WEDNESDAY SUMMER CLASSES
6:30
PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS DINNER
July 9th
6:30 PM
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Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Romans 8:36-37, “As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
The self-life does not know how to properly relate to environment.
It blames circumstances.
It blames the wife, the husband, the boss–whomever.
But in the verses above, we see how Paul related to his environments.
He was living out of another source, and from that source he gathered up all his environments as raw material for the self to be terminated, for the self to be crossed out once again, so that resurrection life could come forth.
An undealt-with self does not properly relate to environment. Rather, it is confused.
It is frustrated.
It is hurt.
It is hoping for a better day.
It does everything but deal with the Lord.
It does everything but allow itself to be terminated.
In its ignorance it does not know how to relate to environment, how to relate in life, or how to relate in the truth.
These are all characteristics of an ignorant and undealt-with self, and expose that we are still coming from the wrong place.
We do not yet come from life.
We do not meet our environments with God’s view.
God’s view of our environment is that all day long we are just being led to put to death the practices of the body (Rom. 8:13-14).
This means we are being led into a new kind of reaction–led to put to death, led to react with the cross.
We are being led into another circumstance for more of the self to surface so that it can be interrupted and terminated.
In this way all things are working together for good–for our conformity to Christ (Rom. 8:28-29).
Until Tomorrow,
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Now Home in Heaven
Bill Lawhead – Bad Fall
Brandon Black
Brandon’s Dad & Grandmother – Home
Debra Roberts – Much Prayer Needed
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
Joe Johnson’s Mom – Broken Leg
Marynell Ford – Pray For Guidance For Next Move
Amy Garner’s Mother
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom –Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Donna Gourley
Doug Fritzel
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
James Garner’s G’Son
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Mary Sims
Mary Williams Son – Mike – Accident
Michael Stanley
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin
Sharon Blalock
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher