Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
1 Corinthians 8:12, “But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.”
If this realization were really in our consciousness–that to sin against a brother is to sin against Christ–how differently we would treat one another.
Brothers and sisters, we are members of Christ.
So we need to keep the precious oneness of the Spirit between us.
God is between us.
We are not making up or manufacturing a oneness.
We are sharing in the oneness of the Father, Son, and Spirit.
Their oneness is in us!
We do not have another kind of oneness.
Brothers, there is a oneness of the Spirit.
We can keep the oneness of the Spirit because God is between us as the bond of peace.
The way you keep the oneness of the Spirit is to keep checking the monitor of peace.
Is there peace?
In taking the steps that you are taking, is there peace?
Do not interfere with the peace.
The peace between us is so sweet.
The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Rom. 14:17).
Where there are no other factors but Christ between us, no legalities being imposed on us, there is peace!
It is called the peace of Christ.
That peace is not just a good feeling between us.
That peace is a Person!
He made peace.
He Himself is that peace (Eph. 2:14).
And keeping peace is keeping Christ between one another (Col. 3:15).
That is what the church is.
The church is Christ dispensing His peace between us.
This is the sense in which we understand that the church is Christ.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Jim Mabe’s memorial service will be TOMORROW at 2:00 at the church.
Paula Ferus
Marlon Cook
June Cronan
Amy Garner
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Andrew Halevi & Daughter
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Brandon’s Dad
Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Dan Haines
Darlene Wiggins
David Burnette
David Harrison
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Donnie Butler’s Dad
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Easton Fielder
Eric Ward
Erik Magnusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
James Garner’s Friend
JERRY ROBERTS
Jillian Gray
Jodi Bateman
John Austin
John McClain
June Cronan’s Sister
Kim McClain’s Mother
Larry Barker
Lee Cronan
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Lonzo Christin
Lori Blount’s Mother
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Maureen Brown
Michael Stanley
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Ricky Stubbs
Rose Fuller
Roseleigh Osborn
Sandra Graham
Scott Lanier
Soso Nzolo – 17 Yr. Old South African Pastor’s Daughter
Tom Witcher