Our oldest member, Leonita Wimberly, 104, went home to be with Jesus Thursday night. Please pray for her family. She has outlived all her children. There will be a Celebration of her Life in the Fellowship Hall on Monday at 2:00!
Preparation of your heart: Sunday 9-10
Greet everyone with love and a smile!
Worship Service 10
Daily Beats from the Pastor’s Heart:
The Christian life revealed in the New Testament requires that we live a life of being daily supplied.
We begin the Christian life by an act of receiving, and we go on by continuously receiving.
John 1:12, 16 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name . . . And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.”
Colossians 2:6, “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:”
The Christian life is a supplied life.
That is, it is a life that has already been lived out and preserved for us in the Spirit.
Romans 8:9, “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”
Now, that “lived out life” is received and supplied to us.
The Christian life is not dependent on our own resources or any potential in ourselves.
It has everything to do with the rich resources of Another life
Romans 7:4, “Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.”
Indeed, the supplied life is Christ Himself.
He has been prepared by God for us and is now being supplied and furnished to us.
The way God has designed to supply us with Himself is by organically joining us as branches to Christ, the true Vine.
John 15:1, 4-5, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
Thus, the supplied life comes by abiding as a branch in the Vine.
Our one unique need as a believer is to learn the secret of cultivating a life of abiding in the Lord so as to receive the supply of the riches of Christ’s Person and work.
The apostle Paul’s statement to the Corinthians sums up this spiritual principle of being supplied: “What do you have that you did not receive?” (1 Cor. 4:7).
This simple word shows us that everything in the Christian life is supplied to us.
Everything we have comes from what we receive!
For this reason we need to keep ourselves always in a receiving position.
Christ supplies Himself to those who keep on receiving.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
Today’s Prayer List
Debra Roberts – Blood Clots in Lungs
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
James Parsons – Mae’s Brother
Larry Barker – Hip Replacement
Mary Williams – Bad Fall.
Sherry Yoachum – Surgery
Amy Garner’s Mother – Better –
Andria Carter –Ashley’s Sister –
Barbara Shed’s Family –
Bill Lawhead – Cancer Returned
Bill Moody –
Charlie Sessom –Waiting –
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons–
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Hospice
Doug Fritzel –
James Garner’s G’Son –
John Burnette –
John McClain’s Mother –
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister–
Lavona Davis –
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter –
Mary Sims –
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
Shannon Golden –
Sheila Simmons Cousin –
Todd Bailey –
Todd Roberts –
Tom Witcher –
Wanda Galanti –