UPCOMING PRO-LIFE SUNDAY
on AUGUST 7TH
with Dr. WILLIAM LILE, Obstetrics/Gynecology.
He has a passion for educating the church about the personhood of the unborn.
Begin inviting families & friends to be your guest at 10:30!
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASSES
6:30
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
2 Timothy 4:22, “The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.”
Many Christians may know the objective truth concerning their identification with Christ, but they may not know subjectively His location within their being.
To experience Christ as our relationship with everything, one of the most crucial things to know is that He lives in our spirit.
Man’s regenerated spirit is the address of Jesus Christ.
In the above verse the personal pronoun makes the address clear–“The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.”
This identifies the place where Christ actually lives in us.
We need to understand that our spirit is as much a part of our constitution as are our other faculties.
For example, our mouth is our mouth, and our eyes are our eyes, and our hands are our hands.
I can close my mouth and I can open my mouth.
I can close my eyes and I can open my eyes.
I can squeeze my hands and I can open my hands.
I can do all these things with my mouth, eyes, and hands because they are my members.
In other words, we have the ability to do whatever we desire with our own faculties.
In the same way, we have control over our own spirit (1 Cor. 14:32).
Have you ever observed how many personal pronouns there are in the New Testament related to the human spirit?
For example, “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit” (Rom. 8:16).
“For they refreshed my spirit and yours”(1 Cor. 16:18).
“And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all” (2 Cor. 7:13).
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit” (Gal. 6:18).
All these verses refer to our spirit, the deepest part of our being, which is joined to the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17).
It is from this joined part that Christ is our relationship with everything.
By walking according to our spirit, which we control, Christ becomes everything to us.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Amy Garner’s Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Dan Haines
David Jarrard
Dr. Don Davis – Home
Freddie May’s Mom
George Alexander
John McClain
Linda Lanier
Melisa Smith’s G’father
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