Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church

Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 February 27, 2011 Newsletter Number 309 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, Frank Trusty, 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, Terry 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, Justin 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, Jack Johnson, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia.

The Pastors Corner: Come Freely To Gods Throne Of Grace “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 I am afraid that we have reached a time in society that prayer means less and less because of what society has become, very sinful. I do hope and pray the reason is not that we have came to have little faith in the power of prayer because the very same God is still the one we pray too, and He has not changed. The writer of the Hebrews told us to come “boldly” to the throne of grace, the word “boldly” means – with freedom of speech but it also means with courage – We as Christians have a liberty in Christ Jesus to come freely to God throne of grace and why men do not use that freedom I cannot answer. Beloved we all must remember that God is a most gracious God, He answers prayer, and if we fail to use the liberty created in Christ Jesus we have all missed a glorious blessing. So as we boldly come to Gods throne of grace let us also remember to come with courage, or faithfulness that God can and will still answer prayer. Let us always remember just as Jesus Christ bought our salvation at Calvary He also bought us the freedom to stand before Gods throne with our supplications. If we as Christians fail to use this throne of grace then we either show a lack of faith in God or we are showing disobedience to God. Beloved God understands our issues in life, because Jesus Christ was tempted as we are and therefore there is empathy on His part as to what we go though in the flesh. “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Verse 15. The only good thing a Christian has in this life is God; therefore it seems that we would enjoy spending much of our available time speaking to Him. Prayer warriors today are far and in between, but it should not be so. Beloved talk to God, not just once or twice a day but several times a day. Let Him know your needs because His throne is not called the throne of grace for nothing. It is called the throne of grace because none of us deserves to stand there, none of us deserve to have our prayers heard much less answered, but we are praying to a gracious God with Jesus Christ interceding on our behalf. Our liberty in Christ goes much deeper than salvation; it also allows us to talk to God. Whether it is a time of need or just a time of thanksgiving we get to talk to our Heavenly Father Who can do for us as He pleases. “…that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” And beloved we are in a time of need today. With the world on the way to destruction and true Christians growing weaker by the day we need much help. We will find it only with God, and none other. The solution is not with the government, nor with the rest of the world, it is only with God. Beloved it is time for us all to spend more time before Gods throne of grace, pray for our nation, our world, but pray much for our churches, Pastors, and each other, because the times we live in today are horrible times. Let us all go much to Gods throne of grace and pray that Jesus will return soon because without a miraculous work of God this world is not going to get any better. Mercy is to be found and it is only found at Gods throne of grace.

Announcements: Time Change: Please take notice that Daylight Savings Time begins on March 13 this year, and please remember to “spring” your clocks forward one hour on Saturday night before bedtime. Service Schedule Change: On March 20, 2011 Pastor Johnson will be attending the Bible Conference at Northside Baptist Church in Oakdale, La. Therefore the church here will only have a morning service from 11:00 – 12:00 that day. Brother Harace Hammond is scheduled to speak in Pastor Johnson’s absence.

Unstaggering Trustfulness: "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord" Ps. 112:7 Suspense is dreadful. When we have no news from home, we are apt to grow anxious, and we cannot be persuaded that "no news is good news." Faith is the cure for this condition of sadness: the Lord by His Spirit settles the mind in holy serenity, and all fear is gone as to the future as well as the present. The fixedness of heart spoken of by the Psalmist is to be diligently sought after. It is not believing this or that promise of the Lord, but the general condition of unstaggering trustfulness in our God, the confidence which we have in Him that He will neither do us ill Himself, nor suffer anyone else to harm us. This constant confidence meets the unknown as well as the known of life. Let the morrow be what it may, our God is the God of tomorrow. Whatever events may have happened, which to us are unknown, our Jehovah is God of the unknown as well as of the known. We are determined to trust the Lord, come what may. If the very worst should happen, our God is still the greatest and best. Therefore will we not fear though the postman's knock should startle us, or a telegram wake us at midnight. The Lord liveth, and what can His children fear? By Charles Spurgeon from his “Faith's Checkbook” series

Happy Anniversary: Brother Harace and Sister Velma Hammond March 2nd

Hebrews 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, (5.) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (6.) If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.