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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

Philippians 2:5, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”

Let the same disposition be in you which was in Christ Jesus.

The Christian life is not imitation.

It is participation.

God has not called you to imitate Christ as if you were a person detached from Him.

God has called you to participate in Christ as one attached to Him.

1 Corinthians 6:17, “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”

To join ourselves to the Lord is to merge with Him.

It is merging our mind, emotion, and will with the Lord, who is the Spirit (2 Cor. 3:17).

This merging is for our mind, emotion, and will to have direct participation in His life, nature, and disposition.

Paul does not mean to imitate Christ’s disposition.

He means to let or allow yourself to merge with Christ’s disposition.

There is a big difference.

To imitate depends on coming up with “the goods” to perform.

To merge is the exact opposite.

It is receiving “the goods” by direct participation in them.

For example, if an actor tries to play the part of a drunk, that is imitation.

However, if he actually drinks wine and feels its effects, that is direct participation.

In Ephesians 5:18 Paul says, “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”

In the same way that there is direct participation in wine, there is direct participation in Christ as the Spirit.

This participation in Christ is for us to live Christ by merging with His disposition.

Paul says in Philippians 1:21, “For to me, to live is Christ.”

This is the one unique goal of all our participation in Christ–to merge with Him and live Him.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

Friday’s Prayer Requests

Sandra Graham –10 Hour Surgery went great! In ICU for 5 days. DOCTOR SAID SHE IS CANCER FREE!!!!  

Ethel Proudfit – Hospice – Soon

Linda Hodge

Dan Haines

Doris Loyd

Linda Alexander

June Cronan

Jillian Gray

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashton Bateman

Brandon’s Dad 

Darlene Thaxton 

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Dr. Don Davis 

Easton Fielder 

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

Jim Mabe 

June Cronan’s Sister 

John Austin 

John McClain 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Michael Stanley 

Mike Ferus

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Rose Fuller 

Scott Nix 

Terrell Loyd 

Tom Witcher 

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lonzo Christin 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Larry Barker 

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Stubbs 

Roseleigh Osborn 

Scott Lanier 

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin