| Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church Elder Randy Johnson, Pastor Bro. Ronnie Henderson, Song Director "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, Lee Mollette’s friend, Dale Barnes, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia. |
| The Pastors Corner:
“The Death Of Gods Children”
As most of you all know my dear fleshly and spiritual brother Kenny Johnson went home to be with the Lord last week. I want you all to know the family could feel the prayers of all who remembered us. The services went wonderful and my mother made it through it very well. The sermon went well and I would like to thank Brother Kelley Hinson for attending the services and giving this preacher some support. I would also like to thank God for His blessed peace during this time. So thank you all for your prayers.
The death of a saint of God is precious to God; it is a homecoming of a blessed adopted child of the living God. We all (who are saved) look forward to being in the presence of the most high God; we look forward to seeing our Saviour Jesus Christ. But death, for the ones left behind is mostly sad because of the sting in it. It should be a time for celebration for the one gone, but in this flesh we celebrate a birth and sorrow a death when it should be vise versa. So while I celebrate Kenny’s home going I will also have a vacant spot in my life where he one was. I look forward to the time when we will once again be together not as fleshly brothers but only as spiritual brothers in Christ Jesus. Revelation 1:18 “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”
In closing please allow me to once again thank you for your prayers and the church here in Texarkana for their kindness shown to their Pastor and his family. I praise God for you all. Amen!
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| God Forbid !!!:
"What shall we say then? Shall we continue to sin, that grace may abound? (Romans 6:12) Paul's second question of this text is answered with an emphatic, "God forbid..." Baptists have been accused by individuals, and by entire denominations of teaching a doctrine extremely dangerous to christian living. The doctrine referred to and which they detest, is commonly entitled, "Eternal Security." Or "Once in grace always in grace." We make no apologies for teaching that every person born of the Spirit of grace, will in that grace persevere in spite of all counter forces, and ultimately awake in the likeness of his Lord. This is not a fragmented teaching of the word of God, but is prominent throughout the inspired record. We, with joy plead guilty to the charge of teaching the eternal security of the believer, but we take clear exception to the contention, that the doctrine is dangerous to christian living. The doctrine of the preservation and perseverance of the saints magnifies the atonement of Christ, strengthens the faith of God's elect, and creates in the heart of the believer unceasing praise for the watch care of God's kind and tender providence. They which accuse Baptists of taking undue liberty with christian stewardship, are in truth the people which teach a doctrine that not only diminishes the comfort and assurance of the saint, but also destroys christian incentive. The despicable doctrine is theologically termed "Apostasy," and is ludicrously described as, "Saved today and lost tomorrow." Regretfully, they which preach this God dishonoring doctrine, usually get around to practicing what they preach. True Baptist have been sticklers for Biblical morality and decency all through their long and bitter history. The antinomian spirit has never successfully infiltrated their ranks, and the great majority of twentieth century puritans are to be found in that company, called Baptists. "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?" We answer in the negative, and from every Baptist church that is blessed with the residence of the Spirit of truth, a resounding NO reaches God's sin avenging throne in answer to Paul's question. New Testament Baptists do not believe because they are saved by grace they can live as they please, but out of a heart filled with gratitude toward God for His unspeakable gift, they strive to live as pleases Him Who died to give them eternal life. All that the Father gave to the Son in the convenant of redemption shall come to Him, and Christ says, "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37). Paul says, "Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6). There is no power that can delay the work of God in His blood bought children, much less cause it to cease. At the day of Jesus Christ the elect shall realize perfect conformity to the image of Christ, and all powers running counter to this Divine determination will be seen in the end to be nothing more by comparison than the light of a candle to that of the sun. Yea, in truth God's power is not subject to resistance (Job 23:13; Psalms 115:3). While we rejoice in God's sure promises of eternal security and glorification, let us not forget the briefest moment that God has forbid us to sin. "What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under the grace? God forbid" (Romans 6:15).
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (I John 2:1). Shall we sin because we have an Almighty Advocate? God forbid. Shall we sin because God's love for His children is un changeable? God forbid. Let us remember, while our heavenly destiny is absolute, that we are in time objects of God's loving chastisement, and that "No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous..." (Hebrews 12:11).
God justifies His people through the grace that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24), and He keeps them for the end whereof they were justified, that is, "Whom He justified, them He also glorified" (Romans 8:30). "What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid" (Romans 9:14) By Elder Oscar B. Mink - Former Pastor - Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Texarkana, Texas
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| 1 Chronicles 16:31 “Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.” |
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