Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 January 26, 2014 Newsletter Number 449 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, Johnnie Stephens, Alecia Stephens, and children, 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 and Sarah Henderson, 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, Pat Abercrombie, Donna Jones, Dale Trahan, Ricky and Margaret McCoy, Brother David O’Neal, Diane Thomas, Gina Peel, James and Lynn Tomlin, Brother Kelley and Sister Hinson, Robert, Megan Whitaker, Manual Seymour, Sr., Brother Jerry and Sister Jean Dodson, 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.

From Our Pastor: Praising The Lord God Openly!"I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee." Psalms 138:1 How is your public prayer life, and your public praise life, is it worthy to God or man? The Psalmist David boldly said "...before the gods will I sing praise unto thee." This is the kings of the earth or people of great power in the earth. The question I have is this; in your heart do you make this promise to God? I see much and much more as the days pass "professed ministers of the gospel" who pray but fail to pray in the name of Jesus, and who forget to praise and recognize God properly. I believe this is because they are weak in faith and weak in respect of God. I believe that the world's demonization of Christ Jesus and Jehovah God has affected their faith. I remember Rick Warren did this at the inaugural prayer of President Obama when he failed to pray in the name of Christ Jesus. I heard a professed minister of the gospel just this week who did not pray in the name of Jesus Christ. There are many of these "professed ministers of the gospel" who have announced that you do not have to pray in the name of Jesus just to prevent doing it. I remember several years back hearing John MacArthur on the radio make the bold statement that it is not necessary to pray in Jesus name, but I must boldly ask who says, and why not? The scriptures are bold on this point and give no margin for error. In John 14:13 - 14 it says "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do...If ye shall ask any thing in my name..." and both scriptures conclude "...I will do it." if asked in the name of Jesus Christ. But I hear men cry "in his name", "in your name", but is that the same? I believe that unless the name of Jesus Christ has been mentioned just prior to that quote, it is invalid and God will not hear the prayer. I believe anyone who believes or refuses to pray in the name of Jesus Christ is afraid to recognize Jesus Christ to his or her hearers. I must ask, is the name of Jesus Christ an embarrassment? Let us not forget He is the Saviour of mankind and He is the God of all gods. Man cannot stand before God without going through Jesus Christ. 1Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" the word "mediator" means - a go between - meaning " "in his name" or "in your name" falls way short of the man Christ Jesus. Do not be afraid of speaking the name Jesus Christ because God said you should whole heartily praise Him even before the worlds gods. Psalms 86:12 - 13 "I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. (13.) For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell."

For Our Weekly Meditation: Words in Season (Part 3)"Gray hair is a crown of glory; if it is gained by living a godly life." Proverbs 16:31 Old age is honorable, and commands respect. "You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man." But we cannot expect to receive true and lasting deference from others, unless our character is calculated to win their esteem. Superiority in age — should be combined with superiority in moral excellence. Multitude of years should teach wisdom. "The hoary head is a crown of glory, if" — mark that, "if it is gained by living a godly life." If it be found in the way of wickedness, its honor is forfeited, its crown profaned and laid in the dust. How is it with you, reader? Are you sanctified through faith in Christ? are you "walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless?" Oh, how lovely and dignified is old age, when marked by piety and consistency! "When piety adorns declining years, The hoary head a glorious crown appears; A dignity no earthly rank bestows Marks the believer then; and sweet repose Is stamped upon his features; all who gaze Revere his person, and his virtues praise." "Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil." Hebrews 6. 19. A vessel was driving ashore. Her anchors were gone, and she refused to obey the helm. A few moments more and she would strike. If any would be saved, they must be tossed by the waves on the beach. In the midst of the general consternation, there was one person quite calm. He had done all that a man could do to prepare for the worst when the wreck was inevitable; and now that death was apparently near, he was quietly waiting the event. A friend of his asked the reason of his calmness in the midst of danger so imminent: "Do you not know that the anchor is gone, and we are drifting upon the coast?" "Certainly I do; but I have an anchor to the soul." On this was his trust. It entered into that within the veil. It was the ground of his confidence in the storm, and enabled him to ride securely in the view of instant and awful death. Have you this anchor, reader? Is the hope of the gospel yours? Amidst the storms and trials of life, and in the prospect of danger and death — are you calm and trustful, assured that you will soon be admitted into the haven of everlasting peace? Or are you destitute of this hope? "Without it, how can you be happy? Without it, what will you do in the swellings of Jordan? It may be yours — yours even now — if you will seek it, if you will accept it. The gift of God is eternal life. Confidence in him — faith in Christ — will link your tempest-tossed, troubled, and perishing spirit — with perpetual repose and security — with the unseen glories of Heaven. By: Anonymous Editor's added note: this will be an ongoing series for several weeks. This is aimed at our senior members and non-members. Many have failing health and I thought this might be a blessing to them. But let s all remember we are all getting older with the passing of each and day.