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
Mark 14:36, “And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee.”
It takes time to cultivate a love relationship with the Lord.
This was demonstrated by the Lord’s own earthly life.
He repeatedly spent time with the Father, enjoying the Father’s love (Luke 5:16).
In Mark 14:36 we find Him in the garden of Gethsemane, where it was His habit to go and be with the Father (Luke 22:39).
Here He is once again pressing into the bosom of the Father while facing the critical hour of crucifixion.
Mark records that the Lord was saying repeatedly, “Abba, Father.”
This means that even when He became obedient unto death, the death of the cross, He did it by enjoying the Father’s love.
To say “Abba” is to call upon the Father in the most sweet and intimate way.
Now we must see that this same “Abba, Father” love-life has been sent into our hearts.
Paul declares, “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father!” (Gal. 4:6).
What a joy! What a hope!
The very prayer life of God’s Son is in our hearts.
The intimate love-life between the Father and the Son has been put into us.
We have it!
It is not a matter of trying to find it or longing to possess it.
We have the Triune God’s love-life within us.
And by virtue of our being a born-again Christian, we are entitled to merge in our hearts with the love flowing between the Father and the Son in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14).
The Lord’s love-life with the Father simply needs to be cultivated and released in us.
That life is in us twenty-four hours a day.
The same life that cried “Abba, Father,” the same life that withdrew so many times into the wilderness to pray, the same life that wanted to be with the Father alone–that life is in us.
And that life in us needs time.
The same life that took time to pray in the Gospels still needs time to pray in us.
The Spirit of His Son is located within our hearts, waiting for us to join in and cry “Abba, Father.”
What an indescribable enjoyment–that we could merge with the Son’s life which is ever pressing anew with equal intimacy into the bosom of the Father.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
MONDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
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
Junior Stephens
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