WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASSES 6:30
JULY 4TH CELEBRATION
With Fun, Food & Fireworks
Sunday, July 3rd, 5:00 Until Fireworks Are Over
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Matthew 6:13, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
The centrality of Christ is the “rock” upon which the Lord builds the church.
Where there is the centrality of Christ, there is the building of the church.
The Lord opens up the significance of building upon this rock in Matthew 16:13-18: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”
Peter’s confession, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” is both definite and singular: Christ is uniquely the Son, and He is the only Son, distinct and particular.
The Lord responded to Peter’s confession by saying that what he saw was not revealed to him by flesh and blood, but by the Father.
Although these verses are familiar to us, we may have overlooked their real impact on our Christian lives.
To make a confession based upon revelation that Jesus, the Son of Man, is the Christ, the Son of the living God, is to be a person who is reduced, focused, and centered upon one Person.
That is a confession that Christ is the unique anointed One He is the One appointed to live out the Father’s life, do the Father’s will, and accomplish everything in God’s economy.
To confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God is to acknowledge Him as the One who has the approved relationship with the Father, as well as the proper relationship with all things, both negative and positive.
This confession is an all-inclusive utterance concerning the Christian life.
It is a confession that recognizes that Christ is all and in all.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Amy Garner’s Dad
Dan Haines
David Jarrard
Dr. Don Davis – Surgery July 14TH
Freddie May’s Mom
George Alexander
John McClain
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher
Ann Sullivan – Paula’s Friend
Bentley Smith
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kenny & Nora Allison
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. 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
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad