Experience the joy of Christmas as our choir presents COME WORSHIP THE KING that celebrates the birth of our Savior. Together, let’s make this Sunday a time of heartfelt worship, reflection, and communion, ensuring there’s no room for anything but reverence and praise for Him.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
Romans 5:19, “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
To say that by one man’s obedience, many were constituted, or appointed, righteous means that what happened on the cross was according to the standard of God’s righteousness.
We were constituted righteous!
That means something official transpired in our relationship with God.
That we are the righteousness of God in Christ is not merely a wish or a good feeling.
It is a fact.
It is official in God’s sight (2 Cor. 5:21).
Once we had to deal with the county about the tax status of our buildings.
They considered and studied our situation.
Eventually, we received an official letter from them stating that we were, in fact, an exempt organization.
There was no question.
It became official.
In the same way, when the blood of Jesus was shed on the cross in harmony with God’s righteousness in the universe, we were officially constituted righteous.
Our righteousness before God is not an empty imagination.
It is legal and official, sealed by the blood of Christ.
The way God dealt with us and made us righteous was by putting us aside, not expecting anything from the flesh.
He dealt with us in the Person of His Son.
Rather than working directly on us and our problems, repairing and mending us, He dealt with our sins in His Son on the cross.
He righteously solved our sin problem by accepting the sacrifice of Christ on our behalf.
He then crucified our old man and terminated the source of all our problems.
He put us in His Son, and put His Son into us.
According to 2 Corinthians 5:21, Christ bore our sin, and we received His righteousness.
What grace!
We are justified with a justification that constitutes us officially righteous.
This official righteousness results in life.
The Son gratuitously solved our problem with God, gave us righteousness as a gift, and gave us Himself as our life (Rom. 5:10).
It’s official.
We can rest in the legality of God’s righteousness.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
TUESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
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 – Riverside
Deanna Fowler
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Donnie Butler’s Dad
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Easton Fielder
Ed Mays
Eric Ward
Erik Magnusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
Heather May
James Burnette
James Garner’s Friend
Janie Roberts
Jillian Gray
Joanie & Jeanie
Joanie/Jeanie Mom
Jodi Bateman
John Austin
John McClain
June Cronan
June Cronan’s Sister
Kailey Bateman
Kathy Mabe
Kim McClain’s Mother
Krista Hilscher – Improving
Larry Barker
Lee Cronan – Success
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Lonzo Christin
Lori Blount’s Mother
Lynn Garner
Marlon Cook
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Maureen Brown
Michael Stanley
Miles Bradshaw
Nancy Proudfit
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Pat Chupp
Ricky Gipson
Ricky Stubbs
Robbie Edwards
Rose Fuller – Rehab
Roseleigh Osborn
Sandra Graham
Scott Lanier
Soso Nzolo – 17 Yr. Old South African Pastor’s Daughter
Susan & Alexis Tesone
Tom Witcher