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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR GLENDA BATEMAN
SUNDAY, 2:00 PM
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Romans 7:24, “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”
Paul is in the realm of trying to conquer a problem in his life, the one thing that always defeats him.
If it were not for this one thing, he would feel that he is okay.
But this one thing makes him feel hopeless about himself.
This describes Paul struggling in the wrong realm.
This struggling happens especially in those who know the law, in those who have knowledge about proper and improper reactions.
You may know something, but what is crucial is the source you come from with that knowledge.
In Romans 7:24 Paul cries, “O wretched man that I am!”
Just look at “I am” and then look at the first word of the next phrase, “Who.”
You have two persons here.
“Wretched man that I am” means that I have exhausted expecting anything from myself, looking to myself, working on myself.
This is wonderful.
Then Paul steps out of his self-effort and says, “Who will deliver me from this body of death?”
He has transferred from one realm to another.
His words show us his realization of the need for Another Person.
Finally, Paul says, “I thank God–through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (v. 25).
Here he has absolutely shifted, not in his experience, but in his sight.
Sight comes before experience.
Look! Let God reveal it to you.
Before you have “a track record,” before you do anything, before your experience–do not even count experience–just see that God put you in Christ Jesus (1 Cor. 1:30) and say “Thank You.”
That is vision.
That is revelation.
Then what issues out of this is living in the proper realm: “I thank God through Jesus Christ.”
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Ashton Bateman & Family
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Dan Haines
Dr. Don Davis
Freddie May’s Mom
George Alexander
Jane Hick’ Mom
Jim Mabe – Surgery Friday
Joan Cronan’s Sister
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
John McClain
Ronnie Palmer
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
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad