Belmont Kids (AWANA)
Youth Classes
Wednesday Nights In The Auditorium
With Pastor
At 6:30
Igniting Kingdom Prayer with Dr. Tony Evans
This week’s lesson is The Authority of Binding and Loosing (Matthew 18:18-20): Dr. Tony Evans wants to take you deeper into its meaning than you’ve ever been before by helping you understand how to apply these two ideas to your own life. Learn how binding and loosing is meant to function in order to help you exercise your kingdom authority.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Matthew 16:15-18, “He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
What constitutes the full meaning of “this rock”?
It is the saints making a confession of Christ Himself as everything out from the realm of revelation.
This revelation/declaration of Christ is the factor for the church to be Christ in reality.
Such a declaration of Christ as “this rock” proceeds from our spirit of revelation, which sees Him as everything.
It is unique, simple, and available for all of us to utter–“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
When we declare this in our daily life we are saying, “You are the qualified One!
You are my all in all!
You are the One who has the relationship with the Father!
You are the One who has the relationship with the saints.
You are the One who has a relationship with the law, the flesh, the self, the devil, condemnation, and sin.
Lord, You are the Christ, the appointed One to be my relationship with all things.”
In the presence of this kind of revelation and declaration, the Lord seized the opportunity to say to Peter, “Upon this rock, I will build My church.”
In other words, in that brief declaration–“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”–Peter had summarized every forthcoming truth in the entire New Testament about the all-sufficiency of the indwelling Christ.
Thus, to confess “You are the Christ” means “You are revealed in me. You are everything to me. You are living Your life in me. You are my relationship with all things.”
To declare “You are the Christ” is saying “I am no longer living to myself.
I am no longer my point of reference.
Lord, You are! You are! You are!”
This becomes our constant confession in our daily lives, and this is the rock upon which the church is built.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Dr. Davis
Jill Haines
John McClain
Katie Torbich
Kim McClain’s Mother
Randy Bond’s Son in Law
Russell Paschal
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
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
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