SUMMER CLASSES TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Philippians 2:7-8, “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”

We need to allow the cross to operate to completely terminate this self and to germinate resurrection life.

In this way, the life that is manifested in us is life out of death (2 Cor. 4:10-11).

Life out of death!

For this we need to let the cross operate.

And how do we let the cross operate?

Philippians 2 gives us the way: we empty ourselves, not grasping anything, just as the Lord Jesus emptied Himself.

And then He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death.

In that emptying and humbling, God was operating.

These verses are in the context of Philippians 2:13, “It is God who operates in you.”

Let God operate.

You cannot do anything.

You simply empty.

Empty out your energy, your striving, your self in its religious workings.

This is the meaning of Paul’s word, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I” (Gal. 2:20).

Terminate and end that self.

Just empty it out.

And then humble yourself.

The humbling is uniquely related to obedience.

Though you cannot change yourself and you cannot reproduce resurrection life, you can let God operate by emptying out your own energy and self and then obeying.

Just go along with whatever He is saying, whatever He is doing.

In our emptying and in our obeying, God is operating.

The cross is operating.

Death is operating to change us, to transfer us out of our self into the Spirit, and to reproduce Christ in our being until we are completely conformed to His image.

This is God’s New Testament economy (Rom. 8:29).

Until Tomorrow,

With A Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Amy Garner’s Dad

Charlene Palmer

Dr. Don Davis

Freddie May’s Mom

John McClain 

Kathi Mabe

Rose Fuller

Terrell Loyd

Tom Witcher

Ann Sullivan – Paula’s Friend

Bentley Smith

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother

Lonzo Christian             

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Bill Moody 

Charlie Sessom – Waiting  

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace

Kenny & Nora Allison  

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford

Pastor & Mrs. 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

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad