Wednesday Night Classes
6:30
The Book Of Revelation With Dr. David Jeremiah
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Ephesians 3:17-18, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;”
God uses the high demand of the church life to escort us to a richer and deeper Christ.
This demand comes with the revelation of the church that is according to the New Testament apostles.
Once we see the church by revelation, we see how short we are in our ability to live such a life.
The most basic point related to the demand of the church life is to love as Christ loves.
The church life requires loving one another, not only with Christ’s love, but in His love–loving as Christ loves, loving all the saints for the building up of His one unique Body.
This requires the divine love, the kind of love that is beyond our capacity, the kind of love that we do not have in ourselves.
The kind of church life described in the New Testament requires a higher and deeper love than we have in our natural life.
We are called to love sinners.
We are called to love those who are unfinished, who are still in the process of being transformed.
We are called to love weak, and oftentimes failing, saints.
Divine love is Calvary love–the love demonstrated on the cross.
It is love that flows out to despicable kinds of people–ugly people, hateful people, dirty people, rebellious people, deceived people.
The love of God in Christ is all-embracing and full of forbearance and longsuffering.
To have the church life that is unveiled in the pages of the New Testament demands this divine love.
It is a church life that is beyond the reach of our natural man.
In ourselves we do not have the capacity to love one another the way Christ loves us.
But that is okay.
When we are overwhelmed with the demand of the church life, we are put more and more into contact with Another life that can supply us with divine love.
The demand escorts us to Christ.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Bill Lawhead’s Memorial Service is March 26 @ 11 AM Kim Allison in Passing of her Mom
Mike & Paul Ferus
Eli & Katie Guiltner – Travel Mercies
Charles Ward – Home
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Randy Bond’s Son In Law
Russell Paschal – Improving
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad
Terrell Loyd
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
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Kenny & Nora Allison
Pastor Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tom Witcher