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Pastor Larry J. Mouton, Jr.

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“What is the Relationship between

S a l v a t i o n a n d F o r g i v e n e s s ? "

When we accept Jesus as our Savior, we receive salvation and

forgiveness. But that’s not all. The Bible says we also receive

justification, redemption, reconciliation, atonement, propitiation, and

regeneration. Each of these theological terms expresses wonderful

truths about the blessing we receive when Jesus becomes our Savior.

Salvation and forgiveness, while related, are not exactly the same.

The term salvation comes from the Greek word sozo, which means

“to be delivered, rescued.” Salvation is deliverance from the penalty

of sin, that is, eternal separation from God (Romans 6:23; Matthew

25:46). Salvation is God’s rescuing us from our deserved fate.

Salvation also includes a more immediate deliverance from the power

of sin in this life. Sin has lost its dominion over the saved ones

(Romans 6:14). Faith in Jesus Christ rescues us from the empty and

meaningless life described in Ecclesiastes and provides us with a life

that is abundant and fruitful (John 10:10; Galatians 5:22–23).

Psalm 103:13 - As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him

“Where the Message and Mission are Divine”

“What is the Relationship between

S a l v a t i o n a n d F o r g i v e n e s s ? "

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“What is the Relationship between Salvation and Forgiveness? (continued from page 1)

The term forgiveness comes from the Greekword aphiemi, which means “to let go, to giveup, to keep no longer.” When Jesus forgives us,our sins, trespasses, iniquities, andtransgressions are erased, wiped off therecord. Forgiveness of sin is analogous tofinancial debt being erased. When Godforgives us of our sins, we are free. Our sinsare wiped out. God will never hold themagainst us (Psalm 103:12).

Salvation and forgiveness are closely related.There is no salvation without forgiveness.Salvation is God’s delivering us from theconsequences of sin. Forgiveness is God’serasing our sin debt. To use a financialillustration, forgiveness is God’s shredding thedocuments that list our debt, and salvation isGod’s letting us out of debtors’ prison. PraiseGod for the wonderful salvation andforgiveness He has provided. May our livesreflect gratitude for all He has done for us(Romans 12:1).

Happy BirthdayPastor MoutonJ u n e 2 6 , 2 0 1 7

To the One Who Brings

the Lord’s Message to

This Congregation

With Special Thanks

And Sincere Gratitude

for All You Do

Praying you have an

Enjoyable Birthday

We Love You Pastor

Mouton!

Your NHMBC Family


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In the coming months I will be sharing with you excerpts from the book titled "Show

Me How to Share the Gospel”, by R. Larry Moyer. This book is one that is taught in our

Discipleship Training Ministry. You are encouraged to come out to discipleship training, it so important to your Christian

Growth. As Christians, we recognize that our central and primary Commission is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ

(Matthew 28:19-20). All of the activities of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (NHMBC) should ultimately point to

winning souls for Christ.

The author comments on an interview with a successful soul winning pastor who had been in the ministry for 50 years.

Success being defined as reaching sinners and with the power of the Lord, converting them to belief and acceptance in

Jesus Christ, God's only Son's death, burial and resurrection, that saves us from the eternal consequences of sin, death and

eternal separation from the Lord. He asked the pastor to respond to "When you look at the church as a whole, where it

was fifty years ago and where it is today, what do you see as the difference? He responded the lack of prayer and the lack

of evangelism. The church of fifty years ago was a praying church and an evangelizing church. The church of today is

neither. That is of course not always the case, but it's true more often than we want to admit. Many churches has what it

would describe as both prayer and evangelism activities, however, when you look at the substance, there is no depth or

sincerity in the efforts. It's basically going through the motions and there is a lack of meaningful participation by the

membership. Yet this is to be one of the “Church’s “most significant purposes.

A profound statement is made by the Pastor, "We have become keepers of the aquarium instead of fishers of men

(Matthew 4:19). Search as we may, we are hard pressed to find a church that grows by conversion instead of transfer of

believers from one church to another. We are in the Christian relocation business. We are transferring Christians from

one church to another."

