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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, Kirby Mollette, Kerry Pennington, Kim Butler, Danny
& Nita Mollette, Verna Mae Allen, Wendell Henderson, Judy Dunn, Joshua
Kidd, Matthew Kidd, Kevin Henderson, 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, Brother
& Sister Kelley Hinson and Kelley Lee, Billy and Jo Hobbs, Jerry Hughes, Sister
Nita Bookout and her Niece, Roger Bookout, Pastor G. L. Burr, Alicia Lightsey, Melody Carr, Betty, Janie Capps, Scott and Gina
Sillivan, Katie Norton, An unnamed child, and Bro.
Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia. |
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A Thought From Pastor Johnson: Do Right To Those Under Your Control. As we go through life we should have one single mindset and that is to
justly serve the Lord our God in every area in our lives. This becomes much
harder as we must learn to live and work is a secular world controlled by
Satan. As servants to our employers we must give them a proper day’s work for
a proper days pay. And like wise with Christians in charge of both the lost
and Christians. It is very difficult to be a Christian and live and work in
this world but at the same time it is necessary. However we must understand
as Christians no matter if we are employers, employees, or one in a
supervisory role we must always respect the other people around us and always
treat them in a fair and honest way. Always remembering we are not just
Christians on Sunday but rather everyday of our life. We want to look at two words today, masters and servants. Let us start
with the word master, this word comes from the Greek word “kurios” and it means – one who is supreme in authority or
as a noun it means a controller. The word master is used not only is slavery
but also in our everyday life as one who has authority over others or
employers, supervisors or etc. While it is true that a lost master is not
bounded to the scriptures however one that is a Christian is and therefore
should reflect the scriptures in how he rules over them that are under his
control. This becomes difficult when a Christian master is under the headship
of a lost master himself, but if that Christian wants to hold this leadership
roll in the workplace they must always act according to Gods will. Acts 5:29 “Then Peter and the other
apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God
rather than men.” Even if it goes against your own master, you always conduct
your rulership by Gods word and if you cannot then
it would be better not to serve that role. I understand that the fleshly
nature we have in us has a great desire to control and rule but our spiritual
nature must rule our everyday function. The greatest example of this is
politics; a Christian should never be a politician because this world is
controlled by Satan and therefore Christians must compromise with the lost in
order to accomplish anything. They must learn to lie and sometimes give in to
secular law in order to do their job, and this is going against Gods word.
But to those who are employers, supervisors or etc. please remember God
commanded how you treat those under you
“…give unto your servants that which is just and equal…” and that
means to treat those under your control as you would like your Master (God)
to treat you “…knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.” Now we want to spend a few words on servants. The word servant comes
from the Greek word “doulos” and means a slave or
one under the subjection of another. As employees God has rules for them
also, Colossians 3:22 “Servants, obey in all things your masters according to
the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:” As
employees are suppose to give your worldly masters an honest day of work for
the entire time you are getting paid. The word “eyeservice”
means - one that is sight in labor or one that must be watched in order to do
your job, this is known as a manpleaser or one who
only works when the boss is watching. As a Christian we all should be honest
and dependable, working to please God by pleasing our employers or
supervisors. A dishonest employee is dishonoring to God just as an
un-respectful master is and both need to please God rather than the desires
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The Bible’s Supreme Place: "Great peace have
they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them" Ps. 119:165 Yes, a true love for the great Book will bring us great peace from the
great God, and be a great protection to us. Let us live constantly in the
society of the law of the Lord, and it will breed in our hearts a restfulness such as nothing else can. The Holy Spirit
acts as a Comforter through the Word, and sheds abroad those benign
influences which calm the tempests of the soul. Nothing is a stumblingblock to the man who
has the Word of God dwelling in him richly. He takes up his daily cross and
it becomes a delight. For the fiery trial he is prepared, and counts it not
strange, so as to be utterly cast down by it. He is neither stumbled by
prosperity, as so many are, nor crushed by adversity, as others have been;
for he lives beyond the changing circumstances of external life. When his Lord
puts before him some great mystery of the faith which makes others cry,
"This is an hard saying; who can hear it?" the believer accepts it
without question; for his intellectual difficulties are overcome by his
reverent awe of the law of the Lord, which is to him the supreme authority to
which he joyfully bows. Lord, work in us this love, this peace, this rest,
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Let them alone: "They are joined to their idols—let them
alone!" Hosea 4:17 God sometimes leaves men to themselves—their furious passions
are unchained, and they are given up, without restraint, to the lusts of
their own evil hearts! A more dreadful judgment than this,
cannot be inflicted on this side of hell. Matthew Henry writes, "People go on in sin until the Lord says, 'Let
them alone!' Then they receive no more warnings—and feel no more convictions.
Satan takes full possession of them—and they ripen for destruction! It is a
sad and sore judgment for any man—to be let alone in sin! Those who
are not disturbed in their sin—will be destroyed for
their sin! May we be kept from this dreadful state; for the wrath of God,
like a strong tempest—will soon hurry all impenitent sinners into eternal ruin!" By John
Newton, from his article “The imminent danger and the only sure resource of
this nation” |
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