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 August 02, 2015 Newsletter Number 527 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, 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, Doris Hammock, 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, Mark Johnson, James and Luann Reynolds, Timothy Fails, Nathan Fails, Jacob Ramsey, Jerry Hughes, Pastor G. L. Burr, Melody Carr, Janie Capps, Imajo Tracy, Linda Hughes, Roy Lemmon, Rosie Tomlin, James and Lynn Tomlin, Pat Abercrombie, Donna Jones, James, Diane & Brooke Thomas, Trent and Tiffanie Thomas, Gina Peel, Brother Kelley and Sister Hinson, Megan Whitaker, Tammy Hairston and family, Manual Seymour, Sr., Brother Jerry and Sister Jean Dodson, James Hedges, Dewayne Sewell, 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: To Everything! “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 God said through the preacher two very important things, (a.) to everything there is an appointed time. It does not matter what it is, being born or dying, planting or harvesting, weeping or laughing, whatever it is God has appointed a time for it. So many people never are able to see that everything in God’s creation is under His complete control. Man very mistakenly believes that we control something, anything, as long as can believe we do. But God says different, God says everything is under His control. God said in Romans 9:20 “Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?” No one has a right to question God for what He has done. God has appointed everything and nothing of no one has a right to think other wise. On the second thought, (b.) there is a purpose to it. This is also hard to understand for most of mankind, and that is the Sovereign God of creation has also predetermined a means to everything in creation. We do not live by will or chance, there is no such a thing as luck. God said in Acts 17:28“For in him we live, and move, and have our being…” in other words everything in life is as God has predetermined it to be. Our destiny is not in our hands. What we become in life is not in our hands. Whatever you are, whatever you become in life God controls it and it is by Gods will. God has built some vessels unto honor and some unto dishonor. Romans 9:21 “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?” Therefore, when a vessel of dishonor says “God made me this way or created me this way” this could be a bad thing for you. We never know the will of God until He manifest it to us, therefore we all must just move on with life in what ever matter God chooses it for us. Therefore let us all pray to God everyday that God will bless us, because whatever happens today and everyday is appointed of God and is to Gods benefit. I know this is hard for some people to understand but it is what God has made it. Therefore we as Christians or Pastors or Ministers do not always have the answer to everything that happens because we only know what God has revealed. God has an eternal plan, therefore His will and plan will be carried out without failure. And if God depended on man’s choices Gods plan would fail, and that cannot happen.

A Thought For Your Week: : “Nothing on earth can satisfy the soul!”"The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor the ear with hearing." Ecclesiastes 1:8 The senses are but servants to the soul. The soul desires to look — and sets the eye to see. The soul desires to hear — and sets the ear to hearken. The soul is never wearied. It listens to sweet music, and lingers, longing still for more. When had the soul enough of a sweet flower? When was it ever filled to overflowing with viewing the masterpieces of nature? Nothing on earth can satisfy the soul! It leaves its pleasures, with a craving for more. It sighs to increase its satisfactions. It grieves to think how limited are all its joys. Oh, there is a longing in the soul; a restless appetite to see and hear, to grasp, to understand; a stretching forth of thought; a yearning principle — which spurns the restrictions of the senses. And yet (such is the tribute due to sinful human nature) sense, in its feebleness, keeps down the soul. The soul, with all its energy, cannot overpower sense! How sad, how humbling the condition of fallen man! Yet, child of God, you have no cause to mourn. Gifted by grace with higher faculties, you have that with which to fill your soul to the full. By faith you see, hear, and taste better things — you see Jesus on the throne of God. By faith you see the "sea of glass," and hear "the voice of harpers harping with their harps." You see Heavenly and eternal realities by faith! My soul, why linger after the things of time — when better sights, and better sounds invite you? Or why lament your straitened means — with heavenly powers so unlimited? Then let your eye repose on Jesus! The more you look at Him — the longer will you look. The more you look — the more will be your power to gaze upon Him. The more you commune with Him — the sweeter shall you find His company. Speak much to Jesus — you shall not speak in vain. The name of Jesus shall be to you "as beds of spices, and sweet flowers." (Song of Solomon 5:13.) The whispers of the Spirit, telling of grace and peace, shall ever and always refresh your ear! My soul, these pleasures shall never fail you! Not like the music, that was, and is not — with no hand to sweep the chords! Not like a feast of yesterday — which is now gone forever! Not like the flowers that once were fragrant — and now are fragrant no longer! Not like the beautiful landscape — which you have left behind! Your Savior, Friend, and Comforter, is ever with you — now and to all eternity the same! By George Mylne, "Lessons for the Christian's Daily Walk" 1859

Church News: We are pleased to announce that we had five speakers confirmed to speak at our Bible Conference this year. They are Pastor Ronnie Miller - Pastor of the Divide Baptist Church in the Divide Community outside of Sulphur Springs, Texas, Pastor David O'Neal - Pastor of the Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Tulsa, OK, Pastor Larry Wilson - Pastor of the Northside Baptist Church in Oakdale, La., Pastor Jerry Dodson - Pastor of the Bible Baptist Church in Denham Springs, La., Pastor Jimmy Nelson - Pastor of the Landmark Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, Tx. Here is a big thank you to all five speakers. Lord willing we will see you in September.