Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
Philippians 1:21, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
To understand the spiritual nature of the New Testament, we need to ask a question: Did Paul solve problems or did he lead people into experiencing Christ?
Where in the New Testament letters did Paul solve problems?
What problem did he solve as an end in itself?
What issue did Paul get involved in to solve?
Have you ever considered this question?
We all should go back to reread the New Testament and ask, What problems did Peter, John, Paul, and the other apostles solve?
Did they solve people’s problems or lead people to experience Christ?
Of course, we know there were many problems among the Corinthians, but when we investigate how Paul solved the problems, we discover that he did one thing–he led them to experience Christ.
In our natural life we are prone to solve problems.
We are looking for answers.
We are seeking solutions.
We want things to be cleared up and go away.
We want to “right” what is “wrong.”
We are hoping for our environments to change for the better.
We live in our imagined expectations.
We want situations to be such that our soul would be at ease and find relief.
Our souls are enmeshed in solving problems in many things in our daily life.
In our natural life we are in the realm of solving problems.
But with the supply of the Spirit in our spirit, we are in the realm of thinking the one thing–to experience Christ.
Paul’s burden with the Philippians was not merely to solve their problem of disharmony, but to lead them to be supplied to think the one thing, Christ.
To think the one thing is our greatest need.
The way we can tell we are a supplied person is that we relate to matters and environments not by merely solving problems, but by experiencing a deeper, richer Christ
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Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
MONDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Sandy Paschal – Eye Surgery
Loraine Elliott – Surgery on Wednesday
Daniel Cooper – Surgical Appointment
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Sandra Graham – Home
Dan Haines
Doris Loyd
Linda Alexander
June Cronan
Jillian Gray
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Darlene Thaxton
David Harrison
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
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