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Welcome to St.
Paul Missionary Baptist
Church
304 South Stone St.
P. O. Box 864
 Mineola,
Texas 75773
(903) 569-8722
We believe
the nature of the church is one of divine
origin,
divine leadership,
and divine purposes.
Divine Origin:
Christ instituted the church as a vital part of
God's divine plan
for man. The origin of the church was in
and
through Christ.
(Eph. 1:22-23) (II
Cor. 5:17)
Divine
Leadership: Christ is the head of the
church and provides continuing leadership.
The church is His
body.
(Acts 20:28) (Matt.
28:18)
Divine Purpose:
is to evangelize a lost
world to God through faith in Jesus Christ,
teaching them to obey God in all
things, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
"Go ye therefore,
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the
Father, and of the
Son, and the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to
observe all things
I have commanded
you: Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end
of the world.
(Matt. 28:19-20)
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For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him shall have
everlasting life. (John 3:16)
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Pastor Demethruis T.
Boyd shares with
you his vision for
St. Paul MBC each
month from the
Pastor's Desk
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2012 Vision ~
"Regaining
our Kingdom Authority"
Topic: "There Is a Danger In Hanging Out On The
Ledge - The Fall of Fortunate"
Text: Acts 20:7-12
Sunday January 1, 2012
Points
1. He allowed himself to be put in a place of
openness:
vs.9 "and there sat in a window a certain young man
named Eutychus"
a. he allowed himself to be put in a place of
vulnerability (the window)
b. that he could be easily wounded or injured
c. that he could be open to hurt, criticism, or
attack
d. He allowed himself to be put in a place where he
could be influenced by a specified weakness or
temptations
2. He
didn't make the adjustments to the word:
vs.9 "being fallen, and as Paul was long preaching,
he sunk down with sleep"
a. he didn't reposition himself where he could
receive the word and be revived out of his
sleepiness
b. he didn't come back to the place where the light
was he just hung out there on the ledge
c. he didn't reassemble himself with the rest of the
saints where he could get some help to stay woke
d. he didn't pay attention to the warning signs that
he had human weakness and was getting sleepy in
place of vulnerability and in a season of time he
fell from grace
3.
Fell from the window but not from His grace:
vs.10 "and Paul went down, and fell on him,
embracing him, trouble not yourselves; for his life
is in him"
a. Grace came where he was - "Paul went down"
b. Grace fell on him - "and fell on him"
c. Grace embraced him - "embracing him said"
d. Grace spoke peace - "trouble not yourselves"
e. By His Grace I will live again - "for life is
still in him" covered
4.
But don't abuse His grace
- Romans 6:1-16 - "shall we continue to sin even
though we know we have grace, God forbid. How shall
we that are dead to sin, keep doing the same ole'
sins that we are doing?" (paraphrased)
~ The Lord He
Is Our Maker ~
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