SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM

WORSHIP SERVICE 10:30 AM

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Philippians 3:7, “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.”

The single most important factor in the subjective application of the cross is vision. 

The question in all our trials is, What do we see? 

When you are tempted to talk back to someone in a way that would give vent to your flesh, what do you see in those moments? 

When you would like to strike out at someone – to either vindicate yourself or to say something in a cutting way–what do you see? 

What is your vision then? 

If our vision is on an earthly level, we will exchange words with others and live out the self. 

There will be no application of the cross to interrupt what we feel, to not carry out what begins to boil within us. 

So without vision we are a person who does not execute the cross from our spirit over our self in that kind of situation.

Many of our problems are solved very simply if we have vision, if we see that the meaning of everything is Christ, this Person gained by us subjectively. 

And the way we gain Him is by losing everything–losing our opinion, losing our heated reaction. 

Not gaining it, but losing it. 

We lose our reaction by dropping it, by interrupting it. 

We are not suffering through it, but we are letting it be terminated. 

Just terminate it, gaining Christ in that moment. 

This must be our vision.

If we are under this vision, everything is clear. 

You are clear about your marriage. 

You are clear about your job. 

You are clear about your problems. 

Because the Lord Himself had this vision before Him, He endured the cross. 

Hebrews 12:2, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

We have the same vision set before us, so in like manner we apply the cross in every situation.

Until Tomorrow 

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead – Hospice

Charlene Shiflett

Darlene Thaxton – Improving

Richard Blount 

The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends

Vicky Johnson – Nancy Brown’s Daughter – Hospice  

Amy Garner’s Mother/Dad  

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Barbara Shed’s Family 

Bill Moody 

Carol Lawhead’s Brother 

Charles Rambles

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  

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford 

Michael Stanley 

Nancy Brown’s Daughter  

Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom  

Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 

Ricky Stubbs  

Rod Gustafson – Cancer

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sheila Simmons Cousin  

Tom Witcher