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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, Derrick & Alecia and sons Coty
& Carson 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, Ronnie Henderson Jr., Vickie Sims, Debbie and Morgan Farmer, Jim Stagner, Bro. & Mrs. Hammond, Don & Neil Hammond,
Charles Hammond, Eric 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, Melody Carr, Betty, Janie Capps, Scott
and Gina Sillivan, Katie Norton, An unnamed child, Imajo Tracy, Mike Hux, Sister
Jean Dodson and Family, Casey 5 year old almost drown and Family, and Bro.
Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia. |
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A Thought From Pastor Johnson: Our God Is Sovereign! We have started a new study in our newsletter; we are going to take a
very long look at the “Sovereignty of God” and look at this subject under
many titles. Last week we looked at an “introduction” and this week we are
going to continue that introduction. We find in our date in time many today
that do not teach or even believe in the sovereignty of God. I believe they
hate it so much that they simple despise anyone who believes or teaches it.
However the Lord promised that man would cause truth to be a lie and a lie to
be truth. “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served
the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.” Romans
1:25 there are two “very today” statements in this verse (1.) “Who changed
the truth of God into a lie…” and (2.) “…and served the creature more than
the Creator…” If one does not believe and teach in a Sovereign God then they
have changed that truth into a lie, and this causes one to worship the creature
more than the Creator in that it is no longer God that saves but rather the
creature that causes and brings about their own salvation. If the creature
brings about their own salvation then the great question must be asked, why
do we pray to God for one to be saved, why not just pray to the sinner? This
is the bottom-line in the scriptures, God saves sinners! However if you
listen in most churches today you will not hear this but rather it is totally
up to the sinner to deliver themselves to believe in Jesus Christ as their
Saviour. Well God makes no doubt in His Word that this is impossible on the
sinner’s part. Jesus said in John 6:44 “No man can come to me, except the
Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the
last day.” Now some will say that
“well it is true that God draws man but the choice to believe is up to man,
however Paul said in Romans 8:14 “For as many as are led by the Spirit
of God, they are the sons of God.” Jesus also said in John 6:39
“And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he
hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the
last day.” There are also two great and wonderful truths in this verse; (1.)
“…that of all which he hath given me…” and (2.) “…I should lose nothing…”
first of all the Father gave to the Son a remnant of souls before the
creation of the world and of that number He (the Son) has lost NONE.
This is called election or God choosing a remnant of souls in eternity past
to be His beloved sons, and during the “eternal covenant” between the Father
and the Son that the Father gave to the Son this remnant of souls or what is
known as the elect of God with the condition He (as the Son of Man) would
give His live on the cross for their sins in which the Father considered just
payment, this is why Jesus said just before His death “…It is finished…” John
19:30 meaning the debt has been paid in full which fulfilled His part of the
eternal covenant that was made before the creation of the world. If this is not
true than how could Christ Jesus be “…the Lamb slain from the foundation
of the world.” Revelations 13:5. What we find being preached in churches today is not truth but rather a
lie and those that preach the truth is made to look like liars which is exactly what God said in Romans 1:25. However
this is not new from mankind, man has always hated the Sovereignty of God, in
John 6:43 Jesus said “…Murmur not among yourselves.” And mankind has
“Murmured” at the Sovereignty of God ever since and do more today than ever
before. Most Pastors and churches today speak about choice, decisions,
sinner’s prayers, and etc. and by these terms taking God out of the work of
salvation and putting it into the sinner’s hands, but I must ask where are
these terms used in the scriptures? Where was anyone told to make a decision
or choice for Christ? Or where was anyone ever told to pray a sinner’s prayer
for salvation? It is simple, they do not exist, everywhere you see salvation
in the scriptures you see God saving the sinner. And one last point, where do
they prove that “God cannot change mans will”? Yes indeed God is
Sovereign! |
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Holy Foresight: Ah, Lord, thou wast in thy lowest state when
before thy persecutors thou wast made to stand like
a criminal! Yet the eyes of thy faith could see beyond thy present
humiliation into thy future glory. What words are these, "Nevertheless
-- hereafter"! I would imitate thy holy foresight, and in the midst of
poverty, or sickness, or slander, I also would say, "Nevertheless --
hereafter." Instead of weakness, thou hast all power; instead of shame,
all glory; instead of derision, all worship. Thy cross has not dimmed the
splendor of thy crown, neither has the spittle marred the beauty of thy face.
Say, rather, thou art the more exalted and honored because of thy sufferings. |
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Bible Conference News: We are happy to announce we have received three commitments to speak at
our bible conference in September, they are Pastor Kelley Hinson from the
Landmark Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, Texas - Pastor Harold
McSwain from the Naborton Baptist
Church Mansfield, La. – and Pastor David O'Neal from the Grace Missionary
Baptist Church Tulsa, Oklahoma. We expect more speakers to commit soon. |
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Happy Birthday: Brother Virgil Hoskins June 5th |