WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S IN THE AUDITORIUM WITH PASTOR
AT 6:30

Igniting Kingdom Prayer with Dr. Tony Evans

This week’s lesson is Piggybacking on Jesus’ Authority (Luke 7:1-10): You can count on one hand the number of times in the Bible that Jesus marveled at someone’s actions. In order to shock the Son of the living God, something highly significant has got to take place. One of those events can be found in the story of the centurion officer, which Dr. Tony Evans will look at in this message on acknowledging God’s authority.

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Ephesians 1:17, “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the (full) knowledge of him:”

To have a spirit of wisdom and revelation requires the full knowledge of God. 

This means that we may know God, yet not fully know Him. 

Paul’s prayer for the believers is that they would have a fuller knowledge of God–knowing His desires, knowing His intentions, knowing what His plan is. 

You may know me, but you may know me only in part. 

If you fully know me, then you will know my deepest desires and intentions. 

This is like the relationship between a husband and wife. 

After getting married they begin to fully know each other. 

In a proper marriage you fully know each other, and then you please each other based upon what you fully know. 

To fully know each other is to fellowship with each other at the deepest level and to open up to know each other’s heart, desires, longings, and aspirations. 

It is then that you fully know, or have full knowledge.

Paul’s prayer for the believers was that they would have a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of God–that they would fully know Him. 

As a believer, it is not enough to be satisfied merely with knowing that you are saved and going to heaven. 

That is good, but there is something deeper, higher, and richer that the Lord desires. 

Paul would have us enter into what God’s heart’s desire is in this universe. 

Why did He save us? 

Even, why did He create us originally? 

What was God’s purpose before sin entered into the picture?

The Lord wants us to fully know Him in a way that touches His desire and purpose. 

How do we know the Lord? 

In what way do we know the Lord? 

Do we know Him according to full knowledge? 

This full knowledge is related to vision and revelation. 

It is not something we devise. 

It is not something we figure out or make up. 

Rather, the full knowledge of God is something that comes out of eternity past. 

According to His good pleasure, He unveils it and makes it known through the apostles’ New Testament ministry.

Until Tomorrow 

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead – Hospice

Richard Blount 

The Bankston Family 

The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends

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 

Darlene Thaxton

Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom 

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah  

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford 

Michael Stanley 

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