Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

2 Corinthians 13:3, “Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.”

The consciousness of Christ being our center and point of reference will continue to spread in our daily life.

For example, you will find it in your speaking.

You say something, but in your saying it, you feel as though you have put on a suit of clothes that does not fit, that does not feel right.

As you are criticizing and gossiping, you are going to inwardly feel, “O Lord, this language does not fit. Lord, You are my talk. You are my speaking. I used to speak so freely. But Lord, Amen.”

By contacting Him and experiencing Him in this way, you begin to feel the restraint in your words.

Christ is becoming your talking.

Little by little, the Holy Spirit will begin to make Christ real in your speaking.

You may fail, but you experience Christ in your failure.

You touch the living One, because your point of reference has changed.

You can no longer rearrange your thoughts, thinking “I shouldn’t talk that way anymore.”

Nor can you replace bad thoughts with good thoughts.

That does not work.

You have to interact with God.

You have to touch the Spirit.

And when you touch the Spirit, you draw from Him and He changes you.

Then you come to a church service and you make the meeting Christ, because you have handled Him.

You have handled Christ as your portion in your speaking.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor

THURSDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

Joel Bateman – Hospice 

Ethel Proudfit – Hospice 

David Burnette Family in passing of his Brother                                         Memorial Service Sunday at 2:00PM 

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer 

Darlene Thaxton 

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Dr. Don Davis 

Easton Fielder 

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

Jane Evans 

Jim Mabe 

June Cronan’s Sister 

John Austin 

John McClain 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Michael Stanley 

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Rose Fuller 

Sandra Graham 

Scott Nix 

Terrell Loyd 

Tom Witcher 

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lonzo Christin 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Larry Barker 

Linda Breedlove’s Sister _ Sarah 

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Stubbs 

Roseleigh Osborn 

Scott Lanier 

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin