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 September 06, 2015 Newsletter Number 532 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, Trace Wilson, Ted O'Bonion, Larry Mollette II & Family, Kerry Pennington, Kim Poole, Danny & Nita Mollette, The Muncy Family, Beverly Lillo, Wendell Henderson, 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, Brandy Sullivan, Gina Peel, Brother Kelley and Sister Hinson, Megan Whitaker, Tammy Hairston and family, Manual Seymour, Sr ., Brother Jerry and Sister Jean Dodson, 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 A Former Pastor: How To Be A Soul Winner. (Part 2 of 3)The Armenian Approach To Soul Winning “Learn to memorize a verse or two of Scripture, and for impression’s sake, a few more. But beyond, and above all, be sure you can quote John five twenty four. Then go out and hit the street, telling everyone you meet, “I have a message that is true; Jesus loves and died for you. Be unrelenting in your persuasion, do not allow your subject a single evasion. Bring up the flames of hell to his vision, this is the proven way of getting a decision. Then make no mistake, be sure and put the icing on the cake. Tell your convert, ‘God appreciates the favor; that he has let Jesus be his Saviour’. On Sunday morning in the church, which your winning ways have helped to fill, as your convert goes forward, your thought is; O’ glorious freewill. But when all is said and done, and there are no more souls to be won, and you expect your reward to be double,you will hear the sad verdict, Wood, hay and stubble.” The soul winner is to know Bible doctrine, and be able to teach the same. The first thing the greatest soul winner this side of Jesus Christ (and I do not mean Billy Graham or Jack Hyles) told his young prodigy, Timothy, that the Scriptures were profitable for, was doctrine (II Timothy 3:16). Every God-honoring effort to win souls is sure to meet with Satanic opposition, and the only weapon with which the enemy can be defeated is, ‘‘... The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:17). To be a soul winner, skillful swordsmanship is a MUST. Thus it is, Paul says to Titus that he should “be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers” (Titus 1:9). Going out to win souls without being adorned with doctrine (Titus 2:10) is equal to sending a soldier into battle without a weapon or any protective equipment, and with bull’s eye targets painted on his chest and back. He is sure to get cut down. So, let him who would win souls for Christ “study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Timothy 2:15). They Who Would Win Souls Must Be Morally Honest A soul winner is not only to be wise and orthodox in the Scriptures, his integrity and morals are also to be beyond reproach. Purity of life and separation from the world are essential to an effective witness. Thus it is, Paul says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:1-2). Baptists were the original puritans of this age, and have all through their history maintained a rigid stance both in morals and doctrine. The antinomian spirit which has plagued Hardshellism since its beginning, has raised its slimy serpentine head in the ranks of New Testament Baptists, and sunk its fangs into a few. A few within this motley few having been injected with a lethal dose of antinomianism, and determined to outstrip the Hardshells, are now teaching there are no moral sins, and that doctrinal transgressions are the only sins displeasing to God. Arminianism and antinomianism are both lies, sired by the “father of lies”, the devil, and they who are deceived thereby cannot be true witness of Christ. The greatest prerequisite to soul winning is a dedicated and consecrated life to Christ, and the would-be soul winner who cannot honestly say, “For to me to live is Christ” would be blessed if he was struck dumb. The Soul Winner Is To Have A Consistent Prayer Life “... Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” (Luke 18:1) “Watch ye therefore, and pray always …” (Luke 21:36). “Pray without ceasing …” (I Thessalonians 5:17). “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6). Going out to win souls without first asking and receiving God’s direction for your efforts is to lean to one’s own understanding. It is to be like a cloud without water, whose subordination to the wind leaves it no certain course. Or like a ship without rudder, which the waves toss to and fro. Paul started his redeemed life out by asking God for direction. His very first petition was, “… Lord, what will Thou have me to do?” (Acts 9:6). The first three years of Paul’s soul winning career was spent in the desert of Arabia talking with God, and receiving direction for the greatest soul winning campaign this earth has ever known (Galatians 1:12,16, 17). Paul was pre-eminently a man of prayer. He prayed in streets, homes, churches, river banks, sea shores, jails, courtrooms, etc. And Christ pacified Annias’ fears of Paul by saying, “Behold, he prayeth” (Acts 9:11). Paul’s ministry of soul winning attests to the fact of James’ words, “The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16). By Elder O. B. Mink from his article " How To Be A Soul Winner." the full article can be read online at: http://pbcofdecaturalabama.org/OBMink/soulwinr.htm

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