Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church "Where The Truths Of God’s Word Have Been Taught For More Than Fifty-Five Years” 1217 Dillon Texarkana, Texas 75501 June 04, 2017            Newsletter Number 622 Brother Randy Johnson, Pastor                   Brother Ronnie Henderson Sr., Song Leader Pastor E-Mail: pastor@sgmbaptist.com                                          Web Site: www.sgmbaptist.com “A Church Seeking To Please God In Prayer, Song, Preaching, And Worship.”

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, Tyrell Loyd, Bonnie, Ted O'Bonion, Larry Mollette II & Family, Kerry Adcock, Kim Poole, Danny & Nita Mollette, The Muncy Family, Lee & Mary Mollette, 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, Vickie Adkins, 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, Linda Hughes, Donna Jones, Brandy Sullivan, Gina, Brother Kelley and Sister Hinson, Manual Seymour, Sr, The Harris Family, The Morris Family, Teresa Bookout, Little Titan Thomas (Trent and Tiffane Thomas child), James – Diane and Brooke Thomas, Jace Fails, Steve Sparks, Sister Ann McSwain, Brother Archie and Barbra Griffin, Brandy’s Mother, Elaine Sparks, James daughter’s mother-in-law, Rick McCloskey’s brother, David Leman, Danny Hammond,  Brother Curtis Pugh, Brother Dan Sullivan the work in Thailand, Brother Raul and the work in Romania, Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia.

A Thought From our Pastor: Jesus Appointed And Sent.Luke 10:1 “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.”   Most folks today believe that God no longer sends servant’s out, they believe they just go. The truth is God has always ordained, appointed, elected, and sent. Here we see the Lord appoint and send out seventy men to take the message of the gospel to this place. Jesus said in verse 2 “…The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few…” and indeed the Lord is correct. I believe every servant of the Lord was elected, ordained, and commanded to go. If we read the bible we will find that in every area the Lord has always sent. Remember back to Matthew chapter 4 after Jesus was tempted He then went out calling people to follow Him, people never just followed Jesus. Sometime you see people just follow Jesus but they never remained, they were always disappointed in His teachings and left. I believe this also about the Lords churches, I believe the first church assembled together on top of that mountain in Matthew 5 when Jesus called them out, assembled them together, and preached to them. If you look at 1st Corinthians chapter 12 you will the Lord speaking of a church as a body with many members. “But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”  1 Corinthians 12:18 Remember the 1st church were called out and set in place by Jesus Christ Himself. The church is also about authority, this authority was given to the 11 apostles in the great commission, not to individual people. The authority belongs to the Lords churches because the Lord said “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Matthew 28:18 and the Lord told this churches elders in the next verse “Go ye therefore…” Jesus did not tell the world, neither did He tell whoever chooses too, He gave this authority to His church. The reason we have so many worldly establishments calling themselves churches who have the entire bible turned into a big lie is because they have no authority from the Lord to be a church. Every church in the New Testament was a called out and assembled by the Lord Jesus Christ through another church. Every time mission workers went out they were sent by the Lords churches. Anyone can assemble themselves together and call themselves a church, but unless Jesus Christ build the building there is not building. Paul also said in 1 Corinthians 12:28 “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.” Who did, God did and not man.

The Lord’s PreacherBy Former Pastor Oscar B. Mink   The Lord’s preachers are human (believe it or not) just as much as any of us. They come from all areas and levels of society, but mostly from homes poor in material wealth. They come in all sizes - tall, short, fat, skinny, and in between. But they are all of the male sex.     Most people do not care whether they exist or not; that is, until they get in trouble. Then they ask, “Where is that preacher, what’s his name?” Then the first question they ask the preacher is, “Why in the world did God let this happen to me?”    But, in fact, God’s preachers are not hard to find, for they are constantly being told by a great many people, “You get in my hair, preacher”, or, “You get under my skin”, and that is about as close as you can get to a person.    The Lord’s preachers are required to have the wisdom of Solomon; the disposition of a lamb; the swiftness of an eagle. But when he makes a mistake, he is called an ignoramus. If he unapologetically preaches the truth of God’s word, he is accused of being hard-hearted, or inconsiderate. And if he is not promptly at the scene of every church related emergency, some of the members will say, “He is lazy”.    In the eyes of a great many people, the Lord’s preacher is a bogey-man who spends most of his time talking about the place “down there”.    While the great majority of secular employees get paid vacations, holidays, and a host of other job benefits, and rightly so, the Lord’s preacher is on call twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, and his job benefits, other than the meager salary, are few or none. He has no pastor, nor labor union to take his grievance to.    Each church member knows, or should know that God’s preacher has but one mission in life, and that is to reprove sin, first in himself, and then in whomsoever it is seen. He is considered a dedicated man, but, he should keep quiet about the “little sins”, “immodest dress”, or “colored jesting”, and, oh yes, why does he criticize other churches?    If God’s preacher drives a big car, he is materially minded. If he drives a little car, he is not concerned in bringing people to church. He is expected to be the first and the last person at the church building, no matter what kind of car he drives.    He must be at all times ready to meet the public, and represent the church. If his old faithful suit begins to show wear from the many drops of pulpit sweat, he is undignified. Yet, some members keep telling him, “Don’t you forget, we are giving you your living”.    No matter how sour the grapes, he must ever be an extrovert, which is sometimes most difficult. But, faith in God has made an unceasing optimist of him and he knows the rain which comes into his life falls from the cloud of God’s merciful and beneficent providence which abides upon him.    Soldiers get medals for bravery. Industry gives promotions and certificates of merit for jobs well done. Lodges bestow accolades upon their worthies. The entertainment world has their outstanding artists whom they award with trophies. But none can compare with the reward that the Lord’s preacher will receive when he faces his God and hears Him say, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant”.    The Lord’s preacher knows that in order to become President of the United States, he would have to take a big demotion. The Lord’s preacher may, in old age retire from the pastorate, but he will never cease to preach, for there is no discharge from that high and lofty calling. “This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.” (I Timothy 3:1)    No matter the heartaches connected with a God given ministry, there is no better, or a more soul edifying work.

Church News:   Happy Birthday Sister Diane Thomas Friday June 9th