Don’t Miss the Last Week of Summer Classes
6:30 Wednesday
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“FAMILY” FISHING ACTIVITY
HIKING TRAILS
SCAVENGER HUNT
THIS SATURDAY, 4:00 PM
Bring Poles For The Family (Provided If U Don’t Have)
& An Empty Stomach For A Fish Fry (Hot Dogs Too)
At Joanie & Ben Bruce’s Farm In Madison
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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Romans 5:18, “Even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”
As a believer I may know doctrinally that there is “no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1).
Yet why do I still feel condemned?
Why do I feel out of sorts within?
If I am not under the law but under grace, then why do I experience discomfort and awkwardness within when I take a certain course of action?
These kinds of questions have troubled many believers for years.
The answer to these questions is quite simple.
Yes, we are positionally “in Christ,” and therefore we are justified persons and there is no condemnation.
Yet whenever we do things that are not in harmony with the Lord’s life, we feel the responses and reactions of Christ within our being, because He is, in fact, our life (Col. 3:4).
This is the significance of the phrase “justification of life.”
It means justification that issues, or results, in a life-consciousness within us.
God’s salvation over us includes not only justification, but also regeneration.
Justification refers to our secure standing before God based upon the blood of Christ.
Regeneration refers to the life of God that we have received into our spirit, making us one spirit with the Lord.
Justification is positional, whereas regeneration is dispositional.
Regeneration is a matter of the divine life entering into us and inwardly guiding us throughout our life.
Whenever we pursue a course of action that is not compatible with the Lord’s life, our regenerated state causes us to feel bothered.
We cannot remain inwardly content, because we are at odds with His life.
His life within cannot change its life-consciousness.
We are simply incompatible at that point.
Our standing has not changed, but our present condition is incompatible.
This disturbance of our inward harmony is the Lord’s voice in us speaking to us to get us back on course with the divine life.
He is not condemning us, but rather He is loving us by inwardly steering us back to Himself.
Until tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Joe Johnson’s Dad – Visitation – Haisten F.H. – McDonough – Monday 4-7
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Dan Haines
Dr. Don Davis – Home
Freddie May’s Mom
George Alexander
Jane Hicks
Joan Cronan’s Sister – Surgery Sept. 1
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
John McClain
Linda Lanier
Melisa Smith’s G’Father
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
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