Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 November 21, 2010 Elder Randy Johnson, Pastor Bro. Ronnie Henderson, Song Director Pastor E-Mail: sgmbcpastor@baptistsonline.org Web Site: www.baptistsonline.org/sgmbc "Where The Truths Of God’s Word Are Still Taught"

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, Martha Gray, Joshua Kidd, Matthew Kidd, Kevin Henderson, Ronnie Henderson Jr. & Daughter Ashley, Lilly Stansord, Vickie Sims, Debbie Farmer, Morgan Murchison, Jim Stagner, Bro. & Mrs. Hammond, Don & Neil Hammond, Charles Hammond, Eric Hammond, Archie & Barbara Griffin & son Daniel, Bro. & Sister Bob Keller, 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, Letha Langford, Brother & Sister Kelley Hinson and Kelley Lee, Billy and Jo Hobbs, Jerry Hughes, Sister Nita Bookout, Roger Bookout, Pastor G. L. Burr, Melody Carr, Janie Capps, Gina Sullivan, Katie Norton, Imajo Tracy, Sister Jean Dodson and Family, Linda Hughes, Roy Lemmon, Marshall Risinger, Jeremiah Kelleher, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia.

Happy Thanksgiving: Leviticus 22:29 “And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.” Psalms 69:30 “I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.” 2 Corinthians 9:11 “Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.”

The Pastors Corner: Why Do You Try To Hide; The Lord God Sees you! Romans 11:7 - 8 “What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (8.) (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.” We as Gentile believers can learn so much from the Israelites. As we continue to study the book of Romans, it never fails that we always run upon some deep wonderful truth. Here in chapter 11 we found out what happened to the Israelites, God put them into a deep sleep. Israel tried so hard to justify themselves before God that they missed what exactly it was that God was doing. Their ignorance in justification became a self-justification for them which became a stumbling block for them. The Israelites became so deep in their labors that they missed the greatest gift that God has given to the world and that was Jesus Christ. In fact instead of accepting Him as their Saviour, they crucified Him, choosing a murder over Him! Ignorance has always run deep in this world, and today is no exception. People of all different denominations are attempting to work a self-justification by their works and they (like the Israelites) will miss Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ came to this world to do His Fathers will and that will was to die for His elect. This was to fulfill the eternal agreement between the Father and the Son before the world was created. John 17:2 “As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.” That is to the elect. Well if God has an elect people, then what about the rest of them? God has shut their eyes that they will not see and their ears that they will not hear. Now I know that there are some Armenians who will deny this but please notice what God did to the Israelites! God has closed their eyes and ears that they will not see nor hear the glorious saving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ just as He has with so many of today. Verse 8 says God has put the Israelites into a deep sleep as He has also done with most Gentiles today. Nothing we say, nothing we do will cause them to awaken from this deep sleep, only God can awaken them. Now I must also add this very important verse; in verse 11 “I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.” Because God has put them in a deep sleep that they cannot see nor hear then they certainly cannot proclaim the gospel message to the world, therefore God elected to use the Gentiles for this task and beloved that is a great honor to us-ward. It is no longer up to the Israelites to carry and proclaim God word it is now in the hands of the Gentile churches, and this is why it is so important to deliver the gospel to the world in any fashion that God has made available to us. Mark 16:15 “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Not just to those who attend church services or not just to those in our community but rather to the entire world. Beloved this is done in many ways and one of those ways is missionaries. Missionaries are the one single biblical force in that deliverance, however today we have many tools at our disposal with the biggest being the internet. However convenient and cheep the internet may be it will never replace missionaries because they are the ones that God has sent forth from the local churches to accomplish this task. But please allow me to say that we Gentile church have been given a glorious opportunity by the Lord and we need to make sure we deliver and God has commanded. God has promised to return Israel to the task of once again carrying His word by saving a remnant of them in the Tribulation period, and the short time we have left we all need to work hard at fulfilling Gods command.

Perfect Purity "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment." Rev. 3:5 Warrior of the cross, fight on! Never rest till thy victory is complete, for thine eternal reward will prove worthy of a life of warfare. See, here is perfect purity for thee! A few in Sardis kept their garments undefiled, and their recompense is to be spotless. Perfect holiness is the prize of our high calling, let us not miss it. See, here is joy! Thou shalt wear holiday robes, such as men put on at wedding feasts; thou shalt be clothed with gladness, and be made bright with rejoicing. Painful struggles shall end in peace of conscience, and joy in the Lord. See, here is victory! Thou shalt have thy triumph. Palm, and crown, and white robe shall be thy guerdon; thou shalt be treated as a conqueror, and owned as such by the Lord Himself. See, here is priestly array! Thou shalt stand before the Lord in such raiment as the sons of Aaron wore; thou shalt offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and draw near unto the Lord with the incense of praise. Who would not fight for a Lord who gives such large honors to the very least of His faithful servants? Who would not be clothed in a fool's coat for Christ's sake, seeing He will robe us with glory? By C. H. Spurgeon from his “Faith’s Checkbook” collection.