GIVE MOM A GIFT THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME – A FAMILY PHOTO TAKEN SUNDAY AT CHURCH WITH ALL HER FAMILY PRESENT
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
2 Corinthians 13:14, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”
Here Paul’s use of the preposition “with” is related to our being with the Lord in a very experiential way.
Whenever Paul ends his letters, he characteristically uses this preposition to convey an experiential emphasis.
For grace, love, and fellowship to be with us from the Triune God means that we have more than mere head knowledge about God.
It is a heart knowledge that supplies us with God Himself as our source.
Paul also uses another Greek preposition translated “with.”
This preposition is characteristically related to our position in Christ.
For example, it is related to our being crucified with Christ (Rom. 6:6), raised with Him, and seated with Him (Eph. 2:6).
In Colossians it is used to show us that our life is hidden with Christ in God (3:3).
Positionally, everything about our life is with Him.
Thus, we are with Him positionally, in order that we might be with Him experientially.
We are in the Son.
And because we are in the Son, we are in the Father.
He is the source.
Now our life is through Christ.
Now it is because of Him.
Now it is with Him.
Now it is out of Him.
Now it is into Him.
And it is to Him.
We are joined to the Lord in our spirit.
This reality is in our spirit.
Now the Spirit is transmitting God as my source into my spirit.
My spirit is joined to this source.
Christ is my life.
The Father is my enjoyment.
So there is a pure source.
Our source is God Himself joined to our spirit.
Every one of us who is regenerated has a pure source from which to live.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
TUESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
David Burnette
Dwight Byrd
Daniel Cooper
Sandy Paschal
James Parker
Amy Garner
Lamar Knight
Jim Mabe
Charlene Palmer
Lorraine Elliott
Eric Ward
Joanie/Jeanie’s Dad
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Sandra Graham
Dan Haines
Doris Loyd
Linda Alexander
June Cronan
Jillian Gray
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Darlene Thaxton
David Harrison
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Easton Fielder
Erik Magusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
June Cronan’s Sister
John Austin
John McClain
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Rose Fuller
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