FALL FESTIVAL

October 31 – 5:00 – 7:30 PM
Food, Fellowship And Fun
Blowups For The Kids & THE ADULTS

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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Galatians 3:24, “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”

The demand of the law pushes man beyond his capacity. 

It exhausts him of his own resources. 

When the law makes its demand upon the flesh, the flesh cannot do it. 

This failure results in a sense of discouragement within fallen man. 

He is discouraged because of his inability to measure up to the law of God. 

Of course, that is precisely what God intends to produce in man. 

That weak feeling of inability and our discouragement over it become God’s way of escorting us to Another life!

The biblical principle of measurement is brought out by the apostle Paul in Galatians 3:21-24,  “Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.  But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.  But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.  Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”

We can see from these verses that the law has become our escort to Christ. 

The law could not give life, but it did lead and escort us TO LIFE.

Many times when we are being measured by the Lord, instead of being escorted to Christ, we are left in our discouragement. 

We are left with hopeless feelings of not making it and wanting to give up. 

Thus, it is imperative to see that the demand of the law is the principle of measurement that governs God’s dealings with man. 

This demand is designed by God to produce a certain effect in man–feelings of failure and frustration. 

It is these very feelings that serve to escort us to Christ. 

God uses our frustration to lead us to Another source and life that we might learn to become a partaker of Christ, who IS our life. 

Until Tomorrow 

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead – Hospital  

Charlene Shiflett

Darlene Thaxton

Richard Blount 

Tracy Ballard

Amy Garner’s Mother  

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Barbara Shed’s Family 

Bill Moody 

Carol Lawhead 

Charlie Sessom – Waiting  

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom 

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace

James Garner’s Brother, G’Son, & Daughter

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah  

Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter  

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford 

Michael Stanley 

Nancy Brown’s Daughter  

Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom  

Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad

Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 

Ricky Stubbs  

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sharon Blalock  

Sheila Simmons Cousin  

Tom Witcher