Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church "Where The Truths Of God’s Word Have Been Taught For More Than Fifty-Three Years” 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 October 26, 2014 Newsletter Number 488 Brother Randy Johnson, Pastor Brother Ronnie Henderson, Song Director Pastor E-Mail: pastor@sgmbaptist.com Web Site: www.sgmbaptist.com

Our Prayer Request: 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, Helen Maggard, Johnnie Stephens, Alecia Stephens, and children, Frankie Baldridge and daughter, Buckie Thompson, Frank & Sonya Trusty, Frank & Dawana Reigel, Andrew Preston, Larry & Martha Mollette and Her Family, Larry Mollette II & Family, Kerry Pennington, Kim Poole, Danny & Nita Mollette, The Muncy Family, 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, Donna Johnson, Fay Johnson, James and Luann Reynolds, Timothy Fails, Nathan -& Claire Fails, Jacob Ramsey, Jerry Hughes, Teresa Bookout, Pastor G. L. Burr, Melody Carr, Janie Capps, Imajo Tracy, Linda Hughes, Roy Lemmon, Rosie Tomlin, James and Lynn Tomlin, Pat Abercrombie, Donna Jones, Dale Trahan, Ricky and Margaret McCoy, Brother David O’Neal, James & Diane Thomas, Gina Peel, Brother Kelley and Sister Hinson, Melissa Elliott, Megan Whitaker, Manual Seymour, Sr., Brother Jerry and Sister Jean Dodson, Mr. Hedges, Danny Hammond, 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: Mankind Loves Darkness More Than God.John 3:19“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” Sometimes I wonder how it is that man can be so evil and happy at the same time, the fact is mankind are lovers of evil. I believe that mankind has a high thought of themselves and God has a low thought of them. God knows their thoughts, nature, and actions. He knows the intent of their hearts because he knows their frame. As the world draws closer and closer to the end of the church age and the beginning of the tribulation period they will wax worse and worse till judgments comes. Paul wrote to young Timothy in 2Timothy 3:13 “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” People try to convince themselves that there is good in man we just have to look for it. I can agree that morally speaking some people can be good but this good does not count as good from or to God. Remember God sees the intent of their hearts and if they are not saved by Jesus Christ God only sees evil intentions. God does not look for good in man because He already knows their evil hearts. With this thought we must always return to Romans 3:10 “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” He also said in verse 11 “…there is none that seeketh after God.” So all this false religious preaching that people are flocking to is a lie. They may be flocking to religion, they may be flocking to men like Joel Olsten, and etc. but to God they are not flocking and will not. John wrote that the reason their deeds were evil is because they seek darkness. They only seek darkness because they don’t see anything else. It is only after the glorious light of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been shined on us that light and direction will come, changing our entire direction. Beloved do not ever be fooled by the blind who are leading the blind, if all is dark then there is no light to guide them. Job said in Job 15:16 “How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?” man is so filthy that God has cast them off into the filthy sin they seek to consume like water. Paul wrote in Romans 1:26 “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections…” that is He gave them up to their passions of dishonor and disgrace. In other words God has given them up to dwell in, bathe in, and drink their sin until they die and awake in the eternal flames of hell. Paul went on to say in verse 26 “…for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:” They will get so bad that even the women will lust after their own kind. I do wish there was something I could say to change mankind, but there is nothing. I preach the gospel and am called a liar by so-called-christians and hated by the others. There is no repentance in them, no seeking salvation from the Saviour, no second thoughts about their eternal future. All I see is a world who is happy to be sinners, men sleeping with men, women with women, children with other children, and adults with children. Mankind is seeking to murder one another and steal each other blind. The governments of the world seeking to destroy their nations and the entire world with greed for their political theories. And all seeking to erase any thought of God from society and our minds. Now you can understand why “…God gave them up unto vile affections…” Folk’s mankind is not looking for God, they are not seeking salvation, they are not even acting like they are, because sin and darkness is all they want. John 1:5 “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”

A Thought From Charles H. Spurgeon: Remember, God's arrows never miss the mark! "God is a righteous judge — and God is angry with the wicked every day!" Psalm 7:11. God not only detests sin, but is angry with those who continue to indulge in it. We have no ignorant or indifferent God to deal with; He can be angry, nay, He is angry today and every day with you — you ungodly and impenitent sinners! The best day that ever dawns on a sinner, brings a curse with it. From the beginning of the year even to its ending, there is not an hour in which God's oven is not hot, and burning in readiness for the wicked, who shall be as stubble before Him! "If he does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready!" Psalm 7:12. What blows are those which will be dealt by that long-uplifted omnipotent arm! God's sword has been sharpening upon the revolving stone of our daily wickedness, and if we will not repent, it will speedily cut us in pieces! Turn or burn is the sinner's only alternative. "He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts!" Psalm 7:13. Even now God's thirsty arrow longs to wet itself with the blood of the ungodly! His bow is bent, His aim is taken, His arrow is fitted to the string — and what, O sinner, if the arrow should be let fly at you even now! Remember, God's arrows never miss the mark, and are, every one of them, "instruments of death." Judgment may tarry, but it will not come too late. The Greek proverb says, "The mill of God grinds slowly — but grinds to powder!" "The sharpening of God's sword is but to give a keener edge, that it may cut the deeper. When God's sword is sharpened — it is to cut; and when God's bow is bent — it is to kill! Woe be to that man who is God's target!" William Secker "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God!" Hebrews 10:31

Church News: Don’t forget the time change will be November 02 and the clocks will fall back one hour.

Something To Feast Upon: Deuteronomy 6:5 - 9 "And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."