Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

1 John 4:15-16, “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”

One of the great discoveries in our Christian life is to continually know the love that God has not only “for” us, but “in” us.

In the passage above, the apostle John brings out two perfect tenses, “have known” and “have believed.”

This means that we know and continue to know, and we believe and continue to believe, the love which God has in us.

It is a love apart from ourselves.

This love is a gift. This love is God’s Son.

This love is a love-life that is installed right into our being.

We need to realize that there is a well in us, not only of living water, but a well of love.

There is a well of love-life, and this love-life is available in the Son.

We do not know the love which God has in us until we begin to tap into it a little bit.

Then we discover there is a flow of love in our spirit and in our heart, loving and praising Him.

We do not have a straitjacket religion.

No! We possess a love relationship that is not only available to us but is waiting to be enjoyed by us!

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

Tuesday’s Prayer Requests

Joel Bateman – Hospice 

Ethel Proudfit – Hospice 

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashton Bateman

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 

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 

Coly/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