Kevin Henderson, Ricky Henderson, Rosalie Graves, Terry
Hanson, Jim Stagner, Bro. & Mrs. Hammond, Don
Hammond, Archie & Barbara Griffin & son Daniel, Larry Platt, 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, Timothy and Nathan Fails, Jacob Ramsey, Jim & Linda Meier, Brother
David & Sister Anne Shortt, Brother Manuel
Seymour & Family, Doris Hammock, Letha Langford, Leacho
Tittle, Brother & Sister Kelley Hinson, Brother
& Sister Frank James, Billy and Jo Hobbs, Jerry Hughes, Sister Nita Bookout and her Niece, Pastor G. L. Burr, Alicia Lightsey, Melody Carr, Betty, Gina, Janie Capps, Kathy
Johnson, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches
in Russia. |
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A Thought From Pastor Johnson: God Hates The Workers Of Iniquity We find in the world of religion today such a great misunderstanding of
the scriptures that most pastors should be ashamed to preach on Sunday
morning. There is in churches today such a great empathies on John 3:16 that
other scriptures such as Psalms 5:5 are ignored completely. Please understand
John 3:16 is a most wonderful verse and has such a great and wonderful
meaning that it disserves much expounding upon in today’s pulpits, however
only in it’s true meaning. With Psalms 5:5 and John 3:16 put side by side and
put in the context most Pastors preach about John 3:16 greatly contradict
God’s word and the first thought every young Minister should learn is God’s
word never contradicts itself. Psalms 5:5 is such a profound verse that it
condemns all sinners in totality, and puts mankind in a true light as a
sinner and the scriptures hath concluded that God hates sinners. We hear so
much about God hating sin that some choose to forget that it is the sinner
that God truly hates. Now this is not to say God doesn’t hate sin because He
does in fact, He hates everything connected with sin, even the one doing the act. If this is true then how is it possible that God
loves all of mankind? We hear the old false line “Jesus loves everyone” and
that is impossible because God has just concluded that He does not. We must
understand God’s true relationship with sin and the sinner in order to
understand better grace, mercy, and love. Once we understand how much God
hates sin and the sinner then we understand God’s salvation and how salvation
is by grace and through faith and how “we are his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus” Ephesians 2:8 – 10. God hates the sinner so much that He has
created an eternal punishment in a place called HELL where the fire never
extinguishes nor the worm ever dies (that is the suffering and desire to exit
ever stops). Man has such a desire to make themselves
loved of God that they misuse the scriptures to justify their thinking. John
3:16 is the greatest of examples of this. How is it
possible that God loves every living soul and that He wills none to go to
hell if He hates the sinner? Well this is were another false concept come
into view, they say Psalms 5:5 means that God only hates the worse sinners
among us, but this theory still shows to be false because if they suppose
that God loves every sinner, then it must be remembered we are suppose to
tell everyone that God loves them therefore this concept doesn’t hold water
either. Let us now focus on John 3:16 and the misunderstanding of it. This
scripture has been much debated and the reason for this is because I do not
believe anyone wants to proclaim the true meaning because they fear hurting
someone’s feelings. I have found that John Gill gives the best commentary of
this; “Not every man in the world is here meant, or all the individuals of
human nature; for all are not the objects of God's special love, which is
here designed, as appears from the instance and evidence of it, the gift of
his Son: nor is Christ God's gift to every one; for to whomsoever he gives
his Son, he gives all things freely with him; which is not the case of every
man…the objects of God's special love, and to them Christ is given, and they
are brought to believe in him, and shall never perish, but shall be saved
with an everlasting salvation; yet rather the Gentiles particularly, and
God's elect among them, are meant; who are often called "the
world", and "the whole world", and "the nations of the
world", as distinct from the Jews.” This commentary by Gill makes so
much sense because the word “world means - orderly arrangement, that is,
decoration” - and the word “decoration” means - an item, usually one of a
group, attached to something to make it look more attractive – or one elected
of God before the foundation of the world (one of a group) that (make it look
more attractive) through Jesus Christ. Not the entire population but rather
those elected by God. |
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“God Only, You Can Trust” "Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be
offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended" Matt. 26:33 "Why," cries one, "this is no promise of God." Just
so, but it was a promise of man, and therefore it came to nothing. Peter
thought that he was saying what he should assuredly carry out; but a promise
which has no better foundation than a human resolve will fall to the ground.
No sooner did temptations arise than Peter denied his Master, and used oaths
to confirm his denial. What is man's word? An earthen pot broken with a stroke. What is your
own resolve? A blossom, which, with God's care, may come to fruit, but which,
left to itself, will fall to the ground with the first wind that moves the
bough. On man's word hang only what it will bear. This volume is a checkbook for believers, and this page is meant as a
warning as to what bank they draw upon, and whose signature they accept. Rely
upon Jesus without limit. Trust not thyself nor any
born of woman, beyond due bounds; but trust thou only and wholly in the Lord. By Charles
H. Spurgeon |
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Happy Birthday: Donna Johnson January 2nd |
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Psalms 6:8-10: "Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity;
for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. (9.) The LORD hath heard my
supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. (10.) Let all mine enemies be
ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.” |