The Country Baptist Church Newsletter
1 Mile south of Interstate 30 on HWY 19
January  28, 2007      
Pastor: Harace Hammond                                                            Pastor E-Mail: cbcpastor@countrybaptist.org
Web Site: www.countrybaptist.org

"The Voice Of The Country Church"

You Were Asked To Pray For:

Larry Platt, Joyce Fryer, Bro. Archie & Barbara Griffin, Waylon & Pat Abercrombie with their daughter and son, David Wake man, Randy & Donna Johnson, Rhonda Douglas, Son Love, Iona McCool, Mr. & Mrs. Lee French, Loyce Smith, Junior Potts, Shannon Bruce, David Bruce, Roberta Bruce, Faye Ralston, Edmond Hammond, Forrest Keener, Bill Hinson, Shannon Armstrong, Barbara Fails, Gary & Cindy Hogan, MSgt. Bobby S Briggs, Jim & Linda Meier, Dina and The Boys, Steve & Kimberley McCool, Troy Wiler, Helen Rowe, Dalton Froneberger, Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia, Bettye Huckabee, Kathy Rosinbaum, Don & Wynell Hammond, Brenda Galusha, Bro. Keith & Susie Kennison, Bro.& Mrs. Robert Ellis, Baby Tucker Walker, Ruth Carlton, Rosa Tomlin, Cynthia Hammond, Helen Stone, Bro. & Mrs. Pinson, Daniel Haygood, Sister McEvoy, Bob Jones, Wanda Malone, Bro. Bert and Heather Craft, Leta Ellis, James Douglas Rolin, Roger Littrell, and ALL of our Troops and their families.

A Thought From C. H. Spurgeon:

GOD ROUTS FEAR
"Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel" Num. 23:23

How this should cut up root and branch all silly, superstitious fears! Even if there were any truth in witchcraft and omens, they could not affect the people of the Lord. Those whom God blesses, devils cannot curse.
Ungodly men, like Balaam, may cunningly plot the overthrow of the Lord's Israel; but with all their secrecy and policy they are doomed to fail. Their powder is damp, the edge of their sword is blunted. They gather together; but as the Lord is not with them, they gather together in vain. We may sit still, and let them weave their nets, for we shall not be taken in them. Though they call in the aid of Beelzebub, and employ all his serpentine craft, it will avail them nothing: the spells will not work, the divination will deceive them. What a blessing this is! How it quiets the heart! God's Jacobs wrestle with God, but none shall wrestle with them and prevail. God's Israels have power with God and prevail, but none shall have power to prevail against them. We need not fear the fiend himself, nor any of those secret enemies whose words are full of deceit and whose plans are deep and unfathomable. They cannot hurt those who trust in the living God. We defy the devil and all his legions.

Thought Of The Week:

 

This world’s future.

 

The paths of this evil world are wicked and God will punish her wickedness. We have had a deep study of the book of Revelations and in it we found the future for this wicked world is not bright. We see a glorious event taking place in chapters 4 & 5, where the Lamb comes forward to open the seven sealed book that reveals the conclusion to this wicked world, “And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” Rev. 5:6 (notice He still has the marks of His crucifixion). As the seals are opened one by one more and more destruction falls on the wicked people of this world. In chapter 6 we see a White Horse and he that sits on him is the great deceiver (the Anti-Christ) coming to conquer the world with peace and in doing so will rule the entire world. He will make friends to Catholicism and the Ecumenical world and the world governments until the “Red Horse” comes into the picture. Then we see the Red Horse (I believe still the Anti-Christ) comes at the conclusion of the first three and a half years to take that peace and rule by force, that is to destroy anyone or anything who stands in the way of the Satanic Trinity (the Dragon, the False Prophet, and the Anti-Christ). At this time no one will be allowed to worship anyone except the Anti-Christ. Then we see the “Black Horse” the rider brings famine the “pair of balances” in his hand is to carefully weigh the commodities because the destruction of the Lord has destroyed most of the crops. Notice 6:6 “A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny;” in that day a penny was a days wages, meaning a measure (that is about a quart) will cost about a days wages. This is because a lot of labors and fields have been destroyed. Then we see the Pale Horse, he has a name, “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death” 6:8 he will continue the famine of the other riders and add more destruction to it. The color “Pale” signifies “Green Death” and his name is Death and that is what he will bring. Not only will he bring death but “and Hell followed with him.” V.8 in other words these folks (or a lot of them) will die during this time and all that a waits them is hell. Let’s remember this is a time that does not include grace and mercy but rather pain and misery and then hell. This world will pay for her wickedness against the Lord first by suffering ultimate sufferings here and then eternal hell. Then at the opening of the seventh seal we see the seven trumpets each trumpet explains the detail of the seven seals in detail. God will send destruction such as was never seen before. “hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up”. 8:7   The second trumpet “the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.” 8:8, 9 This alone will cause much famine then the third trumpet a “star” which I believe could be a meteor will fall to the earth causing the rivers and drinking water to turn wormwood that means it becomes very bitter. It will also cause convulsions, paralysis, and death. This is one third of the world’s drinking water. The fourth trumpet will affect the solar system. “The third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.” 8:12 What heats the earth? This means it will be dark gloomy and very cold day & night imagine no sun for a third of the day? It will be freezing cold during this time. Unfortunately space will not allow me to continue but the purpose in this is to show this God that has great grace and mercy for His children will one day remove His children from this wicked world and with that removal will be grace and mercy. God will execute great anger on the people of this world and destroy them all. The odd thing is this could all start tomorrow and if you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour you will go through this time of destruction.  A time when people will beg to die and can not die no matter what. A time when hail stones up to 120lbs will fall from the sky, and a time when this entire world is controlled by the Satanic Trinity. Jesus said, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;” Rom. 1:18 and “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Rom. 5:9                    

By: Brother Randy Johnson, Pastor Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church, Texarkana, Tx. 

An Old Arabian Proverb

There is an old Arabian proverb which states that there are four sorts of men:
He who knows not and knows not he knows not; He is a fool - shun him,
He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is teachable - teach him.
He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep - wake him.
He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise - follow him.

 

Quote:

 

“I do not think I exaggerate when I say that some of us put our offering in the plate with a kind of triumphant bounce as much as to say: "There - now God will feel better!" I am obliged to tell you that God does not need anything you have. He does not need a dime of your money. It is your own spiritual welfare at stake in such matters as these. You have the right to keep what you have all to yourself - but it will rust and decay, and ultimately ruin you.”

By: A. W. Tozer