Senior Citizen Meeting
Today, 10:30 A.M.
Wednesday Summer Classes, 6:30
The 4th of July Celebration
is Sunday from 5 until dark.
Invite your family and friends.
Bring your lounge chairs.
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Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Galatians 2:21, “I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”
To rely on a righteousness that is based on our own ability to keep the law is a direct insult to the cross of Christ.
If it was even remotely possible for us to produce a righteousness acceptable to God, then Christ has died for nothing.
Paul clearly declares that our self-achieved righteousness would set aside the grace of God.
Righteousness does not come out of ourselves.
Righteousness comes to us as a gift, based upon the death of Christ.
To say “Christ died in vain” is a strong statement that exposes the consequence of anyone trusting in his own righteousness to please God.
In Galatians 3:1-2 Paul continues to describe the faith-infusing scenery: “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”
In these two verses we see the connection between seeing and hearing.
In verse 1 the scenery of Calvary is clearly portrayed before our eyes; but in verse 2 what we see comes to us through hearing.
The hearing is the seeing, and the seeing is the hearing.
It is from this seeing and hearing that God’s righteousness at the cross is made known.
It is from this seeing and hearing that faith is both revealed to us and generated in us.
From this seeing and hearing we believe that through Christ’s death we are officially established righteous.
Such a realization keeps us from looking to ourselves as the source of anything.
When we know that our righteousness is wholly the Lord Himself, then we can only live from Him as our source.
Until Tomorrow,
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Wanda Galanti’s Family In Her Passing
Bill Lawhead – Bad Fall
Brandon Black
Brandon’s Dad & Grandmother – Home
Debra Roberts – Much Prayer Needed
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
Joe Johnson’s Mom – Broken Leg
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Hospice
Marynell Ford – Pray For Guidance For Next Move
Amy Garner’s Mother
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom –Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Donna Gourley
Doug Fritzel
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
James Garner’s G’Son
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Mary Sims
Mary Williams Son – Mike – Accident
Michael Stanley
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin
Sharon Blalock
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher