Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 April 29, 2012            Newsletter Number 364 Brother Randy Johnson, Pastor                    Brother Ronnie Henderson, Song Director Pastor E-Mail: sgmbcpastor@baptistsonline.org          Web Site: www.baptistsonline.org/sgmbc "Where The Truths Of God’s Word Have Been Taught For More Than Fifty Years”

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, Joyce Gomez , Frank & Sonya 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, Dina McCray, Ronnie Henderson Jr. & Son Kevin Henderson, Ricky Henderson and Family, 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 Manuel Seymour, Letha Langford, Brother & Sister Kelley Hinson and Kelley Lee, Jerry Hughes, Sister Nita Bookout, Justin Bookout, Pastor G. L. Burr, Melody Carr, Janie Capps, Imajo Tracy, Linda Hughes, Roy Lemmon, Lee Mollette’s Daughter & Granddaughter Kristal, Dale Barnes, Tammy Hairston, Tommy Lee Walker, Linda Mollette, Ricky McCoy, Pat and Waymon Abercrombie, Barbara Brewer, Michelle Knowlton, Donna Jones, James Hedges, The Horn Family, Gina Peel, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia.

The Pastors Corner: “The Trinity of God”  The Trinity of God is one of the most profound doctrinal things to understand, because it involves one God with three distinctions. In other words God is one single inseparable being but He has three separate persons figuratively. While we attempt often to separate The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit we simply cannot because when we speak of God they are one of the same.  The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary set forth the doctrine of the Trinity as follows: "God is revealed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being." Now let us look at our Saviour Jesus Christ; He was the Son of God but He was also the Son of man, one single man with two distinct natures. Most people will disagree that in the last hour of the crucifixion that there was a temporal separation of the two natures because there must have been because deity cannot die and the Son of man did. There is no difference between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit so if one were to die then all three would have died because God is one single being. Revelation 4:9 "And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever," Jesus Christ the Son of man sits on the right hand of God. (We will cover the issue with the Son of man and the Son of God later but soon.) John 1:1 - 2 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2.) The same was in the beginning with God." And we learn in verse 14 of John 1 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…” that is the Son of God because the Son of man had a beginning. The Son of God is God period, not a part of God but God. Jesus Christ was not incarnate with the entire Son of God because the Son is God and cannot be contained in one single body. One author put it this way; “When we speak of the distinctions of the Godhead as persons, we must understand that we use the term figuratively. There are not three persons in the Godhead in the same sense that three human beings or persons. In the case of three human beings there is division of nature, essence, and being; but it is not so with God. Such a conception of God is forbidden by the teaching of the Scripture as to the unity of God.” Peter concluded this point also in 1 Peter 1:2 "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." The scriptures concludes many times over that God is our Saviour "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;" 1 Timothy 2:3 because God is our Saviour that is the entire Godhead. It is true that the man Christ Jesus died on the cross and it is true that He sits at the right hand of God in heaven but salvation must have included - el-o-heem – which is Hebrew for the Trinity of God. Salvation was planned and elected by God the Father and accepted as a “just redemption or a just payment” The Son was incarnate in the Son of man and was with Him until just before death where he paid the price for our sins, and the Holy Spirit pricks or convicts our hearts that salvation is needed and brings us to acceptance of Jesus Christ. With this all being said it equals God is our Saviour. Now with this being said none of this is to lessen the being of Jesus Christ who is the Son of God and sits on Gods right hand. As I said before all of this will be explained in deeper details in weeks to come.  Matthew concluded in the Great Commission "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"   Matthew 28:19 because there is no separation and there are not three separate beings but one Being and one single God. Now if confusion has set in your not alone because it is a subject of confusion.

For Our Weekly  Meditation: WE NEED REVIVAL; Part12 When known sin is not dealt with through the biblical process of discipline and restoration. When we tolerate "little" sins of gossip, a critical spirit, and lack of love. When we will watch things on television and movies that are not holy. When our singing is half-hearted and our worship lifeless. When our prayers are empty words designed to impress others. When our prayers lack fervency. When our hearts are cold and our eyes are dry. When we aren’t seeing regular evidence of the supernatural power of God. When we have ceased to weep and mourn and grieve over our own sin and the sin of others. When we are content to live with explainable, ordinary Christianity and church services. When we are bored with worship. When people have to be entertained to be drawn to church. When our music and dress become patterned after the world. When we start fitting into and adapting to the world, rather than calling the world to adapt to God’s standards of holiness. When we don’t long for the company and fellowship of God’s people. When people have to be begged to give and to serve in the church. When our giving is measured and calculated, rather than extravagant and sacrificial. When we aren’t seeing lost people drawn to Jesus on a regular basis. When we aren’t exercising faith and believing God for the impossible. When we are more concerned about what others think about us than what God thinks about us. When we are unmoved by the fact that 2.5 billion people in this world have never heard the name of Jesus. When we are unmoved by the thought of neighbors, business associates, and acquaintances who are lost and without Christ. When the lost world around us doesn’t know or care that we exist. When we are making little or no difference in the secular world around us. When the fire has gone out in our hearts, our marriages, and the church. When we are blind to the extent of our need and don’t think we need revival. The above article was by N. L. DeMoss

Church News: One of the churches former Pastor’s Al Horn passed away last Friday please pray for the family. The church will hold her next monthly business meeting on May 13th please plan to attend because we have some important discussions upcoming.