The author asked the question why has the church lost its cutting edge in evangelism and can it be regained? The answer

is “yes”, but we must first understand why we have lost the cutting edge. Properly analyzing a problem always helps in

arriving at a solution. Recognizing the cutting edge, though is not the job of the church leaders and it's not the job of the

laypeople. Instead it's the job of both. The leaders can't do it without the help of the laypeople and the laypeople can't do

it without the assistance of the leaders. We are in this evangelical outreach together. We are a family working to make a

genuine impact in evangelizing the community for Christ.

And in all of our efforts the church needs to be a praying church. Daily we need to ask God to take out of our lives what

should not be there and put in what should be there. The more we pray and then act upon God's leading, the better

position we are in to evangelize. Pray individually and come out to Prayer Service on Tuesday night at 6:30 pm to pray as

a church body.

In the coming months I will share some of the authors comments related to sharing the Gospel. As we seek to fulfill and

be obedient to the Lord's Great Commission, it's my prayer that we all become energized in our prayer life individually

and as a church, and in our efforts to evangelize the sinner. To God be the Glory!"

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By Deacon Ron PetersonChairman, NHMBC Deacons’ Board

S h a r e t h e

G o s p e l

S h o w M e H o w t o

a HEART for HEALTH


Deidre Wilson Allen, RN, CCRN, PCRN NHMBC Health Care Ministry Chairman

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As part of National Safety Month, we want you to prepare your senior loved ones’ homes to help them age in place safely. We know your life as a caregiver - whether you are right there or do so from a distance - is filled with many tasks, but spending time in preparing your senior loved one's home for safety and preparing for emergencies is time well spent and peace of mine for you.

The National Safety Council recommends the following steps that can help get and keep our senior loved ones safe:1. Do a walk-through of your senior's home. Check safety locks, first aid supplies and smoke alarms replacing worn

out batteries. Correct anything you see that is malfunctioning or install it if missing.2. Make family emergency plan listing where your senior can go in an emergency, what they should bring with

them (such as medications, eyeglasses, hearing aids and extra batteries, oxygen, or assistive devices), how they will get there, and who they should call for help. Everyone should know in advance what will happen in case of emergency.

3. Stay informed of weather conditions and potential emergencies in your senior's area.4. Make an emergency supply kit which include:

• Three day supply of non-perishable foods and a manual can opener• One gallon of water for each adult for 3 days• Battery powered radio and extra batteries• Flashlight• Whistle to call for help• First aid kit and medications• Copies of important documents in waterproof container• Cash, change or travelers checks• Change of clothes including long sleeves

Several more things family members and other caregivers can do to be prepared:• Learn CPR• Put the poison control center number near the phone: 1-800-222-1222• Take a first aid class• Prepare any medical devices for power outages

While you are assuring the homes of your loved ones are prepared, take a look at your own. After all, your safety is important too!

June is National Safety Month

We can 'celebrate' this observance by

using it each year as a reminder to do

those safety checks we know are

needed.

June is National Safety Month

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NHMBC High School Graduates & College Day Observance

Seated: Pastor Larry J. Mouton, Jr. Standing: Shontell Cliatt, Samuel Smith, Sydney Gills, Tyree

Williams, Taylor Monea Session, Aalessa Compton

Photos by Sister Lynne Stokes

High School graduates and college students were recognized on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the 10:55 am worship services. Sister Dorine Norman served as Chairman and Sister Daisy Wade served as Co-Chairman of this annual program sponsored by NHMBC’s Board of Christian Education, Deacon Art Akins, Chairman. Sisters Sarah and Elizabeth Means were the presiders. The theme was “Understanding is the Reward of Faith, Proverbs 2:6. Pastor Mouton preached an inspiring sermon entitled, “Reconciliation and Restoration – I Will Arise”, Luke 15:11-24.

