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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, Charles Hammond, Archie & Barbara Griffin & son Daniel, Bro.
& Sister Bob Keller, Wanda Fowler, Kathy Rosinbaum,
Brenda Galusha and Jewel, Mary Ramsey, Donna
Johnson, Fay Johnson, 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 and Kelley Lee,
Billy and Jo Hobbs, Jerry Hughes, Sister Nita Bookout and her Niece, Pastor
G. L. Burr, Alicia Lightsey, Melody Carr, Betty, Janie
Capps, Kathy Johnson, Doyle Thomas, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov
and the Churches in Russia. |
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A Thought From Pastor Johnson: Men, are we failing God? Were can we even start with this verse of scripture? It has so many
roads that as we travel them they could cause our travel to look more like a
maze than a road. However it may be; we are going to say as much as we can
before we run out of space. First of all let us understand the Lord is
speaking here to men. Please understand God gave certain laws to man and
others to the woman, men are to provided for the family, men are to provide a
living (as far as money), men are to provide protection for the family (as
far as security), men are also to be the head in the family as well as make
the important decisions of the family. Secondly we find that woman was taken
from man to be his helpmate, not to take over for the man or to take over his
responsibilities. I understand that as time has progressed women have been
given more rights by the government and laws set in place by the government,
however no law given by mans government should nor will ever override the
laws of God. For example if and when the U.S. Government passes a law that
makes gay marriage the same as a marriage between a man and a woman that law
will not make it right in God’s sight nor will it be justified with God. Just
as a states law cannot override the federal law, neither federal nor state
law can override the law of God. We have a thing called biblical doctrine
which simply means biblical teachings Paul calls it “…he hath denied the
faith…” making it a doctrine of faith. Now there is only one doctrine of
faith or one biblical truth and all others are simply wrong. God says it is
mans responsibility to command, care and provide for the family or that man
“…is worse than an infidel” that is worse than a lost person or worse than
the worst among us. He is worse than an infidel because he is a Christian who
should be following biblical doctrine but refuses. Men that refuse to support
their own children whether at home or those of divorce or even those born out
of wedlock, it does not matter they are his to care for and do not belong to
the U.S. Government or a foster home or an orphanage, they are his and are
his responsibility to care for. Just because some pastor of a church changes
this responsibility does not correct the word of God nor does it lessen the
responsibility because remember there is only one doctrine. Pastors do and
say a lot of things they will be shamed before the Lord Jesus Christ one day
in judgment. Now
please understand God never said that a woman could not help a man provide or
help her husband do any of the other things that are mans responsibility, however
it is not her responsibility to take control of these things for a man but
rather she is to be a helpmate. There are many fathers today that are lazy
and have no concern in doing these things and yes some of them are Christians
and this is a disgrace to God’s wonderful grace. There are many Christian men
who allow their wives to command their family duties in their
irresponsibility to so and this is also a disgrace to the grace of God. |
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A Thought For The Week: This World
Is A Wilderness To every child of God this world, with all its conceived pleasures, is
nothing but a wilderness– far from his Father's House; far from that goodly
land which he so ardently longs to see and to possess. This is the view which
every saint takes of earth; and it is a just one. What the wilderness was to
the children of Israel in their journey to the promised land, this decaying
scene is to the believer in his progress heavenward. It is not his rest; it
is not his home. On the contrary, it is a wilderness world of trouble, from
which he is coming up out of, and traveling to the mansions above. The dark,
rugged pathway lies through imminent dangers and difficulties, which
sometimes rise like mountains before the Christian pilgrim, and threaten to
retard his march to the land of immortality. But it is a blessed consolation to know that Jesus guards the way to
Mount Zion; that he will allow no evil to befall us; that even here, in this
valley of tears, all things shall work together for our good. The sorrows and
bereavements of life render this earth a trying wilderness world to the child
of God. Here, the winds of adversity and floods of sorrow sweep along our
path, making us long to reach the blissful hill Of Zion, where "no
chilling blasts annoy," where all is blooming with immortal love and
peace. Here on earth, we are almost constantly distressed with difficulties,
cares, pains, and griefs, which render this a weary
land– "a land of deserts and of pits, a land of drought, and of the
shadow of death." It is SIN that makes this world a wilderness to the saint. On account
of the sin in his heart, he often faints, and is ready to die; he feels that
this is indeed a valley of weeping, and longs to arrive at the borders of the
wilderness, that he may cross into Canaan. Besides all this, he has to
encounter, in his journey, violent opposition from an ungodly, persecuting
world. This makes him cry out, with the Psalmist, "How I suffer among
these scoundrels of Meshech! It pains me to live
with these people from Kedar! I am tired of living
here among people who hate peace." In the world, there are fightings without, and fears within. How unlike this dark
abode of sin and misery are those radiant mansions far beyond the starry sky!
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. By: David Harsha, from his article “This World a Wilderness, and
the Christian a Pilgrim” 1856 |
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Church Announcement: The church membership will be partaking of the
Lord’s Supper at the conclusion of the morning service. Any visitors may stay
and observe or may leave but cannot be active in any part of this church ordnance.
Brother Larry Mollette and Brother Ronnie Henderson will be our servers. |