GraceGrace Doctrine Doctrine ChurchChurch

1821 South River Road • St. Charles, Missouri 63303-4124

Pastor Joe GriffinWeb Site: www.gdconline.org www.joegriffin.org

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Shreveport Bible Conference

September 8, 9 & 10, 2020East Ridge Bible Church

9400 Wallace Lake Road Shreveport, Louisiana 71106

Double Sessions: Tueday-Thursday 7:00 & 8:20 p.m. (CDT)

For information, contact Davis Bland: (318) 797-8008Netcast Live:

www.joegriffin.org or www.gdconline.org

Joe Griffin, Pastor Grace Doctrine Church

Danna M. Schott, Assistant to the Pastor

The Board of Deacons

Officers & Joe Griffin, Pastor; A. Weldon Schott, Chairman; Deacons: Rick D. Shirrell, Treasurer; Gary D. Watson, Secretary;

Thomas Gallaher, Building and Grounds; Jay A. Humphrey; Mark Vesser

Music

Eric Parsons, Director, Mark Vesser, Chairman, Les Johnson, Piano: Tami Parsons. Flute: Amy Bortle and Heather ParliSpecial Entertainment: Mark Vesser and Justin Liescheidt, harmonicas,

and Jim Jeffries, guitar

Prep School

Weldon Schott, Headmaster. Danna Schott, Director of Nursery and Junior Prep School Curricula and Training Aids; Linda Davey, Nursery Coordinator; Nicki Jacobsmeyer, assistant. SR. PREP SCHOOLWeldon Schott, Curriculum Coordinator Paul DaveyCraig Fanning Ryan JacobsmeyerDennis NorrisWeldon SchottBob Watson

JR. PREP SCHOOL & Training Aid VolunteersRainey Fretty Kayla HumphreyNicki JacobsmeyerHeather Roshek Danna Schott

Nursery AssistantsRainey FretteKelly GiovandoKayla HumphreyTammy HumphreyHeather HuntNicki Jacobsmeyer

Grace Doctrine Church 1821 South River Road, St. Charles, MO 63303-4124. Grace Doctrine Church was founded in 1975 under the laws of the State of Missouri as a nondenominational local church and is a separate organization from Joe Griffin Media Ministries. The purpose of this church is to evangelize the lost by present-ing the gospel of faith alone in Christ alone and to teach biblical truth to the saved through a literal, grammatical, and historical analysis of Scripture. Our theological statement, 40 Proclamations: The Theology of Grace Doctrine Church is available on request by writing the above address.Grace Doctrine Church never solicits contributions or membership. When gratitude for the Word of God motivates a believer to give, he has the privilege of contribut-ing to the church for the continued dissemination of Bible doctrine. For membership information, contact Gary D. Watson, Membership Chairman.

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Joe Griffin Media Ministries

1821 South River Road, St. Charles, MO 63303-4124 Joe Griffin Media Ministries is a not-for-profit, tax exempt organization incorporated and operating under the laws of the State of Missouri and is a separate organization from Grace Doctrine Church. The purpose of this ministry is to make doctrinal Bible teaching by Joe Griffin available without charge or obligation. When gratitude for the Word of God motivates a believer to give, he has the privilege of contributing to the ministry for the continued dissemination of Bible doctrine.

Officers and Joe Griffin, President; Paul J. Davey, Chairman; Rick D. Shirrell, Treasurer; Directors: Casey D. Hunt, Secretary; Danna M. Schott Web Media: Paul Davey, Director & Webmaster; Danna Schott, Mike Vest, Rick Shirrell,

Cindy Rawlins

Live Streams: Paul Davey, Dennis Norris, Danna Schott

Media Fulfillment: Danna Schott, Director; Diane MacKay, Dennis Norris, Shaefer Griffin

Print Media: Joe Griffin, Editor; Melodie Bautista, Glenda Sharbono, Susan Smith, Jeannine Vesser, Proofreaders; Cindy Rawlins, Bulletin

Transcriptions: Sharon Fehrn, Melinda Kline, Judy Krueger, Glenda Sharbono, Frances Simmons, Tom Teeters, Gary Watson

Web Site: www.joegriffin.org

To place orders for electronic or print media write: Joe Griffin Media Ministries, 1821 South River Road, St. Charles, MO 63303-4124

PropertiesThomas Gallaher, Building and Grounds, Dennis Norris

Hospitality

Joe Griffin, chairman. Danna Schott, Accommodations and Church Décor. Kitchen/Dining: Geri Fanning, Roger and Michele Wiedner, Harry and Sandy Tague, Mark and Jeannine Vesser, Diane Cochran, Diane MacKay, Danna and Weldon Schott, Skip Collins, Jim Jeffries.

EucharistDiane Hunt, Chairman; Diane Cochran

Missionaries and Ministries

Jonathan Brown .........BrazilPat Cate ........................USAVictor Chávez ........Reynósa, Mexico*Armando Garcia ......... USAMario Garcia ...........MexicoFaisal John .......... PakistanGary Horton‡ ...............USA*Rick Hughes† ............USA*Max Klein ...........ThailandRalph LaRosa ....PhilippinesNick Lipsi ..................BrazilPaul Miles § .......... Ukraine

*Tim McLachlan ....Thailand*Tom Molinar◊ South Africa*Jim Myers .............UkraineMoses Onwubiko .....NigeriaNelson Rio .........Philippines*Gary Watson✩ ............USA

American Freedom Assembly ‡East Ridge Bible Church, Shreveport, LA.Grace Abroad Ministries§ Grace Bible Church, Pakistan

Grace Evangelical SocietyJoe Griffin Media Ministries*Operation Grace World MissionsOperation Molinar Mission◊Philippi Freedom Ministries✩

Rick Hughes Evangelistic Ministries†St. Louis Veterans’ HomeThieme Bible Ministries

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Members of Grace Doctrine Church often have relatives and friends who request intercessory prayer. The Non-member Prayer List provides them a means to solicit the prayers of fellow believers on behalf of loved ones. Anyone who would like to add a name to

the list should contact Mrs. Cindy Rawlins through e-mail (cindy.rawlins@gmail.com). Please do likewise when it is time to remove a person’s name from the list. The list is distributed the first Sunday of each month. All updates should be given to Cindy no later than the third Sunday of the previous month.

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Non-Member Prayer List

Church Prayer ListConnie CobbDiane CochranLinda DaveyRuby FretteJudy GuffeyJim Hesse

Dee HuntLana Jacobsmeyer Nicki JacobsmeyerClay JohanssonLori JohnsonDiane MacKay

Betty MaySandy NorcrossHeather ParliTami ParsonsEvelyn Pulley

Danna and Weldon Schott

Heather SweetenHarry TagueSandy TagueJane & Rick Voyles

Gary WatsonBecky WatsonNick WatsonMichelle Wiedner

Helen AbeleDeborah AddicotJane AdemaCarlos AgudeloGabriel AgudeloCharles AnfieldDennis AnfieldKevin AnfieldVirginia AngellHeather ApplegateKenny ArcherBrenda Wisenbaker

ArnoldDaniela Aponte Doug BaileyAida Balke-RiveraKelley Balke-

RiveraMildred BankerPatti BankerElisabeth BastaZack BauerMichelle BearChristy Beary &

childrenEric Belcher Bernell BircherFred & Cherie

BircherScott BimsonLance BingleyDavis & Carolyn

BlandJean BoddieBob BollingerMaddie BotfieldJerry BoulwareBernie BrazillA. C. BrinkNicole BruenigKen BucknerKathy BurgardJulie BurleyMark BurrDavid BuschVirginia BushEd BydelekChris CalhounMarty CameronDon CarlosDavid CarnaguaDon CarnaguaMatthew CarnaguaNancy Carnes

FamilyTuanja CarsonMargaret & David

ChichesterJesse ChildersNoah ChildersChip ChiappazziLizzy ClarkCraig ClaytonKitty ClemensGail & Pecos CobleJay CollinsBetsy ColquittPatricia ColvinLinda Cook &

childrenMisty Cook Traci Combs &

familyJohn CroninDenny CrumplerRay DainBrett Davey Dan DaveyMark DaveyBob DavisKaren Davis Peggy DavisKendyl DeckerAaron DementRoy DickinsonJohn DorianLibby DotyLarry & Johnnie

DowningLawren DowningAlex DupreePhil EndsworthCourtney Espen

and familyMichael and

DeeAnn EspenVirginia EspenLinda FanningWyatt FinkJason ForcheinerButch FosterJohn FrankenburgBill French FamilyJanie FruitRigel GaleraAnna Mae GarraJennifer GargarelloSharon Garcia

Shirley GensemerHarland J. GerberJordan GilesBen GillisTonya GossumLogan GloverDavid GottoLes & Pam GottoJohn Griffin IIITerry GrissomGeorge GrubbsOllie HadfieldNancy HalePolly HardeeKathy HarralsonMike HarvickWalker HarvillElva HatcherHavener FamilyAllison HawkinsMike HeerenGinny HenryThe Henson familyBill & Ginny HenryNatalia HervisPete Hilario Tracy HillMike HinesLeslie HolleyDiana HoltonGary HortonBridgette

HousemanBilly HowellChris HutsonDan InghramPaula Isenberg Lilly IversonBerra Jackson Carmen JacksonElizabeth Voyles

JamesRick JamesJedidiah Lindsey JohnsonJeff JonesNancy JonesMontana JenningsDon and Linda

JordanSharon KellyTheresa KellyDiane Kerr

Diane KirschStephanie KoslowJohn & Ann KeyLachelle KingJerry KolarMichael KurillaGavin LainSusie Lamb Whitney LampeDarrell LandolthJennifer LangfordPatty LathamJim LawrenceKathy LawrenceMoira LawrenceThe Laugle familyRush LimbaughEmmitt Lynch

familyAndrew Lees Jason LeesRoger & Sue LewisDan LittleJacob LittleAlan LondeSteve LopezBerry MaddenKrissie MarrinerHeather MarshallJoe MarshallDaisy MartinMitchell Mathisen

familyDodie MayLonnie MaybeDel MaxheimerJerome McCallAustin

McCaulloughKayla

McCaulloughJill McClainMike McEneryKristin McFaddenCharlotte

McLaughlinDenver

MontgomeryAngie MooreJohn MooreIngé MorkenJørgine MorkenRay MorrisonGene Morton

Craig Nelson Tana Younts NelsonCale NielsonDee NixonAlex Norcross Lisa NorcrossRay NorrisSandy NovingerLaurel NugentShaun OliverElenor OlmannTerry Taylor

O’NealJames OwensShannon OwensBud ParrentEric ParrentDan ParsonsMelanie

PatternosterRobin PenceAmy & Marco

Perez familyCarolyn PittJo PriddyMartha PritchardMandi PokorneyBeverly Porter Bill PorterTom PulleyFred RainwaterAl & Cindy

RawlinsCrystal RayburnCarrie RedwoodDeb RistyJanet RobertsMary RobertsonMichelle RobinsonCarissa RomanPhil Rose FamilyDavid RossRyan RusticiMichael, Hanna,

& Evan Samuelson

Gaston SandersYvonne SavilleMargie SchlinkerZayne SchoppaRussell SchroederBob SchwarzeJim SealySalim Semaan

Irvin SennSue Sexton Teagan ShafferGlenda SharbonoLuther SharbonoAnita ShepardLynda SimrilTom SiriaKen SkowronskiHenry Smith Jeff SnowdenRita StebbingDonna StrongShannon Suderman Audrey SummersZach SutherlandCarl SweetenDavid SwiercekBeverly & Quentin

SwaffordSam StixSue TailorMatt & Patricia

TalleyKatie Tapping Joy TaylorJohn ThomasBob ThornTony ThorstadKaren & Chuck

ThurigLouetta ThurstonCarol TinkerBarbara & Ria

TurnbowJane & Mel TurnerCarrie UnderwoodDarnell VarleyPaul & Joanne

VehmannTom VerhageHoward VesserJoann ViehmannElaine VillaverMadison VogelJulie VossKristin WadeGloria WattenbargerJim WattenbargerLarry WayDori WestDoug WestCatherine Mazzei

Weiman

Russell WiednerJulia WhiteJean WillardBarry Dean

WilliamsZachariah WipflerHudson

WojciechowskiDavid WolfsmithMike WoodsCathy WyatPaul YostTodd YountsPaola ZavalaShelly ZeidAllison Wall Trevor WebsterElaine Wichmer Yvonne Willems

Dorothy ClaytonTim Conway

The Fee familyJessica Fehrn

Ed HausnerDoug Pratt

Ron SpruillNew Names

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Joe Griffin Media Ministries1821 South River Rd.

St. Charles, MO 63303-4124USA

Joe Griffin

e Divine DecreeEdited by

John Cameron Smith

Joe Griffin Media Ministries1821 South River Road • St. Charles, MO 63303-4124

www.joegriffin.org ISBN 0-9760775-9-0

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All things were created by Him and for Him [Christ]. He is before all things, and by Him everything in creation is regulated and controlled. (Col. 1:16-17 EXT)

We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.(Rom. 8:28)

The book is available at the church or by writing to the address below. Indicate the title along with your complete mailing address.

The Divine Decree presents God’s complete knowledge

of angelic and human history from eternity past to eternity future. For example, when a person expresses his personal faith in the working object of Jesus Christ in time, it was known to God in eternity past. The result is the salvation of that person’s soul. The divine decree permits volition to function freely, therefore the sovereignty of God and the free will of man coexist by divine decree. Volition permits each person to freely make his own choices, either for or against the gospel of salvation or the Word of God. This book discusses this gracious option of divine omniscience with human free will.