View more photos at https://www.facebook.com/New-Hope-Missionary-Baptist-Church-111636415538246/


More than fifty eager volunteers participated in NHMBC’s Evangelism Walk on June 3, 2017 at 9:00 am. Pastor Mouton and Deacon Eddie B. Norman, NHMBC’s Evangelism Ministry leader, coordinated this outreach activity. It was Pastor Mouton’s vision to impact the lives of 1000 families living in close vicinity of NHMBC.

There was an air of excitement and anticipation from the volunteers, and for a few, a bit of sleepiness. Deacon Norman offered a prayer and Pastor Mouton explained the purpose and plan to achieve the goal of reaching 1000 families. Groups of three or four volunteers were assigned to one of the streets close to NHMBC. The teams were given a stack of bags to share directly with families or hang on doors. The boundaries were 30th Street east to 40th Street. Representatives from the Deacons, Trustees, Deaconess, Mission, and Youth ministries participated. Entire families participated - husbands, wives, children and grand children. Some walked and some drove automobiles to their assigned streets. A special thanks to the NHMBC Youth Ministry for stuffing all of the bags.

During the debrief, volunteers shared their experiences. “Some families were unaware NHMBC was close to them.”, “They seemed grateful to receive the information in the bags.”, “Met some old friends.”, “Next time, we need to bring trash bags so we can pick up trash along the way”. Listen for announcements of future evangelism activities. Sharing the Gospel is every Christian’s joy and responsibility.

Left: Pastor Mouton providing instructions to the volunteers.Above: Deacon Norman sharing his thoughts on evangelism


5:00 pm

June

23

Friday

Members 55 years+

are invited

Hosted byPastor Larry J. Mouton, Jr. & Sister Reba Mouton

June

25

Sunday

10:00 am

After Church School

Sponsored by the NHMBC Board

of Christian Education

NHMBC CLC

July

8Saturday

Submit 3rd & 4th nine weeks report card by

6.18.17 to Sisters Anderson, Jacobs or Teal

G r a d u a t i n g S e n i o r s &

C o l l e g e S t u d e n ta r e i n v i t e d t o

July

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Saturday

3:00 p.m.

11860 Bruce B Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL. 33612

H o s t e d b y

P a s t o r L a r r y J . M o u t o n , J r . &

S i s t e r R e b a M o u t o n

9:00 am

A L L V o l u n t e e r s a r e R e q u e s t e d t o A t t e n dDirect questions to Sister Linda Padgett

Place your donations of non-perishable foods

in the container in NHMBC’s Foyer

Donations will be given to Metropolitan Ministries

July

9 - 14Sunday - Friday


July

10 - 14

Monday - Friday

Luke 1:317 pm – 9 pm

M a i n E d i f i c e

5 pm – 6:40 pm

nightly

Nursery opens at nightly

N o e a r l y a r r i v a l s p l e a s e ! ! !

Monday Clothing with a bible verse

Tuesday Men: plaid shirt with tie, bowtie and white socksWomen: Long dress with apron

Wednesday High School, College, Greek or favorite team shirt

Thursday Island or African Attire

Friday Family or NHMBC t-shirt

Attire for the WeekThese are only suggestions – please come and wear the attire of your choice.

Sister Linda Padgett,Vacation Bible School,

Chairman

Member of the NHMBC Youth Ministry

participated in the 2017 Progressive M

& E Reunion Choir Concert in Orlando,

Florida on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

New Hope participants were Eriana

Pitts, Aysia Anderson, Aniya Prim,

Danielle Long, Sasha Taylor, Zya Russ

& Janae Taylor.

State Convention’s Reunion Choir

Members


Check Out NHMBC’s Facebook Page!!!

https://www.facebook.com/New-Hope-Missionary-Baptist-Church-111636415538246/

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Tuesdays @ 7 p.m. Tuesdays @ 7 p.m.

Rev. Larry J. Mouton, Jr.Pastor & Teacher

“The Doctrine of Jesus (Christology)”“The Doctrine of Jesus (Christology)”

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