UPCOMING EVENTS
December 18th – SS, Worship
December 21st – No Service
December 25th – Special Christmas Service With Communion 10:30 AM
December 28th – No Service
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
1 John 4:9, “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM.”
To understand the Christian life properly, it is important to see that Christ is our relationship with everything.
In Galatians 2:20, when the apostle Paul said, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me,” he opened up a profound revelation concerning our life –Christ is now our relationship with all things.
If Christ now lives in me, with the “I” crucified and no longer in the picture, then I do not have a separate, independent relationship with God.
My relationship with God is Christ!
In fact, one of the most refreshing things to my spirit is to declare that I do not have a relationship with God.
I have declared it many times, and said out loud–“My relationship with God is Jesus Christ!”
God has established one unique relationship, and that relationship is with His only begotten Son (John 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18).
First John 4:9 says, “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM.”
To identify the Son as the only begotten means that God has a relationship with only one Person.
Then to directly relate the only begotten Son to us by saying, “that we might live through Him,” reveals that His relationship with the Father has now become our relationship.
Jesus is both the Son of God and the Son of Man.
As the Son of God, He is the One who has the relationship with God.
As the Son of Man, He is the One who has the relationship with man.
He is the representative man.
Indeed, only one Man has a proper and approved relationship with God and man.
That one Man is Jesus Christ.
He represents the meaning of man.
In Hebrews 2:6 the question is asked, “What is man?”
The answer comes in verse 9: “We see Jesus.”
Jesus Christ is the one Man who has the one, unique relationship with God.
Seek no further.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
John McClain
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Dan Haines
Dan Wohey
Daniel Ford
Darlene Thaxton
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’Mother
Dr. Don Davis
Easton Fielder
Ellen Boyd
Freddie May’s Mom & Friend
George/Linda Alexander
James Burnette
Jim Mabe
Joan Cronan’s Sister
Joel Bateman
Julie Howell’s Family in her death in car accident
Lily Holland
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Ronnie Palmer
Rusty Turner
Scott Nix
Tom Witcher
Tony Breedlove
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sandra Graham – Sheila Simmons’ Sister
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad