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!
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
John 1:18, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is into the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
The concentration of the divine love is presently existing in the Son of God.
When the apostle John describes the only begotten Son as being into the bosom of the Father, he is unveiling the intimacy of the divine love existing between the Father and the Son.
The Greek preposition in this verse is not in but into.
Thus, it is more accurately translated “into the bosom of the Father” rather than “in the bosom.”
In his Commentary on the Gospel of John, Frederick Godet talks about the love relationship existing between the Father and the Son in John 1:18.
He says, “This present participle, Who is, refers to the permanent relation of the Son to the Father through all the stages of His divine, human, and divine-human existence.
He ever presses anew, with an equal intimacy into the bosom of the Father, who reveals Himself to Him in a manner suitable to His position and His work at every moment.
The Greek form ‘into the bosom,’ instead of ‘in the bosom’ (the preposition of motion, instead of that of rest), expresses precisely this active and living relation.
The bosom of the Father is not a place, but a life; one is there only in virtue of a continual moral act.”
The indication here is that there is a continuous, intimate love relationship going on between the Father and the Son.
He is ever into the bosom of the Father.
May God grant that this love-life would become our portion and our experience in the middle of our weakness, so that instead of being into our depression, we would constantly be into the bosom.
We would not be into our bad and unworthy feelings that cause morbid introspection, but into a love-life that nourishes and cherishes us in our weaknesses.
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