DON’T FORGET TO GO TO BED AN HOUR EARLIER TONIGHT & SET YOUR CLOCKS “UP” AN HOUR BEFORE BED.
Since I will not be able to be at church tomorrow, I need each of you to be present to support our youth. They are so excited about the service. Love them for me.
Daily Beats from your Pastor’s Heart:
The secret place is not where we perform our sacred duty as a believer but where we revel in the delight of being with the One our soul loves.
Look with me at how the bride of Christ is described in her fullness: Revelation 21:15-16, “And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.”
This passage is to be connected with Ephesians 3:17-19 where Paul speaks of the length, breadth, and height of Christ’s love.
John sees the Lamb’s wife as having the same dimensions of love as the Bridegroom—a love that is equally full and complete in length, breadth, and height.
• LENGTH: Even as Christ’s love plunged to the depths of man’s sin, this bride’s love reaches down to the lowest reaches of humanity to lift them up to glory.
No length is spared to express the intensity of this Christlike love.
She will not love her life, even unto death, for the sake of the gospel.
• BREADTH: Even as Christ’s love reaches across every strata and division of mankind to encompass people of every language, color, background, etc., so this love of Christ through the bride touches all peoples.
Her heart is so enflamed as to embrace every person for whom Christ died.
• HEIGHT: Here are the glorious heights of her perfected love—the unspotted affections of a dazzling bride for her Beloved who is exalted above every other name.
The purity and glory of her passions rise as a majestic mountain of regal splendor.
Wow, don’t they make an awesome pair?!
Together, clothed in stunning perfection, fully compatible and equally yoked together in every way, they are the love story of heaven. Forever.
Ask God to reveal to you what being the bride of Christ means to you personally.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S ? LIST:
Joe Turner has been diagnosed with aggressive leukemia. Hospice has been called in. please, please ?
Amy Garner’s Mother – better – ?
Andria Carter -Ashley’s Sister – ?
Barbara Shed’s Family – ?
Bill Lawhead – ?
Bill Moody –?
Brandy Dean – Ashley’s Sister – ?
Brian’s Niece – surgery went well –?
Charlie Sessom -Waiting – ?
Cheri/Barry Hill –?
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons–?
Debra Roberts – Please Please ?
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom ?
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – hospice?
Doug Fritzel – ?
Hanna Hall ?
James Garner’s G’Son – ?
James Parsons – Mae’s Brother ?
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter ?
Kimberly- Dustin’s Sister- ?
Larry Barker ?
Lavona Davis –?
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah ?
Lynn -Nancy Brown’s Daughter – ?
Mary Sims – ?
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 – ?
Sarah Parker – ?
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s cousin –?
Sharon Blalock- ?
Shaelyn – Jill’s friend?
Shannon Golden – ?
Sheila Simmons Cousin – ?
Susan Bryan – Mike’s Mom – ?
Tim McCollum – ?
Todd Bailey – ?
Todd Roberts –?
Tom Witcher –?
Tommy/Gayle Harris- ?
Tracie Ballard –?
Wanda Galanti – ?
Zane Gilbert – ?