SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE A GLORIOUS DAY!
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Ephesians 1:19-20, “And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,”
On one hand, through Christ’s death we see how our relationships in the old creation were terminated; on the other hand, through His resurrection we see how our relationships were recreated in Him to make us His ONE Body.
In Ephesians 1 Paul describes how this one Body was produced in resurrection.
He is praying for the saints to see something related to the resurrection.
Watch the resurrection.
Look at its process.
Look at what is happening in this resurrection.
Ephesians 1:20-21 says, “Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”
Keep watching the resurrection.
Ephesians 1:22-23 says, “And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.”
By considering these verses, we see clearly that the one Body, the mystery of Christ, was produced through death and resurrection.
When Paul speaks of the resurrection, you have to follow it all the way out of the tomb, into the heavens, to the throne, to the descending of Christ as the Head into all the members, and to His baptizing us as an organic part of Himself to make us His Body.
Now there is a Body of Christ.
Christ has a fullness.
Look at the church.
Look at the saints.
Look at their lives.
Look at the expression of the Head in His members.
That is Christ in His enlargement.
That is Christ living, filling, flowing, expressing Himself.
He is the One who is now filling all in all.
This one Body was not only conceived in God’s heart, but through Christ’s death and resurrection it was produced.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Bill Lawhead – Hospice
Charlene Shiflett
Darlene Thaxton – Improving
Richard Blount
The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends
Amy Garner’s Mother/Dad
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Carol Lawhead’s Brother
Charles Rambles
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
James Garner’s Brother, G’Son, & Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Vickie – Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Michael Stanley
Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher