Wednesday Night Classes

6:30

The Book Of Revelation With Dr. David Jeremiah

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Ephesians 3:17-18, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;”

God uses the high demand of the church life to escort us to a richer and deeper Christ. 

This demand comes with the revelation of the church that is according to the New Testament apostles. 

Once we see the church by revelation, we see how short we are in our ability to live such a life. 

The most basic point related to the demand of the church life is to love as Christ loves. 

The church life requires loving one another, not only with Christ’s love, but in His love–loving as Christ loves, loving all the saints for the building up of His one unique Body. 

This requires the divine love, the kind of love that is beyond our capacity, the kind of love that we do not have in ourselves.

The kind of church life described in the New Testament requires a higher and deeper love than we have in our natural life. 

We are called to love sinners. 

We are called to love those who are unfinished, who are still in the process of being transformed. 

We are called to love weak, and oftentimes failing, saints. 

Divine love is Calvary love–the love demonstrated on the cross. 

It is love that flows out to despicable kinds of people–ugly people, hateful people, dirty people, rebellious people, deceived people. 

The love of God in Christ is all-embracing and full of forbearance and longsuffering.

To have the church life that is unveiled in the pages of the New Testament demands this divine love. 

It is a church life that is beyond the reach of our natural man. 

In ourselves we do not have the capacity to love one another the way Christ loves us. 

But that is okay. 

When we are overwhelmed with the demand of the church life, we are put more and more into contact with Another life that can supply us with divine love. 

The demand escorts us to Christ. 

Until Tomorrow 

With a Shepherd’s Love 

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead’s Memorial Service is March 26 @ 11 AM                                                            Kim Allison in Passing of her Mom

Mike & Paul Ferus

Eli & Katie Guiltner – Travel Mercies

Charles Ward – Home

James Garner’s Friend

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lonzo Christian 

Randy Bond’s Son In Law

Russell Paschal – Improving 

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad

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 

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