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U.S. GovernmentExecutive BranchDonald J. Trump, PresidentMichael R. Pence, Vice PresidentMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of StateWilliam P. Barr, Attorney GeneralSteven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the TreasuryMark T. Esper, Secretary of DefenseRobert C. O’Brien, National Security AdvisorChad F. Wolf, Secretary of Homeland SecurityChristopher A. Wray, Director of the FBIRichard Grenell, Director of National

IntelligenceGina C. Haspel, Director of the CIAJerome M. Adams, Surgeon General

U.S. Customs: Les WilliamsJesse Aponte

Supreme Court & State CourtsJohn G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice, USAGeorge W. Draper III, Chief Justice, MODuane Slone, Judge, TNCongressNancy D. Pelosi, Speaker of the HouseSteny H. Hoyer, House Majority LeaderKevin O. McCarthy, House Minority LeaderCharles E. Grassley, President pro tempore of

the SenateMitchell McConnell, Jr., Senate Majority

LeaderCharles E. Schumer, Senate Minority LeaderMissouriMichael L. Parsons, GovernorMike Kehoe, Lieutenant GovernorRoy D. Blunt, Senior SenatorJoshua D. Hawley, Junior SenatorAnn Wagner, 2nd District Representative

Joint Chiefs of StaffGen. Mark A. Milley,

ChairmanAdm. Michael M. Gilday,

NavyGen. David H. Berger,

Marine CorpsGen. David L. Goldfein,

Air ForceGen. James C. McConville,

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United States Central Command

Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., US Central Command

Active Duty Matthew Adams Jim Armstrong Robert Armstrong Lincoln Bolhuis ▼ Matt Burns Chris Calhoun Kenneth Campbell John Cardwell Jim Carlson James Carlson Clint Carter Daniel Clayton Cassandra Crain Robert Danyluk Pete Daughtry Abagail Davey ▼ Connor Davey Jake Davey Seth Davey Zach Deets Michael DelTufo, Jr. Kenneth Doyle Kaylan Dunn Christopher Dyehouse Trent Dyer Jake Eaton

Antonio Figueroa Christopher Flanagan Ryan Forrest Christopher Fowlkes Justin Fuchs Christopher Gisbrecht Cody Gotto Scott Gray Ben Pyne Greene G. Wade Greenlee Joel Grubbs James Hardin Kade Cooper Hardy Lee Hatfield Timothy Luke Hau Bill Hayes ▼ David Heeren Douglas Hester Christopher Henry Dallas Hoffman Andrew Holton ▼ Troy Holton ▼ D.J. Humphrey Brad Johnson Brian Jorgensen Peter Kane Ben Kayatta Christie Kelly

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Establishment Prayer List

Military

▼ Members, Grace Doctrine Church † Members, East Ridge Bible Church

Braeden Klutho ▼ Mahlon Kruse Braeden Young Klutho ▼ Jordan Liescheidt † Chad May John McAbee Jeremy McAtee † Josh McDade Austin McDaniel Scott McFarland Andy Mertz Ed Mertz ▼ Ben Mitchell John W. Moore Riley Morris, IV ▼ Jordan Mueller Kellen Mullinnix Curtis Nieboer Marcie Nordt Matthew Nowotny, Jr. Ramsey Oliver Marisa Olson Chase Palcer Alexander Pillen Britney Polenski Stephen Polenski, Jr. Jarrett Porter Roland Powers James A. Pritchard Philipp L. Pitchford Robert W. Pritchard ▼ Everett Probasco Veronica Ranville William Cody Raughton Adam B. Razor Justin Riggs ▼ Tyler M. Risty Dalton Roman Matthew Rosner Michael Rountree, Jr. Josh Rynski Michael Salemi Donavan Schmeck Hank Schofield † Jared Schonfarber Colin Senavitis ▼ Jason Shaffer Scott Schaffer Ryan Shepherd Michael Shoemaker, Jr. Clayton Sifford

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Dane Silva David Sivas Vincent Smejkal Andrew Smith Sgt. Stone Jeff Thompson Bryce Throneberry Peter Todsen III San Uhle Curtis L. Vaughn Andrew Wade John Wagonblast Zachary Ward Clayton Warren Joseph Warren Shawn Warren Randy Way Jacob West Daniel Wetzel Keith Wilkins Gregory Williams Andy Whiskeyman ▼ Sean Wojciechowski Michael Woods

Cadets: Service Academies & ROTC:

Civilian Support: ▼ Clarence Collins ▼ Paul Davey Mark Hall Joudi Henoud ▼ Jay A. Humphrey Erin Long

James McRae Steve Natsch Brad Nieboer Michael Shoop Pete Todsen II John Wagenblast

First RespondersNestor BautistaBrian Coates Caleb DaveyRandal DavisRussell HendricksCharles HerwigAdam HoltonSteve HoltonDavid HoltonChris HuntChad JamesChris LeekerBrandon LindemanDavid LingleCharles NowotnyJim NowotnyMatthew NowotnyAlton ReedBob RothMatt SursaDavid ToddAdam TorresRobert Watson, Jr.Charles Wilcox

Military (continued)

Teaching Schedule:MECC, Pacific, MOPCC, Potosi, MO

Philippi Freedom Ministrieswww.philippifreedomministry.org

Gary Watson, President

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