Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church
1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501
July 13, 2013          
 Newsletter Number 424

Brother Randy Johnson, Pastor                    Brother Ronnie Henderson, Song Director
Pastor E-Mail: pastor@sgmbaptist.com          Web Site: www.sgmbaptist.com

"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, Junior Baldridge, Frankie Baldridge and daughter, Buckie Thompson, Frank & Sonya Trusty, Frank & Dawana Reigel, Andrew Preston, Larry & Martha Mollette, Larry Mollette II & Family, Kerry Pennington, Kim Poole, Danny & Nita Mollette, Robert Riggs, Wendell Henderson, Judy Dunn, Martha Gray, Joshua Kidd, Matthew Kidd, Ronnie Henderson Jr. & Children, Ricky Henderson and Family, Jacie Henderson, Velma Hammond, Charles, Don Hammond and Families, Archie & Barbara Griffin, Bro. & Sister Bob Keller, Mary Ramsey, Donna Johnson, Fay Johnson, James and Luann Reynolds, Timothy and Nathan Fails, Jacob Ramsey, Jerry Hughes, Sister Nita Bookout, Teresa Bookout, Pastor G. L. Burr, Melody Carr, Janie Capps, Imajo Tracy, Linda Hughes, Roy Lemmon, Rosie Tomlin, Lee Mollette’s Daughter & Granddaughter Kristal, Pat Abercrombie, Barbara Brewer, Donna Jones, Dale and Linda Trahan, Ricky and Margaret McCoy, Brother David O’Neal, Tommy Walker and family, Dina Thomas, Brother Kelley and Sister Hinson, Brother Steve McCool and the work in Canada, Brother Curtis Pugh, Brother Dan Sullivan and the work in Thailand, Brother Raul and the work in Romania, and Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia.

A Thought From Our Pastor:

Abortion; What Does God Say Of It?
“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.” Genesis 4:1 

This week in Texas the legislature has passed a bill that puts greater limits on abortion and the Texas Governor has promise to quickly sign it into law. I still believe in the bible, not the new modern bibles that have been watered down but the old one, the King James Bible. I still believe in what God teaches and God teaches that abortion is murder. God has not changed His thinking on this subject and any woman who has an abortion is in violation of Gods law, no matter what the world thinks of it. Any Christian who supports the murder of the unborn child is also in violation of Gods law and God will deal with them accordingly. God never approved of man to kill the unborn and never will. I don’t fight abortion or anything else because I believe in a Sovereign God who always has His blessed will accomplished and He doesn’t need me fighting to change what sinful man is determined to do, however when people like those in Texas fights the good fight and get a victory then I praise God and those that worked to get it accomplished. People that do these sinful deeds will face the Lord Jesus Christ in judgment for them. I am always amazed at how unreasonable and filthy people can be in the attempt to have the right to murder the unborn child. As I read about the actions of the abortionist rights people in the media’s reporting and the things they will do to keep this right I have to wonder who these ungodly people in our society are. Does anyone care what God thinks? Does anyone care about human life? It seems that people care more about disobeying God than to obey Him, but that is human nature isn’t it. People want to compare abortion to capitol punishment, but there is no comparison. God said of murderers “And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life," Exodus 21:23 and Jesus said “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." Matthew 26:52 so to compare abortion or the murder of the unborn to one who has destroyed another life is unfair and unscriptural. However God did say about abortion in Exodus 21:22 "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished…” Children or as some call them fetuses (fetus sounds better than child in the abortion clinic I guess) are Gods gift to mankind, they are to be protected as much as any other human. In our text scripture notice two words “conceived” and “bare” the word “conceived” means - to be (or become) pregnant – and the word “bare” means – to be delivered – and when the child was born Adam said “I have gotten a man from the LORD.” That is because all children are a gift from God and should be protected from the abortionist. Also we look at Luke 1:41 “And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:” when the Lord calls it a baby and not a fetus. Abortion is not an unforgivable sin but it is a sin and sin is a violation of Gods laws. God forgives sin and if a woman has had an abortion then God will certainly forgive her through the blood of Christ, but Christians should not be a part of mans sins. It is a disgrace to see people who care more about animals than they do about the children in the womb. These same people will fight to save a tree and fight to kill the unborn. We in America do these things, and have this sort of logic and wonder why disasters hit America. We ask God for blessings and than ask abortionist to kill the unborn child. So to the State of Texas and others who have bravely stood against the heathen; I would like to say thank you for saving the unborn children from the murders who want to kill them for a little money and self glory.  

For Our Weekly  Meditation:

Go dogs, and eat the garbage!
"So that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe." Philippians 2:15

I believe that one reason why the church at this present moment has so little influence over the world, is because the world has so much influence over the church! Nowadays, we hear professors pleading that they may do this, and do that—that they may live like worldlings. My sad answer to them, when they crave this liberty is, "Do it if you dare. It may not cost you much hurt, for you are so bad already. Your cravings show how rotten your hearts are. If you are hungering after such dogs food—go dogs, and eat the garbage!

Worldly amusements are fit food for pretenders and hypocrites. If you were God's children, you would loath the thought of the world's evil joys. Your question would not be, "How far may we be like the world?" but your cry would be, "How can we get away from the world? How can we come out of it?"

"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Philippians 4:8

By Charles Spurgeon

Church News.

The church will hold her annual Bible Conference on September 20 – 21. Pastor Johnson will be in Silsbee, Texas on October 19 – 20 speaking at their Bible Conference and on December 6 – 8 Pastor Johnson will be speaking at The Grace Bible Baptist Church in Denham Springs, LA.  For their revival meeting. Our new pews and furniture are due to be here on Monday September 9. 

Some Quotes For Thought:

“Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.”

“I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.”

“The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.”

All are by Jonathan Edwards