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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

John 1:16, “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.”

It is by grace that God authors and produces within us the promptings to Himself.  

Then He supplies grace once again at every point that we obey His voice and respond to His inner promptings.

This is what is meant in the phrase “grace for grace” (or, “grace in exchange for grace”–Gk: anti).

When we obey by saying “Amen” to His speaking, we are not carrying out an act of obedience from our own energy or strength.

We are exchanging the grace of His promptings for a fresh supply of grace to work out those promptings in our practical experience.

Obedience under the new covenant is a step of faith to open ourselves to the flow of God’s grace to once again supply us with Himself.

Thus, to hear His voice is not to come under a demand of the law.

Rather, it is to hear a call to enjoy a fresh supply of grace.

The Lord’s voice is located in the region of our heart.

Hebrews 3:7-8 tells us, “Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,  Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”

The voice of God speaks in our hearts.

When the Lord is speaking, we can either constrict and harden our heart so that it is not soft and pliable to His voice, or we can hear His voice and soften our heart and go along with that voice.

This is the way we interact with the Lord’s voice under the new covenant.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

Thursday’s Prayer Requests

Sandra Graham – Major Surgery Today  

Ethel Proudfit – Hospice – Soon

Dan Haines

Doris Loyd

Linda Alexander

June Cronan

Jillian Gray

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashton Bateman

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer 

Darlene Thaxton 

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Dr. Don Davis 

Easton Fielder 

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

Jim Mabe 

June Cronan’s Sister 

John Austin 

John McClain 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Michael Stanley 

Mike Ferus

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Rose Fuller 

Scott Nix 

Terrell Loyd 

Tom Witcher 

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lonzo Christin 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Coly/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 

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin