Sunday’s service highlighted the transformative power of worship, emphasizing the need to maintain sincere worship regardless of past hindrances. Worship isn’t just a routine but a lifeline that nourishes our spirits and connects us with God. Personal testimonies illustrated how worship can bring healing, strength, and divine provision. The sermon encouraged a deepening commitment to worship, urging everyone to engage fully in a lifestyle of worship that honors God in every aspect of life. The congregation was invited to participate in heartfelt worship, recognizing that true worship draws us closer to God and transforms our lives, offering peace, strength, and resilience. The service concluded with a call to embrace worship wholeheartedly, letting it be a continuous offering of praise, honor, and gratitude to God, who is worthy of all glory and honor.
In the journey of living a life of true worship, we are called to transcend mere rituals and integrate worship into every aspect of our lives, transforming us from within. As we celebrate milestones like Ephraim’s graduation, the challenge is to embody true worship beyond church walls or Sunday songs, reflecting God’s love and truth in our daily actions, relationships, and aspirations. True worship requires intentional and consistent engagement of our hearts, minds, and spirits, exemplified by figures like Daniel and Abraham, who showed steadfast faith and obedience through their worship. It’s about sacrificially offering our praise, even when it requires sacrifice, and embracing the power of corporate worship, not neglecting to gather as believers to encourage one another. Ultimately, our worship should serve as a powerful witness to the world, inspiring others and glorifying God in all that we do, reflecting His greatness and serving Him with joy and gratitude in every aspect of our lives.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
Hebrews 8:10, “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:”
The Lord’s voice infuses and supplies us with love for Him, godly desires, willingness to obey Him, and the ability to go along with Him.
This reveals that His voice is like an inner inclination in our being.
That is, He puts His inclinations into us.
This is the meaning of the laws put into our mind and written upon our hearts.
This is the nature of His speaking.
It is not hearing an audible voice; neither is it waiting for a vision; nor is it reading some words that appear before our eyes in a ticker-tape fashion.
Rather, the normal voice of the Son speaking in us comes as a supplied feeling of life written into our consciousness.
This feeling is an inner inclination, or inner tendency.
It may even be considered as an inner bias, or disposition.
It is the bent, or leaning, of our mind, emotion, and will.
For example, there may be an inclination or desire within you to spend more time with the Lord.
You have a leaning in that direction.
It is not an overpowering feeling; nevertheless you seem to be bent in the direction of desiring more time to spend with the Lord in your daily life.
That inclination is the voice of the Son of God.
He is not speaking audibly in your ears, but He is speaking in your inner consciousness by an infused tendency.
The tendency carries with it a fresh supply of grace.
Thus, whenever you go along with that tendency and obey it, you discover that the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ is present there with you, backing up that tendency with fresh and available grace.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
FRIDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Joe Shelnutt
Kathryn Raines
Tom Graham (Sandra’s Husband)
John McClain’s Mother
Amy Garner
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Andrew Halevi & Daughter
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
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
Drew
Easton Fielder
Ed Mays
Eric Magnusson’s Mother
Eric Ward
Faith Burnette
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
James Garner’s Friend
Joanie/Jeanie Mom
Jodi Bateman
John Austin
June Cronan’s Sister
Kailey Bateman
Kim McClain’s Mother
Krista Hilscher
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
Miles Bradshaw
Nora Allison
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Gipson
Rose Fuller – Pruitt-Monroe Nursing Home, Forsyth GA
Roseleigh Osborn
Sandra Graham
Scott Lanier
Soso Nzolo – 17 Yr. Old South African Pastor’s Daughter
Susan & Alexis Tesone
Susan Mosley
Tom Witcher