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Sovereign Grace
Missionary Baptist Church Elder
Randy Johnson, Pastor
Brother 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, Sister Alice Hoskins and
Family, Grandchildren, Liz Janis and Debbie Gray, Derrick & Alecia and sons Coty & Carson Clements, Frank Trusty,
Bryndon Thomas, Frank & Dawana Reigel, Andrew
Preston, Larry Mollette, Larry Mollette II & Family, Kerry Pennington,
Kim Poole, Danny & Nita Mollette, Wendell Henderson, Judy Dunn, Martha Gray,
Joshua Kidd, Matthew Kidd,, Ronnie Henderson Jr. & Son Kevin Henderson, Jim
Stagner, Bro. & Mrs. Hammond, Don & Neil
Hammond, Charles Hammond, Archie & Barbara Griffin & son Daniel, Bro.
& Sister Bob Keller, Kathy Rosinbaum, Mary
Ramsey, Donna Johnson, Fay Johnson, Luann Reynolds, Brother Curtis Pugh,
Timothy and Nathan Fails, Jacob Ramsey, Jim & Linda Meier, Brother David
& Sister Anne Shortt, Brother Manuel Seymour, Letha Langford, Brother
& Sister Kelley Hinson and Kelley Lee, Billy and Jo Hobbs, Jerry Hughes,
Sister Nita Bookout, Justin Bookout, Pastor G. L. Burr, Melody Carr, Janie
Capps, Gina Sullivan, Katie Norton, Imajo Tracy,
Linda Hughes, Roy Lemmon, Marshall Risinger, Lee Mollette’s
Daughter & Granddaughter Kristal, Dale Barnes, Keith Johnson, Tammy Hairston, Lorene
& David Rodden, Leon Wyckoff, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in
Russia. |
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The Pastors Corner:
“And he said to the woman,
Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.” Luke 7:50 The
most wonderful words a lost soul can hear are “Thy faith hath saved thee”.
Most wonderful because it cancels any thoughts of works for salvation. Now
please understand I am not against works; I am against works for salvation!
Now one may ask “why are you against works for salvation?” Well I am glad you
asked that question; we cannot live good enough or
have sufficient works to enter the kingdom of God. If we fell short before
salvation then we will most certainly fall short after salvation. If the
blood of Jesus only cleanses our sins before faith has come then what about
after faith has come. If one single sin will condemn us to eternal hell
before faith then won’t one single sin condemn us to eternal hell after
salvation? God said through James; “For whosoever shall keep the whole law,
and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” James 2:10 It is not just
big sins that condemns us but any single sin; just the smallest of though can
condemn us because our thought are also sin. “But I say unto you, That whosoever
looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart.” Matthew 5:28. So if sin includes the
thoughts of our hearts then sin is inescapable. To believe that works is a
part of salvation means we will all surly go to eternal hell. Salvation that
includes works also means we cannot live a life of peace after faith has
come; Jesus told this woman of many sins “…go in peace.” How could she go in
peace if she had to live a sinless life? Having to examine every thought before
she even thought it; or is that even possible? I could find no peace in that!
The
Lord Jesus Christ; the Saviour of mankind told this woman that her faith had
saved her even though she had many sins. “Wherefore I say unto thee, Her
sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth
little.” Luke 7:47 and she had many sins after faith had come. I have had
many sins after faith came to me. But she and I were both glad to hear that
the blood of Jesus was sufficient to cleanse all our sins and not just our
past sins. “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of
sins, according to the riches of his grace;” Ephesians 1:7. Now I can live in
peace on this earth knowing that even though I may sin many times over, my
sins have all been forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ. The
Lord Jesus also told this very sinful woman “And he said unto her, Thy sins
are forgiven.” Luke 7:48 He did not specify her past sins He said “Thy sins
are forgiven.” As in all her sins; then she was told to live in peace because
knowing that all her sins were forgiven she could, what a wonderful, blessed
way to live in a sinful world. If you want your sins forgiven come to Jesus;
bathe in His blood and you too can live sin free the rest of your days. You
can live a life of peace in this evil world. “Therefore being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” Romans 5:1 We will continue the
Beatitudes next week. This passage truly made a great impression on my heart
this week. |
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Rules For Prosperity: "Only be thou strong
and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do
according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not
from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest
prosper whithersoever thou goest" Josh. 1:7 Yes,
the Lord will be with us in our holy war, but He demands of us that we
strictly follow His rules. Our victories will very much depend upon our
obeying Him with all our heart, throwing strength and courage into the
actions of our faith. If we are halfhearted we cannot expect more than half a
blessing. We
must obey the Lord with care and thoughtfulness. "Observe to do" is
the phrase used, and it is full of meaning. This is referred to every part of
the divine will; we must obey with universal readiness. Our rule of conduct
is "according to all the law." We may not pick and choose, but we
must take the Lord's commands as they come, one and all. In all this we must
go on with exactness and constancy. Ours is to be a straightforward course,
which bends neither to the right nor to the left. We are not to err by being
more rigid than the law, nor turn out of levity to a more free and easy way.
With such obedience there will come spiritual prosperity. O Lord, help us to
see if it be not even so! We shall not test thy promise in vain. By Charles Haddon
Spurgeon from his "Faith's Checkbook" series |
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Church News: The
church will hold her monthly business meeting today at 4:00. Please plan to attend
because we have several points of business to discuss. We have the Bible
Conference that needs to be prepared for; we have to discuss the A/C unit,
and many other issues to discuss. We
will have a Baptism this morning. |
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God’s Warning: Jeremiah 6:15 - 17 "Were they ashamed
when they had committed abomination? nay, they were
not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among
them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. (16.) Thus saith
the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is
the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But
they said, We will not walk therein. (17.) Also I
set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken". |