Belmont Kids (AWANA)
Youth Classes &
Wednesday Nights In The Auditorium
With Pastor
At 6:30
Igniting Kingdom Prayer with Dr. Tony Evans
This week’s lesson is The Authority of Binding and Loosing (Matthew 18:18-20): Dr. Tony Evans wants to take you deeper into its meaning than you’ve ever been before by helping you understand how to apply these two ideas to your own life. Learn how binding and loosing is meant to function in order to help you exercise your kingdom authority.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Matthew 16:16, “And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
With this confession we drop our self as the source of our living.
We drop our decision, our choice, our view, our way, and we take Christ as our all in all.
Then the Lord has the “rock” upon which to build the church.
When we are persons constituted with this revelation and confession in our daily living, we bring in the reality of “this rock” upon which the Lord will build His church–the church that the gates of Hades will not prevail against (Matt. 16:18).
The word “prevail” implies a struggle.
Nevertheless, even with the struggle, the gates of Hades will not be strong enough to overpower the building of the church.
Why? Because in your weakness and in your frailty you do not refer your self to yourself anymore!
But with your mouth you declare, “Jesus, You are the Christ!”
With your thoughts, with your feelings, with your reactions, with your considerations, you inwardly experience this One by saying, “You are the Son of the living God!”
That is saying, “Lord, You know how to live. I do not know how to live. I am just a branch in You as the Vine. Without You I can do nothing!”
That is the significance of saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”
And this kind of declaration coming from this kind of revelation is the rock upon which Christ builds His church in reality.
To say “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” is not a mere doctrinal confession.
It is saying, “You are the Christ loving and forgiving the saints.”
It is saying, “You are the Christ that died to sin and the flesh.”
It is saying, “You are the Christ where there is no condemnation.”
I am not a condemned person anymore because I am not qualified to take any condemnation!
God did not leave me in myself.
He put me in Christ Jesus!
Now there is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus!
He is the Son of the living God, so He is my relationship with the Father!
I am in His love.
I am in His joy.
I am not imitating His love.
I am not imitating His joy.
I have the actual joy of Jesus in me!
It is revelation that causes me to make these declarations about Christ, and it is “upon this rock” that the Lord builds His church.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Dr. Davis
Jill Haines
John McClain
Katie Torbich
Kim McClain’s Mother
Randy Bond’s Son in Law
Russell Paschal
Terrell Loyd
The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends
Amy Garner’s Mother/Dad
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Carol Lawhead’s Brother
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Kenny & Nora Allison
Pastor Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tom Witcher