Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

Ephesians 2:15, “Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;”

After we see how the mystery of the one Body of Christ was conceived in eternity past, then we need to see how it was produced.

In the first part of Ephesians 1, we see its conception.

In the last part of chapter 1 and in chapter 2, we see how this mystery was actually produced.

Ephesians 2:13-16 says, “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.  For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;  Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;  And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:”.

According to these verses, the mystery was produced by God through the death of Christ on the cross.

When the Lord Jesus was on the cross, not only were our sins laid upon Him, but also our divisions.

The division of humanity was abolished.

Not only do I have the enjoyment of being freed and pardoned from all sin, but I am also freed from all the ordinances that divided us.

The factors that have separated us and kept us in such individualistic ways were abolished on Calvary.

When He died, He terminated not only sin, sins, the flesh, and the old man, but also our race, our national distinctions, our background, the old creation, and everything that separates man.

He recreated us all in Himself, producing the new man, where He now is all and in all.

That is what He did on Calvary!

Division is over.

It is gone forever.

Calvary says so.

This one Body was produced by the process of Christ’s all-inclusive death and resurrection.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

MONDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

Amy Garner

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Dan Haines

Darlene Thaxton 

David Burnette  

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Donnie Butler’s Dad

Doris Loyd

Dr. and Mrs. Davis

Dwight Byrd

Easton Fielder 

Eric Ward

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

James Garner’s Friend 

Jillian Gray

Jim Mabe 

Jodi Bateman 

John Austin 

John McClain 

June Cronan’s Sister 

Karen Slane

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lamar Knight   

Larry Barker 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Alexander

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Lonzo Christin 

Lorraine Elliott  

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Maureen Brown  

Michael Stanley 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Ricky Stubbs 

Rose Fuller 

Roseleigh Osborn 

Sandra Graham    

Scott Lanier 

Terrell Loyd

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