Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church "Where The Truths Of God’s Word Have Been Taught For More Than Fifty-Four Years” 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 November 29, 2015            Newsletter Number 544 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, Ted O'Bonion, Larry Mollette II & Family, Kerry Pennington, Kim Poole, Danny & Nita Mollette, The Muncy Family,  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, Donna 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, Diane Thomas, Brandy Sullivan, Gina Peel, Tammy Hairston and family, Brother Kelley and Sister Hinson, Manual Seymour, Sr, Brother Jerry and Sister Jean Dodson, Dewayne Sewell, The Harris Family, 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:   God is in control. "And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:"  Daniel 2:21  There are a lot of people who do not know God. Some of them are members of churches, many of them are Pastors of churches, and most of them are entire churches. T he Lord calls these people the blind and says to leave them alone and they will lead them into a ditch. Matthew 15:14 "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." they stand in their pulpits and shout how God cannot change mans will because God wants us to freely come to him, but the truth is because of total depravity man will never, never, ever repent and come to the Lord. Job said of man in Job 15:16 "How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?" Paul wrote in Romans 3:11 "There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God." if none will seek after God then how are they going to change their will. Isaiah wrote in Isaiah 9:13 "For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts." Lets face it God controls salvation by giving it to His elect by the Holy Spirit which changes mans will. Another place of error by these same people is that they do not give God credit for what He does on His own. "And he changeth the times and the seasons..." That's right all you "Global Climate Change" people God controls the entire seasonal seasons, He has His own pleasure in the weather systems we are damaging nothing, God is protecting us and controlling all weather patterns. Most people do not want to believe this and deny God in doing so because they can't believe God brings harm to people. Well, God will bring harm to people, He will even kill people and it is called chastisement at the least and judgment at the worst. Daniel went on to say "... he removeth kings, and setteth up kings..." That's right He even controls who runs the powers of this world. While we may not know who will be elected President in our next election God does because He will set them in office. This one I used to have an issue with because I could not understand how God would set a person in office who endorses the murder of unborn children in abortion. However, God has a plan and these people who are elected to political office is leading the world to the tribulation period, therefore God set these folks in office and then uses them to do His will even though they may hate Him. Paul wrote in Romans 13:1 "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."  in verse 3 God called their works "...but to the evil..." and in verse 6 God called them "... for they are God's ministers...". Now one must make one wonder how it is that God sets evil working people into office to run this world when He hates the workers of sin. The answer is simple, God has a plan and He is working out His plan, it will make these people very angry to know one day that while they hated God so much they were actually doing His blessed will. Daniel concluded with this thought, "... he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:" People on their own will never understand the will and works of God unless God gives them the knowledge and understanding of it. To know God is a blessing because He give the understanding. God controls everything and that includes our understanding of Him. God is not fair as people understands fair, He does not give the same blessings to everyone because it is fair. God is fair in that He owes no man anything but eternal hell fire, but by grace gives blessings to mankind as He chooses. He saves who He chooses, calls to works who He chooses, and gives all blessings as He chooses. To those who believe God owes you something, He owes you nothing but eternal damnation. Give God due credit, ask of Him and He will give as He chooses. James 1:4, 17 "But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. (17.) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

A Thought For Your Week:   The most despised verse in the entire Bible!"Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." Romans 9:13   This is perhaps the most despised verse in the entire Bible! Contrary to popular religious opinion, God does not love all people.   There are only two kinds of people in this world — Jacobs and Esaus. These two men represent the entire human race. Jacob represents God's elect — and Esau represents the reprobate. Jacob is loved by God — and Esau is hated by God.   God's love is sovereign and free. God's love for Jacob did not depend on Jacob. God loved Jacob, simply because He chose to love Jacob — not because He saw something in Jacob that merited His love. In fact, Jacob proved himself to be completely unworthy of God's love — as do all whom God loves. God's love depends on God, not Jacob. Jacob can't earn God's love, and Jacob cannot lose God's love — because it does not depend on him. The love of God is completely sovereign and free. God gives and withholds His love as He sees fit. God's love is discriminating love. Love is always discriminating. By definition, love is never common to all. Jacob was set apart by God's love, and being set apart by God's love — he had God's special favor and the affection of God's heart. God's love is always particular and distinguishing. He does not love all people — He only loves Jacob. God's love for Jacob and hatred for Esau are according to His eternal purpose, not according to their works. "Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad — in order that God's purpose in election might stand: not by works, but by Him who calls . . . Just as it is written: 'Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.' What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! For He says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.' It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy!" Romans 9:11-16   Jacob was elected to salvation before he was born, and Esau was rejected by God before he was born — according to God's eternal purpose.   Because Jacob was loved by God — God sent His Son into this world to redeem him from his sins. Christ died for Jacob — not for Esau! "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.". By Frank Hall